WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY, APRIL 13 & SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Hair- raising efforts Loveloud A Wellborn-based United Way’s alternative rock/group, local impact Loveloud is the final per- formance in this season’s totals $1,075,973. FGC Entertainment series. The group, most recently By TONY BRITT seen on the Warped Tour, [email protected] perform on April 14th at Florida Gateway College. For more information or Few, if any men, want to for tickets, call (386) 754- lose most of their hair at 4340 or visit www.fgcenter- one time. tainment.com. But if losing his hair, in a public meeting, with a Toxic roundup pair of pink hair clippers, in front of close to 100 people The Columbia County meant the United Way of Toxic Roundup will be Suwannee Valley met its Saturday, April 14 at challenge goal, then Mike the Columbia County McKee, United Way presi- Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. dent took the buzz cut as a to 3 p.m. Safely dispose of COURTESY PHOTO good sport. your household hazard- Kaylie Spradley at 8 and a half months old in a photo taken Jan. 12. United Way of Suwannee ous wastes, including old Valley held its 2012 Royal paint, used oil, pesticides Awards Banquet and annual and insecticides. The meeting Thursday night at process is quick, easy Florida Gateway College and free of charge to Howard Conference Center, residents. There is a small Marching for chronicling the organiza- fee for businesses. Help keep our environment HAIR continued on 7A safe! For information call Columbia County landfill Healthy Babies at (386)752-6050. March for Babies remained at Shands in the The March of Dimes By TONY BRITT Level 3 Neonatal Intensive March for Babies will be [email protected] Care Unit (NICU) for four April 14 at Olustee Park days where she had a tube in downtown Lake City. Kaylie Grace Spradley is down her throat and a Registration begins at 8 a perky 11-month-old girl PICC line, offering intra- a.m. and walk begins at 9 whose main focus is pull- venous access. Sometimes a.m. Entertainment and ing herself up on items she would stop breathing food will begin at 10 a.m. as she attempts to walk. and her heart rate would Project Starr Sometimes she utters the become too slow. words “mama” and “dada.” Contributions from the TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter Martin Orthodontics She’s only weeks away local March of Dimes Christine Douglas, a stylist with presents the second annual from celebrating her first helped make a significant Floyd’s Barbershop, watches as Project Starr Saturday, birthday as a normal contribution to Kaylie’s Mike McKee, United Way outgo- April 14 from 10 a.m. to child with normal medi- health. She now weighs 19 ing president, closes his eyes to 1 p.m. at 701 SW State cal concerns. However, pounds, 6 ounces. avoid his falling hair. McKee said Road 47 in Lake City. her parents Keith and This weekend the COURTESY PHOTO he would have his hair shaved Bring your pet, have your Betsy Spradley, can viv- March of Dimes will give if the United Way met its 2009 idly remember days last Kaylie Spradley rests in an incubator at Shands at the picture taken and receive residents an opportunity to contributions levels. a free 4” by 6” photo. Dr. year when their daughter’s University of Florida in Gainesville a week after being born help other babies in need Celia Martin will make a life and happiness was in premature. She spent 22 days in the incubator because during the organization’s donation to the Lake City doubt. she had problems maintaining her body temperature. annual walk-a-thon fund- Humane Society and other Kaylie was born pre- raiser. Kaylie is an ambas- pet rescue groups for every mature at 32 weeks on sador for this weekend’s At-large picture taken. For informa- April 28, 2011 at North for 22 days to keep her on you.” fundraiser. tion call 755-1001. Florida Regional Medical body temperature regu- When Kaylie was one The 2012 March of seats Center. She weighed only lated. week old, she was rushed Dimes March For Babies Club House tour 3 pounds, 14 ounces and “They (doctors) didn’t to Shands at the University is Saturday in Olustee Park like for us to hold Kaylie of Florida in Gainesville studied The community is invit- was 17 inches long. in downtown Lake City. because of her body tem- because she was throwing ed to tour The Club House Although premature, Money raised during the perature dropping so up green bile. Doctors diag- on Hernando Avenue, her lungs were developed walk supports community by