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The entrance to HAECO HAECO LENDS A HAND at Lake City Gateway Laid-off workers still on payroll despite having no work for them to to accept the proposal once it has Airport is to volunteer for municipal chores. do, so it’s putting them to use help- written assurance there will be no seen in this ing the community. liability issues. file photo from earlier By CARL MCKINNEY The company is offering to “They’ll probably be able to get a have its workers take on jobs to [email protected] lot done in a short period of time,” this year. help local government and busi- Helfenberger said. “And this is espe- Aircraft maintenance firm nesses, said Lake City Manager HAECO is still paying its employees Joe Helfenberger. The city plans HAECO continued on 2A FILE

CITY/COUNTY COPS SAY: Glad to CONSOLIDATION He used Straw stimulus be back check on vote on underage merger teen girls could be Smoked pot, then made sex tape with coming underage girlfriend. Idea working By CARL MCKINNEY its way through [email protected] charter board. Instead of paying bills or supporting the local By CARL MCKINNEY economy, a 19-year-old Fort [email protected] White man used his $1,200 The long-standing hostil- federal ity between Lake City and stimulus Columbia County officials check to Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter appears to have faded away smoke over the last couple of years, pot with giving way to increased underage levels of cooperation not his- girls in a torically seen in this commu- hotel room, nity. But even though they Jamison where he seem to be playing nice for made a sex now, a faction of local resi- tape with his also-minor dents questions the need for girlfriend, according to a two separate governments Columbia County Sheriff’s at all. Office report. Consolidation — an idea Trevor Lee Jamison to marry the city and county received his check in into a unified entity — is a the mail and “immedi- divisive proposal working ately” spent it on a room its way through the county’s at the Holiday Inn off charter review board. Commerce Drive in Lake Proponents say it would City, his 17-year-old girl- give residents of unincor- friend told deputies. The porated areas more fair Sheriff’s Office respond- representation in politics ed to the hotel on April and cut down on needless 20, a known holiday for bureaucracy. Opponents say cannabis enthusiasts. A the move would shrink the warrant was issued for his voice that some community arrest and he was jailed members have in local pol- on Tuesday. itics. Jamison had arranged for marijuana to be mailed MERGER continued on 2A to the hotel but was kicked out before the drugs were delivered, a manager told deputies. Jamison had left Impact fees a phone number and asked hotel staff to call him when suspended he could come collect the package, the manager said. TOP: Charles Someillan sits down The marijuana was inter- Wednesday at Ole Times Country Buffet by council cepted by the Lake City in the Lake City Mall around lunchtime By CARL MCKINNEY Police Department the day for his first dine-in meal at a restaurant [email protected] before deputies arrived at since the pandemic spurred statewide the hotel, according to the restrictions on eateries. Someillan and report. With the global economy his wife hail from Keystone Heights, in turmoil, Lake City officials After a Fiat 500 pas- but usually visit Ole Times about once a senger car drove up to are incentivizing growth by the Holiday Inn, Jamison week. ABOVE: Seating at Florida restau- cutting out one of the costs was seen stepping out of rants is now limited to 25% of capacity. associated with building a the vehicle and walking The restaurant underwent renovations business. toward the business, depu- during the statewide ban on dine-in All sewer and water impact ties say. service, lifted Monday. Wednesday was fees are suspended in Lake Three others were inside the first day open for Ole Times, though. City. The measure went into the car, which was driven LEFT: The big draw at Ole Times is the effect Monday and is effective by one of Jamison’s friends, fried chicken. according to the report. for six months from that date.

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THE WEATHER When the trucking firm impact fees has generated FEES Werner Enterprises began much discussion around Continued From 1A the process of building a town, Helfenberger said. 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11 Mon new facility in the commu- One question that has fre- Sunny Sunny Mostly Mostly Partly “I do think it will stim- nity, the impact fees were quently come up is wheth- Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy ulate the local economy,” $50,000, Helfenberger said. er an existing development said City Manager Joe On residential develop- can be hooked up to the Helfenberger. ment, the fee can range city’s system without incur- HI 73 LO 51 HI 81 LO 60 HI 74 LO 57 HI 77 LO 59 HI 83 LO 60 Impact fees are meant to from about $3,000 to $4,000, ring the fee. offset the projected wear he said. The answer isn’t clear and tear that a new develop- The moratorium on yet, Helfenberger said, but REGIONAL FORECAST MAP for Thursday, May. 7 ment will inflict upon public impact fees applies to both the city attorney is looking Thursday's highs/Thursday night's low Valdosta utility infrastructure. commercial and residential into the matter and will con- City Friday Saturday 73/53 Jacksonville “And they are signifi- projects, Helfenberger said. firm whether that’ll be the 77/69/s 78/72/pc Tallahassee Lake City 74/56 Cape Canaveral cant,” Helfenberger said. The decision to suspend case. 73/51 Daytona Beach 79/66/s 74/69/mc 75/55 Gainesville Daytona Beach Fort Myers 84/70/s 85/72/pc Pensacola 80/72/pc 84/74/pc Panama City 75/52 70/57 Ft. Lauderdale comp will cover the labor. rather have them helping 75/63 Ocala Gainesville 82/62/s 77/60/mc 74/60 83/65/s 75/62/mc The city just needs the the community than being 76/53 Jacksonville HAECO Orlando Cape Canaveral Key West 84/80/pc 85/78/mc Continued From 1A same assurance in writing, idle,” Helfenberger said. 76/58 72/60 Lake City 81/60/s 74/57/mc 81/76/pc 84/74/pc Helfenberger said. A representative from Tampa Miami Naples 83/70/s 85/71/pc The county is in the pro- HAECO was not available 79/60 cially helpful since we aren’t West Palm Beach Ocala 82/64/s 80/63/mc able to use inmates because cess of determining what for comment. 