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LAKECITYREPORTER.COM A look back: At Fort White SUNDAY EDITION CHS swimmers library, life’s more 2nd at state. 1B than just books. 2A Teen NEARLY 40 YEARS LATER wrecks YEAR IN stolen Toyota REUNITED REVIEW Runaway, 15, led troopers on high- speed chase. JANUARY From staff reports
A 15-year-old runaway, who allegedly stole a rental car from Marianna, was arrested in Columbia County Friday morning after leading authorities on a high-speed chase that ended when she crashed the vehicle north of Lundsford Road. The Florida Highway Patrol did not immedi- FILE ately release the name Jacquie Hagler (from left), Dianne Cooper, Gwen Adams of the teenager, but in a and Sharron Ballance survived a home invasion and media release noted she was from Marianna. attempted armed robbery -- all with the power of Christ. The driver was charged with fleeing and eluding a police officer, willful and Women repel gunman with wanton reckless driving, Jesus, but wrong man jailed no valid driver’s license and grand theft in con- From staff reports nection with the case. She was booked into A group of women successfully repelled an the Columbia County armed robber by telling him to “get out in the name Detention Facility. of Jesus” after he interrupted a jewelry party Jan. According to Florida 25. The story made national news. Highway Patrol reports, However, the state attorney’s office dropped all around 10:14 a.m. Friday, charges against a man suspected of the attempted a “Be On the Look Out” heist after it was revealed the Lake City Police Alert was issued for a Department jailed the wrong man. gray Toyota Camry rent- Jacquie Hagler was throwing a Premier Jewelry party for 17 other female friends when a gunman TEEN continued on 6A entered the residence and ordered all the occu- pants to empty their purses and hand over their cell phones and other valuables. However, the women denied the would-be robber Attempted and ordered him to “get out in the name of Jesus,” at which point he fled the scene without further homicide incident. Witnesses described the suspect as 5’6” with blue suspect on eyes, but could not discern any other facial features due to a bandana the suspect wore over his face. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Officer later showed a black-and-white photo the loose Lake City resident Jimmy Taylor has found his long-lost birth mother, Barbara Stevens lineup of six suspects to the women, hoping to iden- By STEVEN RICHMOND Yancey, of Acworth, Ga., after nearly 40 years — all with the help of Facebook. Taylor tify the gunman. [email protected] stumbled upon an old photograph of him, his mother and his younger brother, Michael, The women indicated Derek Jeremy Lee as the which he said was the last time he remembers seeing his mother. gunman, who was then arrested and booked into Law enforcement are county jail. on the lookout for a man However, all of the women were in the same suspected of stabbing Man finds mother; still seeking brother. room when police showed them the suspects, another person in what contradicting LCPD policy directing officers to Lake City By AMANDA WILLIAMSON introduce witnesses to photo lineups individually police are [email protected] instead of in a group. calling an Later investigation revealed video evidence show- early 40 years after attempt- ing Lee at a liquor store on US 90 around the time he was placed up for ed homi- of the attack. Lee is also 5’9” and has brown eyes, adoption and count- c i d e , contradicting earlier witness statements. less dead ends later, L C P D The state attorney’s office dropped all charges Jimmy Taylor found reports. against Lee and had him released from jail March 5, Barnes his mother — just Police ending nearly 40 days of wrongful imprisonment. before Christmas Day. responded to a call about N It has been a little over a week since a stabbing on Ironwood the two reunited, but their voices still Drive and found Tony bring tears to the other’s eyes. Taylor Matchett, 53, lying on his calls the reunion with his mother, Wing-suit skydiver goes lawn clutching his abdo- Barbara Yancy, and the new knowledge men around 10:43 p.m. COURTESY missing over Cascades of a sister in Tennessee the perfect Tuesday, according to Taylor’s younger brother, Michael, is shown Christmas present, especially since the incident report. in a photograph taken before the were sep- From staff reports he’s always wanted a little sister. Witnesses told police arated by adoption nearly 40 years ago. “You don’t know how long I had that they heard scuffling A Lake City man went missing and was never been waiting for your call,” Yancy’s outside their homes and responded. seen again following a skydiving excursion in voice cracked over the cell phone saw Corey Tyrell Barnes, Yancy, at the time Barbara Stevens, Washington’s Cascade Mountains Jan 3. Friday evening. had to place both her sons — 4-year- Despite a four day manhunt conducted by rough- “You don’t know how long I had ly 350 searchers over nine square miles, volunteers SUSPECT continued on 6A been waiting to make it,” Taylor FOUND continued on 6A and law enforcement from King County, Wash. could not locate 29-year-old Kurt Ruppert Jr. According to local family and friends, Ruppert Day after Christmas a ‘large trash day’ was an avid skydiver who had worked his way up to wing suits, specialized gliding suits that mimic By TONY BRITT Ed Lontz, Columbia County Solid flying squirrel physiology and require at least 200 [email protected] Waste Director at the Winfield Solid solo skydiving jumps. Waste Facility, said the days follow- Ruppert and two other individuals were taking Christmas often translates into ing Christmas are traditionally heavy- turns doing 6,500 foot jumps from a helicopter gifts, toys and a variety of other new trash-collection days and he’s antici- hovering around Mount Si, a 4,200-foot peak in the items that are given as symbols of the pating about a 20 percent increase in Cascade Mountains about 40 miles east of Seattle. season. volume. However, Ruppert never appeared at the landing However, a side-effect due to “The day after Christmas is a large site with the other jumpers. the deluge in gifts is trash and an trash collection day,” he said. “It’s not JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter “We know that the last time we saw him, he increased amount of solid waste that quite as big as I thought it would be A garbage truck unloads on top of a was doing the thing he loved to do most in the needs to be taken to the local solid garbage heap at the Winfield Solid waste facility. GARBAGE continued on 6A Waste Facility on Friday. REVIEW continued on 3A
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FORT WHITE PUBLIC LIBRARY Life’s more than books for Street
By AVALYN HUNTER Once Internet terminals Overseeing the book collec- Special to the Reporter became available at the library, tion remains a sizable part of Street’s job became both easier Street’s duties, and not always FORT WHITE and harder. “E-government an easy one. Shelf space is o many people, a (government services avail- limited, and Street has to bal- library is a place able over the Web) has made it ance both available space and where you borrow much easier for people in these available money while select- books. That’s still rural areas to gain access to ing books that the community true, but in the 21st services,” she said. “We usually wants and needs. When dona- century,T books are only part of have to walk people through the tions are involved, the balancing a library’s services. With the first time they use a website, act can become even trickier. advent of the Internet, public but after that they can handle “People sometimes get upset libraries have become informa- most things on their own. The because their donations end up tion hubs, linking their commu- hard part is keeping up with on the Friends of the Library nities with the larger world. the expanded information and sale shelf instead of in the col- No one knows this better services that lection,” she than Patti Street, who has been we can access ‘I want people to feel said. “To tell with the Fort White branch of now.” the truth, we the Columbia County library Aside from that this is a welcome don’t need best since it opened in 1988. As the managing place to be... Some- sellers. We usu- branch manager, she has over- access to the times that means ally have those seen many changes. library’s nine already. We “When I started working public Internet overlooking the fact can’t really put here, we were about the only terminals that a person isn’t anything on the source of information for social and assisting circulation floor services in Fort White,” she users there, dressed well or seems unless it’s in recalled. “People down here Street has all new or nearly- a bit odd. As long as AVALYN HUNTER/Special to the Reporter really felt isolated. There were the duties and someone isn’t be- new condition no branch offices for county or problems of and addresses Patti Street, the Fort White public library branch manager, says the library state services. To get to most running any ing disruptive, I want a need in our isn’t just for readers. Everyone can make use of the programs and activi- things, you had to go to Lake small office them to be able to collection. We ties they offer. City or even Gainesville. If you – juggling appreciate didn’t have a car, that was a real multiple tasks, come here and use all donations ing problems or even getting Street also wants people to problem. The only place people managing her the facilities without whether we sell soil samples tested. In addition, know that the library isn’t just knew of where they might be staff (she has or keep them, library staff members visit local for those who can read. “If able to get help was the library, one full-time prejudice. The com- but if someone day care centers monthly, bring- someone has a problem with so that’s where they came.” and one part- munity is getting more really wants to ing suitable books and telling literacy and wants help, all they Street discovered quickly time employee), diverse every day and donate some- stories. need to do is come in and ask,” that even though she had no and handling thing for circu- “I’d like to have more chil- she said. “We’ll work to put background in social work the budget. we need to be able to lation, it’s prob- dren’s programs at the library, them in touch with services for (she holds a master’s degree in She also is deal with that as well.’ ably best to call but they’re pretty busy dur- improving their reading skills.” English education and a bach- something of first and find ing the school year,” Street Like other libraries serving elor’s degree in psychology), a stage man- — Patti Street, Manager of the Fort out whether we said. “We have more demand small rural communities, Fort people were counting on her to ager, setting White branch of the Columbia County can use it.” for children’s activities during White’s branch library is play- find the help they needed. And the library’s Public Library Programs the summer and we do have ing a crucial role in bringing the so she adapted herself to the atmosphere. “I are another a story time for school-age Information Age to everyone. needs of her community. want people to feel that this is a aspect of the job that can take children then. And of course, The biggest barrier it must “I spent a lot of time on the welcome place to be,” she said. some juggling. The library’s whenever students at the high overcome, ironically, is lack of phone in those days,” she said “Sometimes that means over- meeting room currently hosts school or middle school have a information. “The tough part with a laugh. “If I couldn’t give looking the fact that a person a monthly book club meeting, a major project, we usually know is getting the word out,” Street people what they needed up isn’t dressed well or seems a bit once-a-month quilting bee, and about it because we have more said. “Almost every week, front, I could at least put them odd. As long as someone isn’t a Lego building club for chil- students using our computers someone comes in here for the in touch with the people who being disruptive, I want them dren that meets on the first and then. I’ve been told that there first time and says, ‘I never even had the required information or to be able to come here and use third Saturdays of each month. are plans to put in a sidewalk knew you had a library here!’ services and get them started. the facilities without prejudice. The library also hosts a weekly and a caution light next summer Sometimes it’s someone who’s It wasn’t always easy, but I The community is getting more plant clinic run by master gar- to improve access to the library lived around here for years. trained my staff to never say diverse every day and we need deners trained by the county from the schools; that would We just want our community to ‘we can’t do that.’ instead, it was to be able to deal with that as extension office, providing a make it easier and safer for chil- know that we are here and we ‘we’ll work on that for you.’” well.” resource for resolving garden- dren to come here after school.” can help.” PEOPLE IN THE NEWS Winning Lottery Numbers MEGA MONEY: 7-9-35-36-5 FANTASY 5 EZ MATCH: 1-6-9-22-27 CASH 3: 4-4-3 Lake City YEAR IN PICTURES PLAY 4: 4-9-5-9 POWERBALL: 23-28-38-39-56-32 stood up to FLORIDA LOTTO: 4-12-23-32-45-48-x5 Breast Cancer Breast cancer survivors, Thought for Today family members and friends release about 225 pink bal- Never test the depth of the water loons in the air in a show of with both feet. — Zen proverb support for breast cancer awareness after the Standing Up to Breast Cancer Lunch & Learn event held at the Scripture of the Day Columbia County Resources banquet hall in October. 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Department of Law Enforcement. School District, even after he graduated REVIEW: January headlines Lake City Internet Services was at one time Allied and was drafted into the NFL. Continued From 1A Veterans Affiliate 56. Summerall played 10 seasons in Secret Service agents also raided Live Oak Internet the NFL, from 1952 to 1961, with the Services, an Internet cafe in Live Oak run by Allied Chicago Cardinals and New York doing the thing he loved to do most in the world—flying Veterans, reports said. Giants. fast and free over one of the most beautiful spots on earth,” A master affidavit from the Seminole County Sheriff’s After the season was over, Summerall Maureen Walsh, a friend of the Ruppert family said. “He Office said arrest warrants were issued for the four Summerall would play in the Lake City fast-pitch was a special man, with special gifts and a spirit that would owners of Live Oak Internet Services and Lake City softball league, could be found golfing not stay grounded. It had to fly. He had to fly. And now he Internet Services. The owners were not Florida resi- at the Lake City Country Club or playing cards at the always will. God bless you, Kurt Ruppert Jr.” dents but live in South Carolina, according to the arrest Elks Lodge. Even after he went on to be the famous affidavit. CBS broadcaster, he would speak at charity events in No Columbia County residents were listed among Lake City. those being sought. Newly-elected NAACP The investigation began in July 2009. Under a law passed later in 2013, Internet cafés were pres. removed from office outlawed and closed statewide. Councilman’s wife faces From staff reports election fraud charges The national office of the NAACP removed Bernice From staff reports Presley as Columbia County branch presi- Judge dismisses lawsuit filed dent barely a month after she was elected by former police captain Lake City councilman Eugene Jefferson’s wife, Betty Dec. 15, 2012. Jefferson and Linda Ivery, were arrested and face more Tallahassee NAACP president con- From staff reports than 20 election fraud charges in con- firmed Presley was removed from office nection with Eugene Jefferson’s 2010 around Jan. 10, but declined to explain The City of Lake City emerged victorious from a dis- re-election. Eugene Jefferson won the the decision. The organization replaced crimination case when a federal judge dismissed a racial election, against three other candidates Presley with Lynda Thomas, who was discrimination and retaliation lawsuit filed by former with 69.7 percent of the vote. Presley elected vice-president in the same Lake City Police Department Capt. Rudolph Davis Sr. Jefferson faces 24 felony and two mis- December election. The decision was handed down in demeanor violations of state election Presley declined to comment on the situation and Jacksonville by U.S. District Court laws and two counts of intimidation. Thomas did not return calls seeking comment. Presley Judge Marcia Morales Howard, follow- Jefferson Ivery was charged with six felony assumed office in Dec. 2012 following a dispute with oppo- ing a hearing. Howard ordered sum- and two misdemeanor counts of elec- nent Debra White. mary judgment on behalf of the city. tion law violations and two counts of Presley filed a police report and sought a restraining Davis said he plans to appeal the intimidation. After turning themselves order against White, alleging she approached her and her ruling to the 11th Appeals Court in over to the Columbia County Detention husband in an aggressive manner in a park lot following Atlanta, Ga. Facility, both were released on their Davis an NAACP meeting in Nov. 2012. Davis worked at the city police depart- own recognizance. However, the restraining order was denied. White’s ment for 19 years, from June 1990 to November 2009. Reports said that Betty Jefferson and NAACP attorney claimed Presley sought the restraining Lake City Police Department chief Argatha Gilmore Ivery “conspired to corruptly influence order to keep her from attending official NAACP functions. terminated Davis on Nov. 19, 2009. Ivery voting” submitted false voter registra- Despite the public dispute, Presley won the election 16- Court documents said Davis claimed Gilmore was tion data, corruptly influenced voting 13 before being ousted nearly a month later. hired to fire him in retaliation for filing racial discrimina- and obtained absentee ballots in violation of the law, tion complaints. according to information from the Eighth Circuit State While at LCPD, Davis filed several internal griev- Attorney’s Office. ances complaining of racial discrimination and leveled Court documents formally outlining the charges said charges against four different heads of the department: Jefferson and Ivery submitted “false voter registration FEBRUARY Chief David Albritton, Chief Steven Burch, Capt. Bruce information concerning registration data” for three Charles and Gilmore. people purported to be Columbia County voters. Davis said that Gilmore terminated him in retalia- The documents alleged that Ivery illegally requested tion for his history of filing racial discrimination com- absentee ballots or helped someone else illegally request LCPD receives accreditation, plaints. ballots for four people purported to be Columbia County complies with state standards Court records indicate she did not terminate Davis voters. because of any disciplinary issues. The documents also accused Betty Jefferson of ille- From staff reports Depositions said Gilmore terminated Davis following gally requesting absentee ballots or helped someone a one-on-one meeting on Nov. 3, 2009, after Gilmore had else illegally request the ballots for 19 people. The Lake City Police Department received its accredi- been at the department for less than two months. Eighth Circuit State Attorney William P. Cervone was tation credentials from the Commission for Florida Law During the meeting, Gilmore said she felt Davis appointed by Gov. Rick Scott to prosecute the case. Enforcement. “seemed to have an 8-to-5 mentality” and explained to Lake City Police Department Chief Argatha Gilmore him that she “expected him to deal with planning, draft- attended a ceremony at Howey-in-the-Hills, where the ing policies and taking initiative.” department was officially recognized as a state-accredited Howard ruled that Davis was an at-will employee and Events center dropped law enforcement agency. could be terminated at will. In 2010 the LCPD signed an agreement with the CFA, Davis said the city was not an “at-will” workplace on 4-1 commission vote an independent governing body, to examine the standards, when he was terminated, but a “just cause” workplace. policies and procedures of the department. From staff reports The standards set by the CFA are encompassed in 39 chap- ters and broken down into 26 individual standards. Those stan- County officials suspended the events center project, dards cover topics such as training, use of force, operations, which was being studied as a way of attracting more investigations and the written directive system, along with people to the area. many more areas covering all facets of police work. The proposal called for the construction of a 265,000- The accreditation is on a three-year cycle. square-foot multipurpose facility for about $28.2 million The LCPD was accredited in 2002 and re-accredited next to the Interstate 75 interchange at Ellisville. in 2005. The agency withdrew from the process in 2008 It was proposed that the county fairgrounds prop- due to changes in leadership, and procedural changes erty would be sold to private interests and the proceeds needed to be implemented to come up to current CFA used as a major source of funding for the events center standards. development. Emblems where placed on all department marked Columbia County Resources owns and operates the patrol vehicles indicating LCPD is an accredited agency. 82.5-acre fairgrounds and rodeo arena. The fair would Officers received accreditation pins to wear on their uni- have been moved to the new events site. forms as well. However, the project was halted when a letter from the Columbia County Resources legal counsel Guy Norris indicated Columbia County Resources was not ready to make a firm commitment to transfer assets, as Man gets life plus 30 years FILE was outlined in the proposal. A tree limb fell across a car parked at the S&S on U.S. 90 County and Columbia County Resources officials for murder of girlfriend West on Saturday. The car’s back window was smashed were gearing up for Phase 2 of the project, which called From staff reports by smaller branches from the limb, but the main branch for more intensive studies through a feasibility study landed on the car’s roof. that was projected to cost at least $200,000. Kenneth Allen Ford was sentenced to life in prison, plus 30 years, for the 2009 murder of his girlfriend Kristy L. REVIEW continued on 7A Whatley in a mobile home fire. City pounded by storm; Ford was arrested in September 2009, but wasn’t tried until four years later. over 7,000 lose power Jeff Siegmeister, Third Circuit state attorney, said once From staff reports HAVE the decision was made with consultation of the family to QUESTIONS waive the death penalty, the state attorney’s office took A severe thunderstorm ravaged Lake City causing ON AUTO INSURANCE? the steps necessary to get the case tried as quickly as 7,000 residents to lose power at its peak, closingd Need A Quote? possible. 60 roads, and displacing 19 families. Local officials On Feb. 8, Ford was convicted of second-degree mur- declared a state of emergency in the county that lasted CHAT WITH NICOLE der for starting a June 2009 fire in the home he shared for seven days. with Whatley. He was also convicted of first-degree arson The storm toppled trees, downed power lines, caused 755-1666 in connection with the case. localized flooding and interrupted power for hours The jury deliberated about seven hours before return- when it passed through the area bringing an estimated ing the guilty verdicts. 2 - 2.5 inches of rain as well as high winds. An estimated Whatley was fighting for her life against lupus at the 30 percent of the roads were re-opened within 24 hours time of her death. of the initial storm. There was extensive damage on the east side of town from Baya Avenue to the Price Creek Road area. Additional deputies were called in to patrol storm “We Are Women, We Are mother’s, We UnderstAnd” impacted areas after the Columbia County Sheriffs Office received calls about looters. The Florida Highway MARCH Patrol sent additional troopers from Palatka and St. Augustine. Columbia County did not qualify for federal disaster Daina Greene, MD Board Certified State cracks down, assistance to help offset costs from the March storm. Healthcare Provider closes Internet cafés From staff reports APRIL The Allied Internet cafe was closed in a multi-state crack- Marlene Summers, CNM down on illegal gambling operations, along with several other Internet cafes in Columbia and Suwannee counties. Our office is proud to welcome our new provider! Lt. Governor Jennifer Carroll also resigned and nearly Lake City native Pat New Patients Welcome SPECIALIZING IN: 60 other people were charged in the scandal that was said ■ Women’s health and Primary Care to be a front for a $300 million gambling operation. Summerall dies at 82 Call today for a Secret Service agents went to City Internet Services, an personal appointment: Internet cafe on U.S. 90. as part of the crackdown. Lake From staff reports 386-755-0500 City Internet Services apparently shut down the night 449 SE Baya Drive before the raid. Lake City’s own Pat Summerall, who spent more than Lake City, Florida 32025 Lauren Williams, ARNP Lake City Internet Services was listed in a search war- 40 years as the voice of the National Football League, www.dainagreenemd.com rant issued in Oklahoma as part of the crackdown on died April 16 of heart failure at age 82. Internet cafe’s run by or connected with Allied Veterans of Summerall called 16 Super Bowls as a play-by-play FREE pregnancy tests in the office and the World Inc. and Affiliates in 23 Florida counties and five announcer. other states, according to a news release from the Florida Summerall taught middle school in the Columbia offering DaVinci Robotic Surgeries. 4AOPINION OPINION
