1A WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21-22, 2012 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Bank robbery suspect nabbed Passing state trooper two blocks away from the bank, say reports. saw smoke from dye Domingo Castro, 60, no address pack as man fled. provided, was arrested in connec- tion with the case. By TONY BRITT He was booked [email protected] into the Columbia Olustee Civil War Expo County Detention A man who was released from Center with no The Olustee Civil War prison less than a week ago after bond. Authorities Expo will take place 10 a.m. serving a six-year term for robbery, had not listed - 3 p.m. Saturday at the was arrested by a Florida Highway charges against Olustee Battlefield Historic Patrol trooper Thursday afternoon Castro Castro by press State Park, approximately after he allegedly robbed a local time. 18 miles east of Lake City in bank — right across the street from According to Lake City Police Baker County. Admission is the police station. Department reports, around 2:50 $5 per vehicle. Trooper Sheila Walker saw the p.m. a Hispanic male went into JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Proceeds from the event man fleeing from a local bank car- the TD Bank, 160 Northwest Main Officers from Lake City Police Department, Florida Highway Patrol and will benefit the Olustee rying a duffle bag that was spewing Columbia County Sheriff’s Office collect and photograph evidence after a Battlefield Citizens Support red smoke and she arrested him ROBBERY continued on 3A robbery at the TD Bank in downtown Lake City. Organization and the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park. Retiree luncheon County The I.B.E.W Retiree passes Luncheon will begin at 1 Top spellers p.m. Sept. 21 at Old Time Buffet in the Lake City Mall. All classifications are $96M invited and encouraged to attend. Anyone planning to attend should contact Douglas Dagley at (386) budget 719-4842. Tax rate unchanged; Class of ‘77 reunion total revenue will be Columbia High School down $510,000. Class of 1977 celebrates “A Step Back in Time” 35th reunion Sept. 28-30. There By TONY BRITT will be an alumni bonfire, [email protected] banquet and church ser- vice. Itineraries and tick- County officials unanimously ets will be forwarded when adopted the county’s proposed rsvp is received. $96.7 million budget for fis- Cost is $35 per person, cal year 2012-13 following the after Sept. 22 prices increas- county’s final budget hearing. es to $50 per person. RSVP Officials adopted the bud- to CHS Class of 77, 244 SE get during Thursday night’s Pine Dr. Lake City 32025, Columbia County Commission or [email protected]. meeting which was held at the For information call 867- JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter school board administrative 1271. Spelling bee champion Antonia Robinson (from right) celebrates with Library Literacy Volunteer spelling team mem- complex auditorium. The first bers Robert Byrd and Ron Barry after winning the Ninth Annual Adult Spelling Bee presented by the Friends of the budget hearing was held Sept. Blackout canceled Library Thursday at the Lake City Mall. The team beat out 13 teams in order to win a spelling bee trophy. The team 13. won on the word ‘blanquillo,’ a kind of game fish. The county’s proposed Gold Standard Chapter $96,706,996 total budget 48 PHA Order of the includes $38,475,000 in cash bal- Eastern Stars has canceled ance brought forward, as well their 2nd Annual Blackout ‘Blanquillo’ is winning word at as $24,988,364 in reserves. beginning at 8 p.m. Sept. County officials also voted in 22 at Winfield Community favor of making changes to the Center in Lake City. proposed budget by increasing 9th annual adult spelling bee funding to three local agencies. Meridian Behavioral Healthcare Tuesday By LAURA HAMPSON final round with the word “blan- character flaw that leads to the will receive $9,750 in addition- Author program [email protected] quillo,” a noun referring to certain downfall of the protagonist in a al funding, while CARC will marine food fishes. tragedy. receive $40,000 in additional t came down to game fish The Friends of Columbia “It feels great,” Byrd said, after The spelling bee is organized funding and Columbia County and a Greek tragic flaw County Public Library winning the spelling bee trophy. by the Friends of the Library to