77/70 Orlando 84/67/s 81/69/mc of the covid-19 situation.” HAECO’s workers can On April 20, HAECO Ft. Lauderdale Panama City 76/61/s 69/58/t Ft. Myers 77/58/pc 71/57/sh The work will consist help out with, said County announced it was bracing 82/69 Pensacola 83/61 Tallahassee 79/61/s 67/56/t of low-risk assignments Manager Ben Scott. for layoffs for some or all Naples 82/64 Miami Tampa 83/70/s 84/68/mc such as mowing grass, In the private sector, of its employees at its Lake 82/71 Valdosta 79/60/s 67/55/t clearing brush and painting HAECO workers are City operation. It’s not clear Key West W. Palm Beach 78/74/pc 82/72/pc 84/74 the city wastewater plant helping out at businesses where the layoffs stand or such as including nursing how many of the compa- on St. Margarets Street, UV INDEX Helfenberger said. homes, Helfenberger said. ny’s 600 employees at the LAKE CITY ALMANAC HAECO has given verbal “They were paying these site have been or will be TEMPERATURES SUN assurance that workers’ people anyway, and they’d affected. 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Thu Fri Sat Sun Mon Tue Wed THURsday, MAY 7, 2020 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER 3A Cops: Stimulus check went to party with underage girls asked him for a ride to the girls, ranging from 14 care under the Baker Jamison’s phone and sent it affidavit is cruelty toward PARTY hotel, but denied knowing to 16 years old, smoked Act, according to the to the Florida Department children, but a Sheriff’s Cont. From 1A anything else about why marijuana with Jamison in report. of Law Enforcement for Office spokesperson said they were there, according the room, the girlfriend While interviewing peo- analysis. that is likely a mistake A Sheriff’s Office detec- to the report. said. ple relevant to the case, Jamison was released at and the correct charge is tive inspected the vehicle Jamison’s 17-year-old Hotel management deputies learned that the scene, but deputies told meant to be contributing and found electronic cig- girlfriend told deputies was displeased and asked Jamison made a sex tape him they were filing a war- to the delinquency of a arettes with THC oil, a they had been dating for Jamison to leave, prompt- with his 17-year-old girl- rant affidavit for criminal minor. homemade marijuana pipe about two weeks. ing him to fake a pill friend and posted it on the charges. He also faces charges of and several open beer cans, After receiving his stimu- overdose to avoid getting internet, according to the Jamison faces a range violation of probation and according to the report. lus money, Jamison wanted in trouble with law enforce- Sheriff’s Office. of charges, including possession of a weapon The car reeked of pot, to rent a nice hotel room, ment over the drugs, depu- Several portions of the several related to child or ammo by a convicted deputies say. the teen girl said. ties were told. report detailing the investi- pornography, according felon, which came from an The driver said Jamison While staying at the Jamison was placed in gation are redacted. to the Sheriff’s Office. existing warrant, deputies hotel, “several” underage involuntary psychiatric Deputies confiscated One charge listed in the say. OBITUARIES

Roger “Moosey” Gaddis Wooldridge (Thomasina), Miss Alexis Danielle Hill portive family who will always Mr. Simon C. Watson, III Turner, Simaya Watson; sister, Roger “Moosey” Gaddis, age Savannah, GA; devoted sister, Miss Alexis Danielle Hill, cherish her memories: Her mother, Mr. Simon C. Watson III, age Simonette Jackson; brother, Eric 50, was born May 1, 1969, to Tonyette Wooldridge, Charlotte, age 26, a resident of Lake City, Robin Robinson; brother Adrian 59, was born December 31, 1960, Z. Watson; mother, Daisy Watson; Elaine McCallum and James NC; step-sister, Verneka Stephens, Florida, met her untimely end on Hill; sister Asia Chatmon; grand- in Lake City, Florida. to the late mother-in-Law, Carrie T. Jones; Gaddis in Lake Lake City, FL; brothers, James Saturday, May parents Everlina Reid (Darryl) and Simon Watson, hosts of nieces, nephews, cousins, City, Florida. Gaddis, Jr. (Antionette), Brient 2, 2020 after a James Hill, Sr.; ten (10) aunts,three Jr and Daisy aunts, uncles, other relatives and Roger passed Gaddis (Denise) both of Lake sudden illness. (3) uncles, a host of loving cousins B. Watson. friends. away unexpect- City, FL; aunts, Betty Souter (Cy), She was and friends. He received Funeral service for Simon will edly on April 26, Rachel Merrick, Brenda Jefferson the daughter Walk through visitation for his education be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, May 9, 2020. He accept- (Keith), Wilette Brown, Argie of Ms. Robin family and friends of Miss Alexis in the public 2020, at Mt. Moriah Cemetery ed Christ at an Nell Crusaw (OC), all of Lake Robinson and Danielle Hill will be Friday, May school system (Watson Cemetery), Watson early age under City, FL, Sarah Brown, Orlando, the late Mr. 8, 2020 from 5:00 until 6:00pm of Columbia Street, Fort White Florida. the leadership of Bishop Zane FL; uncles, Ronnie Souter (Stacy), James Hill. for anyone with health con- County, graduated in 1978 from Arrangements entrusted to Cray, Sr. Moosey was a 1987 grad- Tampa, FL, Terry Lee Gaddis She received her education cerns and 6:00pm until 7:00pm Columbia High School. Simon COMBS FUNERAL HOME, uate of Columbia High School. (Lois), Joe Gaddis (Edith), both in the Columbia County School other family and friends at attended Lake City Community 292 NE Washington St., Lake After graduation, he continued of Lake City, FL; devoted cous- System and developed her Faith Cooper Funeral Chapel, 251 NE College receiving an Associate of City, FL (386) 752-4366, Marq his education, attending college in ins, Glenn Merrick, Jr. (Rebecca), in God at New Bethel Missionary Washington Street, Lake City, Arts Degree July 13, 1980, and Combs Turner, “The Caring Savannah, GA, receiving a degree Kadria Pertee (Troy), Marquis Baptist Church under the Christian Florida 32055. on April 13, 1983, he received Professionals.” in Culinary Arts and Business. Robbins, Derrick Simmons, all of Leadership of Pastor Alvin J. Graveside service will be held his Bachelor of Science Degree Roger was employed as a Manager Lake City, FL; god-brothers, Mike Baker and later in life she continue on Saturday 11:00am May 9,2020 from Florida State University. with Famous Amos Restaurant in Williams, Eugene Mobley, both her Christian Walk at Spirit of at Huntsville Cemetery, 214 NW At an early age, he was baptized Obituaries are paid advertise- Orange Park, FL until his health of Lake City, FL; devoted friend, God Called and Chosen Outreach