Sunday, December 29, 2013 www.lakecityreporter.com 4A OUR OPINION Be wary of Suwannee investment offer ur county commission should use great caution in consider- ing a request from Suwannee County to sink $3 million dol- lars of our money into their Ocatalyst site. Suwannee Commission Chairman Wesley Wainwright made the proposal in a Dec. 16 letter to Columbia County Manager Dale Williams. Details weren’t included, but basically Suwannee wants $3 million in return for a proportional share of the revenue from their site. How they plan to compute that is anybody’s guess. New year brings a fresh start Also unclear is when we’d be able to start collecting on this potential investment. hat will you do with stop to help others less fortunate. Depending on the tax abatement deal that the opportunity? In the rush to improve our career The new year. The paths, the lives of our children will likely be in place, we might have to fresh calendar and and families, and our everyday wait as long as 10 years to have anything to the pages of possi- existence, I think sometimes we Wbility that lie ahead. forget the dreams we may have had show for our money. Beyond that, the investment would be in It is time. in past years, sometimes long-ago Suwannee County, not here, where we have We all have it with the beginning aspirations that got pushed aside of a new year on Wednesday. We all Todd Wilson by other priorities. Don’t forget our own catalyst site ready for develop- have the chance for a fresh start, [email protected] yourself. You are never too old or ment. another day to change our ways outdated to chase a dream and do Having already sunk $8.7 million into and do things differently. something new. Starting over is methodical on Write them down, implement a plan Learn a foreign language. Take their site – on which an Austrian lum- January 1 as the year changes, but and go for it. a painting class. Hike the Florida ber company has just started building it almost seems it would be easier What do you want to do? Trail. Scuba dive. Train and run a – Suwannee has completely depleted their for all of us to have a new mindset, Personal improvement? Career 5k race. The possibilities are end- cash reserves, the letter admits. say, in July. Think about it: You’re enhancements or maybe a complete less for all of us looking for better- relaxed, maybe you’re on vacation, career change? Do you want to fur- ment. If expectations for the mill come to pass, you get your thoughts together, ther or finish your education? In the end, the year will be what it may all be worth it. Suwannee projects you regroup and you come back to Maybe financial goals and you make it. Be honest and work the creation of 350 jobs and a $56 million reality with new drive and a tighter improving your personal cash flow hard. Change takes effort and the impact on the region. focus. Maybe? is what inspires you. Do you have effort applied directly affects the Still, we’re not all that comfortable with Instead, January is the tradi- other achievements to boost your- return. It’s your call. What will you tional restart month. January is self and your family? Now is the do with this opportunity? the idea of lending money to a neighbor bleak. Holiday hangovers. School time to move toward these accom- Happy New Year! who is not only broke, but has a less than starts back. Colder, unpredictable plishments. stellar record of financial management weather. Just add that reality to the During the holiday season, there going back some years. Suwannee County list of things to overcome and get are numerous examples of people on with it. reaching out to help others. Being just paid out $2.75 million to settle a law- The past is behind us. Goals for a selfless example to others may be suit from a past, unrelated disagreement. today and beyond should be an what your quality of life needs. We ■ Todd Wilson is publisher of the Outcomes like this put a cloud over their important catalyst for everyone. all receive the blessing when we Lake City Reporter. business proposal — especially when our taxpayers’ money is at stake. Suwannee’s request is unsettling to say the least. More details need to be revealed, but Fixing what’s wrong with our schools this proposal sounds like wishful thinking by our neighbors to the west. For now, we hat’s wrong with the weather. As the humorist once this sentence? said, everybody talks about it (the counsel caution – and lots of it – on the “...white suburban weather) but no one does anything part of our county officials. moms – who all of a (well, in the case of education not sudden – their child much anyway). George W. Bush’s Wisn’t as brilliant as they thought they No Child Left Behind initiative has were and their school isn’t quite as been flawed by resistance and faulty good as they thought they were...” implantation. Teachers’ Unions Lake City Reporter Most grade school students, at Dan K. Thomasson don’t like it because it puts too least the ones I know, could tell you much stress on the members. The in a minute that the sentence is a core curriculum is favored by the Serving Columbia County Since 1874 flawed mixture of plural and singular “went” some place has become American Federation of Teachers that probably would earn them a fail- standard among sportscasters. but the concern is the way it is writ- The Lake City Reporter is published with pride ing grade on any English examina- Even the baby boomers are too ten and presented and ultimately for residents of Columbia and surrounding coun tion. Even if one takes into account young to remember the days when implemented by the Obama admin- ties by Community Newspapers Inc. that the sentence was spoken and super pitcher turned play- by- play istration. We believe strong newspapers build strong not written, it is a grammatical night- announcer Dizzy Dean’s horrible The Post recently quoted Randi communities —“Newspapers get things done!” mare. but colorful grammatical gaffs on Weingarten, the AFT president, as Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and But what really is wrong with radio brought down the wrath of predicting that the implementation profitable communityoriented newspapers. it is that it is attributed to Arne America’s moms. Their kids were of the Core would be far worse than This mission will be accomplished through the Duncan, the U.S. Secretary of running around saying things like the bollixed up implementation of teamwork of professionals dedicated to truth, Education who made it in defense “he done slud into third.” the Affordable Care Act. integrity and hard work. of a controversial proposal to As for the core curriculum, it was In the end it all comes down to establish a core curriculum in the always my impression that we had how good the instructor is and what nation’s public schools. The quote one from the beginning of public kind of support he or she receives Todd Wilson, Publisher appeared in the Washington Post, education. It was called reading, from the parents, if there are any or Robert Bridges, Editor which also reported that Duncan writing, and arithmetic and it has perhaps as Secretary Duncan might Controller further characterized opposition been followed with refinements say “is any.” Sue Brannon, to the curriculum as “political silli- since William G. McGuffey taught One of the reasons the nation’s President ness” and “a rallying cry for fringe half of our populace how to read in private schools do so well is that Dink NeSmith, groups.” a primer that was used from 1836 to they don’t have to play to the com- Tom Wood, Chairman How ever one comes down on this 1961. I personally was of the “Dick mon denominator or turn every issue, I would hazard a guess that and Jane” generation. proposed solution into a nightmare most Americans could agree that The hysterics on the right and the of complexity. Duncan of all people needs desper- left variously see the Core either as a Most of those who make our laws LETTERS POLICY ately to brush up on his sentence federal takeover of public education and influence our long range educa- structure to make it at least compat- or a necessary reform to improve tion decisions, including the presi- Letters to the Editor should be typed or neatly writ ible with what is being taught and the overall quality of the school dent, don’t send their youngsters ten and double spaced. Letters should not exceed 400 has been for generations in class- system, which much like politics is to public schools if they bring their words and will be edited for length and libel. Letters rooms across the land. mainly local. families here. must be signed and include the writer’s name, address Or is that too much to expect Key supporters for the core, which So how do they know? and telephone number for verification. Writers can from a child of the television establishes curriculum guidelines culture where grammar is slaugh- and standards for how well all stu- have two letters per month published. Letters and tered day in and day out-where dents should perform in math and guest columns are the opinion of the writers and not tenses don’t always agree and the English/language arts K through necessarily that of the Lake City Reporter. rules about prepositional objects 12, include the National Governors BY MAIL: Letters, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL are ignored just between you and I Association and the Council of Chief 32056; or drop off at 180 E. Duval St. downtown. (oops). State School Officers. The Bill and BY FAX: (386) 7529400. This is a culture where people are Melinda Gates foundation provides a hung like gates instead of hanged lot of the funding. BY EMAIL: [email protected] ■ Dan K. Thomasson is former editor as they should be. He should have Public education is much like of Scripps Howard News Service. 5A
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■ To submit your Community Calendar item, contact Emily Lawson at 754-0424 or COMMUNITY CALENDAR by e-mail at [email protected]. Dec. 31 at 8 a.m. The walk usually ular dance form. After the Center is sponsoring a free be used at any Lake City Jan. 18 lasts between two and four free class, a regular Zumba educational Medicare semi- Community Concert. Single New Year’s Eve party hours, but participants may class will be held for $5 nar on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from concert tickets are $20/adult King Breakfast VFW Post 2206, 343 leave at any time. Meet at from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Email 5-6 p.m. Irv Crowetz of C/C and $5/student K-12. See The Presley EXCEL Forest Lawn Way, is host- the pole barn to begin the Sarah at lakecityzumba@ & Associates, Inc. will mod- ww.communityconcerts. and Scholars Program and ing their New Year’s Eve walk. For more information gmail.com for more. erate the seminar. RSVP to info, or call (386) 466-2013, or Youth for Christ Ministry Party on Tuesday, Dec. 31. call Judee Mundy at 386- 386-755-3476 x 107. visit the Lake City Chamber invite the community to the Kickstart will perform at 758-9558 or Sylvia Dunnam of Commerce for details. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 7 p.m. We’ll provide finger at 386-362-3256. Jan. 8 Bay Street Bassworks 85th Birthday Observance foods, party favors and Newcomers meeting Bay Street Bassworks Breakfast at the Woman’s complimentary champagne The Lake City Newcomers will perform at the Levy Jan. 17 Club, 257 SE Hernando toast at midnight. The party Jan. 5 will meet on Wednesday, Jan. Performing Arts Center at Masonic Banquet Street. Brooke Mobley of is open to the public. Call Zumba Class 8 at Guang Dong Chinese Florida Gateway College Gold Standard Lodge Davita Kidney Specialists of 386-752-5001 for more. Sarah Sandlin, Zumba Restaurant. Program speak- on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 #167 will be hosting their Northern Florida will be the Instructor fot the City of er will be Pat McAlhany. p.m. This group is an inter- annual Masonic Banquet guest speaker. Tickets may Lake City, is offering a free Call Pinky Moore at 752- nationally-acclaimed touring on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at be purchased for $20; tables Jan. 4 Zumba class on Jan. 5 at the 4552 for more. ensemble performing selec- the Westside Community may also be reserved. Any Audubon Bird Walk Teen Town city building at tions from a wide variety of Center. For tickets and doctor who has not recevied Four Rivers Audubon Youngs Park from 4-5 p.m. genres ranging from Bach more information, contact an invitation to be honored, will sponsor its monthly This will be a beginner’s Jan. 14 to Be-Bop. A new “flex tick- Chris at 386-623-3611 or please call Bernice Presley walk at Alligator Lake class where you’ll learn all Medicare Seminar et” system is being offered Mike at 386-867-6675. at 386-752-4074 on or before Park on Saturday, Jan. 4 the basic moves of this pop- The Lifestyle Enrichment this year so each ticket can Jan. 3. OBITUARIES
Dudley Eugene Easton funeral home prior to services at Houston, TX; two sisters, Debra the center of life for her fam- ning December 27, 2013 at the and Brian Meek (Angie), Lake 2:00 p.m. A gathering of family S. (Jack) Franks of Jacksonville, ily and friends and always there VA Medical Center in Lake City City, FL, owner of Lake City Mr. Dudley Eugene Easton, 76, and friends will be held in the Fel- FL and Sheri A. (Eddie) Metts of when a family member needed after an extended illness. Mr. Bowl; one daughter: Sheryl a former resident of Lake City, lowship Hall at Epiphany Catho- Yulee, FL; one brother, Steven A. her help. “Nanny” as she was Adams was born in Lake City Turner (Rex), Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, passed away Decem- lic Church following the burial. (Beverly) Sutton of Macclenny, affectionately called by her fam- on December 2, 1923 to the late FL; two brothers: Gerald Meek, ber 26, 2013, at In lieu of flowers, memorial FL; four grandchildren, Shana, ily, retired after thirty years as George and Essie Adams. Mr. Brookville, OH and Miles Meek, Heritage Center donations may be made to the Kailey, Maddison and Makenzie. a food service manager for the Adams was a lifelong resident of Knightstown, IN; one sister: in Huntington, Epiphany Catholic Church. Funeral services will be con- Columbia County School Sys- Lake City and was an avid fisher- Carolyn Warrick, Brownsburg, West Virginia. GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN ducted at 2:00 PM, Monday, tem. She was raised during the man. Mr. Adams was a carpenter IN; and six grandchildren. Mr. Easton was FUNERAL HOME, 3596 December 30, 2013 at the Baker Great Depression and had a tre- for many years; and was also a Funeral services will be con- a native of Huntington, West South U.S. Hwy 441, Lake City, County Sheriff’s Department mendous appreciation for the ba- United States Air Force veteran. ducted on Tuesday, December Virginia and had resided in Lake FL. 32025. (386) 752-1954. Complex, Highway 228, Mac- sics of life and the gifts God has Mr. Adams was preceded in death 31, 2013, at 9:30 AM at New City, Florida, for the past thir- Words of comfort for the fam- clenny, FL with Rev. Randy Wil- granted to us. She shared school by his sister: Annie Bell Snead Life Church with Rev. Buddy ily may be uploaded online at liams, Pastor of the First Baptist recipes with her family and en- and brothers: Albert Adams; Malloy officiating. Visitation teen years. He graduated from Church of Glen St. Mary offici- Huntington High School of www.gatewayforestlawn.com ating. Interment will follow at joyed making fruitcakes with Leslie Adams and J.C. Adams. with the family and friends will Huntington, West Virginia, class the Gethsemane Memorial Gar- her children and grandchildren Mr. Adams is survived by his be Monday, December 30, 2013, of 1957 and was an All State Marcus Lewis dens in Jacksonville, FL. Visita- at Christmas. She was a long- sister-in-law: Margaret Adams from 5 PM to 8 PM at the fu- Baseball player. Mr. Easton Raulerson Sr. tion with the family will be from time volunteer at Cancer Care of Roberts (Lester Ray) of Lake neral home. GATEWAY-FOR- was a Retired Master Sergeant 4-7:00 PM, Sunday at the Baker North Florida after retirement, City; specials/close friends: Ron- EST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, in the U.S. Air Force. He was Mr. Marcus Lewis Rauler- County Sheriff’s Department helping those who were in need nie Roberts; Brittany Roberts 3596 S. US Hwy 441, Lake City, a deacon at the Maranatha Fel- son Sr., age 27, of Macclenny, Complex. Arrangements are of a loving touch during their (Who was like his granddaugh- FL 32025 (386-752-1954) is in lowship Church, St. Albans, Florida passed away December under the direction of GUERRY most challenging times and she ter); Jennifer Roberts; Gary charge of arrangements. Please West Virginia, from 1990 to 25, 2013 at Funeral Home, 420 E Macclen- loved her personal physician, Dr. Roberts; Bambi Mixon; John- leave words of comfort for the 2000 and was a former member his residence. ny Ave., Macclenny, FL. Please Waseem Khan for his caring and nie Mixon and Connie Mixon. family at our online guest book of the Christ Central Ministries Marcus was sign the guestbook at www. compassionate way. She was an One niece and nephew: Bennie at www.gatewayforestlawn.com. in Lake City, Florida. He was born in Jack- guerryfuneralhome.net