Senior Services will receive Thursday night. welcome author Deborah “It’s always a pleasure to partici- raise money for the free adult lit- $66,667 more. The Ninth Annual Sharp, live via Skype, on pate in the Friends of the Library eracy programs at the library, said The county’s 2011-12 total Columbia County Adult Tuesday, September 25 at Adult Spelling Bee,” Robinson Glennis Pounds, library literacy budget was $91,198,049, which ISpelling Bee had 14 teams of said. “Whether you win or lose coordinator. The bee raises about 7 p.m. Deborah Sharp is included a cash balance brought three competing for year-long the author of Mama Sees it’s about having fun and raising $2,000 for adult reading materials, forward of $34.9 million and bragging rights. Stars , Mama Gets Hitched awareness for literacy,” she said. she said. $29.1 million in reserves. Library literacy volunteers and other titles in the Mace The library team also made it The bee is also designed to County officials also made Antonia Robinson, Robert Byrd Bauer Mystery Series. to the sixth round, but misspelled changes in the budget to and Rob Barry won the sixth and A former USA Today “hamartia,” a noun meaning the BEE continued on 3A address personnel additions writer who, post-9/11, trad- and changes. ed in a career in journalism The board has $50,000 set to write humorous Florida ‘Fall Around Downtown’ aside for division manager mysteries with Southern Civil War adjustments, based on a salary flavor, Deborah Sharp is a survey; $90,000 for salary and native Floridian who now Expo set for benefits for an assistant county lives in Ft. Lauderdale. manager position and $352,000 (salaries and benefits) for a CARC celebration Saturday drainage crew, which will be consist of 10 positions. The Annual Membership By TONY BRITT The county is expecting a Celebration for CARC- [email protected] shortfall of approximately Advocates for Citizens with $510,000 in total ad valorem Disabilities, Inc. will be Anyone who has ever has a ques- revenue compared to last year’s held on Sept. 25 at 7 p.m. at tion about the day-to-day activities budget. the First United Methodist of Civil War era people living in County officials unanimously Church, 973 S. Marion Florida, will have an opportunity to voted in favor of not increasing Ave. Members and friends get a close and personal snapshot the millage rate and the mill- are invited. Dinner will be during the Olustee Civil War Expo age rate will remain at 8.015. served. this weekend. In the 2012-2013 fiscal budget For more information call The Olustee Civil War Expo will the millage rate is expected 386-752-1880. This celebra- take place 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday at JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter to generate $17,667,998, repre- tion is sponsored by Baya the Olustee Battlefield Historic State Local artist Janet Moses paints sunflowers in the windows at the senting roughly a 4.54 percent Pharmacy and Columbia Park, approximately 18 miles east of Blanche Office Center in downtown Lake City Wednesday. The project decrease from the previous Bank. is part of the Fall Around Downtown campaign and will be jump starting EXPO continued on 3A a contest on the best-designed storefront business starting Oct. 1. 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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS n Movie producer-writer n Actress Autumn Reeser Ethan Coen is 55. is 32. n Actor-comedian Dave n TV personality Nicole Coulier is 53. Richie is 31. Judge asked to stop anti-Muslim film clip n Actress Cheryl Hines is 47. n Rapper Wale is 28. LOS ANGELES Daily Scripture n actress who appeared in an anti-Muslim film “Be glad, people of Zion, rejoice in the that purportedly sparked Lord your God, for he has given you violence in the Middle East lost her legal chal- the autumn rains because he is faith- Alenge on Thursday to have the ful. He sends you abundant showers, 14-minute trailer taken down from YouTube. both autumn and spring rains, as be- Los Angeles County Superior fore.” Court Judge Luis Lavin rejected – Joel 2:23 the request from Cindy Lee Garcia because she wasn’t able to produce Thought for Today any agreement she had with the makers of “Innocence of Muslims,” “The crisis of yesterday is the joke of and the man behind the film hadn’t been served with a copy of her law- tomorrow.” suit.