Huntsville Church Dr., Lake City, and attended many churches in ments. For details, call the Lake failed. His smile, sense of humor, Jacqueline Gaddis, St. Augustine, Ministries under the Christian Florida 32055. Alvin J. Baker, Lake City, Fort White, and New City Reporter’s classified depart- and jokes will be missed at family FL; hosts of nieces nephews, other Leadership of Pastor Voncil Pastor/ Words of Comfort. Orleans. Simon is survived by his ment at 752-1293. gatherings but will forever be in relatives and friends. Evans-Cagle. Arrangements entrusted to: wife Pamela Jones Watson of 38 our hearts. A celebration of Moosey’s life She was employed and loved COOPER FUNERAL HOME years; two daughters, Tequette Y. Left to cherish his memories: was held on Friday, May 1, 2020. her duties as a Direct Caregiver at 251 NE Washington Street, Lake Turner (Mark), Nina T. Watson; loving and devoted daughter, Arrangements entrusted to the Northeast State Hospital. City, FL. 32055. Willis O. Cooper, son, Simon Watson, IV (Audrey); Ravyn Gaddis, St. Augustine, FL; COMBS FUNERAL HOME, Alexis leaves a loving and sup- L.F.D. two Granddaughters, Alexus loving mother, Elaine McCallum 292 NE Washington St., Lake City, (Naura), Lake City, FL; father, FL, (386) 752-4366. Marq Combs James Gaddis, Sr. (Dester), Lake Turner, L.F.D. “The Caring pro- City, FL; step-father, Trigger fessionals”

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(:15) We’re Here “Branson, Missouri” MAX 320 310 515 (:15) ››‡ “The Dead Don’t Die” (2019, Comedy) Bill Murray. ‘R’ Å ›› “What’s Your Number?” (2011, Romance-Comedy) Anna Faris. ‘R’ Å (9:50) ›› “Without a Paddle” (2004) Seth Green. ‘PG-13’ › Tomcats (2001) SHOW 340 318 545 (5:50) ›››‡ “Seven” (1995, Suspense) Brad Pitt. Premiere. ‘R’ Å Shameless “Aunt Ginger” Å Billions Axe reaches a milestone. Å Desus & Mero Californication Desus & Mero (N) VICE Å OPINION 4A www.lakecityreporter.com Thursday, May 7, 2020

OUR OPINION Tourism Week a time to take stock of riches e are in the midst of National Travel and Tourism Week and while Florida creeps back to Wbeing fully open, we all can appreciate a num- ber of activities in the tourism realm that we once took for granted. Travel. Free movement in our beautiful state and else- where. The beauty of our local nature. From our vantage point, it will be impossible to gaze upon the clear spring waters of the Ichetucknee or walk under the shade of the towering oaks at Stephen Foster or hike on the sandy trails along the Suwannee River without being forever grateful for the nature that sur- rounds us in Columbia County. Having normal access to some of our favorite places taken away from us for a month gives us a new perspec- And what do they think of Biden allegations? tive on the world around us. Or at least it should. Tourism dollars also mean big dividends to our local economy in the form of eco-tourism, which means visits to our natural hot spots, in addition to the overnight Where’s #MeToo these days? stays we attract from travelers headed both north and south along the freeway. o say that I am notoriously the accuser, for these much more Our tourism industry, while a small portion of the skeptical of the #MeToo serious allegations than those state’s overall number, felt a stinging blow during the T movement is an understate- launched against Kavanaugh. After month of April. We know our local Tourist Development ment. all, this was a sitting U.S. senator Council, plus the approximately 2,000 people who work I have railed against a move- — not a teenage boy — accused of in tourism-related jobs in Columbia County will certainly ment that has always struck me as actual physical penetration. bounce back strong and continue to serve visitors with extreme, partisan, and motivated Alas, that didn’t happen. The leg- top-notch service. more by vindictiveness than by acy media has been relatively silent, From the many hotel workers, state parks employ- a search for clarity and justice. excepting a fairly exhaustive report ees, resort and campground employees and canoe and From Bill Cosby, to former Sen. Al from the New York Times which, Franken, to (most infamously) Brett Christine M. Flowers as it happens, went nowhere. tube rental workers, this spring has been a very strange [email protected] and uncertain time. But, this setback is temporary. The Kavanaugh, I have publicly ques- Only when an old tape of an epi- nature around us, if we pay close attention to it and take tioned the motives of the self-pro- sode from the Larry King Show good care of it, will repay us by thriving for generations claimed victims of harassment. were told to simply suspend skep- emerged, seemingly including a to come. Our natural resources are God-given and here My position on these issues ticism, inquiry and a requirement recording of Reade’s late mother to enjoy and utilize. is not based in politics. I was as that guilt — and not innocence from 1993, has momentum picked We salute those who work in and help sustain our angered by Franken’s unneces- — be proven. Those of us who up. In the clip, Reade’s mother asks abundant natural tourism in Lake City and Columbia sary resignation as I was by the questioned both the veracity and what recourse her daughter would County. Let’s all get outside quickly and frequently and Senatorial witch hunt against the plausibility of Blasey Ford’s have after having been assaulted by support the easiest, healthiest and most affordable link now-Justice Kavanaugh. Due pro- narrative — one contested by even a senator, aside from going to the to Florida tourism we have. cess is not tied to voter registration her closest teenage girlfriend who press, something she refused to do. — it is a fundamental value which presumably would have confirmed That is pretty compelling corrob- undergirds our system of law. her tale of assault — were pilloried orating evidence. TODAY IN HISTORY I also criticized the women who as sexist abettors of the patriarchy. Now the media is paying atten- On this date: claimed former Vice President Joe tion. But why did it take this voice Biden had manhandled them, kiss- Alas, that didn’t from the dead, this maternal deus In 1763, Pontiac, chief of the Ottawa Indians, attempt- ing their necks, smelling their hair happen. The legacy ex machina, to trigger a serious ed to lead a sneak attack on British-held Fort Detroit, and getting too close for comfort. media has been response to allegations of assault? but was foiled because the British had been tipped off in The stories seemed more like astro- relatively silent, Surely accusations