6A LAKE CITY REPORTER LOCAL SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 FOUND Continued From 1A Wreck on SR 47 seriously injures old Taylor and 1-year-old Michael — in foster care in 1974 due to the emotional strain of raising two chil- 2 local residents dren without a stable job. Michael and Taylor went to the From staff reports them in a 2003 Volkswagen same foster home at first, but were Beetle did not stop and separated shortly after. That was Two Lake City resi- crashed into the back of the last time Taylor remembers see- dents were seriously hurt their 2013 Volkswagen ing his younger brother, but he is in a crash Thursday on Passat. still searching any lead he can find. I-75 in Alachua County, The Smiths were trans- according to an FHP ported to North Florida ‘My name’s Jimmy’ report. regional Hospital in seri- After three years in the foster Veronica K. Smith, 72 ous condition, FHP said. care system, Taylor was adopted by and Leward N. Smith, 70, All northbound lanes a St. Augustine family, the Taylors. were headed north at mile were closed for about 30 He still uses their name and doesn’t marker 588 at 7:50 p.m. minutes. plan to switch back to his birth when traffic stopped due The driver of the Beetle, name. He’s been a Taylor his whole to a mattress that had fall- Alyson N. McQuillan, was life, he said, and his son is a Taylor. en off another vehicle. A charged with careless driv- “I’ve been searching for years,” Newberry woman behind ing, according to FHP. he said. “Of course, out of the blue, I would have certain memories of my mom from before I went into foster care. I remember her name, her long straight red hair, my grandmother’s house, my grandfa- ther and his German Shepherd....” To find his mother, Taylor relent- lessly searched the Facebook alum- ni page for the Orange County high JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter school he suspected she attended. Jimmy Taylor poses for a photograph with his step-daughters Alisha Creswell (left), Though it had over 3,000 members, 13, and Rebecca Creswell, 15. he eventually found her profile. She had remarried. Yancy listed a sister adulthood years later, the adopting has been amazing. on her profile who owned a hair agency informed him that his broth- “It’s the best Christmas present I salon. Taylor called his aunt, and er had actually not been adopted have ever gotten,” he said. eventually she returned the call. until he was in his teens. Throughout the long years, he JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter “My name’s Jimmy,” he said. Taylor still struggles to under- never held any anger or resent- Elden Tunnell of Bryant’s Towing collects the belongings of “This is going to sound a little stand why ment toward a 15-year-old Marianna girl after the Toyota Camry she was strange....” his adoptive his mother. He driving crashed while she was attempting to evade Florida “You’re one of Barbara’s kids,” parents were said, he always Highway Patrol Troopers on State Road 47 in Lake City on his aunt immediately responded. unable to adopt It’s the best wondered and Friday. “I think so,” he said. his brother and questioned car as it headed south- “No, you are, you are,” she why the agency “what if.” Christmas bound on State Road 47. said. “This is going to make her kept the details “With my TEEN “The vehicle was Christmas.” secret. adoptive family, Continued From 1A present I have extremely reckless, pass- Taylor’s aunt provided him with Now, he I had a won- ing numerous cars at a his mother’s phone number. The continues to derful life,” he al car that was reported high rate of speed,” wrote reunion, Taylor said, was very emo- search for the ever gotten. said. “It made stolen from Marianna. Trooper First Class J.M. tional. His mother currently lives in smiling, blond- me the man I — Jimmy Taylor on finding his birth mother The vehicle was driven Farnell in his report. “The Acworth, Ga., so they haven’t met haired toddler am today.” nearly 40 years after being adopted out of by a 15-year-old female vehicle traveled onto the in person yet. But, he has planned a he remembers foster care Joseph W. who was reported as a right shoulder to pass traf- roadtrip with his family to Georgia from photo- Taylor and runaway. fic. She struck two mail- and then to Tennessee to visit with graphs. Michael Brenda Carol Lake City district boxes, a culvert and over- his younger sister. Joseph Stevens, who may or may Rodenbaugh Taylor hold the title of troopers saw the vehi- turned.” “We’ve had a week of being in a not go by his birth name, was born “mom and dad” for Taylor. He calls cle traveling south on The driver was wearing reunion,” Taylor said, adding that either April 23 or April 24 in 1974 his newfound biological mother Interstate 75 at the 425 a seatbelt and was report- he has talked to both his mother at Orlando-based Orange County “mama” so he doesn’t get the two mile marker. edly alert and conscious at and his sister every day for the last Regional Medical Center. confused. His biological father Units attempted to stop the scene before she was week. “My sister and I have been “All in all, I’ve been searching for was a pilot in the United States the vehicle as the driver taken to Lake City Medical frantically searching every lead to 20 years, but I’ve been wondering Air Force, who never married his exited onto State Road 47 Center for observation. find Michael — hopefully before the all my life,” Taylor said. mother. Taylor has no memory of southbound. After being released from New Year. Everything we’ve turned Since his reunion with his his biological father. However, the vehicle did Lake City Medical Center, up so far has been a dead end.” mother, Taylor has had the chance Currently, Taylor is engaged to not stop and three FHP the 15-year-old driver was to glance through childhood pho- a Lake City woman, Claudia Brohl. units pursued the teen’s taken to jail. The search continues tos in the possession of his sister. After divorcing his previous wife, he When Taylor was adopted by One solitary photo captured the moved to Lake City to be close to his parents, they couple tried to image of Yancy, Taylor and young his children. to her right hand before adopt his younger brother as well. Michael. It is the only photo in Taylor asks anyone with informa- Barnes fled on foot, the But, they were denied. In fact, they existence of all three of them. tion on the whereabouts of Michael SUSPECT report said. were told that he had already been The search continues for Yancy’s J. Stevens to send an e-mail to him Continued From 1A Police attempted to adopted by another family. Taylor middle child, but Taylor said the at jimmyjamestaylor007@yahoo. make contact with Barnes, said, after Michael had reached reunion with the rest of his family com. 27, of 2680 SW Windsong but have thus far been Circle, pinning Matchett unsuccessful in locating to the ground and punch- him, according to a press ing him repeatedly, the release sent Friday. LCPD officer involved in crash report said. If proven guilty, Barnes From staff reports Then they saw Barnes would face charges of Department, around 4:45 with the vehicle in front of Officer Mike Lee, Lake begin stabbing Matchett attempted second degree A Lake City Police p.m. Monday Officer Larry him, pushing it forward into City Police Department multiple times with a large murder and aggravated bat- Department officer was Thomas was driving east on a third vehicle. assistant public informa- steak knife, according to tery with a deadly weapon. issued a traffic citation after U.S. 90 West near Interstate Minor damage was tion officer, said Thomas the report. Citizens with informa- he allegedly caused a three- 75 when vehicles in front of caused to all vehicles and was cited for following too Stacy Johnson, Barnes’ tion about the suspect can vehicle crash last week. him came to an abrupt stop. one driver was taken to a closely and noted an inter- sister, attempted to pull contact LCPD anonymous- According to information Thomas was unable to hospital for treatment of a nal affairs investigation into her brother off of Matchett ly through their tip line at from the Lake City Police stop his vehicle and collided possible injury. the crash may follow. and sustained a laceration 386-719-2068. GARBAGE Quick Facts Continued From 1A n According to the Environmental Protection Agency, in the period but it’s still a large trash day. between Thanksgiving and New Year’s, American house- You can see it when you go holds generate 25% more down the streets — where waste. That’s about 1 million there is normally one or extra tons of trash each year. two garbage cans, there are a couple of garbage cans in older electronic items with a bunch of bags. The making their way to the tonnage isn’t as high, but solid waste facility. the volume is. Yes, it’s up, “Thursday I saw four but because Christmas was or five in our electronics on Wednesday, we haven’t department, the old answer- seen the full effect.” ing machines, 20 -30 DVDs, All the Columbia County some of the older model refuse placed at curbside Nintendos and Playstations won’t be collected until and the games that belong next week and then Lontz to them,” he said. “For that will be able to determine stuff, two or three years is there was a significant old, is darn near outdated.” increase. Christmas was Lontz also noted he’s Wednesday and trash col- seen lots of Christmas lection is always a day late ornaments that have been due to the holiday. brought to the solid waste Post Christmas trash col- facility. lection normally has a vari- “New Year’s and ety of items. Christmas are the big col- “We normally see a lot lection days of the year,” of food waste, Christmas he said, noting the New wrapping and boxes,” Lontz Year’s collection cycle is said. “We’ve had a lot of when they see alcohol con- people drop off old elec- tainers, heavy amounts of tronics, DVDs and videos. food waste and Christmas They’re making room for trees. “A lot of people, after new stuff.” New Year’s, decide to do JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter With the ever increas- the second wind of clean- Ed Lontz, solid waste director at the Winfield Solid Waste Facility, goes through a number of discarded electornics on Friday. ing popularity of electronic ing. Wastes from the stores Lontz said that as people get newer versions of appliances and electronics, they look to get rid of their existing items, some of gadgets as gift items, Lontz also go up because there which will be recycled. said he’s seen an increase are a lot of returns.” 7A
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The jury took less than three hours to convict of complications related to the gunshot wound. Franklin of first-degree murder in the March 18, 2012, Allen killed himself in his truck parked at his home MAY stabbing death of Thomas. off 6th Avenue, less than a half mile from corporate Franklin was facing charges of first-degree murder, headquarters. aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer and “We’ll make it through, but it takes everybody,” said possession of contraband in a prison. Lake Butler Mayor Lonnie Norman in a previous inter- About a week after Franklin was convicted, a Columbia view. “This is a family community. We’re going to pull County jury took about 90 minutes to recommend the together. We’ve proven that.” death penalty for Franklin. The same seven-man, five woman jury that convicted Franklin, voted 9-3 for the death penalty. Marshals capture alleged killer in Harvey, La., home JULY From staff reports U.S. Marshals arrested a man in Louisiana suspected of first-degree murder and armed robbery in Lake City last year. Ernest Larry Grandison, formerly of Former superintendent 864 NW Thetis Place, was one of two FILE Sam Markham dies at 76 suspects in the April 2012 armed rob- The Columbia High School Lady Tigers celebrate on the field From staff reports bery and fatal shooting of Rajni Patel, after defeating Pembroke Pines Charter School to win the 6A police said. state softball championship in Vero Beach in May. Grady. Darrell. Sam. Mr. Markham or Daddy Markham According to the Lake City Police — Lake City residents called the former Columbia Grandison Department, around 1:36 p.m. Friday, County School Superintendent by many April 27, 2012, police responded to an Lady Tigers softball team different monikers, but what everyone armed robbery at A&M Discount Beverage on Duval remembers when they think of the late Street only to find the suspects had fled. Patel, the store’s completes state title run Grady D. “Sam” Markham is his gener- owner, had been shot. ous heart of gold. Police say Grandison and his son-in-law and alleged From staff reports Markham, 76, passed away in July accomplice, James Leonard Johnson, fled on foot. at Haven Hospice Care Center in Lake Grandison’s daughter, Sheena Marie, was arrested in In a year that saw Columbia High School’s softball City as a result of medical complications May for her alleged role in the robbery. She drove the program reach its first Final Four and win more games in Markham from an injury suffered in 2012. men to a location near the store minutes before they a single season than any Lady Tigers team before it, the “Everybody’s got a story about him,” entered, police said. only thing better would be winning a state championship. his son, Samuel Markham, said during an earlier inter- Around 6:44 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 29, Grandison Around 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 12, the Lady Tigers did view. “He bought eyeglasses [for students], he bought was staying with a woman in Harvey, La., when mem- just that, defeating the Pembroke Pines Charter School jackets, he bought clothes, and he bought lunch — just bers of the U.S. Marshals’ Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive 6-2 in Vero Beach. The win capped a 28-4 season. anything. If he could help, he did, and he didn’t go tell- Task Force arrested him without incident. Erin Anderson made the weekend even more remark- ing everybody that he did it.” able by hurling a non-hitter to lead Columbia to the win. Born May 3, 1937, in Columbia County, Sam Markham She pitched 6 2/3 innings, struck out six batters and attended Columbia High School, played football for walked three. the Tigers and worked at his father’s restaurant, The Intermodal park officials Magnolia Barbeque. He obtained a master’s degree from the University of report bright prospects Florida. After a tour in the Army, he returned to Lake From staff reports 6-for-7: Porter sees much City to teach math for 10 years at Lake City Junior High School. He served four years on the Columbia County The owner of the North Florida Intermodal Park success in sponsored bills School Board, starting in 1972. announced in August that it was working with the U.S. From staff reports In 1980, Markham was appointed principal of Five Forest Service to swap land in Lake Butler for four Points Elementary. He paid for student lunches out of acres in the Osceola National Forest to build a railroad Despite political setbacks, state Rep. Elizabeth Porter his own pocket for the 24 years he helmed the school, spur seen as necessary for economic development. (R-Lake City) never gave up on her bill that would require resigning in 2004. Over the last several years, the Forest Service reject- neighboring water management districts to cooperate An unsuccessful run for superintendent in 1976 cul- ed previous efforts by Plum Creek, a timber company with each other. minated in 2004 when Markham earned the position. and largest landowner in the nation, to acquire an ease- On May 1, the bill passed the state House after already He defeated Lex Carswell by less than 1 percent. He lost ment on federally owned property. The agency voiced passing through the Senate earlier in the legislative session. to Michael Millikin in 2008. concern about the location of the 6.1 acre plot because Later, the bill was signed into law by Gov. Rick Scott. “He was one of the most dedicated, lovable men I of a colony of endangered red-cockaded woodpeckers The bill could protect North Florida’s water from being knew,” David Monroe, a longtime friend of Markham’s, living in the pine trees on the suggested site. sucked into other areas of the state by over-pumping of said. “I’m going to miss him. I miss him now.” The board of county commissioners voted unani- ground water. mously in December to begin the land swap process that “I am most pleased with the passage of the water man- would lay the groundwork for a new railroad spur con- agement district bill that I have worked and fought hard nected to the North Florida Intermodal Park project. for the past three years,” Porter said in an earlier e-mail New water advocacy Plum Creek requires the spur to connect its property interview. “This has been a great session for the people of to an existing rail line in the area. The company plans North Florida and our great state.” group replaces FLOW to establish an intermodal park on its 2,622 acres of Since it has been signed into law, the bill requires the From staff reports U.S. Highway 90, a plot that includes a 500-acre, state- state’s water management districts to recognize the sci- designated Rural Area of Critical Economic Concern ence of other districts and take into account the minimum After Florida Leaders Organized for Water floun- (RACEC) catalyst site. Located 60 miles from JaxPort, flow levels of other districts’ rivers, streams and springs. dered, unable to solve problems plaguing the group, the site is positioned with the Interstate 10 and the Six out of seven bills Porter introduced during the 2013 local representatives gathered in July to protect North Interstate 75 corridor. legislative session were signed into law by Scott. Florida’s dwindling water supply. The long-term plan is for an inland port to benefit The new group hoped to determine whether a smaller from increased shipping to JaxPort due to widening of group than the original FLOW could effectively petition the the Panama Canal. Legislature on water quality and protection issues. 11-year-old, accidentally Helen Miller, mayor of White Springs; John Kuykendall, representative from The Ichetucknee shot by 4-year-old, dies Partnership; Ron Williams, Columbia County com- From staff reports missioner; Dale Williams, Columbia County manag- er; Stacie Greco, Alachua County/Santa Fe Springs SEPTEMBER Lake City police filed criminal charges against a man Working Group representative; Lee Pinkoson, Alachua who allegedly owned the gun that a 4-year-old used County commissioner; Annette Long, of Save Our to accidentally shoot an 11-year-old boy at Cedar Park Suwannee and more attended the meeting, which lasted Apartments on Mother’s Day. about 90 minutes. Michael S. Norman, 26, faces charges of possession After a round-table discussion and review of FLOW of a firearm by a convicted felon, possession of a firearm history, the group developed several preliminary goals with altered serial numbers and aggravated manslaughter, and objectives: according to a city police news release. • Establish current and future minimum flows and levels; Jarvin Jackson, 11, died two days after he was shot in • Promote conservation to restore the aquifer; the neck with a Ruger 9mm handgun. Jackson was origi- • Address water quality and reduce water pollution; nally listed in critical condition, and preliminary findings • Support water management districts to help them get indicated that the shooting was accidental. At the time of proper funding; • Reduce withdrawals from the aquifer; the accident on May 12, no other information was released • Support legislation that redefines the roles of water man- due to an ongoing investigation. agement districts; Further information released on May 22 stated that, at the • Support legislation to create a statewide water goat, and FILE time of the shooting, there were nine children staying in the • Create funding to help agricultural operations retrofit their Cedar Park apartment at the time. Norman was the father of flow systems. Members of the LCFD look on as the City Council dis- the 4-year-old who shot Jarvin and the boyfriend of Jarvin’s cusses plans to allow the city and county fire departments aunt. Both Jarvin’s mother and aunt were not at home when to stay the way it is during a city council meeting in July. the shooting occurred. The 4-year-old was Jarvin’s cousin. Norman was watching the children on Mother’s Day and brought the gun with him as a precaution. He told police he AUGUST City, county pursue separate felt the apartment complex was unsafe. Norman added that he left the gun on the kitchen table before going to sleep at public safety agendas 3 a.m. on May 12. He woke to the sound of gunfire at about Trucking magnate, 3 others From staff reports 8 a.m. and rushed to the living room where he saw a 2-year- old girl and a 4-year-old girl, police said. slain; gunman takes own life The Lake City administration continued moving While the two were playing with the gun, it went off and toward its goal of public safety self-sufficiency through- From staff reports shot Jarvis in the neck. The 4-year-old girl had injuries to out 2013, declining an offer from the county to consoli- her face from the recoil of the 9mm handgun. UNION COUNTY–A gruesome shooting rampage in date fire departments and engage in a single combined August by a former Pritchett Trucking employee left communications dispatch center. four men dead, including his one-time employer, and a “We have a well-oiled machine right here. We don’t small town trying to recover from the tragic events. need to make a change,” Councilman George Ward On Saturday, Aug. 24, Hubert Allen Jr., 72, killed his said during a Sept. 3 council meeting. “We have a great JUNE ex-boss and founder of Pritchett Trucking, Inc., Marvin [insurance rating], good seasoned firefighters working Pritchett, in a series of attacks that left four dead and for us. I don’t see any reason for even considering con- two wounded at three different crime scenes, according tracting with the county.” to a Union County Sheriff’s Office press release. The city also decided to move its fire safety dispatch Jury votes Further investigation uncovered a handwritten note services to their dispatch center downtown, pulling out at Allen’s residence that identified his four victims, prov- of the county’s combined communication center Oct. 1. death for ing that the shooting spree was a premeditated event. City Manager Wendell Johnson claimed city public The note did not reveal a motive, officials said. safety officials cited concerns over management prac- Franklin Allen first drove to Rolling Oaks Farm owned by tices, unanswered financial questions and stakeholder From staff reports Pritchett off County Road 18A, where he confronted collaboration as part of a list of grievances against the and killed his former co-worker, 28-year-old Rolando county’s approach to dispatch. Two-time convicted mur- Gonzalez-Delgado. Shortly after, Allen fatally shot With the current arrangement, all calls for city servic- derer Richard P. Franklin Pritchett, 80, on the dirt road leading into the farm. es—such as LCPD and LCFD—must be “rung down” was convicted of first-degree According to the press release, a few minutes later from the county’s combined communications center to murder in the stabbing death Allen encountered another co-worker, Lewis Mabrey Jr., the city’s dispatch center. The process adds five to 10 of Columbia Correctional FILE driving a farm tractor on County Road 18A. Allegedly, seconds to the dispatch process, officials said. Institution officer Sgt. Ruben Convicted murderer Richard Allen exchanged words with Mabrey, 66, and then fired County Safety Manager David Kraus said the county Thomas III. He was also con- P. Franklin is seen as Third a small-bore shotgun. He struck Mabrey in the left arm would be willing to negotiate with the city should they victed of felony battery and Circuit Court Judge Paul and side. wish to pursue a combined communications center in possession of contraband in S. Bryan sentences him to At Pritchett Trucking, Inc. headquarters in Lake Butler, the future. a prison. death in June. Allen then shot 44-year-old David Griffis. Griffis later died REVIEW continued on 8A 8A
8A LAKE CITY REPORTER IN REVIEW SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424
REVIEW: September headlines Continued From 7A YEAR IN PICTURES Ichetucknee conservation efforts get $4M from state From staff reports
An Ichetucknee springshed water quality improvement project received the largest portion of a $10 million state fund Sept. 4 after area lawmakers, conservation groups and water management district officials spent months advocating on the spring’s behalf. “They — the governor, DEP Secretary Vinyard and Florida legislators — realize how important the Ichetucknee is,” said Rep. Elizabeth Porter (R-Lake City). “And they really understand that, when it comes to springs, Ichetucknee is the crown jewel.” Ichetucknee acquired $3.9 million from the state, $400,000 from the Suwannee River Water Management District and $300,000 from local partners. SWRMD officials said they aim to use the funds to renovate a Lake City sprayfield that sits inside the Ichetucknee trace. “We’re going to continue to advocate for the same or better allocations in years to come,” Porter said. “This is certainly not the end. It’s just the beginning.”
