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A3 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SUNDAY + PLUS >> New 1D What was Tigers career MACOS? take on paths Morris Williams Trinity opening Vet, 97, looks back 4A SPORTS/1B See 1C Woman, 21, dies ‘How it Really Happened’ in I-10 crash DEKLE ON BUNDY/3A Megan Bronson of Documentary follows path of local prosecutor who sent serial killer to electric chair. Lake City is victim. From staff reports A 21-year-old Lake City woman died in a single-car wreck on Interstate 10 early Saturday morning, accord- ing to FHP. Megan Cheyenne Bronson, 21, was driving west about a mile from U.S. Highway 441 in Columbia County around 1:30 a.m. On the when her 1994 Accura veered off the road for “rea- sons currently under inves- march tigation,” the report states. The car rotated clockwise before the left driver-side door collided with a tree. for life She was wearing a seat belt, FHP said, and alcohol results are pending. Giving foster parents, Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter and kids, A crowd marches forward from Lake DeSoto on Saturday morning for a 5k event to support the Pregnancy a break Care Center, which had multiple events planned for the same time in its Live Oak and Jasper service areas. The Nest, a new nonprofit, lends a helping hand. By COREY ARWOOD [email protected] Whether it’s a night out, a cooked meal or a load of laundry cleaned, volun- teers with a new nonprofit look to give parents going through the adoptive and foster process a much needed break. The women at the Nest know the needs that arise for first time foster and adoptive parents, and the children and teens entering new homes. Many of its volunteers have in some way been involved in that process Martha Chatmon carries a sign proclaiming themselves. that God is pro-life. Her husband participat- “The vision behind the ed in the 5k as well, getting just a bit ahead Nest was the whole com- of her. Hundreds turned out for the event. munity coming together to support the hurting kids in our community,” said Sarah Michael Childs carries a child as he pushes a stroller. The 5k runners barreled forward Dumas. “The illustration at the start of the event, as a contingent of walkers took a more leisurely pace. of a nest, birds fly around and gather things from all different parts of the neigh- borhood, and they put it together and it protects their young.” ‘Not guilty’ plea in Raven Lane slaying The Nest has a foster closet at Glad Tidings By CARL MCKINNEY 41-year-old girlfriend after a bizarre inter- Around 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 8, emergency Church, located at 1571 [email protected] action with authorities in August, has an medical responders found Hall lying on E. Duval St., with donated arraignment hearing set for 9 a.m. Oct. 24. the ground outside 306 Southwest Raven clothing available for pur- chase by foster and adop- The man facing charges for a base- Hall is being charged with second-de- Lane, according to a Columbia County tive parents, and also by ball-bat murder on Southwest Raven Lane gree murder while armed, battery on a Sheriff’s Office report. caregivers. is pleading not guilty, court records show. law enforcement officer, possession of a Hall, who had a Florida prison ID around James Mannon Hackwort Hall, 37, controlled substance and possession of NEST continued on 2A who pointed deputies to the body of his drug paraphernalia. PLEA continued on 5A Hall Vol. 143, No. 391 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . 4A (386) 752-1293 Puzzles . 2-3B Blue Roof locale goes Cuban SUBSCRIBE TO Business . 1C THE REPORTER: 90 72 New restaurant opening soon, 2A Voice: 755-5445 Life . 1D Fax: 752-9400 Chance of storms, 2A 2A SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2018 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER Blue Roof locale goes Cuban QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “But ye that did cleave unto the Lord your God are alive every one of you this day.” — Deuteronomy 4:4 (KJV) Thought for Today I love mankind; it’s people I can’t stand. — Charles M. Schulz, 1922-2000, U.S. Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Friday p.m.) 1-7-9 Pick 4: (Friday p.m.) 7-4-4-6 COREY ARWOOD/Lake City Reporter Fantasy 5: (Friday) 7-23-24-28-35 Best known as the former site of the Blue Roof Grille, this building at the intersection of NE Bascom Norris Drive and U.S. Highway 90 will soon reopen as the Pelletier Sisters Cuban Restaurant. See an error? The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news Pelletier family gears up for grand opening items. If you have a concern, question or suggestion, please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will By COREY ARWOOD They said the restaurant was a ning for outdoor seating as well. run in this space. Thanks for reading. [email protected] collective family effort Javier, his wife Javier Pelletier, Pelletier Sisters’ Martha, Jennifer and Jessie. owner, said he wanted to be known A family with a declared passion Jessie said they’ve had residents for the food. Submissions for authentic, fresh, Cuban cuisine stop by and ask about the dishes “My biggest thing, where the food The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption will soon open a new restaurant in they will serve, and make requests is coming from,” said Pelletier. “It’s information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would Lake City and along with an entirely for their own favorite Cuban dishes. better you’re a normal person, and like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture renovated interior will keep remnants “A lot of people said it was their everybody talks about you like, ‘Man and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at of the well known location’s past. hangout,” Rosario said. “We want to you should see how that guy cooks. I [email protected]. Pelletier Sisters Cuban Restaurant bring that back.” live that, that’s my passion.” is expected to open in just under two They said that was why the family The family moved to Lake City just weeks and the Pelletier family has brought back the blue roof, which under four years ago and own cattle Lake City Reporter been working around the clock to harkens to previous well known din- locally. HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS.............. 754-0419 ready the building, which has under- ing establishments formerly at the “We just got tired of the Miami life, Main number ........ (386) 752-1293 gone floor to ceiling renovations over location. the city life,” Jennifer said. “There Fax number .............. 752-9400 CIRCULATION the past three months. “We brought back what the people was nothing but trouble down there. Circulation ............... 755-5445 Home delivery of the Lake City Reporter “It’s real authentic Cuban food,” know this place for,” Rosario said. We came to the country to have a Online ... www.lakecityreporter.com should be completed by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, and by 7:30 said Jennifer Pelletier, Pelletier The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate “For the blue roof.” more easygoing life, and better to of Community Newspapers Inc., is a.m. on Sunday. Sisters’ chef and daughter of owner It is located at the intersection of raise the kids.” published Tuesday through Friday and Please call 386-755-5445 to report any Javier Pelletier. “Homemade, nothing NE Bascom Norris Drive and U.S. Jesse said, “There’s more respect Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, problems with your delivery service. FL 32055. Periodical postage paid at out of cans — fresh.” Highway 90. up here.” Lake City, FL, Member Audit Bureau of In Columbia County, customers should Pelletier was at the soon to be The interior now has decorative Their goal is to open the restaurant Circulation and The Associated Press. call before 10:30 a.m. to report a service error for same day re-delivery. finished restaurant Friday with her lighting with new masonry work in about 10 days, and they have a All material herein is property of the After 10:30 a.m., next day re-delivery husband Jessie Rosario while crews along its walls, and newly painted grand opening celebration in mind to Lake City Reporter. Reproduction in whole or in part is forbidden without the or service related credits will be issued. worked on television systems. ceilings, and they said they are plan- mark the occasion. permission of the publisher. U.S. Postal In all other counties where home delivery Service No. 310-880. is available, next day re-delivery or POSTMASTER: Send address changes service related credits will be issued. to Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL 32056. Circulation ............... 755-5445 ([email protected]) Publisher Todd Wilson ..... 754-0418 I-10 crash claims two Madison residents ([email protected]) Home delivery rates (Tuesday–Friday and Sunday) From staff reports NEWS Driver James Jackson, 34, and left the roadway “for reasons unknown” 12 Weeks................... $26.32 Editor Robert Bridges ..... 754-0428 24 Weeks................... $48.79 Shaletha Brooks, 25, were killed in and hit a tree, the release said. ([email protected]) 52 Weeks................... $83.46 Two Madison residents died when the 2:34 p.m. crash west of County Brooks died at the scene. Jackson Rates include 7% sales tax. 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