A4 + PLUS >> Live Oak man killed in Alachua crash, See 2A LOCAL FGC Suwannee cooter Timberwolves making comeback go all-academic Story Below See Page 1B WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JULY 13 & 14, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM BUS DRIVER SHORTAGE The road to DC How will Friday daycare ‘Baby & Me’ “Baby & Me,” a library kids get program for parents and babies, is held on Fridays at 11 a.m. at the main branch of the Columbia home? County Public Library, 308 NW Columbia Ave. in School district cuts bus downtown Lake City. For more about the library’s service to Happy House, children’s programs, call citing a lack of drivers. 386-758-2101. By CARL MCKINNEY Saturday [email protected] Breakfast with the Chief The wheels on the bus go Chief Argatha Gilmore ’round and ’round, but there will host 2018’s third quar- aren’t enough drivers to go terly Breakfast with the around — Chief at American Legion forcing some Post 57. Columbia Please join us for a com- County stu- plimentary breakfast, infor- dents to wait mative discussion, and com- until another munity forum on neighbor- route wraps hood issues. Saturday, July up before Carswell 14, 10–11:30 a.m. (Breakfast Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter anyone is served at 10 a.m.) American Gov. Rick Scott, who is campaigning for a U.S. Senate seat, shakes hands with Kevin Gray, who owns a available to take them home. Legion Post 57, 2602 SW portable building business, during a stop at Halpatter Brewing Co. on Thursday morning. Pictured at A shortage of bus drivers Main Blvd. For more, left is his wife Heather Gray, who works at a local bank. Scott addressed a crowd of about 80 commu- is troubling the school dis- contact Ashley Crews, nity members and said his track record as governor makes him the most qualified Senate candidate. trict, said Superintendent Lex Community Relations Carswell. To free up resourc- Coordinator, at (386) 719- es, the district has stopped 5742 or at crewse@lcflapd. providing transportation to com On Thursday, it ran through LC an after-school program at the Happy House daycare, Pancake Breakfast which is lashing out at the Pancake Breakfast, Sat., Governor touts record, decision. July 14, from 8 to 11 a.m., promises more of the “It’s just a fiscal decision,” at Spirit of Christ Lutheran Carswell said. “We love the Church, located at 145 SW same if elected to Sen. programs they run, but we Sweetbreeze Drive, Lake got to concentrate on our stu- City (386-752-3807). Take By CARL MCKINNEY dents.” US 90 West past Harvey’s [email protected] Mechanics are regularly Supermarket. Takeout driving buses to fill in for driv- available. The path from Tallahassee to ers, he said. Students are hav- Washington, D.C., led outgoing ing to wait until 4:30 on some Richardson Roundup Florida Gov. Rick Scott to down- days to go home. Richardson High School town Lake “We’re doing everything we Alumni Roundup will City on can to find drivers,” Carswell Saturday, July 14, at noon at MORE Thursday said. the Richardson Community INSIDE morning. Marcia Kazmierski, who Center. For more, call CB at n Scott on aviation Scott, who sits on the board of direc- academy funding, 2A. (386) 752-0815. is now vying tors at Happy House, said for a U.S. Carswell’s explanation is an Farmers market Senate seat, addressed a crowd of excuse to end the partner- The Lake DeSoto about 80 local community mem- ship. Farmers Market is open bers during a campaign stop at “We’re kind of questioning every Saturday in the park- Halpatter Brewing Co., highlight- the reasoning,” Kazmierski ing lot at Marion Avenue ing the state’s economic growth said. and Duval Street, across About 40 to 60 elementa- from the Courthouse A crowd of about 80 showed up to welcome the governor. Annex. SCOTT continued on 2A From left are Mike Williams, Dennille Decker and Missy Zecher. BUSES continued on 2A Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more, call 386- 719-5766 or visit market. lcfla.com Suwannee cooter on the rebound, study says Sunday Once endangered, state-protected species. The Suwannee cooter is on the A mother and Bingo turtles’ numbers move, and larger numbers of the baby Suwannee Bingo every Sunday, now on the rise. turtle were found in the half-mile cooter bask in Monday and Thursday at stretch of river where the Santa Fe the sun. The 6:45 p.m. at the American By COREY ARWOOD River Turtle Project conducted its once-endan- Legion Post 57, 2602 SW [email protected] quarterly research. gered species Main Blvd. The group is made up of scien- is rebounding Three $250 jackpots Since 2007, researchers have tists, students and citizens, led by nicely, accord- each night. Quarter conducted surveys on turtles in the its founder, Santa Fe College biolo- ing to a recent games are played at 3 Ichetucknee River and Wednesday gy professor Jerry Johnston. study. p.m. For more, call 386- the scientist-led group came back 752-7776. with unusual findings about a local COOTER continued on 2A COURTESY Vol. 143, No. 335 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Obituaries . 