FILE Pipeline path diverted Schools open with enthusiasm Belmont Academy teacher Melinda Nicholson prepares her fifth-graders for the upcoming school year in August by asking away from Ichetucknee them if they knew that their planner should be used for. Aston Huber, in the front row, eagerly threw up both hands to respond. From staff reports
Local residents successfully discouraged Florida Jackson, unfamiliar with the home, remained trapped enrollment. Other districts in the state had agreed to Power & Light and construction contractor Sabal Trail inside. Investigators said there was no suspicion of foul reimburse districts a percentage of the fees, Huddleston Transmission from building part of a $3.5 billion natural play. said in September. gas pipeline system underneath the Ichetucknee. Jackson had only been with LCPD for about 10 weeks A July 15 letter from Florida Gateway College Members of the Ichetucknee Alliance and Three Rivers and already solved a case of stolen check forgery before President Charles Hall informed Huddleston the state Estates voiced their concerns that one mistake during the her untimely death in October. requires the college charge $71.98 per credit hour for pipeline’s construction could damage limestone regions Jackson’s two daughters, two and four years old, were classes offered to high school students on the FGC underground, which could ultimately drain or alter the adopted by Jackson’s mother days later. campus or online. If the course is offered on the high Ichetucknee, putting the delicate ecosystem in jeopardy. “During our interview, her statement to us was ‘This school campus, the college has reduced the fee to “It was no small feat to have them reconsider the route,” is where I want to be. I want to make a difference in the $10/credit hour. Book purchases to the FGC Bookstore County Manager Dale Williams said. “Companies doing community,’” LCPD Police Chief Argatha Gilmore said. were reduced by 25 percent. these types of projects basically have the same power that “I felt her commitment and sincerity. That will always Huddleston was unhappy with the proposal, listing government has.” be her legacy with the community and police depart- colleges throughout the state that had provided better The proposed pipeline would extend 700 miles from ment.” deals to their local districts. The board prolonged the western Alabama to FPL’s Martin County Plant. However, agreement between the district and FGC in hopes of officials have not yet decided where it will be located. gaining a better deal the originally proposed. “We’re really excited to have the pipeline not come across the Ichetucknee,” said John Kuykendall, president of The Ichetucknee Partnership. “We’ve done so much to preserve it and educate the public about how important it is... The Ichetucknee has been a part of this community forever, and we’d like to preserve that for future generations.”
FILE FILE TIMCO Aviation Services, based in Greensboro, N.C., was A public hearing has been scheduled for Monday, Jan. 13 acquired in October by Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering for the public to give feedback about the potential sale. Company Limited for about $388.8 million. Hospital Authority considers seeking a buyer for Shands TIMCO sold, but no changes planned for Lake City facility FILE From staff reports From staff reports Christian Service Center officials say they have confidence As the Affordable Care Act moves onto the health the organization’s operations will continue to run smoothly care scene, the Lake Shore Hospital Authority enter- The day-to-day operations of Lake City’s TIMCO facil- after they refused to sign USDA contracts earlier this year. tained the idea of selling the local hospital in October, ity will go unchanged as corporate executives prepare Picture are volunteers Micheline Adamcewicz (from left) in order to remove the burden of funding indigent care to sell ownership of the company for $388.8 million to Donna Griffin and assistant director Charlie Suydam. from the taxpayers. Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company Limited in A public hearing has been scheduled for Monday, Jan. January 2014. 13, at the Lake Shore Hospital Authority Administrative Greensboro, N.C.-based TIMCO Aviation Services Christian Service Center building, 259 NE Franklin St., where the public will announced “a definitive agreement has been signed for give feedback about the proposed merger and potential [TIMCO] to be acquired by [HAECO],” in an October at odds with USDA sale. media release. From staff reports “I think the hospital authority has really outlived “HAECO is acquiring TIMCO in whole,” said TIMCO’s its usefulness,” said authority board member Koby vice president of marketing and business development Christian Service Center went public in September Adams. “When I had my interview with the governor, Leonard Kazmerski. “One hundred percent of it will be with details regarding why they decided to reject food he asked me what I didn’t like about the authority. I told owned by HAECO. That said, the brand and management commodities United States Department of Agriculture for him I didn’t like the idea that we can tax the people of team and all of the employees will stay in place as they are their food distribution programs. Columbia County, and we’re not elected. ... It’s time we today. We will become a wholly-owned part of HAECO that According to CSC staff, an inspector with the USDA get out of the business.” will continue to operate within its own structure, the only told the group they would have to remove religious imag- If the hospital is sold, it would continue to operate as difference being that HAECO will be making the major ery from locations where people came to receive food, as a private entity. strategic decisions and investments at the facility.” well as barring them from praying with, preaching to, or Health Management Associates, which currently TIMCO said the Lake City facility employed 623 of proselytizing clients. leases the Lake Shore Regional Medical Center from the company’s 2,750 employees throughout the United However, representatives from the USDA deny ever tell- the hospital authority, agreed to sell at least 25 of States as of October, and was the fourth largest employ- ing CSC they had to go that far. its hospitals or hospital leases to Community Health er in Columbia County behind PCS Phosphate-White “It’s not a violation as long as it’s not a requirement to Associates Inc. in July. Therefore, the lease owner will Springs, the VA Medical Center and the School Board. receive the food,” said Erin Gillespie, Florida Department transition from HMA to CHS in the first part of 2014. of Agriculture and Consumer Services press secretary. The board’s attorney, Marlin Feagle, said the sale “They would not be in violation of USDA requirements as — if it happens — would most likely have to be accord- long as it was not a condition to receive the food.” ing to the terms and stipulations of the lease agreement The CSC board of directors voted unanimously to break with the new company. ties with the USDA and “trust God to take care of us,” According to the board, the hospital is valued at $10 according to CSC Executive Director Kay Daly. million to $12 million. Daly said 30 to 40 percent of the CSC’s food pantry pre- viously came from the USDA. District, FGC strike a deal on cost of dual enrollment OCTOBER From staff reports
Florida Gateway College informed the Columbia FILE Officer dies in house fire County School District in October that it will reimburse Columbia High School senior Darrah McNair, 17, signs a 35 percent of tuition costs paid this semester and next farewell message on a sign Tuesday for fellow senior Czarrah From staff reports semester, despite the college’s statements that it would Howard, who died in a two-vehicle accident in October. not compromise further. One Lake City Police Department officer was killed and On Oct. 16, Columbia County School Board received another hurt in a house fire in the early morning hours of a letter from FGC offering a solution to the dual-enroll- CHS student dies in crash Oct. 31. ment battle between the board and the college because Law enforcement responded to a call of new legislation requiring the district to foot the cost during homecoming week about a full involved structure fire that took of the program. From staff reports the life of LCPD officer Brandi Jackson, FGC agreed to give Columbia County, and its four 24, and injured 14-year investigator David other service areas, a 35 percent reduction in tuition A cloud of pink balloons drifted into a candlelit sky on Greear, 41, around 1:00 a.m. Oct. 31. costs, a 25 percent discount on book purchases and a a Tuesday night in October, their bubblegum-colored Investigators said Greear and Jackson reduction in course costs for classes taught on the high reflections rippling across the water of Lake DeSoto. Jackson were sleeping in separate parts of the house school campus. About 200 people gathered at the gazebo near Shands at at the time of the fire. Greear attempted to The issue erupted in September after School Lake Shore Regional Medical Center for an 8 p.m. candle- lead Jackson out of the residence, but became separated Superintendent Terry Huddleston suggested the dis- from her during the blaze, authorities said. trict could acquire a better deal on the cost for dual REVIEW continued on 9A 9A
Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 LAKE CITY REPORTER IN REVIEW SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 9A REVIEW: October headlines Continued From 8A light vigil in honor of Columbia High School YEAR IN PICTURES senior Czarrah Howard. Howard died days ear- lier in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of SW Main Boulevard and SW Malone Street. Howard, 17, passed away while being transported to Lake City Medical Center and was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the Lake City Police Department. Five other students were injured in the accident. “She will be missed, but there’s a piece of her in all of our hearts,” Cyrena Spagnola, one of Howard’s best friends, told the crowd at the vigil. “It’s not really that it will get easier. ... We just ask that you pray for her family. They need it. Her close friends need it. We just ask for your help.” Days after the accident, CHS celebrated their Homecoming Week. The words “Columbia Strong” dotted T-shirts, twitter feeds and the Homecoming Parade floats — a powerful reminder of the school’s decision to stand together in the days after the death of one of its own. Peppered throughout the CHS Homecoming Parade, posters and ribbons honored Howard and reminded Lake City to “Pray for All 9” involved in the crash.
NOVEMBER FILE Enjoying the cool part of summer Blythe Harrell (right), 4, and Hunter Christian, 7, enjoy their strawberry and root beer slushies, respectively, as they cool off from the heat while attending the 20th annual Blueberry Festival in June.
FILE Lake City Public Works employees Tony Bell (from left) and Harold Solomon and FWC fisheries biologist Dan Dorosheff haul off a bin full of plastic bottles, aluminum cans and vari- ous other items found in Lake Montgomery. In some areas, the lake is 15 feet deep with murky waters and thick algae hiding a lot of the garbage. Lake City Reporter inspires lake clean-up From staff reports
An article published by the Lake City Reporter helped inspire a concentrated effort between the Lake City Public Works Department and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to clean-up a litter-ridden Lake FILE Montgomery. George Hudson Jr. had been living on the banks of Lake iPads a fun part of SCOPE Montgomery for over 20 years before he contacted the Reporter in November to complain about excessive trash Fort White Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Carol Barnett assists her students in May as they work on a project in and around the lake. using iPad 5’s. More than 20 iPads and a charging cart were purchased partly with teacher’s bonuses, which they donated There was apparently confusion between the city’s to help jump-start Project SCOPE (Stopping the Cycle of Poverty through Education). Pictured are Emily Quinones (from Public Works Department and FWC over which agency left), 10; John Miller, 9; Wesley Asmus, 10; Hannah Hodge, 10; and Barnett. was responsible for maintaining pollution in the lake. Hudson, Lake City, FWC and local volunteers agreed to team up and clean the lake on Dec. 4, in addition to post- Potash lays off 350, cites Park that would pay homage to the Union soldiers that ing signage in hopes of deterring future litterbugs. fought and died nearly 150 years ago. City Public Works director Thomas Henry said he intends global market conditions Michael Farrell, a member of the Sons of Union Veterans to sit down with the Florida Department of Transportation, of the Civil War, has been working since 2011 to erect the FWC, and the Suwannee River Management District to From staff reports monument in the park, proposing it be placed directly adja- discuss a nearby filtration system that he believes isn’t cent to an existing 100-year-old Confederate monument working properly and contributing to the trash problem. PotashCorp White Springs announced plans to close erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. “They need to police the lake or how else are they going its Suwannee River chemical plant and lay off 350 work- However, several groups and individuals opposed to know it needs to be clean,” Hudson said. “This needs to ers by the second half of 2014. the idea of placing a Union monument so close to the be done. Not just at my lake, but a lot of lakes.” PCS cited unfavorable global conditions as the driving existing Confederate counterparts, citing inappropriate force behind its layoffs, which included 695 additional aesthetics, relevance and intentions. layoffs from its facilities in the United States, Trinidad The Florida Department of Environmental Protection Lake City remembers and Canada, home of Potash’s headquarters. held a meeting Dec. 2, detailing possible locations for “This was not something that was done lightly,” the monument. White Springs Public Affairs Manager Mike Williams Those against the monument protested it vehemently, JFK 50 years later said. “This does not reflect on the talent, skillset or per- including H.K. Edgerton who interrupted the meeting, From staff reports formance of the people affected. Our thoughts, prayers began waving a Confederate flag and leading the audience and concerns are with the impacted members of the in an unscripted rendition of “Dixie.” Local residents relived their memories of the day former PotashCorp family.” Although the monument has already been OK’d by President John F. Kennedy was assassinated 50 years ago. According to a press release, 100 workers immedi- FDEP, Rep. Dennis Baxley (R-Ocala) proposed a bill Helena Powers, 97, personally met Kennedy at an inau- ately laid off as part of the closure continued to receive that would require legislators to vote on changes made guration reception. full-time pay and benefits until Feb. 2, 2014. to state parks. “[My husband] Ralph and I did a waltz alongside Jack The PCS White Springs facility has been a cornerstone However, local Rep. Elizabeth Porter opposed Baxley’s and Jackie,” she said. “He was a very good dancer. of North Central Florida’s economy ever since Occidental bill and his “hubris.” “I think the decision should rest with Her son, Ralph Powers, marched as a Coast Guard Petroleum Corporation CEO Armand Hammer broke the people, not with the legislature,” Porter said. “I just think reservist in Kennedy’s funeral procession. ground on the $35 million site in 1964 (which would have it’s a local issue that needs to be served at a local level.” “What really stood out in my mind was the quietness ... it been roughly $255 million in 2013 dollars). While the location is still in the area, the Union was extraordinarily quiet,” Ralph Powers said. “The whole In efforts to help those affected, PCS and the North monument supporters hope to have it funded and con- thing was almost surreal considering that my parents were Florida Workforce Development Board held a resource structed by 2015. at his inauguration and here I was at his funeral.” fair at the facility’s conference center. Kennedy’s death left an indelible mark in the minds of Laid-off workers received help and advice regarding millions of Americans. “Seeing Jackie Kennedy with blood their transition process as well as an opportunity to on her... there are vivid images that will never leave my meet with potential new employers. NFBA privatization head,” Third Circuit Judge Paul Bryan said. “Just talking Williams said PCS White Springs won’t forget its local about it right now brings up a bunch of emotions in me.” North Florida family. “We’ve always been partners with agreement moves forward People speculated how the nation would move forward the community,” he said. “That will always continue.” and what America would have been like if Kennedy had From staff reports survived that day. “It changed America because [President] Johnson... The North Florida Broadband Authority finalized a took it upon himself to push through a lot of civil rights deal allowing Texas-based service provider Affiniti, Inc. legislation and everything else that relates to equal oppor- to effectively take the wheel of the fledgling govern- tunity,” said Glenel Bowden, congressional aide to U.S. ment-funded broadband company. Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Jacksonville). “In the black com- NFBA Board members attributed the lack of success munity, it felt like we had a personal relationship with the to “misinformation” and “bad publicity.” family. A lot of folks had a portrait of Martin Luther King The agreement is a 10-year contract that says Affiniti and JFK side by side in their homes.” will handle the day-to-day operating efforts, capital improvements and maintenance of the NFBA’s approxi- mately 140-tower communication infrastructure. NFBA board members heard a report from Affiniti DECEMBER FILE CEO Darol Lain in December on the various house- H.K. Edgerton, from Asheville, N.C., waves a Confederate flag keeping procedures underway as Affiniti prepared to outside the Columbia County School Board in December. He become custodian of the roughly $30 million of federal assets under the NFBA umbrella. was protesting a proposed Union monument. Lain said he was interested in using the board’s exist- ing community relationships and connections for court- Monument battle at fever pitch ing clients in the future. “Our plan right now is still in the early stages of scour- From staff reports ing these markets and getting to know everybody,” Lain said after the meeting. “We’re focusing first on expand- FILE Civil War aficionados fiercely contested plans for a ing anchor institutions the NFBA was connecting to, The PotashCorp-White Springs facility is seen at night. new monument in Olustee Battlefield Historic State like schools, hospitals and government entities.” 4(% 7%!4(%2 29 SUN 30 MON 31 TUE 01 WED 02 THU Partly Partly Partly Chance cloudy cloudy cloudy of rain Light showers wind
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Sunday, December 29, 2013 www.lakecityreporter.com Section B Impressive individuals Columbia, Fort White athletes excelled in ’13 By BRANDON FINLEY Medley, and she was ers named to the all-state [email protected] runner-up in the 500 team with Kellen Snider Freestyle. and Michael Mulberry This past year wasn’t just Lindsay Lee qualified for receiving the honor. a banner year for sports state in the 100 Backstroke The wrestling team at teams in Columbia County’s and 50 Freestyle and placed Columbia High had a year high schools. third in the former. Skyler to remember with three Individuals were able to Covert was a state qualifier wrestlers advancing to the step out of the shadows and in the 100 Breaststroke. state tournament. into the spotlight during The threesome was Cole Schreiber, a four- 2013 as well. joined by Courtney Britt time state qualifier, was Perhaps the two big- at state in the 200 Medley joined by Kaleb Warner gest honors went to a Relay, and the Lady Tigers and Daniel Devers at the pair of female athletes at placed second. state competition. Columbia. Columbia High’s foot- Schreiber was state Hannah Burns won ball team had four play- runner-up in the 113-pound a state championship for ers named to the all-state weight class. Warner Columbia in swimming, team with Laremy Tunsil placed fifth in his division and Kayli Kvistad won the- leading the way. He was and Devers won a couple of Class 6A Player of the Year also named to the Parade matches. in softball after leading the All-American team. Trey The Tigers also excelled Lady Tigers to the 6A state Marshall, Ronald Timmons in the weight room with championship in softball. and Deontae’ Crumitie six lifters working their Burns’s championship were on the all-state list. was in the 200 Individual Fort White had two play- ATHLETES continued on 2B
FILE Columbia High swimmers Courtney Britt, Skyler Covert, Hannah Burns and Lindsay Lee placed second at state in the 200 Medley Relay. Burns was state champion in the 200 Individual Medley and runner-up in the 500 Freestyle. Lee placed third at state in the 100 Backstroke and also qualified in the 50 Freestyle. Covert qualified in the 100 Breaststroke.
GRAND PREVIEW FILE Fort White High’s Sitia Martinez was a district champion in the 100 meters, 200 meters and 300-meter hurdles. She advanced to state in the 100 and 300, and placed fourth in hurdles.