against a pro- advance. turfed attempts from the “Bernie excepting a fairly spective president are equally In 1789, America’s first inaugural ball was held in New Bros” and other Democratic weighty as those against one mem- presidential candidates to weaken exhaustive report from ber of nine on the high court. Can York in honor of President George Washington, who had the New York Times taken the oath of office a week earlier. Biden’s position as a front runner. the reason be that the leaders of In 1915, a German U-boat torpedoed and sank the Ironic, then, that I now find which, as it happens, the #MeToo movement are sympa- British liner RMS Lusitania off the southern coast of myself demanding an investigation went nowhere. thetic to the politics of the presiden- Ireland, killing 1,198 people, including 128 Americans, into accusations that Biden assault- tial candidate, but found the judicial out of the nearly 2,000 on board. ed a former employee, Tara Reade, nominee’s to be anathema? Given my past experience, you In 1939, Germany and Italy announced a military and when he was a senator in 1993. The If that is the case, then the can forgive me for expecting that political alliance known as the Rome-Berlin Axis. irony lies not in the fact that I am #MeToo movement is about left- the minute Reade alleged that In 1945, Germany signed an unconditional surrender now embracing the #MeToo move- wing politics, and not about wom- Biden had pushed her against a at Allied headquarters in Rheims, France, ending its role ment (I’m not and I won’t, even at en’s rights. wall in the hallways of the Senate in World War II. this stage), but in the realization And for that reason, and unless and forcibly penetrated her, there In 1954, the 55-day Battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam that the basis of the whole move- there is a serious investigation of would have been a call for some ended with Vietnamese insurgents overrunning French ment now seems fraudulent. Reade’s claims, I will continue to sort of investigation similar to what forces. The hashtag “believe all women” believe the #MeToo movement is a Kavanaugh endured. At the very In 1963, the United States launched the Telstar 2 com- arose before Christine Blasey Ford fraud, wrapped in a lie, serving one least, you’d agree that the front munications satellite. launched her PR campaign, com- pretext: to win elections for the left. plete with slick D.C. lawyers and a pages of every newspaper would be n Associated Press cacophony of media noise, against filled with quotes from prominent Kavanaugh, but ended up becom- women’s advocates seeking infor- n Christine M. Flowers is a Philadelphia Lake City Reporter ing the slogan of the hearings. We mation and advocacy on behalf of lawyer and columnist. 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A SueRobert Brannon, Bridges, Controller Editor revenue has state and local leaders without eliminating safe- broad outline of safety measures frantically trying to adjust budget guards and lawsuits. that must be met before reopening, DinkDink NeSmith,NeSmith, PresidentPresident projections for this year and beyond. coupled with provisions for worker TomTom Wood, Wood, ChairmanChairman Congress should move to provide to escape accountability. safety, could allow for some limited such funding quickly. While most would agree that busi- liability protections for businesses. The change of course by nesses, especially small local ones, Other possibilities are an inspection McConnell, however, is not with- should be protected from frivolous process and certification for busi- out stipulations. In exchange for lawsuits related to the coronavirus nesses, or limits on areas of poten- LETTERS POLICY funding for the state government, pandemic, there are equal concerns tial litigation to reduce frivolous law- Letters to the Editor should be typed or neatly­ written he wants federal liability protec- about worker safety and whether suits that would be costly for small tion for businesses that reopen to companies are doing enough to pro- businesses to defend. and ­double spaced. Letters will be edited for length and guard against what he termed an tect their employees. For instance, The bottom line is that compro- libel. Letters must be signed and include the writer’s “avalanche” of lawsuits. The liability Smithfield Foods, a meat-process- mise will be necessary to protect not name, address and ­telephone number for verification. protection could be a major sticking ing company, is being sued over only businesses but also the workers Letters and guest columns are the opinions of the ­writers point in a funding bill, but there is allegations it forced employees to who are needed to keep them run- and not necessarily those of the Lake City Reporter. ample room for compromise. work “shoulder to shoulder” in a ning. If some form of business liabil- McConnell and other top Missouri plant without providing ity protection needs to be passed in Republicans, along with Trump adequate personal protection equip- order to get emergency funding for BY MAIL: Letters, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL administration officials, are backing ment. There are similar claims from state and local governments, then 32056; or drop off at 180 E. 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DILBERT DEAR ABBY Teen chafes under dad’s strict style of parenting

DEAR ABBY: I am a original engagement ring, teenage girl in an average assuming for some reason family. I started getting (or maybe just not thinking) interested in LGBTQ+ and that my old ring didn’t hold other social justice topics sentimental value to me, BABY BLUES when I was in fifth grade. although I wore that 1/3- Since then, I have realized carat diamond every day for that, among other things, 32 years before getting a new, I’m a lesbian, a liberal and Abigail Van Buren larger one. an atheist. This wouldn’t be a www.dearabby.com After the ring was offered, problem, but my father hates I felt forced to let him have many of the things I am or DEAR WAITING: You it. I knew it wouldn’t fit his stand for. He’s an extremely and your dad have very girlfriend, and I also didn’t conservative, Christian, gun- different outlooks on life, think she would settle for rights person, and he wants and that’s OK. That said, such a small diamond, but me and my brothers to join you must live under his roof I figured he would have the the military. He constantly for the next five years, so be diamond put into a setting BLONDIE pushes me to be the best diplomatic and keep some