3A (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A SUBSCRIBE TO Faith & Values . 5A FAITH AND VALUES THE REPORTER: 92 72 TV guide . 2B A reasonable faith, 5A Voice: 755-5445 Chance of storms, 2A Fax: 752-9400 Advice & Comics . 3-4B 2A FRIDAY, JULY 13, 2018 D AILY BRIEFING LAKE CITY REPORTER AVIATION ACADEMY QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that pro- Scott: School may ceedeth out of the mouth of God.” — Matthew 4:4 (KJV) Thought for Today Imagination was given to man to compensate him be funded in full for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is. ‘Can’t imagine’ FGC would be asked to add other funding sources. Maintenance Academy. — Francis Bacon, 1561-1626, English author Whether setting up a 147 “We believe the college millions in local money to $800K state grant. school is a smart move is should take the lead,” another question entirely, Carswell said. Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 1-3-6 By CARL MCKINNEY a program, which can cost Barrett and other college The district has already Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 7-0-3-0 [email protected] up to several million dollars officials have previously downsized the academy, Fantasy 5: (Wednesday) 6-18-23-27-34 to establish. said, expressing concerns which will no longer offer It’s hard to imagine But Scott said there’s about low enrollment num- core classes such as math Florida Gateway College hope for the state to cover bers in such programs starting this coming school See an error? getting only partial funding the rest, too. throughout the country. year. The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news from the state to set up a “If they fund a portion Barrett could not be The original vision was items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, federally certified aviation of it, it’s very rare they reached for comment for for the academy to be a please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will maintenance program, Gov. wouldn’t fund the rest,” he this story. standalone school, he said. run in this space. Thanks for reading. Rick Scott told the Lake said during an appearance During a Columbia It previously offered sci- City Reporter during a cam- at Halpatter Brewing Co. County Economic ence, math, social studies paign stop Thursday. The college had asked Development Advisory and language arts through The Florida Department for about twice amount the Board meeting Wednesday Florida Virtual School and Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption of Economic Opportunity state awarded, and even morning, Superintendent history through an on-site information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would awarded FGC an $800,000 that was an optimistic fig- Lex Carswell said the teacher, whose contract has like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture grant late last year to estab- ure for how much it costs to school district is waiting to not been renewed. and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at lish a Federal Aviation start and run a 147 school, see what the college does. That arrangement was [email protected]. Administration “147 FGC President Lawrence If FGC does end up inefficient when students school,” also known as an Barrett said in April. establishing the 147 school, can just take those classes at aircraft and powerplant, If the state will allow it, Carswell said it would make Columbia High School and Lake City Reporter or A&P, program. College the college could use the sense for the district to Fort White High School. HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS.............. 754-0419 administrators say that’s money to hire consultants further scale back its own “We had a bad model,” Main number ........ (386) 752-1293 CIRCULATION not nearly enough for such who would help search for North Florida Aviation Carswell said. 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