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2B LAKE CITY REPORTER SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 Page Editor: Tim Kirby, 754-0421 SCOREBOARD ATHLETES: Several made it to state Continued From Page 1B 3) A tie and Baltimore and San Diego Miami vs. Louisville (n) TELEVISION both tie. Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl way to the state champion- in the 219-pound weight state in the 300 hurdles, AFC NORTH Kansas State vs. Michigan (n) ship. Anthony Springhorn, class. where she placed fourth, TV sports CINCINNATI Monday Terry Calloway, Blake Lady Tiger lifters Dana and the 100 meters. Clinched division. Armed Forces Bowl Clinches a first-round bye with a win At Fort Worth, Texas Kuykendall, Felix Woods, Roberts, Kayla Carman On the greens, Today and a New England loss. Middle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4), Drew Clark and Tunsil all and Charlee Watson quali- Columbia’s Dillan Van MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL BALTIMORE 11:45 a.m. (ESPN) shared the honor. fied for state. Vleck won a district title 2 p.m. Clinches a playoff spot with a win and Music City Bowl FSN — Texas Southern at TCU Springhorn and Calloway The Columbia 4x100 in golf and Gillian Norris a San Diego loss or tie OR: At Nashville, Tenn. earned team points by plac- relay team of Rakeem Battle, was runner-up at district 5 p.m. 1) A win and a Miami loss or tie Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5), FS1 — Chicago St. at Creighton 2) A tie, a Miami loss and a San Diego 3:15 p.m. (ESPN) ing fourth, respectively, Cornelius Montgomery, advanced to the state 7 p.m. loss or tie. Alamo Bowl in the 139- and 219-pound Zedrick Woods and Trey tournament. FS1 — Georgia Tech at Charlotte 3) A tie, a Miami tie and a San Diego At San Antonio weight classes Marshall claimed a district The good news for both NFL FOOTBALL loss. Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 1 p.m. For Fort White, three championship. schools is that 2014 could 4) A loss, a San Diego loss and a 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) CBS — Regional coverage Pittsburgh loss or tie Holiday Bowl lifters represented the Fort White’s Sitia be an even bigger year FOX — Regional coverage PITTSBURGH At San Diego Indians. Kellen Snider, Martinez was district with many of the standouts 4:25 p.m. Clinches a playoff spot with a win Arizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech Chris Waites and A.J. champion in the 100 returning. CBS — Doubleheader game and losses by Miami, Baltimore and San (7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) FOX — Doubleheader game Kluess all made it to the meters, 200 meters, and It looks like the athlete Diego. Tuesday 8 p.m. state competition. 300-meter hurdles. factory of Columbia County AFC SOUTH AdvoCare V100 Bowl NBC — Philadelphia at Dallas INDIANAPOLIS At Shreveport, La. Snider placed fourth Martinez advanced to isn’t going anywhere. SOCCER Clinched division. Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5), 8:25 a.m. Clinches a first-round bye with a win, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) NBCSN — Premier League, Arsenal a New England loss and a Cincinnati loss Sun Bowl at Newcastle or tie. At El Paso, Texas 10:55 a.m. AFC WEST Virginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3), NBCSN — Premier League, Liverpool DENVER 2 p.m. (CBS) at Chelsea Clinched division and first-round bye. Liberty Bowl WINTER SPORTS Clinches home-field advantage At Memphis, Tenn. 1:30 p.m. throughout AFC playoffs with a win or Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), NBC — Olympic trials, ski jumping tie OR: 4 p.m. (ESPN) and Nordic combined, at Park City, Utah 1) A New England loss or tie. Chick-fil-A Bowl 3 p.m. KANSAS CITY At Atlanta NBC — Olympic trials, speed skating, Clinched playoff spot. Texas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3), at Kearns, Utah SAN DIEGO 8 p.m. (ESPN) WOMEN’S COLLEGE Clinches a playoff spot with a win, a Wednesday BASKETBALL Miami loss or tie and a Baltimore loss Heart of Dallas Bowl 3 p.m. or tie OR: At Dallas FS1 — Boston College at Providence 1) A tie and losses by Miami and UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4), 5 p.m. Baltimore. Noon (ESPNU) ESPN — Cincinnati at UConn ——— Gator Bowl ——— NFC EAST At Jacksonville Monday PHILADELPHIA Nebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4), COLLEGE FOOTBALL Clinches NFC East division with a Noon (ESPN2) 11:45 a.m. win or tie. Capital One Bowl ESPN — Armed Forces Bowl, Middle DALLAS At Orlando Tenn. vs. Navy, at Fort Worth, Texas Clinches NFC East division with a Wisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina 3:15 p.m. win. (10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC) ESPN — Music City Bowl, Mississippi NFC NORTH Outback Bowl vs. Georgia Tech, at Nashville, Tenn. FILE CHICAGO At Tampa 6:45 p.m. Clinches NFC North division with a Iowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. Fort White High’s Kellen Snider placed fourth in state weightlifting. ESPN — Alamo Bowl, Oregon vs. win or tie. (ESPN) Texas, at San Antonio GREEN BAY Rose Bowl 10:15 p.m. Clinches NFC North division with At Pasadena, Calif. ESPN — Holiday Bowl, Arizona St. vs. a win. Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State Texas Tech, at San Diego NFC SOUTH (12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN) MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL CAROLINA Fiesta Bowl 7 p.m. Clinched playoff spot. At Glendale, Ariz. ESPN2 — Virginia at Tennessee Clinches NFC South division and a Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1), 8 p.m. first-round bye with a win or tie OR: 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) FSN — Louisiana Tech at Oklahoma 1) A New Orleans loss or tie. Thursday, Jan. 2 NHL HOCKEY Clinches home-field advantage Sugar Bowl 8 p.m. throughout NFC playoffs with a win, a At New Orleans NBCSN — Los Angeles at Chicago Seattle loss and a San Francisco win. Alabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2), NEW ORLEANS 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) FOOTBALL Clinches NFC South division and a Friday, Jan. 3 first-round bye with a win and a Carolina Orange Bowl loss. At Miami NFL standings Clinches a playoff spot with a win Ohio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2), OR: 8 p.m. (ESPN) AMERICAN CONFERENCE 1) A tie and an Arizona loss or tie. Cotton Bowl East 2) An Arizona loss. At Arlington, Texas W L T Pct PF PA NFC WEST Missouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State y-New England 11 4 0 .733 410 318 SEATTLE (10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX) Miami 8 7 0 .533 310 315 Clinched playoff spot. Saturday, Jan. 4 N.Y. Jets 7 8 0 .467 270 380 Clinches NFC West division and BBVA Compass Bowl Buffalo 6 9 0 .400 319 354 home-field advantage throughout NFC At Birmingham, Ala. South playoffs with a win or tie. Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4), W L T Pct PF PA SAN FRANCISCO 1 p.m. (ESPN) y-Indianapolis 10 5 0 .667 361 326 Clinched playoff spot. Sunday, Jan. 5 Tennessee 6 9 0 .400 346 371 Clinches NFC West division and a GoDaddy.com Bowl Jacksonville 4 11 0 .267 237 419 first-round bye with a win and a Seattle At Mobile, Ala. Houston 2 13 0 .133 266 412 loss. Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State North Clinches NFC West division and (10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN) W L T Pct PF PA home-field advantage throughout NFC Monday, Jan. 6 y-Cincinnati 10 5 0 .667 396 288 playoffs with a win, a Seattle loss and a BCS National Championship Baltimore 8 7 0 .533 303 318 Carolina loss or tie. At Pasadena, Calif. FILE Pittsburgh 7 8 0 .467 359 363 ARIZONA Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn Cleveland 4 11 0 .267 301 386 Clinches a playoff spot with a win and (12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Gillian Norris represented Columbia High in the state golf tournament. Norris was district West a New Orleans loss or tie OR: ——— runner-up and led the Lady Tigers to the district championship. W L T Pct PF PA 1) A tie and a New Orleans loss. Saturday, Jan. 18 y-Denver 12 3 0 .800 572 385 East-West Shrine Classic x-Kansas City 11 4 0 .733 406 278 At St. Petersburg San Diego 8 7 0 .533 369 324 College bowl games East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) Oakland 4 11 0 .267 308 419 NATIONAL CONFERENCE New Mexico Bowl East Colorado St. 48, Washington St. 45 BASKETBALL W L T Pct PF PA Las Vegas Bowl Philadelphia 9 6 0 .600 418 360 Southern Cal 45, Fresno State 20 NBA schedule Dallas 8 7 0 .533 417 408 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl San Diego State 49, Buffalo 24 N.Y. Giants 6 9 0 .400 274 377 Today’s Games New Orleans Bowl Washington 3 12 0 .200 328 458 Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette 24, Tulane 21 South Golden State at Cleveland, 6 p.m. Beef ‘O’ Brady’s Bowl W L T Pct PF PA Houston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. East Carolina 37, Ohio 20 x-Carolina 11 4 0 .733 345 221 Sacramento at San Antonio, 7 p.m. Hawaii Bowl New Orleans 10 5 0 .667 372 287 Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m. Oregon State 38, Boise State 23 Atlanta 4 11 0 .267 333 422 Monday’s Games Thursday Tampa Bay 4 11 0 .267 271 347 Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Little Caesars Pizza Bowl North Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh 30, Bowling Green 27 W L T Pct PF PA Chicago at Memphis, 8 p.m. Poinsettia Bowl Chicago 8 7 0 .533 417 445 Portland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Utah State 21, Northern Illinois 14 Green Bay 7 7 1 .500 384 400 Miami at Denver, 9 p.m. Friday Detroit 7 8 0 .467 382 362 Charlotte at Utah, 9 p.m. Military Bowl Minnesota 4 10 1 .300 377 467 Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. West Marshall 31, Maryland 20 W L T Pct PF PA Texas Bowl x-Seattle 12 3 0 .800 390 222 Syracuse 21, Minnesota 17 AP Top 25 schedule x-San Francisco 11 4 0 .733 383 252 Fight Hunger Bowl Arizona 10 5 0 .667 359 301 Washington 31, BYU 16 Today’s Games St. Louis 7 8 0 .467 339 337 Saturday No. 10 Wichita State vs. Davidson, x-clinched playoff spot Pinstripe Bowl 3 p.m. y-clinched division Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 No. 12 Oregon vs. Morgan State, Today’s Games Belk Bowl 3 p.m. Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. North Carolina 39, Cincinnati 17 No. 13 Florida vs. Savannah State, Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Russell Athletic Bowl 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Kansas City at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. End regular season Playoff scenarios
AFC EAST NEW ENGLAND Clinched division. Clinches a first-round bye with a win or tie OR: 1) A Cincinnati loss or tie and an Indianapolis loss or tie. Clinches home-field advantage throughout AFC playoffs with a win and a Denver loss. MIAMI Clinches a playoff spot with a win and a Baltimore loss or tie OR: 1) A win and a San Diego win. 2) A tie, a Baltimore loss and a San Diego loss or tie. 3BSPORTS
Page Editor: Tim Kirby, 754-0421 LAKE CITY REPORTER SPORTS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 3B BRIEFS Lady Tigers defeat ADULT SOFTBALL LEAGUE CHS SOFTBALL Lady Tigers Celtics in Palatka tryouts Jan. 7 From staff reports Tryouts for Columbia Bryant and Wilson each High softball are contributed five points, and 3:30 p.m. Jan. 7 at the Columbia High’s girls Boyd scored four. CHS field. Participants basketball team will enter “Our last two games must have all paperwork the new year on a modest were complete from unself- completed. winning streak, but it is the ishness to aggressiveness For details, call coach first one of the season. on defense,” coach Mike Jimmy Williams at The Lady Tigers beat Reynolds said. “Kelly was 303-1192. Trinity Catholic High, a shining star. If there had 51-41, in Saturday’s final been an all-tournament ADULT BASKETBALL day of the Jarvis Williams team, she would have been Tournament in Palatka. on it.” Open play begins Columbia got spanked, Columbia was a late addi- Jan. 7 at RCC 52-26, by University tion to the tournament, and Christian School on Reynolds said it was a good Richardson Thursday, before rebound- experience. Community Center/ ing to a 60-55 win against “It is good to play against Annie Mattox Park Forest High on Friday. teams we don’t normally COURTESY North is sponsoring Au’Maria Kelly capped off see, to see how differ- Firehouse Subs was Women’s League fall runner-up in Columbia County Adult Softball. adult (18 and older) open a strong tournament with a ent teams are playing,” basketball. Play begins team-high 19 points against Reynolds said. “It definitely Jan. 7 from 8-10 p.m. at Trinity Catholic. Lona beefs up the schedule.” Richardson Community Wilson also was in double Columbia (4-11) next Center. Cost is $2. digits with 11 points. plays at Hamilton County For details, call Chris Other scorers in the High on Jan. 6. Craft at 292-1210. balanced attack were Jazzlyn Williams, 8, Akiria Fort White basketball RUNNING Richburgh, 5, Nae Bryant, 4, and Lyric Boyd, 4. Fort White High’s bas- Registration for Columbia jumped out ketball team was 1-1 in the Blue Grey 5k to a 32-16 halftime lead first two days of the 2013 against Forest before the Hitchcock’s Basketball The Olustee Blue margin was closed to 41-38 Challenge at Santa Fe Grey 5K is 7:30 a.m. late in the third quarter. High. Feb. 15. Registration is The Lady Tigers were able The Indians opened the at Carquest Auto Parts to hold on, however, behind tournament on Thursday or Step Fitness. All 23 points from Kelly that with a 59-51 win over runners that register included two 3-pointers. Foundation Academy. before Thursday are Boyd added 12 points On Friday the Indians guaranteed a long sleeve for the Lady Tigers while lost their first game of the dri fit tech tee race shirt. Wilson scored nine points season, 70-61 at the hands Online registration is at and Richburgh had seven of Suwannee High. www.stepfitnessonline. points. All of Richburgh’s Fort White played Lake com. Day-of registration points came in the second Weir High in a late game on COURTESY has an increased fee. half to help hold off the Saturday. Muddogs was Co-ed League fall runner-up in Columbia County Adult Softball. For details, contact Wildcats. The Indians will return Michelle Richards at Kelly also led the way to Alachua on Monday for [email protected]. against University Christian a final tournament game at with 12 points in the contest. noon or 4:30 p.m. YOUTH BASEBALL North Florida Rays tryouts Notre Dame, UNC The North Florida Rays 11U baseball travel team has tryouts win bowl games set for 3 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Southside Sports Associated Press Complex. kicked five field goals for For details, call Todd Notre Dame. at 365-5161 or Andy at NEW YORK — The The Fighting Irish (9-4) 867-0678. plan for Rutgers seemed to finished their follow-up sea- be playing out well. Keep son to last year’s run to Notre Dame out of the end the national championship Lake City online zone, stay close heading game a long way from the into the fourth quarter and BCS against a two-touch- registration open make a few plays to steal down underdog trying to Lake City/Columbia a victory in the Pinstripe avoid a losing record. County Youth Baseball Bowl. spring online registration The Scarlet Knights UNC 39, Cincinnati 17 is under way at www. never did make those few lcccyb.com. Cost per plays. CHARLOTTE, N.C. — COURTESY player is $75 plus the Rutgers managed only T.J. Logan returned a kick- NAPA was Men’s League fall runner-up in Columbia County Adult Softball. online fee. Coaching 237 yards of offense and off 78 yards for a touch- information is available allowed far too many long down, and Ryan Switzer from the league. drives to the Fighting Irish, scored on an 86-yard For details, call league who pulled away in the punt return to help North president Jessica Langley fourth quarter for a 29-16 Carolina beat Cincinnati at 867-1897. victory Saturday. 39-17 on Saturday for its Rutgers (6-7) heads to first Belk Bowl victory in FLAG FOOTBALL the Big Ten next year, leav- four attempts. ing the American Athletic Marquise Williams threw Registration for Conference behind for for 171 yards and a touch- Christ Central tougher competition. The down for the Tar Heels Scarlet Knights will enter (7-6) in their first bowl vic- Christ Central Sports their new league coming tory since 2010. offers flag football for off their first losing season Romar Morris scored on girls and boys ages 5-12. since 2010 and just the sec- two short touchdown runs Registration ends Jan. 10. ond in the last nine years. and Jack Tabb caught a Cost is $45. Senior Chas Dodd, who touchdown pass as the Tar For details, call Ronny became the starter late Heels wo six of their final Busscher at 365-2128. in the season because of seven games under second- Gary Nova’s struggles, fin- year coach Larry Fedora. YOUTH BASKETBALL ished with 156 yards pass- Cincinnati (9-4) was look- Sign-up for RCC/ ing against Notre Dame, ing to become the bowl’s including a touchdown first back-to-back champi- AMN leagues to star receiver Brandon on since Virginia did it 10 Richardson Coleman. years ago, but last year’s Community Center/ Tommy Rees passed for MVP Brandon Kay was lim- Annie Mattox Park 319 yards in his final col- ited to 181 yards passing North is offering youth lege game and Kyle Brindza and no touchdowns. basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 5-7 and 8-10. Each league will have four teams, and will be limited to the first 40 children to sign up in each age group. Cost of $50 and a birth certificate is due at registration. Registration at Richardson Community Center is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays through Jan. 10 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Jan. 11. There is a coaches meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 8 at Richardson Community Center. Coaches must be at least 18 years old and pass a background check. For details, call Mario Coppock or Nicole Smith at 754-7095. n From staff reports 4BSports
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By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ and Gone is the sweet smell of rising dough ANNE-MARIE GARCIA that infused Julio Cesar Hidalgo’s Havana Associated Press apartment when he and his girlfriend were in business for themselves, churning out HAVANA — The dented metal pizza cheesy pies for hungry costumers. trays are packed away, so too the old blend- er that never worked when it was needed. CUBA continued on 2C 2CBIZ/MOTLEY
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He Continued From 1C tomers, startups are risky ventures. recently added tables in a new room Continued From 1C According to the U.S. Small Business decked out with mosaic tiles and faux Administration, about half of all new Greek pillars, and plans to build a roof Compare Prices Two years on the front lines of Cuba’s establishments in America close within deck. He even has started advertising, experiment with limited free market five years, and two-thirds are gone with- paying $300 a year to have his establish- You can save up to 70 percent on grocer- capitalism has left Hidalgo broke, out in a decade. The failure rate of Cuban ment included in a tourist magazine. ies by comparing prices across stores, which of work and facing a possible crushing entrepreneurs followed by AP was 44 “I haven’t yet managed to recover my adds up to hundreds, even thousands of dol- fine. But the 33-year-old known for his percent in less than two years, and initial investment and the other money lars annually. But manual comparison shop- wide smile and sunny disposition says worse if one considers only those that we’ve put into the place,” the 40-year-old ping can be tricky and involve running all the biggest loss is harder to define. relied primarily on Cuban customers. said. “But in two or three more years over town. “I feel frustrated and let down,” “There’s not enough money circulating maybe I can.” Let technology do the work for you. Over Hidalgo said, slumped in a rocking chair in the economy in the hands of everyday Even more humble operations can do half of all consumers currently use technology one recent December afternoon, shrug- people,” said Ted Henken, a professor well, as long as they have some access to grocery shop. Get on board the trend to ging his shoulders as he described the of Latin American studies at Baruch to foreign money. One woman who rents save money and time. pizzeria’s collapse. “The business didn’t College in New York and author of an an apartment to foreigners for $25 a For example, with a new app called Favado, turn out as I had hoped.” upcoming book on private enterprise in night in the upscale Vedado neighbor- you can view sale prices from multiple stores The Associated Press recently checked Cuba. “You’re all competing for the same hood says her business provides a stable to locate the best deals. With just a few clicks in with nine small business owners whose customers, most of whom are poor and income that supports her and allows her from your computer or smartphone, you can fortunes it first reported on in 2011 as have very limited disposable income.” to help her son and granddaughter. enjoy the satisfaction of having paid the low- they set up shop amid the excitement Economists have criticized the Cuban Two women who sell $1.25 box lunch- est price possible. You can also use the app of President Raul Castro’s surprising government for a series of measures es to Cubans and foreigners in a build- to create and share shopping lists. For more embrace of some free enterprise. to crack down on what it sees as illegal ing in Old Havana with many interna- information or to download the app, visit www. Among them were restaurant and activities — including banning private tional firms and consular offices have Favado.com. cafeteria owners, a seamstress and tae- movie cinemas, taxing the import of managed to stay afloat despite a sharp kwondo instructor, a vendor of bootleg hard-to-get products in travelers’ lug- drop in customers