of that fit her. I got over my that I can be, and I try, but your opinions to yourself as feeling of loss knowing he his idea of “best” is very long as possible. would use the ring. different from mine. You may think your Well, he didn’t. He gave I have several mental father is heavy-handed in her MY ring, and then they problems, which resulted parenting you, but has it went out and charged a nice- in me getting special occurred to you that when sized engagement ring that privileges in school. I use he goes through your grade she selected. My original ring them whenever I can, but it book, he’s trying to make now hangs on a chain in her is never enough for him. He sure you know how to jewelry box. Should I ask for keeps searching through my work all the problems in my ring back? -- MEANS A grade book until he finds it? Placing restrictions on a LOT IN TEXAS minor’s use of technology is BEETLE BAILEY something new for me to do, DEAR MEANS A regardless of the date it was intelligent parenting, at least LOT: Because your first assigned or whether it can be for someone just entering engagement ring is not being graded anymore. her teens. Please try to cut used as intended and was I have various restrictions him some slack. Recognize only a place holder until on my use of technology, there is a bright future ahead your son’s fiancee got what so I can barely contact my of you if you concentrate on she really wanted, I see no friends. It has gotten to the your studies to the best of reason why you shouldn’t point that I am worried your ability and buckle down ask, and I also see no reason about when I come out and now. why she shouldn’t graciously looking forward to college DEAR ABBY: My comply. just so I can get away. Please 32-year-old son, “Jerry,” tell me what to do in the wanted to propose to his HAGAR THE HORRIBLE ■ Write Dear Abby at meantime because college is girlfriend, but didn’t have www.DearAbby.com or five years away. -- WAITING money for a ring. My P.O. Box 69440, IN VIRGINIA husband offered him my Los Angeles, CA 90069. HOROSCOPES | THE LAST WORD BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Work will end up missing out. Trust in your toward a goal. Negotiate, close a deal ability to follow through and make and alter the way you do things at home things happen. As long as you don’t and at work. A change of plans shouldn’t rely on others, you have nothing to fear. throw you off course. 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FRANK & ERNEST

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Should further GARAGE SALE $17.50 LINES DAYS Includes 2 Signs information be required regarding payments or credit limits, are available on an equal op- 4 • 3 Each additional line $1.65 These deadlines are subject to change without notice. your call will be transferred to the accounting department. portunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free p at 1-800-669-9777, the toll free IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF Contractors Prequalification: copy of the Petition is on file       telephone number to the hear- THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIR- All prime Contractors wishing to with the Clerk of the Court. You    ing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. CUIT, IN AND FOR SUWAN- bid this project must be pre- are hereby commanded to ap- NEE COUNTY, FLORIDA qualified. pear on JULY 8, 2020, at 10:30 Remax, Missy Zecher 386-623-   Case No.: 2019-406-DR Contractors who wish to submit A.M., before the Honorable Le- Cows for Sale, 10 head, all 0237 2/2 home in premier 55+    IN RE: THE MATTER OF: a bid on this project must pre- andra G. Johnson, Juvenile Di- bred, some with calves, $7,500 Community, private lot, unique L.R.W.R. qualify with Florida Gateway vision, Courtroom 4, at the for all. Can delv. 352-575-7498. floor plan, seperate office, 2 A Minor Children College. To be considered for Columbia County Courthouse, sheds, $119,00. MLS#106826 4.5 acres on Lake Jeffrey Rd, PUBLISHER'S NOTE gorgeous oaks, great area, site NOTICE OF ACTION FOR prequalification, Contractors 173 NE Hernando Ave., Lake Florida Law 828.29 requires Remax, Missy Zecher 386-623- TERMINATION OF PARENTAL must request, complete and City, FL 32055, for an ADVISO- built homes only. Owner Fi- dogs and cats being sold to be 0237 3/3 home w/tons of nancing! NO DOWN! $49,900. RIGHTS AND PENDING submit a prequalification pack- RY HEARING. at least 8 weeks old and have a space, in well established STEPPARENT ADOPTION age to the College. Prequalifi- FAILURE TO PERSONALLY $513/mo 352-215-1018. health certificate from a li- neighborhood, fenced yard www.LandOwnerFinancing.com TO: cation packages may be ob- APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORY censed veterinarian document- w/gazeo, $209,000 MLS106865 CHAVELO RAMON RAYMER tained from the Colleges Direc- HEARING CONSTITUTES ing they have mandatory shots Remax, Missy Zecher 386-623- 1458 SW PINEMOUNT ROAD tor of Procurement & Contracts, CONSENT TO THE TERMINA- Daniel Crapps Agency 386- 0237 Beautiful Acreage is situ- and are free from intestinal and 755-5110 MLS107046 Top of LAKE CITY, FLORIDA 32024 Misty Taylor at 386-754-4381 TION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS external parasites. Many ated in Lake City's desirable YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a Pe- or by email at OF THIS CHILD (OR CHIL- the line in Eastside Village! Oaks of Lake City, view is stun- species of wildlife must be li- 1,812 SqFt 2/2 home w/large tition to Terminate Parental [email protected]. DREN). IF YOU FAIL TO AP- censed by Florida Fish and ning, $130,000. MLS#107329 Rights of the Father Pending Completed prequalification PEAR ON THE DATE AND kit. & living rm, Fla rm $169,000 Wildlife. If you are unsure, con- Daniel Crapps Agency, 386- Adoption by Stepparent has packages must be returned to TIME SPECIFIED, YOU MAY tact the local office for informa- Hallmark Real Estate Angel been filed against you and that the Procurement Department LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS AS 755-5110, MLS107371, BUY tion. Rogers 386-288-9383 ML- LAND, Secluded 20+ acre tract, you are required to serve a which is located in Building A PARENT TO THE CHILD OR S107178 LIKE-NEW IN TOWN copy of your written defenses, if 001, Room 130 not later than CHILDREN NAMED IN THIS    mins. from Suwannee River, In- DELIGHT! 2BR (could be 3)/ cl. 5th wheel camper, $64,900 any, to it, to Seifert Law Firm, 2:00 PM local time Wednesday, NOTICE.     