panel much,” Keith Spradley nosed her with a stage 1 Saturday April 14 from 2 enough for her to breath. programs that help moth- said. “That was tough... necrotizing enterocolitis, a to 4 p.m. The Garden Club However she had other ers have healthy, full-term Just sitting there staring at bowel obstruction common By HANNAH O. BROWN and Women’s Club have medical problems and had your baby in a box wears to premature infants. She [email protected] renovated the kitchen, to be kept in an incubator MARCH continued on 3A front porch, windows, vinyl siding and the garden of The Columbia County this 80 year old historical Charter Review Commission house. Refreshments will passed a motion to vote on be served. The opportunity County Line Fire surrounded move two at-large county to purchase a memory commission seats at the brick will also be available. next meeting with further not have a “high confidence which has now grown to in the area where the fire is Personalized bricks can be legal analysis provided. Officials unsure level” about the security of over 35,000 acres, is com- predominately located and purchased for $50 or $100. The amendment was of containment all of those lines, Strawser posed of land that has the ground is wet and will opposed by Glynnell Golf tournament lines’ security. said. undergone strategic burn- not support much weight. Presley, who claimed the “Just because we have ing. “It’ll carry a fire but addition of two at-large seats The Lake City Lions containment lines, doesn’t The purpose of strategic it won’t carry a tractor,” would dilute the strength of Club 36th Annual Golf By HANNAH O. BROWN mean the fire is contained,” burns is to eliminate or Strawser said. minority voices on the com- Tournament will be April [email protected] Strawser said. reduce as much fuel as According to Strawser, mission. 14 with a 9 a.m. shotgun Strawser estimated possible between a stable the most recent strategic Charter member Bettye start at the Country Club that 25 percent of con- point, such as a road, and burn was done on swamp Fire officials have boxed Lane expressed concern at Lake City. Entry fee tainment lines were the fire. lands. in the County Line Fire with over the amount of famil- is $65 per person which “solid,” meaning a wide “The whole idea is to “It was a spotty fire at 45.5 miles of containment iarity the at-large positions includes golf, refresh- area has been cleared burn with small fires to pre- best,” Strawser said. “It’s lines completely around would have with the needs ments on the course, of dry vegetation that vent a big fire,” Strawser still a line but there’s still its perimeter, Southern of individual districts. lunch and special events. would feed the fire. said. lots of fuel.” Area Type 2 Incident “It’s a matter of familiar- Sponsors package Strawser explained that Fire officials also plow According to Operations Management Team public ity and common concerns,” includes hole sign and the approach fire officials the soil to reinforce con- Section Chief Pete Kubiak, information officer Bonnie she said. entry fee for $125. Casual utilize is to take fuel out of tainment lines. the next method of fire Strawser said Thursday. Charter member Jack attire, friendly people, the fire’s path in an effort Strawser said that it was containment will be the Although the fire has Berry encouraged the good food and fun. For to keep it from spreading. not possible to conduct a use of chemically-filled been surrounded with con- amendment to be pushed more information call 752- A major part of the acre- direct, face-to-face attack tainment lines, officials do 2266. age included in the fire, because there are no roads FIRE continued on 3A PANEL continued on 3A Vol. 138 No. 57 CALL US: Opinion . 4A TODAY IN COMING (386) 752-1293 78 50 People.................. 2A PEOPLE SUNDAY SUBSCRIBE TO Partly Cloudy Faith & Values ............ 6A THE REPORTER: Advice & Comics ......... 7B Grey turns Local news Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 WEATHER, 2A Puzzles . 6B 80 in style roundup 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 13-14, 2012 Celebrity Birthdays n Actor Lyle Waggoner is 61. Wednesday: Thursday: Thursday: Wednesday: is 77. n Bandleader/rock 11-34-43-45-46-51 Afternoon: 8-3-3 Afternoon: 3-0-3-3 6-18-20-22-31 x2 Night: 3-6-7 Night: 3-8-7-2 n Actor Paul Sorvino is musician Max Weinberg 73. is 61. n Movie-TV composer n Chess grandmaster Bill Conti is 70. Garry Kasparov is 49. n Singer Al Green is 66. n Actress-comedian PEOPLE IN THE NEWS n Actor Ron Perlman Caroline Rhea is 48.