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A3 2021 Happy New Year! THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Out with the old FILEr Columbia High School JROTC color guard cadets present the colors for the 2018 Memorial Day Service at the Lake City VA Medical Center. Columbia High School JROTC cadets will present the colors at the Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 12 leading up to the Next Era Energy 250 truck race. Ladies and gentlemen, COURTESY PHOTOS present The traditional New Year’s Day meal in the American South includes pork (good fortune and wisdom), greens (money), cornbread (gold) and black-eyed peas (health and coins). The traditions that mark New Year’s festivities the colors Columbia JROTC school’s JROTC instructor. By CHRISTOPHER M. ESING helps to explain why he chosen for honor at Dettmer, who has been Special to the Reporter holds the sickle used to Daytona truck race. the CHS JROTC instructor harvest wheat. During the for eight years, said the CHS Renaissance, Father Time Each New Year’s Eve, By TONY BRITT representatives will be going was given his hourglass we traditionally gather [email protected] to the Daytona International and sometimes wings to among friends to bid fare- Speedway on Feb. 12 to signify his purpose and well to the old year as we A trip to Daytona present the colors before the fleeting nature of time welcome the new. The International Speedway has the race. The green flag for itself. Baby New Year also tradition of marking the 1st Sgt. Trena Dettmer con- the race waves at 7:30 p.m. has his origins among passage of time and the vinced the Columbia High A group of 10 people affili- the ancient Greeks, who coming of another year is paraded a baby in basket JROTC program is on the ated with the Columbia High as old as civilization, and through the streets every right track. School JROTC program — many of our own traditions year to celebrate the God, The CHS JROTC Color eight JROTC cadets and two are rooted in both ancient Dionysus, who was the Guard will present the instructors were invited to and modern rituals. deity of wine and fertil- nation’s and state’s colors make the trip. Among the many ity. In many ways, baby at Daytona in February Dettmer said she is images that we associ- Dionysus was born ready leading up to the Next Era uncertain how the the ate with the new year is The oldest New Year’s image in the Lake City to party much like baby Energy 250 truck race. school was selected to pres- Father Time and Baby Reporter was a Selwyn Chalker advertisement from New Year. “We got a phone call ent the colors leading up to New Year. Father Time 1910, featuring Father Time. During the late is generally said to rep- from one of the representa- the race. for the holiday. Father hat and is ready to party. Victorian Era, the two tives at the Daytona 500 in “I have no idea,” she said. resent the passing of images had come together Time is often dressed in Father time is believed November and they invited “By the grace of God, I the old year, while Baby to symbolize the changing a robe carrying a scythe to have originated with CHS and JROTC to come guess.” New Year symbolizes the of the year. As the holiday and an hour glass. Baby the Greek agricultural and present the colors to Regardless of how the birth of the new. They celebrated the coming both generally appear New Year is depicted God, Cronos, whose name the Daytona 500 truck together in decorations wearing a diaper and top translates as time. This YEAR’S continued on 8A event,” said Dettmer, the JROTC continued on 2A DeSantis urges patience amid vaccine demand News Service of Florida week from federal guide- in Southwest Florida to be vaccine on hand for all 4 mil- a substantial ramping-up But hospital officials say lines and decided to make among the first to get vacci- lion-plus senior citizens. We when the holidays are over. they have had to move cau- TALLAHASSEE — Gov. people 65 and older a pri- nated. There also have been will get there.” “We do feel the supply is tiously at the start. Safety Ron DeSantis on Wednesday ority for vaccinations, reports of jammed phone DeSantis said about starting to come at a pretty Net Hospital Alliance of asked Floridians to be as opposed to “essential” lines and overwhelmed 175,000 vaccinations — good rhythm,” DeSantis said. Florida Chief Executive patient as covid-19 vaccines workers such as teachers, websites as people try to coming from doses pro- A large part of the job to Officer Justin Senior said are rolled out for the state’s first responders and gro- get appointments for shots. duced by the drug com- vaccinate seniors has fallen hospitals have used vac- seniors, a process that is cery-store employees. “The covid vaccine supply panies Pfizer and Moderna to hospitals and some county cines on their front-line already creating a rush and Taking that step has cre- is limited,” DeSantis said — had been administered. health departments. A hand- workers, but they have been placing a substantial burden ated a surge of demand, Wednesday during an appear- He said there was a slow- ful of health departments administering the shots in on hospitals that play a key according to media reports ance at a Palm Beach County down around Christmas began dispensing shots this waves to ensure they won’t role in carrying out the gov- from across the state, senior complex where 300 that is expected to occur week, with the rest expected be left short-handed if staff ernor’s directives. including the sight of older residents were being inocu- again on New Year’s Day, to get allotments by the end members have any potential DeSantis departed last residents waiting overnight lated. “We don’t have enough but DeSantis anticipates of the week. adverse reactions. Vol. 146, No. 202 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Advice & Comics . 5A Classifieds . 6A-8A SUBSCRIBE TO 79 64 THE REPORTER: Obituaries . 8A Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 Partly cloudy, 2A Sports . 10A 2A THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2020 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER NOTICE OF VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION JROTC Continued From 1A QUICK HITS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 171.044, Florida Statutes, as amended, that the ordinance, which title hereinafter appears, will be local cadets were select- Scripture of the Day considered for enactment by the City Council of the City of Lake City, Florida, ed to present the colors at a public hearing to be held on January 19, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in the Columbia at the race, Dettmer said “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me County School Board Administrative Complex located at 372 West Duval the Columbia High School ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have Street, Lake City, Florida and via communications media technology. At the JROTC program has grown tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome aforementioned meeting all interested parties may appear and be heard with and steadily improved over the world.” respect to the ordinance. The complete legal description of the area to be annexed, the past few years. — John 16:33 (KJV) as well as a copies of the ordinance adopting the amendment are available for “I think since I’ve been in Columbia County, the public inspection by contacting the Office of the City Clerk at [email protected] or (JROTC) program has done Thought for Today by telephoning 386.719.5826. nothing but grow,” she said. “I think the fact that we went Every man regards his own life as the New Year’s Eve of Ordinance No. 2020-2176, Petition No. ANX 20-02, by Bishop Farms Properties to state in drill and competed time. LLC, provides for the voluntary annexation of a parcel of land contiguous to the all around Florida, that they — Jean Paul, 1763-1825, German author boundaries of the City of Lake City, Florida, as shown on the location map below. took notice and reached out The area to be annexed is located in Section 10, Township 4 South, Range 17 East, and invited us,” she said. Columbia County, Florida. The area to be annexed consists of 513.18 acres, more The opportunity to present or less. the colors leading up to the Winning Lottery Numbers Next Era Energy 250 truck Pick 3: (Tuesday p.m.) 4-5-9 race is a first for the Columbia Pick 4: (Tuesday p.m.) 5-8-5-9 High School JROTC pro- Fantasy 5: (Tuesday) 6-17-22-24-30 gram and Dettmer considers it an honor. See an error? “I think it’s pretty cool,” The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news she said. “It’s an honor to be items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, invited to such a big stage please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will event. That says my cadets run in this space. Thanks for reading. are doing what they’re supposed to be doing and Submissions myself and Capt. Tim The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption Hernandez are doing what information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would we need to be doing to get like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture our kids recognized.” and information to Jamie Wachter: jwachter@lakecityreporter.