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1A WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 24 & 25, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Yoho: ‘Vision’ needed in DC Congressman Constitution and recount- was squabbles over fiscal ing his first year in office. policy. reflects on first “I never want to lose “People want to know year in office. how unique our country why we’re at $17.3 trillion is,” Yoho said. in debt,” Yoho By STEVEN RICHMOND “[There is] ‘A lot of people said. “People TODAY [email protected] a lack of a think continu- vision and a call me “Dr. No” ing resolu- Roots & Boots tour United States direction that ... but I do tions...is how The Roots & Boots tour Representative Ted Yoho can pull, not we run our featuring Joe Diffie, Sammy (R-Gainesville) stopped by Republicans stand on the government.” Kershaw and Aaron Tippen the Rotary Club of Lake together and principles that Quoting a will be at the Howard City Thursday afternoon, D e m o c r a t s conversation Conference Center on speaking with constituents together, but got us up there.’ with Rep. Joe Friday, Jan. 24. Tickets are about fiscal policy, foreign can pull us Barton (R- — U.S. Rep Ted Yoho $15 for FGC students, $25 affairs and the political cli- together as a Texas), Yoho for regular admission and mate in Washington, D.C. nation. What said “CRs $40 for VIP seats. Call 386- His first visit to the could happen are the most 754-4340 to purchase tick- Rotary Club of Lake City if we could find a common irresponsible way for the ets or for more information. since he was elected, cause that could unleash American people to have he began his speech to the human potential?” their money spent by us the roughly 90-person One of the biggest here in Washington. CRs JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter TOMORROW audience extolling the obstacles blocking that U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Gainesville) speaks at a Rotary Club Sock Hop unique virtues of the U.S. unification, Yoho said, YOHO continued on 3A of Lake City meeting on Thursday. American Legion Auxiliary Unit 57 is having a Sock-Hop fundraiser to ben- efit the Girls State Program on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 7 Mom p.m. Unit 57 gives a scholar- ship in memory of Brenda 17 busted on drug, McDiarmid who started the taken Sock Hop before she sud- denly passed away in 2010. Cost for the dance is $5 per person. A cake auction and firearms charges to court Quilt auction will also be held that night. All proceeds By STEVEN RICHMOND for kids’ from the dance will be given [email protected] as a scholarship to Florida State University. Members The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office truancy and guests are invited. For announced 17 arrests were made Thursday more information contact in regards to a network of illicit drug and Irma Wehrli at 386-755-3814. firearm dealers in Lake City following a 14- Patty Gaines faces month investigation by local and federal law criminal charges SWAT enforcement agencies, CCSO reports. over absences. New Dayspring MBC, Jon Bell, 38; Travice Davis, 26; Darnell Jon Bell Darnell Dixon Bathesheba Fudge 709 NW Long St., is hav- Dixon, 23; Elijah Dunning, 50; Bathesheba By AMANDA WILLIAMSON ing a SWAT Conference on Fudge, 37; Michael Harper, 21; Albert [email protected] Jan. 25 beginning at 9 a.m. Johnson, 34; Roger Mayo, 55; Arnett Pierce, SWAT stands for “‘Sistahs’ 30; Marquis Robinson, 21; Marquez Smith, Legal proceedings moved with a Testimony.” Tickets 28; Travis Smith, 32; Lawyer West, 27; Zina forward Thursday against are on sale now for $10. For Williams, 48; Fred Wilson, 81; James Wilson, the first Columbia County more information, contact 40; and Cepeda Young, 46, were the suspects woman tried criminally for Alpheia at 386-623-1295 or arrested Thursday, according to a late-break- failing to require her chil- Roshonda at 386-623-1897. ing CCSO news release. dren attend school. Members of the Bureau of Alcohol, Patty Bell Gaines, 39, Cake auction Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, CCSO, of Lake City, must appear Girl Scouts Troop 1484 the Lake City Police Department, the Florida Albert Johnson Roger Mayo Marquis Robinson before the court again on will hold their annual cake Department of Law Enforcement, the U.S. Feb. 6 at 1:30 p.m. The auction at the Lake City Drug Enforcement Administration and the court may decide to move Mall on Jan. 25 from 12-3 State Attorney’s Office participated in the forward with jury selection p.m. For questions, contact 14-month long investigation that led to these on that date. Kari Eden at 772-528-4063. arrests, the release said. According to Keith “This investigation targeted a very violent Hatcher, Columbia County Dance party armed narcotics trafficking group operat- School District director of VFW Post 2206, 343 ing throughout Columbia County and Lake truancy, there are no other Forest Lawn Way, will hold City,” said CCSO PIO Murray Smith in the instances in the county a “it must be somebody’s release. “During the investigation, numerous as extreme as the Gaines’ birthday” dance party on controlled purchases of illegal firearms and Marquez Smith Travis Smith Lawyer West case. He reported in a com- Saturday, Jan. 25 beginning narcotics were conducted. Today’s warrants plaint filed in April 2013 that at 8 p.m. Call Sharrie at resulted in the seizure of large quantities her children have skipped 386-752-5001 for more. of narcotics, U.S. currency, firearms and class nearly a third of the the arrest of 17 violent offenders. This is time since kindergarten. Family Fitness an ongoing investigation with more arrests “I believe education is Columbia High School suspected.” very important for every is hosting a Family Fitness According to Smith, the coordinated effort child,” Hatcher said. “In and Fun day on Jan. 25 began Thursday morning at 9:00 and “went extreme cases like this, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the by very peacefully,” with neither officers nor when it seems pretty obvi- CHS tennis courts. Area suspects being injured or harmed during the ous the parent does not hold tennis professionals and arrests. Anytime Fitness instruc- ARRESTS continued on 3A Zina Williams Fred Wilson Cepeda Young TRUANCY continued on 3A tors will hold 45-minute demonstrations on tennis techniques and pilates workouts, respectively. Snacks will be available for purchase from a mobile Lulu on board with bridge food vendor; there will be By TONY BRITT thinks it wonderful several opportunities to win [email protected] that the road will get door prizes. A $25 donation a new bridge. is asked of participants to LULU — Most residents of this east- “It’s wonderful help support the CHS Tiger ern Columbia County community seem because that one is tennis team. pleased to be getting a new bridge over going to fall in with Olustee Creek and are more than will- someone,” she said. ing to take a detour while it’s being “The bridge is real- Gillen Jan. 26 constructed. ly in a bad way. We Pinkney Hills Thursday afternoon, Florida think this is a wonder- The New Pinkney Hills Department of Transportation officials ful idea because the Cemetery will have a meet- JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter held an open house and public meeting road’s been needing ing at the New Mount Salem at the Lulu Community Center to discuss a new bridge for so Community Church on ‘Ring in the New Year’ replacing the County Road 241 bridge long. The detour is Sunday, Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. over Olustee Creek at the Columbia/ the way to go rather County Commissioner Scott Carroll (from left), Hope Carroll and Kim Nicholson take Union County line. than another bridge.” Scarlet Frisina will be there a look around the American Cancer Society Resource Room More than 20 residents from the area, Croft Lois Croft was also to discuss matters at hand. at the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce as well as eight DOT representatives glad to hear a new Call President Marion ‘Ring in the New Year’ mixer held at the Community Cancer and consultants attended the meeting. Wright at 754-8923 for more. Center on Thursday. 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For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and PEOPLE IN THE NEWS tossed.” — James 1:5-6 Thought for Today Bieber’s bail set at $2,500 after arrest Future: That period of time in which our affairs MIAMI BEACH prosper, our friends are true and our happiness judge set pop singer Justin is assured.