following the depar- Loyalty Programs DVDs and a woman renting her rooms gage, and banning the sale of imported ture of several companies, and what For additional savings, sign up for loyalty out to well-heeled tourists. clothing. But on Saturday, Castro came they say has been a steady rise in prices or club cards. Items on sale with loyalty cards Their fates tell a story of divided for- down firmly in favor of increased regula- of key ingredients like black beans, rice, change periodically, so stock up on things tunes. tion, sternly warning entrepreneurs that cooking oil and pork. you buy regularly when prices are low. Make Of the six ventures that relied on rev- “those pressuring us to move faster are “This has become difficult,” said Odalis tracking sales easier with an app like Cardstar enue from cash-strapped islanders, four moving us toward failure.” Lozano, 48. “But we’re still here, because that stores all your loyalty, rewards and mem- are now out of business, their owners Henken and Vidal said Cuba must we can always make some money.” bership cards in one place. This can help you in more dire financial straits than when find a way to raise state salaries, expand For those without access to that for- rid your wallet and keychain of all those loy- they started. But the three enterprises state-funded microcredits and create a eign cash line, the results have been alty cards from multiple stores. that cater to well-heeled foreigners, and functional wholesale market to service grim. Besides, the failed pizzeria, a DVD to the minority of well-paid Cubans who the new businesses. They also noted salesman, seamstress and street-side Follow the Cycles work for foreign businesses, are still that for a relatively well-educated society cafe owner who allowed the AP to tell going and in some cases thriving. like Cuba’s, there are remarkably few their stories shut down after less than Most groceries you purchase regularly will While the sample size is small, the white collar jobs on the list of nearly 200 a year in business, citing high monthly eventually go on sale. In fact, most items go numbers point to a basic problem that activities that have been legalized. taxes, a lack of customers and limited on sale every eight to 12 weeks. The key is to economists who follow Cuba have noted Still, not every entrepreneur is strug- resources and business sense. buy as much of the item as you need while it’s from the start: There simply isn’t enough gling. The only two operations that rely on on sale to last you until the next cycle. money to support a thriving private sec- High-end bars and glamorous new everyday Cubans for revenue which tor on an island where salaries average restaurants have become common in remain in business are gymnasiums. Buy In-Season $20 a month. Havana, with shiny state tour buses One is run by Maria Regla Zaldivar, who “Clearly, there is a macroeconomic disgorging photo-snapping travelers to in 2011 was giving taekwondo classes to In-season fruits and vegetables tend to be environment that does not favor the pri- sample lobster tail and filet mignon at children in Nuevo Vedado and dreamed more affordable. Find out what is in season in vate sector or the expansion of demand upward of $20 a plate. Private rooms and of converting a ruined dry cleaning your local area and purchase accordingly. A that the private sector requires,” said homes that rent to foreigners can go for factory into a proper gymnasium. The new app called Seasons can tell you what’s in Pavel Vidal, a former Cuban Central $25-$100 a night, less than most tourist factory remains a crumbling shell, but season locally. With 214 entries that include Bank economist. hotels. Cubans with the means, and the Zaldivar said her business continues. an image, description and seasonal stats, Vidal has long called on Communist business sense, to tap into the gravy She declined to grant a formal interview, users can easily decide what to buy. authorities to adopt a huge stimulus train can do very well. but said in a brief phone call that she package or more aggressively seek capi- Chef-owner Javier Acosta sank more had rented a small space near her apart- Buy One, Get One tal from foreign investors. Now a profes- than $30,000 into Parthenon, a private ment and continued to give classes. Many grocers offer buy-one, get-one free sor at Colombia’s Javeriana University, restaurant catering to tourists and dip- The other success story belongs to sales. This is a great way to save without clip- he says one has only to look at the trends lomats. He struggled at first, telling the Neysi Hernandez, the mother of Julio ping coupons. You can easily uncover these since 2011 to see the private sector econ- AP back in 2011 that there were nights Cesar Hidalgo’s girlfriend. Hernandez sales on a shopping app like Favado. omy is nearly tapped out. After a surge when nobody came in and he and his opened a simple gymnasium for women Don’t waste money paying more for grocer- of enthusiasm, the number of islanders four waiters just sat around. in Havana’s La Lisa neighborhood, ies than necessary. With a little planning, you working for themselves has stalled for But the restaurant slowly gained charging the equivalent of $5 a month can score great deals on the things your fam- the past two years at about 444,000 — or a reputation, in part because Acosta for membership. Two years later, she ily needs and wants. 9 percent of the workforce. makes a potent Cuban mojito and offers has 25 paying clients and ekes out a Even in developed countries where a special suckling pig that can feed up to small profit. Classified Department: 755-5440 LAKE CITY REPORTER CLASSIFIED SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 3C Job Job Unfurnished Apt. Legal 020 Lost & Found 100 Opportunities 100 Opportunities 710 For Rent 805 Lots for Sale NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING DRIVERS: HOME EVERY 2BR/1BA APT. PUBLISHER'S NOTE FOUND 2 small dogs. 05542565 CONCERNING A SPECIAL EX- Near 100A & CR 252. Weekend, Dedicated Southern CH/A All real estate advertising in this CEPTION AS PROVIDED FOR IN Lanes & OTR! All Miles PAID $500. mo $500 dep. newspaper is subject to the fair THE CITY OF LAKE CITY LAND Identify. 904-501-8899 (Loaded & Empty)! Or Walk No pets 386-697-4814 housing act which makes it illegal DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS Away Lease: No Money Down, to advertise "any preference, BY THE BOARD OF ADJUST- No Credit Check. 1-866-823-0323 2BR/1BA DUPLEX limitation, or discrimination based MENTS OF THE CITY OF LAKE STAFF ASSISTANT I $650mth on race, color, religion, sex, CITY, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS Services PART-TIME, 25 Hours Plus Deposit disability, familial status or nation- HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to 060 per Week Medical the City of Lake City Land Develop- Call 755-6867 al origin; or any intention to make Position #: OP9956 120 Employment such preference, limitation or ment Regulations, as amended, here- BANKRUPTCY / DIVORCE Answer phone calls, make A LANDLORD You Can Love! inafter referred to as the Land Devel- appointments, assist students discrimination." Familial status Other Court Forms Assistance Director of Nursing 2 br Apts $600. & up + sec. Great includes children under the age of opment Regulations, objections, rec- 18 yrs Exp. / Reasonable and staff, help manage a busy Avalon Healthcare is currently area. CH/A washer/dryer hookups. ommendations, and comments con- Advising Office. Prepare reports 18 living with parents or legal 386-961-5896 accepting applications for the 386-758-9351 or 352-208-2421 custodians, pregnant women and cerning a special exception, as de- Custom Marriages / Vows as needed and provide clerical position of Director of Nursing. scribed below, will be heard by the support for the Director. GREAT AREA West of I-75, de- people securing custody of chil- Board of Adjustments of the City of RN and Management Experience luxe 2br apts, some w/garage. dren under the age of 18. This Requires a High School diploma in LTC required. Lake City, at a public hearing on Job or its equivalent plus two years W/D hookups & patio. $625-$750 newspaper will not knowingly Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 6:30 Competitive Salary and Excellent plus SEC. 386-438-4600 accept any advertising for real es- P.M., or as soon thereafter as the 100 Opportunities clerical experience. Additional benefit package. Please apply at education may be substituted on tate which is in violation of the matter can be heard, in the City Avalon Healthcare and Large & clean. 1br/1ba apt. law. Our readers are hereby in- Council room on the second floor of a year for year basis for required Rehabilitation. 1270 S.W. Main CH/A lg walk in closet. Close to 05542564 experience in related area. formed that all dwellings adver- City Hall located at 205 North Mari- Blvd, Lake City, Florida 32055 town. $395. mo and $350. dep. tised in this newspaper are availa- on Avenue, Lake City, Florida. Special consideration will be 386-752-7900 (904)563-6208 given to applicants with an ble on an equal opportunity basis. Pursuant to a petition, SE 13-03, by EOE To complain of discrimination call Sabrina Marshall, requesting a spe- Associate’s Degree or UPDATED APT, cial exception be granted as provided ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF Certificate in a related area. The Orthopaedic Institute w/tile floors/fresh paint. HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777, for in Section 4.12.5(6) of the Land FINANCIAL AID Excellent communication skills, is seeking an experienced, Great area. the toll free Development Regulations to permit a Position # P99973 full-time X-ray Tech for its 386-752-9626 telephone number to the hearing Works with the Director of organizational skills, computer Child Care Center be established in skills. Knowledge of MS Lake City location. impaired is 1-800-927-9275. Commercial General zoning district, Financial Aid managing the daily operations of the Excel preferred. Furnished Apts. to be located on property described, Salary: $ 10.19 per hour Schools & as follows: department. Oversees tracking 720 For Rent of clock hour programs. Application Deadline: 1/13/14 240 Education Home for Sale 561 & 577 East Duval Street Persons interested should ROOMS FOR Rent. Hillcrest, 810 Columbia County Parcels #13154- Coordinates the functions and Sands, Columbia. All furnished. 000 & 13155-000 reports of students in State provide College employment 05542377 Fixer-Upper 1940’s House, (1750 The public hearing may be continued application. Position details INTERESTED in a Medical Electric, cable, fridge, microwave. Sq Ft) on 5 acres in Ft White. Scholarships and Grant Weekly or monthly rates. 1 person to one or more future dates. Any in- programs, processes the return and applications available on Career? $59,900, owner financing terested party shall be advised that web at: www.fgc.edu Express Training offers courses $145, 2 persons $155. weekly w/$15,000 down payment. I will of Title IV funds in an accurate 386-752-5808 the date, time, and place of any con- and timely manner. Coordinates Human Resources for beginners & exp consider less for cash. Property is tinuation of the public hearing shall the Financial Aid Appeals Florida Gateway College 164 Genesis CT, near FT White be announced during the public hear- Committee meetings and serves 149 S.E. College Place • Nursing Assistant, $499 Unfurnished Park. Call Charlie 386-984-7226. ing and that no further notice con- Lake City Fl 32025-2007 next class- 1/13/2014 cerning the matter will be published, as moderator. Assists in the 730 Home For Rent preparation of reports. Assumes Phone (386) 754-4314 Farms & unless said continuation exceeds six Fax (386) 754-4814 • Phlebotomy national certifica- 4BA/2BA WORKSHOP (6) calendar weeks from the date of Director of Financial Aid’s 820 Acreage duties in the Director’s absence. E-Mail: tion, $800 next class- 1/13/2014 Fenced back yard the above referenced public hearing. [email protected] $950/mo $950 sec. dep. 10 ACRES with w/ss/pp. Owner At the aforementioned public hear- Handles special projects as assigned. Serves on campus FGC is accredited by the • LPN APRIL 14, 2014 365-5489 financed, low down payment ing, all interested parties may appear Commission on Colleges of the Deas Bullard/BKL Properties to be heard with respect to the committees. Fees incl. books, supplies, exam Requires Bachelor’s Degree Southern Association of 386-752-4339 www.landnfl.com amendment. Colleges and Schools. fees. Call 386-755-4401 or Business & Copies of the special exception are plus two (2) years’ experience expresstrainingservices.com 750 Office Rentals 4 1/2 acre lot. Lake Jeffery Road. available for public inspection at the working in an office dealing VP/ADA/EA/EO College in Education and Employment Gorgeous Oaks!Paved Rd Office of Growth Management, City with detailed records and OAKBRIDGE OFFICE Owner Financing! NO DOWN! Hall, located on the second floor at customer service. Knowledge of Complex Professional Office $59,900. $525mo 352-215-1018. 205 North Marion Avenue, Lake complex computer data entry. 05542571 Available 725 SE Baya Dr www.LandOwnerFinancing.com City, Florida, during regular business Knowledge of Windows, 310 Pets & Supplies Call 752-4820 hours. Microsoft Word and Excel All persons are advised that if they software. Ability to delegate or PUBLISHER'S NOTE decide to appeal any decision made Florida Law 828.29 requires dogs ADVERTISE YOUR at the above referenced public hear- seek assistance as necessary. BENEFITS AND Lots for Sale Ability to work well with staff EMPLOYEE RELATIONS and cats being sold to be at least 8 805 ing, they will need record of the pro- weeks old and have a health Job Opportunities in the ceedings, and that, for such purpose, and students. Ability to handle SPECIALIST 1/4 ACRE, new well, septic and multiple priorities with Position # C99870 certificate from a licensed they may need to ensure that a verba- veterinarian documenting they power, paved rd, owner fin, no tim record of the proceedings is minimum supervision and to Responsible for carrying out down pym’t, $24,900, Lake City Reporter work with confidential highly technical duties involved have mandatory shots and are made, which record includes the tes- free from intestinal and external ($256 month) 352-215-1018 timony and evidence upon which the information. Ability to in the administration of all www.LandOwnerFinancing.com Classifieds. appeal is to be based. communicate verbally and in benefits programs and risk parasites. Many species of wild- writing. Ability to supervise management activities life must be licensed by Florida Enhance Your Ad with 05542677 other employees. (COBRA, retirement, FMLA, Fish and Wildlife. If you are December 29, 2013 SALARY: $39,375 annually Worker’s Compensation, etc.), unsure, contact the local Your Individual Logo under the direction of the office for information. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING plus benefits For just pennies a day. CONCERNING A SPECIAL EX- DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING Executive Director of Human CEPTION AS PROVIDED FOR IN APPLICATIONS: 1/29/14 Resources. Duties include Wanted to Buy Call today, THE CITY OF LAKE CITY LAND Persons interested should counseling faculty, staff, and 420 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS provide College application, retirees on fringe benefits and/or hed Mo vita, and photocopies of retirement, maintaining K&H TIMBER Publis nthly by the 755-5440. BY THE BOARD OF ADJUST- We Buy Pine Hardwood & MENTS OF THE CITY OF LAKE transcripts. All foreign personnel records, and Lake City Reporter transcripts must be submitted compiling personnel reports. Cypress. Large or small tracts. CITY, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS Call 386-288-6875. HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to with official translation and Requires Associate’s Degree in the City of Lake City Land Develop- evaluation. business administration or ment Regulations, as amended, here- Position details and applications related area plus two years’ Garage Sales inafter referred to as the Land Devel- available at: www.fgc.edu experience with insurance or 430 Human Resources benefits administration, or High opment Regulations, objections, rec- PUBLISHER'S NOTE ommendations, and comments con- Florida Gateway College School graduate plus six years 149 S.E. College Place insurance or benefits All Yard Sale Ads cerning a special exception, as de- Must be Pre-Paid. scribed below, will be heard by the Lake City, FL 32025-2007 administration experience. Board of Adjustments of the City of Phone (386) 754-4314 Bachelor’s degree preferred. Lake City, at a public hearing on Fax (386) 754-4814 Human Resources experience Sitel… Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at 6:30 E-Mail: preferred. Proficient in Word P.M., or as soon thereafter as the [email protected] and Excel. Knowledge of 440 Miscellaneous matter can be heard, in the City FGC is accredited by the processing and record keeping Council room on the second floor of Commission on Colleges of the requirements for compensation/ BLUE City Hall located at 205 North Mari- Southern Association of overtime, leave, and personnel SITTING room chair on Avenue, Lake City, Florida. Colleges and Schools. files. Knowledge of and/or $40 OBO A great place Pursuant to a petition, SE 13-04, by VP/ADA/EA/EO College in ability to interpret State 386-292-3927 James L. Wilkinson, owner, request- Education and Employment Retirement rules and ing a special exception be granted as regulations. Ability to ELECTRIC GOLF CART well to work! provided for in Section 4.12.5 (3) of communicate effectively in maintained, clean, kept in garage, the Land Development Regulations 05542624 written and verbal form. Ability will be very satisfied. 2 seater w/ to permit a retail package store be es- Admissions & Marketing Asst. to maintain confidentiality. topper. $1500 call 386-288-6877 tablished in Commercial General RN Supervisors Day SALARY: $29,831 annually & Night Shift MAYTAG GAS range, white, (CG) zoning district, to be located on plus benefits works great. $200 OBO property described, as follows: 180 bed skilled and rehab DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING 1152 SW Business Point Dr. • Lake City, FL 32025 facility is looking for dynamic, Christmas Special 126 SW Main Blvd. APPLICATIONS: 1/13/14 386-292-3927 Apply online @ www.sitel.com Columbia County Parcel Number positive and experienced Persons interested should #12431-000 candidates with related work provide College application, Nice Sleeper Couch The public hearing may be continued experiences. One to two vita, and photocopies of First $60 to one or more future dates. Any in- years experience in a long transcripts. All foreign gets it terested party shall be advised that term and rehab SNF, familiar transcripts must be submitted 386-292-3927 the date, time, and place of any con- with regulatory, payor source with official translation and tinuation of the public hearing shall requirements, demonstrate RARE FIND male Chihuahua mix evaluation. fawn w/black nose, real sweetie be announced during the public hear- effective customer focused Position details and applications ing and that no further notice con- communications, high morale, about 8 pounds. $185 OBO available at: www.fgc.edu 386-292-3927 cerning the matter will be published, leadership qualities and self Human Resources unless said continuation exceeds six directed. Contact: Suwannee Florida Gateway College WHITE ELECTRIC Stove (6) calendar weeks from the date of Health Care Center – Staff 149 S.E. College Place Clean, Works great the above referenced public hearing. Development Office Lake City, FL 32025-2007 $150 At the aforementioned public hear- 1620 Helvenston Street, Phone (386) 754-4314 386-292-3927 386-961-0244 • 386-984-7134 ing, all interested parties may appear Live Oak, FL 32064, Fax (386) 754-4814 to be heard with respect to the Tel 386-362-7860 E-Mail: White Kenmore Refrigerator amendment. [email protected] Nice and Clean !!FIRST MONTH FREE!! Copies of the special exception are CAMPING WORLD Lake City. FGC is accredited by the $175 OBO available for public inspection at the Apply in person. Commission on Colleges of the 386-292-3927 Office of Growth Management, City NO PHONE CALLS.. Southern Association of Hall, located on the first floor at 205 Open Position: Sales Person Colleges and Schools. Mobile Homes 4 Complexes North Marion Avenue, Lake City, High School education VP/ADA/EA/EO College in 630 for Rent (1 with large pool, 2 with free water) Florida, during regular business or equivalent. 