2BA. New roof, flooring (orig in located at 310 SE Hernando May 20, 2020. The College will If you are a person with a dis- BRs) So much more! $99,900 Daniel Crapps Agency, 386- Avenue, Lake City, Florida not be responsible for postal or ability who needs any accom- st 755-5110 MLS107445, Beauti- 32025 on or before, May 1 , other delivery service delays modation in order to participate Want to buy cattle. All kinds Poole Realty CALL DAVID ful Land, Res. Lot 2.42-acre 2020 and file the original with that cause a prequalification in this proceeding, you are enti- 352-339-3018 MINCEY AT 386-590-0157 w/in walking distance from San- the clerk of this Court at package to arrive in the tled, at no cost to you, to the 4/2.5, 4.80 acres, ta Fe River, $45,000 Suwannee County Courthouse, Procurement Department after provision of certain assistance. Wanted to lease pasture for pastured/fenced, barn. 200 Ohio Avenue South, Live the designated date/time. Please contact Court Adminis- cattle. 352-339-3018 MLS#107191. $92,500. Daniel Crapps Agency, Oak, Florida 32060 before ser- Bid Documents tration, 173 NE Hernando Av- 386-755-5110 MLS107449, vice on Petitioner or immediate-    Poole Realty CALL NELDA Prepared by: Kail Partners enue, Room 408, Lake City, HATCHER AT 386-688-8067, Perfect Spot for your dream ly thereafter. If you fail to do so, Architecture & Interiors Florida 32055; (386)758-2163; home, 2.32 acre, corner lot, a default may be entered Gorgeous 4BR/3BA on 20 PO Box 359055 [email protected] at Five Ash Forest, Lake City's acres, pole barn, 2 barns, paved road, $13,900 against you for the relief de- Gainesville, Florida 32635-9055 least 7 days before your sched- manded in the petition. premier 55 plus manuf. home MLS#107205. $379,000 (352) 871-4935, uled court appearance, or im- community. 386-752-7207 Lot   The minor child(ren) are identi- [email protected] mediately upon receiving this Remax, Missy Zecher 386-623-    fied as follows: lease includes water, sewer, Bid Documents notification if the time before garbage & lawn maintenance. 0237 4/2 craftsman style home, L.R.W.R. Available From: the scheduled appearance is open floor plan, vaulter ceilings, Date of Birth: July 5, 2014 http://kailpartners.com less than 7 days; if you are    lg. center island, covered back Poole Realty CALL KELLIE Place of Birth: LAKE CITY, Project Description: hearing or voice impaired, call porch, $205,000. MLS107265 SHIRAH AT 386-208-3847, FLORIDA Renovations to existing Build- 711. Older home, Hwy 90, Zoned Daniel Crapps Agency, 386- Physical Description of Re- ing 17 for the Anatomy/Physiol- WITNESS my hand as Clerk of Five Ash Forest New Model! Commerical Intensive, great lo- spondent: ogy Department as outlined in said Court and the Seal thereof, 755-5110 MLS107317, Like cation, MLS#107404. $59,900 Gorgeous 2020 Town Home New!, 3BR/2BR mfg. home, Age: 26 the Documents. The work in- this 20th day of April, 2020. 2/2 w/den. Tank pkg. Carport, Race: White cludes, but is not limited to: P. DEWITT CASON, as Clerk 1,708 sqft., stainless steel ap- shed and Screen room. Call for pl., cabinetry, $109,000 Hair Color: Brown cutting and patching, selective of Court appointment. 386-303-2491 Eye Color: Unknown structure demolition, cast-in- By: /s/ Trish Brewington Remax, Missy Zecher 386-623- Approximate Height: 5 “10” place concrete, concrete finish- As Deputy Clerk Poole Realty Ronnie Poole 0237 3/2 home offers a lg. Approximate Weight: Unknown ing, metal fabrications, miscel- 386-208-3175 MLS104344 3/2 Great room w/buck stove, wood Copies of all court documents laneous rough carpentry, archi- 573648 features spacious bonus rm, 38 floors, metal workshop w/elec- in this case, including orders, tectural wood casework, blan- April 23, 30, 2020 acre, fenced and xfenced, tric, $185,000 MLS107358 are available at the Clerk of the ket insulation, vapor retarders, May 7, 14, 2020 wrapped scrn porch. $325,000. Circuit Court's office. You may joint protection, door schedule, Remax, Missy Zecher 386-623- To: Tiffany D. White Hallmark Real Estate Koby 0237 3/2 Custom one owner, review these documents upon hollow metal doors and frames, Case No. request. flush wood doors, aluminum- Adams 386-623-7840 ML- split floor plan, spacious great CD202002240/D 1923677 S104634 3,300 SF home, room, interior utility rm, lg. back You must keep the Clerk of the framed entrances and store- A notice of Suspension to sus- Circuit Court's office notified of fronts, door hardware, glazing, 7.95ac, small lake. Paved/Gat- yard. $189,900 MLS107366 pend your license and eligibility ed, Pool, Cookhouse and more. your current address. (You may finish schedule, gypsum board for licensure has been filed Daniel Crapps Agency, 386- file Designation of Current Mail- assemblies, nonstructural metal against you. You have the right Poole Realty David Mincey 755-5110 MLS107415, Country ing and E-Mail Address, Florida framing, acoustical panel ceil- to request a hearing pursuant 386-590-0157 MLS104969 Living!, 4BR/2.5BA is a private Supreme Court Approved Fam- ings, resilient flooring acces- to Sections 120.569 and $164,900 Mayo. 2/1 Suwannee oasis, on 19.45 acres, huge ily Law Form 12.915.) Future sories, resilient flooring, paint- 120.57, Florida Statutes, by River frontage, carport, floating covered deck, $165,000 papers in this lawsuit will be ing and coating and termite mailing a request for same to deck, quiet, end of road. mailed or e-mailed to the ad- control. Mechanical, Plumbing the Florida Department of Agri- Hallmark Real Estate Koby dresses on record at the clerk's and Electrical work, as outlined culture and Consumer Ser- office. in the Documents. Adams (386) 623-7840 vices, Division of Licensing, $245,000 MLS106105 Two-Sto- Buy It • Sell It • Find It Dated April 15, 2020 Right to Waive Irregularities Post Office Box 5708, Tallahas- CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT and Technicalities: ry Dream Home! 3BR/3BA. see, Florida 32314-5708. If a Detached 2-story garage. Lake City Reporter COURT Florida Gateway College re- request for hearing is not re- By: /s/ Amy Hopkins serves the right to waive minor ceived by 21 days from the Poole Realty CALL ANITA Deputy Clerk irregularities and/or technicali- date of the last publication, the HANDY AT 386-208-5877, Classifieds ties associated with this solici- right to hearing in this matter Needing your first home, tation. The Director of Procure- will be waived and the Depart- 3BR/2BA, 1378 sqft, in country, 573632 ment & Contracts of Florida ment will dispose of this cause MLS#106197. $99,500 April 23, 30, 2020 Gateway College shall be the in accordance with law. 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Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1 million in ACC schools aim welfare money that he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi to reopen in fall state auditor said Wednesday. Auditor Shad White said his By AARON BEARD office received $500,000 from Associated Press Favre on Wednesday, plus a com- mitment that Favre will repay the other $600,000 in installments Eight of the 14 football-playing members of the over the next few months. Atlantic Coast Conference are making plans for Favre’s effort to repay the reopening campuses this fall while four others money came two days after have publicly said they are exploring scenarios for White released an audit of a return following the outbreak of the coronavirus spending by the Mississippi Department of Human Services pandemic. that showed Favre had been Reopening campuses for in-person instruction paid by Mississippi Community is a crucial step toward restarting college sports, Education Center, a nonprofit which were shut down in March. Commissioners group whose former leader of the nation’s major football conferences told has been indicted in a welfare Vice President Mike Pence last month that col- embezzlement scheme. lege sports couldn’t return until campuses have Mississippi is one of the reopened, while the NCAA’s chief medical officer poorest states in the U.S., and said last week that widespread testing for COVID- the community education 19 would be critical to restarting sports. center had contracts with Human Services to spend Football stands out in particular, both with its money through the Temporary preseason camps scheduled for August and its Assistance for Needy Families status as the revenue driver when it comes to con- program, also known as TANF. ference TV deals. The ACC’s first football games The audit released Monday are scheduled for Sept. 3, with Clemson visiting said the center paid Favre Georgia Tech and North Carolina State visiting Enterprises $500,000 in Louisville. December 2017 and $600,000 in So far, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Louisville, June 2018, and he was supposed Miami, North Carolina, N.C. State, Virginia and to make speeches for at least Virginia Tech have all publicly stated the goal of three events. The auditor’s report having campuses open for fall classes, assuming said that “upon a cursory review of those dates, auditors were able that health officials advise it is safe to do so. to determine that the individual “Our expectation is to begin our fall semester contracted did not speak nor was on time and on campus, so long as we can do so he present for those events.” safely,” Miami president Julio Frenk said in a video Favre, who lives in Mississippi, statement last month. “And we look forward to wel- faces no criminal charges. coming you back.” The audit report lists the pay- Louisville president Neeli Bendapudi was equally ments to him as “questioned” optimistic in a Sunday letter to the university com- costs, which White said means munity. “auditors either saw clear mis- “As spring draws to a close, the most frequent spending or could not verify the money had been lawfully spent.” question I get is this: ‘Will we back on campus in the Fall?’” she wrote. “My unequivocal answer is: HARTFORD, Conn. Yes!” AP FILE PHOTO Still, Clemson president Jim Clements cautioned NCAA rejects former Greg Sankey, commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, talks about the UConn coach’s appeal the “return to a new normal is going to happen decision to cancel the remaining games in the SEC NCAA college basketball in phases” beginning this summer, while Virginia tournament on March 12, in Nashville, Tenn. College sports leaders have repeat- president Jim Ryan said in a video message this An NCAA panel on Wednesday rejected an appeal edly said there can be no college sports without campuses being open to week that the “hope” is to have in-person instruc- by former UConn men’s bas- students. And those decisions will be made with guidance from state and local tion as officials work “night and day to figure out ketball coach Kevin Ollie, who public health and government officials. how we might do that safely.” sought to overturn findings Four other ACC schools – Duke, Pittsburgh, that he violated ethical conduct Syracuse and Wake Forest – say they are exam- rules while leading the Huskies. ining multiple scenarios for a potential return in The NCAA Division I SEC schools expect the fall. Duke has said the strategy team examin- Infractions Appeals Committee ing steps for a potential return in the fall is due ruled Ollie failed to prove that to make a preliminary report by June 1, while information he presented alleg- Pittsburgh chancellor Patrick Gallagher said last ing witnesses against him lied week that the school would likely share plans with outweighed the information that to be open in the fall supported the violation findings. students and their families by early July. In July 2019, the NCAA By JOHN ZENOR seen as a mandatory step Auburn is planning to Boston College and Florida State haven’t specif- Committee on Infractions Associated Press before sports can resume. reopen the campus but ically addressed plans for reopening campus this placed the UConn program The commissioners of the said in a statement the uni- fall. on two years of probation and nation’s major college foot- versity will announce its There’s also Notre Dame, a member of all sanctioned Ollie individually for All but one of the ball leagues have stressed detailed plans no later than league sports outside of its football independence. numerous violations of NCAA 14 schools in the that college sports cannot early July. The school has a May 15 target for deciding how rules during his tenure. Southeastern Conference to operate for the second half of summer courses. return from the shutdown Likewise, Joe Glover, The Committee on Infractions have indicated they plan “That of course will help inform also the decision until campuses have Florida’s provost and said the violations mainly to reopen their campuses about moving forward beyond that,” athletic direc- stemmed from improper pickup reopened. senior vice president for for the fall semester, a step tor Jack Swarbrick said Tuesday. games at which student man- Dr. Brian Hainline, academic affairs, said widely believed to be need- “It also plays into the issue of when the football agers kept statistics for coaches; the NCAA’s chief medi- his school expects to ed to resume football and