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Contact Robert Bridges LIFE Editor 754-0428 [email protected] Sunday, December 29, 2013 www.lakecityreporter.com Section D GARDEN TALK BEWARE: Nichelle Demorest Winter weather is on its way [email protected] Holiday Here are tips to help you prepare. STATEPOINT out-of-state contact family plants Imagine living without members can call in case heat, power or communi- of an emergency, Morgan cation during the coldest said. If not out-of-state, that keep days of the year. During then at least have a con- a winter weather emer- tact out-of-county. Morgan on giving gency, not only can these said it is important to have conditions be unpleasant, someone who will not be opular hostess gifts but dangerous too. affected by the emergency during the holidays Making a plan, winteriz- that can give messages to P are colorful, bloom- ing your home and stock- worried friends or family ing plants. Some of the ing up on supplies are all members. more popular plants for the essential steps to prepare season are Christmas cac- for winter emergencies. Stay Powered Up tus, poinsettia, amaryllis, However, Columbia COURTESY kalanchoe and cyclamen. County emergency man- In the event that the You may have purchased a power goes out, you will Hundreds around the nation were without power during the holiday season. These tips can agement director Shayne help prepare you for winter weather that is coming our way. festive plant for your own Morgan believes winter need a reliable alternative home as an indoor decora- power source to charge emergency tips can and good because if you have Management Agency rec- any worse if something tion, but did you know that should carry over for the essential communica- your investment could pro- tions equipment like your to leave your house in a ommends replacing these should happen.” rest of the year. hurry, you’ll have all the stores every six months. Unless you enjoy vide months, or even years, “I don’t really like to phone and computer, as of cheery color? well as heat sources, such important items,” Morgan Lastly, make sure you treacherous roads, pan- classify one emergency said. “It’s important to have a battery-operated icked crowds and long Modern poinsettia plants over another,” he said “It’s as space heaters. are not your ‘mother’s A durable and compact have your emergency kit radio and plenty of batter- lines, don’t wait until that important to have a plan in place year-round — not ies on hand. big storm comes your way poinsettias’ any more. Her in place for your family USB solar charger that’s plants would barely make compatible with smart- just for winter and not just “The key to getting to start preparing. For and have an emergency for hurricane season.” through any emergency a safe and happy winter it past New Year’s Day kit that will work for any phones, tablets and even before the naughty leaves laptops, can be a lifesaver. Your kit should also is having a really good season, follow these steps type of emergency.” include several gallons plan in place,” Morgan to ensure your family and flowers began falling. Use this crucial stay- Due to intensive breeding of clean water, as well said. “A couple times a is ready for any winter safe checklist now to help Winterize as enough non-perish- year, take time to talk weather emergency that programs, there are many your household prepare new cultivars available Ensuring that your able food to last three about your plan and see if comes your way. for blistering conditions days, including formula it still works for the fam- with stunning colors and all winter long: home is protected from shapes. Within the last the elements can turn a for young children. Pick ily. Have a plan in place decade, poinsettias have bad situation into a life- items that don’t require before something hap- n Lake City Reporter staff ‘learned’ to keep their Make a Plan saving scenario. Install cooking or preparation. pens. Hopefully, that will writer Amanda Williamson The Federal Emergency prevent things from being contributed to this report. leaves and flowers on for Storm heading your storm windows and several months. way? Follow the news apply weather-stripping Most of your holi- closely so you can make to help insulate your day plants will give you last minute preparations home. In the event the enjoyment well after the before the weather turns heat goes out, you’ll be holidays if you give them a dangerous. As part of this trapping warm air in and little care. Place plants in process, create an emer- keeping cold air out. bright, indirect light, such gency plan and review And remember -- you as near a sunny window. it with your family. The can never have too many If your room is too dark, plan should also address blankets and warm they will do well under specific scenarios, such as clothes. incandescent or fluorescent what to do if someone is lamps. Keep the room tem- separated from the group Pack an perature around 70 degrees and is unable to call for during the day and 60 help. Emergency Kit degrees at night. The soil Make time to sit down should be slightly moist to When extreme weath- and talk with family mem- er hits, it’s important to the touch, and never over- bers about an emergency watered or soggy. have essential supplies plan, Morgan said. It’s within an arm’s reach. The Christmas cactus important to set a location and poinsettia are both Be sure that you have where the entire fam- a well-stocked, up-to- ‘short day’ plants. These ily can meet if there’s an plants begin to set flower date first aid kit and an evacuation. The location extra supply of all family buds as the days get can be a neighbor’s house shorter and the nights get members’ prescription down the road or a nearby medications. convenience store. “Emergency kits are PLANTS continued on 2D If possible, establish an HAPPY 100th BIRTHDAY Book profiled restaurants that are centenarians. By SUZETTE LABOY — and came up with more than 250. In Associated Press 2010, the National Restaurant Association and the Nation’s Restaurant News focused MIAMI BEACH — Conventional wis- on eating establishments (rather than bars dom has it that many restaurants never and taverns that serve food) and came up make it to their first birthday, never mind with 140. their 100th. Further complicating Browne’s search, So it’s a little shocking just how many several of the restaurants he found have &"&% "$#)& ! " &#$ !% have done not only that, but have thrived changed their names over the years. Some % "$& ! " &""'$"#$& "!% & % well beyond 100 years. Fascination with have even changed locations after fires, what sets these culinary centenarians earthquakes or hurricanes damaged the % # *"'$ " apart is what prompted Rick Browne to original structures. But that’s just part of dig into American restaurant history, col- the history that makes these businesses %&$ (&"#$%$(& !&'$ '&*" lecting the stories of some of the nation’s so fascinating. &"! "'!&*!$%&"$) &&%"$ oldest eateries. Whatever the exact count, the numbers $%!! %& &% $& $) $) “These places are American culinary are surprising in part because the res- history,” says Browne, who made it a mis- taurant industry has a notoriously short )"$ ! ('$$ & "!+"$&%& sion to identify restaurants — including survival rate. More than a quarter of new ! $#$&"#$"$ & & taverns, grills, barbecue joints — that are restaurants close within the first year, and at least 100 years old. that jumps to nearly two-thirds by the %$&'$! "$& !$%&" &% And his recent book, “A Century of end of three years, according to research !&'$ %&& Restaurants: Stories and Recipes from 100 by the Cornell Hotel and Restaurant of America’s Most Historic and Successful Administration. !%)$")) !%'$) !& !"! Restaurants,” includes the nation’s oldest And most of that is due to typical indus- (White Horse Tavern in Newport, Rhode try pressures. Centenarian restaurants "& %& *$% !& )"$ Island, established in 1673), the youngest have buffeted not only that, but also The " $! "$( % &#"&% "$#" (the Pleasant Point Inn in Lovell, Maine, Great Depression and multiple recessions opened in 1911), and many in between. and wars. “These old restaurants are serving real- “These older establishments have track ly good meals, made from scratch, plus record and history and heritage,” said "&% "$#"#$&% they’re preserving our culture,” he says. Grant Ross, general manager at The Black ) & " & !&&" “And we can’t lose that.” Bass Hotel in Lumberville, Penn. “This %&*& !( $"! !&"'$ Tallying restaurant centenarians is a building has been here for 270 years and " '! & %!%'%& ! tricky business. Browne counted any busi- "!" $")& ness that serves food — such as taverns RESTAURANTS continued on 3D 2DLIFE 2D LAKE CITY REPORTER LIFE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 ing, and keep the soil Wedding PLANTS moist when the blooming Continued From 1D begins. When it has fin- ished blooming, remove the faded blossoms and Hale and Boyd longer. Both species can withhold water for six wed in Hawaii be kept alive and healthy weeks. Fertilize every so they will bloom again month or two from April Lindsey Rebecca Hale and next year, but the poin- to September with a weak Mark Richard Boyd were settia is a little more soluble fertilizer or slow- married October 10, 2013 difficult. For more release fertilizer. in Waimanalo Beach on the information on caring Propagation is done island of Oahu, Hawaii. for poinsettias as potted by taking short Y-shaped Lindsey is the daughter or outdoor plants, read cuttings of the stem of Billy and Terran Hale of the University of Florida tips. Place the cuttings Lake City, and the grand- publication at http:// in a light, moist potting daughter of Pat and the late edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ep349 mixture. Starting your Jerry Carswell and W.C. and Christmas cacti are own Christmas cacti can Kathryn M. Hale. Mark is much easier to grow be rewarding, especially the son of Bernadette Boyd at home, and they may when you give them to of Palm Coast. give you up to 20 years others for good cheer. Lindsey is a 1998 of enjoyment. The Read all about propagat- graduate of Columbia Christmas cactus is not ing new plants athttp:// High School. She gradu- a true cactus and is not mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/foliage/ ated with a Bachelor’s of quite as drought toler- folnotes/holiday.htm Science in Nursing from ant as its name implies. Florida State University Water when the soil feels dry to touch. The time in 2001. She went on to ■ D. Nichelle Demorest is complete her graduate between watering will a horticulture agent with the education at the University depend on temperature, Columbia County Extension of Florida where she humidity, light, and of the University of Florida obtained a Master’s growth rate. By fall, Institute of Food and in Nursing and Nurse water to prevent wilt- Agricultural Sciences. Midwifery in 2005. She is now employed by FABEN Obstetrics and Gynecology Surfers dress as in Jacksonville, Fl where she works as a Midwife/ Nurse Practitioner. Mark is 1994 gradu- Santa at beach ate of Flagler Palm Coast Associated Press High School. He went on move the holiday event to to join the US Navy where COCOA BEACH — downtown Cocoa Beach he remained on active More than 210 surfers next year to accommodate duty until 2008. He gradu- dressed as Santa Claus, growing crowds. He start- ated from the University of elves and snowmen were ed the tradition in 2009 North Florida in 2012 with surfing the Christmas Eve with a few family mem- a Bachelor’s of Science waves off central Florida’s bers after seeing a televi- in Nursing. Mark has Atlantic coast. sion commercial featuring remained active with the US Florida Today reports people surfing in Santa Navy Reserves since 2008 that when Cocoa Beach Claus attire. and is currently employed Mayor Dave Netterstrom More friends joined by Baptist Medical Center took in the view from the them the following year, in Jacksonville as a sand Tuesday, he declared and in 2012, nearly 160 Registered Nurse. the fourth-annual gather- surfers participated. After honeymoon- ing “the largest surfing Trosset says the event ing in Maui, Hawaii, the Santa event on the planet.” “has gone from being a couple now resides in Organizer George little family party to being Jacksonville. COURTESY Trosset says he may a community event.” Americans hopeful for a better year By JENNIFER AGIESTA | Associated Press arge number of goodbye on New Year’s Eve, a and town halls. also unmasks pent-up worries Americans see new AP-Times Square poll says, Although the poll shows about international crises 2013 as anything reflecting anxiety stretching that people generally are and instability, and concerns but a banner from the corridors of power in looking forward to the new at home about the standard year and aren’t Washington to corporate board- year with optimism and no of living, health care and L reluctant to wave rooms, statehouses, and city blatant sense of foreboding, it schools. What the public percent say they’ll go to a bar, By the numbers: balance sparked by the book restaurant or other organized “Lean In” and other writings for- thought of 2013: event. gettable. About half of women Younger Americans are On a personal note agreed. Good year least apt to spend the holiday About 1 in 5 younger or good riddance? at home: 39 percent of those percent say 2013 was a better Americans said the launch of under age 30 will celebrate at 32 year for themselves than 2012 original programming through On the whole, Americans rate percent say 2013 was a worse their own experience in 2013 home, 33 percent at someone streaming services like Netflix 20 year for themselves than 2012 more positively than negatively, else’s home, 13 percent at a bar or Hulu was a memorable but when asked to assess the or other venue. 46 percent say the two years were moment, about doubling the year for the United States or the Regardless of their own time about the same share among those age 50 and world at large, things turn sour. zone, nearly 6 in 10 say they’ll up. All told, 32 percent say 2013 watch at least some of the cel- Age matters Residents of the West were was a better year for them than ebration from New York City’s more likely than others to 2012, while 20 percent say it Times Square. percent of people under age 30 consider memorable the San 40 thought 2013 was better than 2012 Francisco “Batkid” (31 percent) was worse and 46 percent say Countdown companions the two years were really about percent of people over the age of 65 or the final season of the series the same. Young people were Wherever they’re spending 25 thought 2013 was better than 2012 “Breaking Bad” (19 percent). more apt to see improvement: the holiday, most Americans The AP-Times Square New 40 percent of people under age prefer the company of family. On a national level Year’s Eve Poll was conducted 30 called 2013 a better year than Asked with whom they want to by GfK Public Affairs and 2012, compared with 25 percent be when the clock strikes mid- percent say 2013 was a better Corporate Communications of people age 65 or older. night, 83 percent name a family 25 year for the nation than 2012 from Dec. 5-9 and involved The public splits evenly on member. percent say 2013 was a worse online interviews with 1,367 adults. The survey has a mar- how the year turned out for the On a holiday often sealed 25 year for the nation than 2012 country, 25 percent saying it with a kiss, nearly 4 in 10 say gin of sampling error of plus was better than 2012, 25 percent they most want to be next to or minus 3.5 percentage points saying it was worse. As with their spouse, and 13 percent for all respondents. The poll is most questions about the state cite a significant other or citing it. In an Associated Press extremely or very important, a cooperative effort between of affairs in the U.S. these days, romantic interest as a preferred survey of news directors and and 47 percent considered the AP and the organizers of the there’s a sharp partisan divide. companion. Parents like to be editors, 45 of 144 journalists national debate over gun laws Times Square New Year’s Democrats are more apt to say with their children, more than surveyed called the health care that important. Eve Celebration, the Times the U.S. turned out better in the children like to be with their rollout their top story. Square Alliance and Countdown 2013 than 2012 (37 percent) than parents. In the AP-Times Square poll, Pop culture: Mostly Entertainment. The Alliance is are Republicans (17 percent). Less conventional choices: 2 the death of Nelson Mandela forgettable moments a non-profit group that seeks Thinking about the world at percent cite their pets, 3 percent occurred as the poll was under- to promote Times Square, and large, 30 percent say 2013 was God, Jesus or their religious way. It rose quickly, with 8 Miley Cyrus’s MTV Video Countdown Entertainment worse than 2012, while just 20 congregation, and less than 1 percent naming it as the most Music Awards performance. represents the owners of One percent say it was better. percent said they wanted to ring important news of the year, The launch of “Lean In.” Times Square and the New But the outlook for the new it in with their co-workers. matching the share citing the Apologies from Paula Deen Year’s Eve Ball Drop. year is positive: 49 percent think Of course, some opt out alto- federal government’s budget and Lance Armstrong. Walter The survey was conducted their own fortunes will improve gether: 18 percent say they’re difficulties or shutdown. White’s exit and the entrance using KnowledgePanel, a prob- in 2014, 14 percent are anticipat- not planning to celebrate on The budget fight, which led of the Netflix series “House of ability-based Internet panel ing the new year to be a down- New Year’s Eve, and 9 percent to a partial shutdown of the Cards.” What do they all have designed to be representa- grade from the old. Thirty-four say there’s no one with whom federal government in October, in common? More Americans tive of the U.S. population. percent say they don’t expect they’d like to party, preferring was rated extremely or very say these pop culture moments Respondents to the survey much to change. instead their pillow, TiVo or important by 60 percent of were more forgettable than were first selected randomly, their own thoughts. Americans, and prompted rare memorable. using phone or mail survey Where’s the party? bipartisan agreement. About Just one pop culture moment methods, and were later inter- What mattered in news two-thirds in each major party, was deemed more memorable viewed online. People selected Most Americans — 54 per- 65 percent of Republicans and than forgettable: The birth of for KnowledgePanel who didn’t cent — say they’ll be ringing in The implementation of the 63 percent of Democrats, rated Prince George to Britain’s Prince otherwise have access to the the new year at home, while 1 health care law topped the list it highly important. William and his wife, Kate. Internet were provided with the in 5 are heading to a friend’s or of the most important news A majority said the Boston Among men, 64 percent ability to access the Internet at family member’s house. Only 8 stories of 2013, with 26 percent Marathon bombings were called the debate on work-life no cost to them. 3DLIFE Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 LAKE CITY REPORTER LIFE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 3D RESTAURANTS Continued From 1D Walls come alive with ‘living pictures’ people have been coming By SARAH WOLFE tings on a tray in a cool, shaded here to dine, stay and to Associated Press area for a few days to form a “scab” drink for 270 years. And on the ends before planting. just because there is a Looking for a fresh way to liven recession that is not a up your garden walls? Think plants, Add soil reason to stop.” not paintings. Why do so many suc- Living pictures — cuttings of Set the frame mesh-side up on a ceed? One often-repeated assorted succulents woven togeth- table and fill with soil, using your theme is family. er in everything from picture hands to push it through the wire A majority of the cen- frames to pallet boxes — have mesh openings. tenarian restaurants have caught on among garden design- Be sure to use cactus soil, which been in one family for ers and landscapers this spring as is coarser than potting soil for bet- decades. Like Joe’s Stone an easy, modern way to add color ter drainage. Crab in Miami Beach, and texture to an outdoor space. Some vertical gardeners place which was not featured “Living pictures composed of a layer of sphagnum moss under in Browne’s book but has succulents have a gorgeous sculp- and over the soil to hold moisture been family-owned from tural quality that work surprisingly in when watering. the start when it opened well in a number of different aes- as a mom-and-pop fish thetics — contemporary, bohemi- Fill in with plants house. Today, it’s a must- an, Southwestern and more,” says stop spot where wearing a Irene Edwards, executive editor Now comes the fun and creative bib over fine-dining attire of Lonny home design magazine. part. Lay out the succulent cuttings is the norm. “They’re great for urban dwellers Photos by FORMLA/Associated Press in the design you want on a flat sur- “Has the fact that it’s with limited space.” A living succulent picture created by FormLA Landscaping is shown. The face, and poke them into the wire family-owned been a ben- Living pictures are also nearly piece of living art was designed for the courtyard of the 2012 Pasadena mesh holes in your frame. efit to them? Yes, because maintenance-free (i.e. hard to kill). Showcase House of Design. You can start either in one corner people are nostalgic,” So even beginners or those with or by placing the “focal point” cut- says Bonnie Riggs, a the blackest of thumbs can look tings in first and filling in around restaurant analyst with like the master gardener of the them. Waves or rivers of color consumer research firm neighborhood. are popular living-picture designs, NPD Group. “Why do Here’s how you can create your although Cape Cod-based landscap- they succeed when the own living succulent picture: er Jason Lambton has gone bolder industry right now is not with spirals of green and purple. doing well? Because this Pick your style “We painted the pallet different place is unique. We know color stripes to go with the color it’s pricey, but we are will- There are a few ways you can go. theme of the back of the house,” ing to pay for it because For a larger living picture, you can says Lambton, host of HGTV’s we know they will deliver use a wooden pallet, framing out “Going Yard.” ‘’It looked like a cool on what we expect. And the back like a shadow box. Large, piece of living, reclaimed art.” it’s an experience.” do-it-yourself living wall panels are Using just one type of succu- Joe Weis opened a small also for sale online through garden lent is also a simple yet elegant lunch counter on Miami shops like San Francisco’s Flora option, says Kirk Aoyagi, co-found- Beach in 1913 and years Grubb Gardens and DIG Gardens er and vice president of FormLA later — under a different based in Santa Cruz, Calif. Landscaping. name and in a different But going big right away can “Collages with some draping building after a hurricane be daunting, and bigger also and some upright plants can cre- damaged the original means heavier, so many newbies ate a more dramatic look and feel,” location— introduced the like California gardening blogger he says. tasty crustaceans to his Sarah Cornwall stick with smaller menu. At 75 cents a plate, picture or poster frames. Living pictures, cuttings of assorted succulents woven together in everything Care and maintenance