team would return and the circumstances under the use of a video coordinator as announce plans for the other sports. cal officer, has also said which they’d be preparing: are the dorms open in a coach, which resulted in more widespread testing for the fall by mid-July. Florida than the allowable number of South Carolina and the traditional way they are for the summer? Is the coaches; and free training ses- Tennessee on Wednesday coronavirus will be crucial trustees approved moving dining hall available, is it open? Or are there some sions provided to three players became the latest schools to having college sports in the first day of fall classes other arrangements we’ll have to focus on?” by a trainer who was friends in the nation’s top football the fall, especially contact from Aug. 24 to Aug. 31 with Ollie. conference to announce sports such as football and to provide more time to The NCAA issued a three-year, their plans, joining basketball. prepare. show-cause order for the former At LSU, home to the The Gators’ football head coach for failing to promote Alabama, LSU and others. Vanderbilt hasn’t national champion Tigers, opener against Eastern an atmosphere of compliance, LSU Interim President Washington is set for providing misleading statements announced its plans for the to investigators, and failing to fall. Every other school Tom Galligan told The Sept. 5. monitor his staff. That means any has been more vocal in Daily Reveille newspaper Missouri announced NCAA member school that might their intentions to reopen there are definite plans plans to reopen in the hire Ollie must restrict him from their buildings while to return to campus this fall, but warned of a “new any athletic-related duties unless students and faculty par- fall — even if details about normal.” Texas A&M it shows why those restrictions ticipate for now in remote football remain unclear. President Michael K. should not apply. learning through the sum- “It may be a little dif- Young said the plan in BERLIN mer because of the coro- ferent in some ways, but I College Station is “to be think it’s important to play fully open and operational” Bundesliga given OK navirus pandemic. South Carolina the season, and I hope we in the fall. to resume in May President Bob Caslen said do so,” Galligan said. “While we know online the Columbia campus “will The season begins Aug. classes are an option if The Bundesliga can resume resume in-person instruc- 29, though SEC schools needed, we plan to be playing this month, ending a tion in mid-August.” don’t begin play until the fully open and operational, two-month suspension caused following week. with dedicated faculty and by the coronavirus pandemic. “We will follow clear German Chancellor Angela public health protocols, SEC officials continue staff leaning into prepar- Merkel announced a loosening including social distancing to strike an optimistic tone ing for all the require- of a range of containment mea- within classrooms, lecture along with their member ments necessary to do so AP FILE PHOTO sures after meeting with the halls, meeting rooms and schools. safely across academics, Commissioner John Swofford speaks during the country’s 16 state governors on sports venues, with strong “Our current focus is on athletics and campus Atlantic Coast Conference NCAA college foot- Wednesday. Pressure to relax preparing to play the 2020 activities,” he said. encouragement of proper ball media day on July 17, 2019, in Charlotte, the rules had been growing as social distancing off cam- football season as sched- The Arkansas board of the rate of daily infections in pus,” he said. uled,” the league said in trustees has instructed N.C. There are 130 major college football teams, the country has dropped. Tennessee President a statement Wednesday. university officials to pre- spread across 41 states and competing in 10 con- Soccer in the top two divi- ferences, save for a handful of independents. The sions will resume without spec- Randy Boyd said the uni- “If it is determined that pare to reopen the system tators and with a range of other versity plans to “bring stu- we must pivot to another campuses in the fall. Other goal is to have all those teams start the upcom- conditions designed to prevent dents back for an on-cam- solution in the interest of league members such as ing season at the same time — whether that’s another outbreak, including the pus experience this fall.” public health, we’ll do so Mississippi and Kentucky, around Labor Day as scheduled or later — and continuous monitoring and test- Reopening campuses is at the appropriate time.” have done the same. play the same number of games. ing of players. Teams will also have to spend time in quaran- tine before games can restart. Four Major League Soccer “Giving out Offers, Players and the two of them down the line. pose as coaches on Twitter and teams also took the first small KROEGER Coaches Beware!! Retweet so If anything, the fake offer may pretend to offer scholarships to step toward returning to play Continued From 10A everyone can see!!!” have drawn up some more inter- high school athletes. Wednesday by allowing players It’s a bummer for Brown and est. Williams says some schools It’s a sick, cruel joke. Seriously, to use team training fields for Williams, but luckily for them, are showing some serious consid- don’t these people have anything individual workouts. Nix’s real account’s handle, @ they’ll be OK. Both already have eration that weren’t prior to him better to do than sit behind their Sporting Kansas City, Atlanta DerrickDnix. more than 10 offers and will tweeting out the fake offer. keyboard and play with the emo- United, Orlando City and Inter It wasn’t until Jeff Martin, a receive plenty more as they head Brown isn’t worried either, evi- tions of a teenager? Miami let players in for vig- southeast scout from XOS Digital, into their senior seasons. dent by his tweet Tuesday night. Grow up already. orously controlled voluntary tweeted Tuesday night that the workouts on the first day they In fact, Williams received “Green boy but it’s coming And to Brown and Williams, were permitted by the league. account wasn’t real. another late Tuesday night from fasho,” Brown tweeted.” keep raking in those offers. I “Fake account,” Martin’s tweet UNC Charlotte. And I wouldn’t Sadly, the duo’s story is only hope to see you back on the field — Associated Press began with six siren emojis. be shocked if the real Nix offered one of many. Countless people soon. Lake City Reporter Story ideas?

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