tips they were a huge hit and Go vintage with an antique from picture frames to pallet boxes, are hot among garden designers and have been ever since. On frame or finish, or build your own landscapers this spring as an easy, modern way to add color and texture to Keep the living picture flat and a busy night, Joe’s serves out of local barn wood. Chunky, an outdoor space. out of direct sunlight for one to two up nearly 1,000 pounds of streamlined frames like the ones weeks to allow roots to form along stone crabs to some 1,700 Cornwall bought from Ikea give a picture more,” she says. the stems, then begin watering. customers willing to pay more modern feel. Take cuttings Cut off small buds of the succu- “If you hang it up right away or market price for a plate. You’ll also need a shadow box lents for cuttings, leaving a stem of it rains a lot, that dirt will just pour Joe’s is a fourth-gen- cut to fit the back of the frame, and Almost any succulent can be at least 1/4-inch long. right out. ... I made that mistake eration family-owned res- wire mesh or “chicken wire” to fit used for living pictures, though it’s No succulents to snip? You can once,” Lambton says. taurant that treats its cus- over the front if you’re going to usually best to stick with varieties always buy some at a nursery or Mount your living art once the tomers like family. And make your own. that stay small, like echeverias and trade with other gardeners in your succulents are securely rooted, vice versa. First, nail or screw the shadow sempervivums, says DIG Gardens neighborhood. which can take four to eight weeks “Our customers will box to the back of the frame. A co-owner Cara Meyers. “They grow so easily, don’t feel depending on climate. tell us when things aren’t depth of 2 to 3 inches is ideal. Set “It’s fun to use¬†varieties of aeo- embarrassed knocking on a door After that, water every seven to 10 right and when things the wire mesh inside the frame and niums and sedums for their fun to ask for a few cuttings,” Cornwall days by removing from the wall and are right,” said Stephan secure it with a staple gun, then colors and textures, but they may says. laying it flat. Be sure to let the water Sawitz, the restaurant’s nail a plywood backing to the back need a little more maintenance, as Make sure any old bottom leaves drain before hanging your living pic- chief operations officer of the shadow box. they may start to grow out of the are removed, then leave the cut- ture back up, to avoid rotting. and the great-grandson of Weis. Browne traveled nearly 50,000 miles over a year and a half to compile his World’s hottest pepper is grown in South Carolina list, eating 163 entrees along the way. A few of By JEFFREY COLLINS considered the world’s fast- “I haven’t tried Ed’s the compounds. A formula Caribbean a decade ago, the 250 restaurants he Associated Press est man because of his aver- peppers. I am afraid to,” then converts the readings he has been determined to found have since closed age time over several races. Calloway said. “I bite into into Scoville’s old scale. breed the hottest pepper down, he admits. FORT MILL — Ed But Currie shakes off a jalapeno — that’s too hot The world record is nice, he can. He is also deter- “If we lose them, we Currie holds one of his those questions. for me.” but it’s just part of Currie’s mined to build his com- would have lost a lot. All world-record Carolina “What’s the sense in call- Now, scientists separate grand plan. He’s been inter- pany, PuckerButt Pepper you’re going to see is fast Reaper peppers by the ing something a record if it the capsaicinoids from the ested in peppers all his life, Company, into something food places, yellow arch- stem, which looks like the can’t be replicated? People rest of the peppers and use the hotter the better. Ever that will let the 50-year-old es and red roofs.” tail of a scorpion. want to be able to say they liquid chromatography to since he got the taste of a entrepreneur retire before His advice for the next On the other end is the ate the world’s hottest pep- detect the exact amount of sweet hot pepper from the his young kids grow up. 100 restaurants over 100? bumpy, oily, fire-engine red per,” Currie said. Don’t radically change fruit with a punch of heat The record is for the hot- the menu. nearly as potent as most pep- test batch of Currie’s pep- “In a lot of cases, peo- per sprays used by police. It’s pers that was tested, code ple order a dish that they hot enough to leave even the name HP22B for “Higher had one time or another,” most seasoned spicy food Power, Pot No. 22, Plant Browne said, adding that aficionado crimson-faced, B.” Currie said he has pep- diners return to spots flushed with sweat, trying pers from other pots and they went to as a child. not to lose his lunch. other plants that have com- “It’s comfort food that Last month, The parable heat. comes with memories.” Guinness Book of World The science of hot pep- Records decided Currie’s pers centers around chem- peppers were the hottest ical compounds called cap- on Earth, ending a more saicinoids. The higher con- Legroom than four-year drive to centration the hotter the prove no one grows a more pepper, said Cliff Calloway, cut to add scorching chili. The heat the Winthrop University of Currie’s peppers was professor whose students first class certified by students at tested Currie’s peppers. Winthrop University who The heat of a pepper is By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ test food as part of their measured in Scoville Heat AP Airlines Writer undergraduate classes. Units. Zero is bland, and • Camp Weed Cerveny But whether Currie’s a regular jalapeno pepper NEW YORK — JetBlue peppers are truly the registers around 5,000 on Conference Center Airways will cut one inch world’s hottest is a question the Scoville scale. Currie’s 386-364-5250 of legroom from its coach that one scientist said can world record batch of seats on transcontinental never be known. The heat Carolina Reapers comes flights to make room for of a pepper depends not in at 1,569,300 Scoville a new first-class cabin just on the plant’s genetics, Heat Units, with an indi- • GeGee’s Studio that will feature lie-flat but also where it is grown, vidual pepper measured at 758-2088 beds. said Paul Bosland, direc- 2.2 million. Pepper spray The New York-based tor of the Chile Pepper weighs in at about 2 million airline unveiled plans Institute at New Mexico Scoville Units. • Holiday Inn earlier this year for its State University. And the Pharmacist Wilbur first premium service heat of a pepper is more Scoville devised the scale 754-1411, ext. 106 on flights between New about being macho than 100 years ago, taking a York and Los Angeles seasoning. solution of sugar and water and San Francisco. It’s “You have to think of chili to dilute an extract made • Sweetwater Branch Inn part of a larger effort heat like salt. A little bit from the pepper. A scien- by the carrier to attract improves the flavor, but a tist would then taste the 800-595-7760 business travelers, who lot ruins it,” Bosland said. solution and dilute it again pay more for last-minute Some ask Currie if the and against until the heat flights. record should be given to was no longer detected. So • Ward’s The new seats will the single hottest pepper the rating depended on a Jewelry & Gifts debut on Airbus A321 tested instead of the mean scientist’s tongue, a tech- planes in the second taken over a whole batch. nique that Calloway is glad 752-5470 quarter of 2014. After all, Usain Bolt isn’t is no longer necessary. 4DLIFE 4D LAKE CITY REPORTER LIFE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 SUNDAY EVENING DECEMBER 29, 2013 Comcast Dish DirecTV 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 3-ABC 3 - - TV20 News ABC World News America’s Funniest Home Videos ››› “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001, Fantasy) Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. News at 11 Inside Edition 4-IND 4 4 4 Chann 4 News omg! Insider (N) Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory CSI: Miami “One of Our Own” Å Criminal Minds A prolifi c serial killer. 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HHH Favorite hairdresser divorces 19): Major upset will develop SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. if you make changes without Eugenia Word 21): Be an observer, not a her husband, not his cousin permission or you confront participant, if you are around someone regarding a situation unique way of doing things a situation that has the poten- DEAR ABBY: For 17 If you caused it, then that is out of control. Avoid and you will find your way tial to spin out of control. years I have been using you owe it to both of you unpredictable people and do through any changes that take Your vision and insight will the same hairstylist, to offer an apology. If your best not to get involved place. Aim to stabilize your help you judge wisely and “Marietta,” because she she caused it, then put in a dispute. Keep things sim- life. HHH make decisions that are in does great cuts and color. your white flag away and ple and moderate. HHH LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): your best interests. HHH She’s married to my cous- enjoy the respite because TAURUS (April 20-May Problems with authority fig- SAGITTARIUS (Nov. in “Gil,” but not for long. sooner or later she’ll be 20): Venture out and you’ll ures are apparent if you don’t 22-Dec. 21): Do what you They’re divorcing. Abigail Van Buren back. (Probably when she discover what your community abide by the rules. Aim to can to help others. The gift of Gil’s mother suggested I needs something.) Only has to offer. Getting involved please and have fun, but know joy and encouragement will should find a different styl- www.dearabby.com she can fix what’s wrong DEAR ABBY: in neighborhood projects will your limitations and stick to get both you and your recipi- ist, but when I did, I had I am the with her, but you can lead to new friendships and what’s considered the norm. ent in a good mood with horrible results. I returned mother of three grown reduce your level of stress possibilities. Expand your There will be a fine balance plenty to look forward to in to Marietta and it took her children. I have a good if you keep your distance. options by sharing your knowl- between what’s acceptable the future. Make last-minute marriage, a successful DEAR ABBY: several appointments to I was edge and experience, but don’t and what’s not. HHHHH financial changes before it’s career and a close rela- correct my color. involved in a fatal car acci- take over someone else’s terri- VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. too late. HHH tionship with my two Some family members dent in 2012. Two of my tory. HHH 22): Step into the spotlight and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22- are now furious with me younger children. best friends died. There is GEMINI (May 21-June share what you have to offer. Jan. 19): Go over what’s for getting my hair done My problem involves a void in my heart. They 20): Self-deception regard- Getting together with friends transpired this past year and by someone who is soon to my oldest daughter. She were 15 and 18. I feel so ing your position, ability or or family will help you spread formulate your strategy for be a relative’s ex. I look at has been emotionally much pain over the loss of future is apparent. Be pre- some cheer and encourage- the days ahead. You’ll be in a it as a business. I like what unstable and verbally abu- my friends, and it is never pared to make changes based ment for what’s to come in the good position to question and Marietta does for me. We sive to me since her 20s. going to end or hurt less. on past experience. If you new year. Update your image prompt others to offer worth- I have reached my limit never discuss the divorce. Their families hate me, don’t have a contract or writ- and look your best. HH while opinions and unique Family is now demanding of patience with her. We which is to be expected. ten consent, you are best to LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. options that you may not had a terrible fight three an apology, and I don’t I am in prison and feel be wary of the situation you 22): Get outdoors, to the have considered. HHHH think I owe one. I haven’t weeks ago, and she hasn’t so depressed. Time here are in, personally or profes- gym or involved in a physi- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20- spoken to me since. been close to any of these seems to barely move. sionally. HHH cal activity. Keeping busy Feb. 18): Focus on your people in years. Abby, these have been How do I deal with this CANCER (June 21-July will help you avoid a situa- money, your direction and Must I say I’m sorry the most peaceful weeks pain and my sentence? — 22): An unexpected turn of tion with someone at home what you can do to up the to distant family and I have had in a long time. IN JAIL AND HURTING events at home or work will or nearby who is difficult to ante in the new year. A discontinue Marietta’s Am I a terrible mother? DEAR HURTING: If leave you wondering what’s deal with. Protect your assets, change in position will also services? Or should I say Is there such a thing as possible, use your time in next. Trust in your ability and your health and your emo- bring in greater self-assur- nothing and continue my separating from a child? I prison to complete your ance and liquid cash. Collect professional relationship am tired of always being education. If there are any money or possessions the peacemaker with with her? My roots are classes, take them. If there CELEBRITY CIPHER owed to you. HH beginning to show again, no effort on her part. is a library, use it. You can PISCES (Feb. 19-March so please answer quickly. What do you suggest? make the walls around 20): Spend time with loved — SNIPPED — PEACEMAKER you disappear if you lose DEAR PEACEMAKER: ones and make personal and DEAR SNIPPED: yourself in the pages of a domestic improvements that Tell Gil’s mother to stay Refusing to be abused by book. Try it, and you will will help you move into the out of your hair. You tried an adult child does not see that I’m right. upcoming year with less make you a terrible par- leaving Marietta; it was ■ Write Dear Abby at stress and greater control over a disaster – and you plan ent. I don’t know what www.DearAbby.com or your future. Money, health on using her until the day caused the fight between P.O. Box 69440, Los and legal matters can be dealt you and your daughter. you curl up and dye. Angeles, CA 90069. with effectively. HHHHH SUNDAY CROSSWORD No. 1222 GOOD ONE! By ELIZABETH C. GORSKI / Edited by Will Shortz 1234 567 89101112 131415 16 17 18 19 20 Note: When this puzzle is done, draw a line connecting the 21 circled letters from A to U in alphabetical order. 21 22 23 24 The resulting shape will provide a clue to 6-, 8-, 14-, 53- and 70-Down. ACROSS 39 Jules or Jim in 84 Bach’s “___, Joy 6 [See blurb] 25 26 27 28 1 Help to harm “Jules et Jim” of Man’s Desiring” 7 Something it’s not 40 85 29 3031 3233 34 5 Part of a pharaoh’s Amarillo-to-Dallas Greek earth good to go to dir. headdress goddess 8 [See blurb] 35 36 37 38 39 41 L.G.B.T. rights 86 8 Worker with a Robe closer 9 Cousin of “aargh!” advocate 89 40 41 42 43 44 trowel Nuke 10 Lose traction 42 Iowa city 90 13 Much Chef Lagasse 11 Mrs. ___ cow 4546 47 48 4950 43 Done: Fr. 92 16 Mideast capital Unseen scenes 12 Braced (oneself) 45 Lands 515253 54 55 5657 58 17 94 Taunt 13 Symbol of mass 47 Give it the gas Without ___ 95 density One ___ 14 59 60 61 62 63 (dangerously) [See blurb] 18 customer 15 Mercurial 48 It may be full of Expulsion, as of a 96 Name on a swim 64 65 66 19 “The Caine Mutiny” icons foreign diplomat cap 18 captain 51 Tease, with “on” Majority owner of 67 68 69 70 71 98 Funny Anne 21 Many an early 54 2-Down, for one Chrysler 100 Giving a boost 19 72 73 74 75 76 French settler in 55 Some H.S. math Play callers, for America 103 How-___ short 56 Slanting 77 78 7980 81 82 23 104 Moneymaker for 20 Big money units, in More off-putting 58 “Say what?” Money slang 83 84 85 868788 24 European capital 59 One more 106 22 25 Special seating 61 Compact Olds Lead-in to while Words that precede 107 26 89 90 91 92 93 area in an “Born is the King Futuristic weapon ___ cheese airplane …” 109 Like a rendition of 28 Beatles tune from 94 95 9697 98 99 26 Cry from Scrooge 63 House committee “Deck the Halls” “A Hard Day’s 110 Night” 100 101 102 103 104105 27 With 63-Down, 1997 chairman Darrell He’s no Einstein 31 P.G.A. champ who 64 Mexican sauces 111 Boo-boos Some wings 106 107 108 109 32 captained the 2012 65 Ear-related study 112 Thriller writer Broad 36 110 111 112 113 U.S. Ryder Cup 66 Hilarious types Follett ___-Coeur (Paris team 113 basilica) 67 Strain Rural storage 114 115 116 117 29 38 Good scores in 68 Reproductive stock 114 Preserve, in a way Unknot diving 44 70 New hire, typically 115 China producer Suffix with 30 Like many coats sentimental 72 Hydrocarbon suffix 116 Nettle 57 69 84 97 46 Item in Santa’s Sister of Helios “Cloud Shepherd” Millennia on end and tunes 73 117 Cries of joy Target number Half of a noodle sack 70 [See blurb] artist 99 33 Make calls 47 Throw for ___ 85 Extension 74 Fr. holy woman dish? 60 Eastern holiday 71 Departs 34 48 Charged 101 General ___ 75 Common game 62 87 Writer Ann Charge carrier British rule in India Ransacks 73 In the role of chicken 76 DOWN piece 63 88 Mideast national 102 Greek diner order [I’m mad!] See 27-Across 78 35 Special mall event 49 Expulsion Guest-star in, say 89 77 “Don Quixote” 1 Gray 65 Home of Thunder Self-sealing bag 105 Winter sports 37 50 Futuristic weapon 80 Nile deity 91 Bride of 1981 composer 2 Good source of Bay: Abbr. Vintage wedding 81 locale 79 51 One of 11 pharaohs 66 Mideast ruler gown fabrics Online subscriptions: Idiosyncrasies aluminum ___ Rao, “The 108 52 82 93 Mideast ruler Son of ___ Today’s puzzle and more 81 Overseas assembly 3 What cowlings cover Bedub Serpent and the Symbolic effort in than 4,000 past puzzles, 53 support of equal 94 Spanish cession 109 Bit of winter 83 Number-crunching 4 Took up the slack in [See blurb] Rope” novelist nytimes.com/crosswords in the Spanish- grp. 5 55 Termite’s nemesis 68 Tailors’ inserts rights sports equipment ($39.95 a year). River of Pisa American War Answers to last Sunday’s Crossword. CCCCC ISUP AUEL TTTTT CROATTOURLUAULETHE CELTS CLUE TURK CATER CSISHOUSERULECTRS CCCCCUUUUUNOTME ASPCAMRIJUKES JAUNTIEREOSUNICYCLE ALF ELIAS MSNBC PAL BIONICLEG TOOKATAXI ONEA AGAIN RELO TOPSCORE ASS ENDORSED INLEAFNASTIEROHENRY LEARNT ELPRADO FARINA DAYS HERBS HIDEF ODED ALEAEIOUTEATSESS DIVAN MCRAE CHIRR THRICETHIRDHEROES MAOIST TRAGEDY TINMAN AMOSIDEASNOOSEDATE ZEKEOUNCETWYLAORBS EDYSNOOKNORMSKYS 6DLIFE 6D LAKE CITY REPORTER LIFE SUNDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2013 expanding YOSEMITE COURTESY PHOTOS Landowners sell 1,600-acre parcel to park By TRACIE CONE Associated Press o r e than a centur y ago John M u i r a r g u e d t h a t Congress s h o u l d i n c l u d e M a wildlife corridor with stunning vis- tas of the Merced River in the boundaries of Yosemite National Park. He lost to tim- ber interests. Now with the old-growth Ponderosa pine and cedar long gone, a California non- profit has made good on the famed environmentalist’s vision. Pacific Forest Trust has agreed with a group of private landowners to sell Passengers board the free shuttle bus at Yosemite National Park at the 1,600-acre parcel to the Sentinel Bridge, with Yosemite Falls in the background. National Park Service. The addition of land on the ing services such as police western boundary near El ‘Yosemite’s and fire protection is expen- Portal would be the 761,000- sive. acre park’s first expansion in popularity is The Pacific Forest Trust more than 70 years. bought 900 acres eight years “It has a magnificent view of ago from the second owners the Wild and Scenic Merced also its greatest after the Yosemite Timber River, and it’s also a migra- Co., which cut its last trees tion corridor for deer,” said challenge.’ from the property roughly Laurie Wayburn, president of — Sen. Dianne Feinstein 140 years ago. The family the forest trust group. “This wanted the land protected. was always meant to be a part The owners of the rest of the of the park.” that would be included in the property are a consortium of The federal government expansion has had pressure doctors who purchased it as would use money from the from development. It sur- an investment years ago but Land and Water Conservation rounds the Yosemite West are willing to sell now. Fund, which collects fees subdivision that would not be The trust worked for eight from offshore oil drilling fees included in the sale. years to thin heavy stands of to acquire sensitive land and Park officials declined to white fir that are susceptible easements. comment on the expansion to fire and to restore mead- Sen. Dianne Feinstein and proposal, citing regulations ows whose water they sucked Rep. Jim Costa introduced that keep them from com- dry. Wayburn said the trust bills this year to modify the menting on pending legisla- will donate one-third of the boundary of the park that tion. value of the land, which will hosts 4 million visitors a Tourists take photos of Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park in But the California State be established through a fair year. California. Beautiful scenery ranging from waterfalls to mountain views Senate approved a resolution market appraisal. “Yosemite’s popularity is is easily accessible to visitors at Yosemite, which is one of the country’s urging the expansion. It also “We always intended it to also its greatest challenge,” most-visited national parks. ABOVE: Banner Peak in the Ansel Adams has support from the Board go into the park,” she said. Feinstein said in a news Wilderness in Yosemite National Park in California is shown. Yosemite of Supervisors in Mariposa “Yosemite is a national trea- release. is one of the most visited parks in the national park system, but a hiking County, where the land is sure and the pride of the Besides logging, the land trip to the backcountry can offer access to uncrowded, pristine areas. remotely located and deliver- state.”