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1 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM 2 dead in domestic dispute Woman shot husband, and shot her husband twice before turning the gun on herself, the release turned gun on herself, said. sheriff’s office reports. Authorities said Christopher Curry was dead when EMS arrived and By STEVEN RICHMOND Michelle Curry pronounced died [email protected] after being transported to Lake City Medical Center. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Chris Sharpe said a Office is investigating a domestic dis- friend of the family, who was living in pute that resulted in the deaths of a the home near the intersection of 252B local married couple, according to a and Troy Road, was present and noti- Monday media release. fied authorities following the incident. Investigators believe Christopher “When we arrived on scene, there PATRICK SCOTT/Special to the Reporter Curry, 46, and wife Michelle Curry, were two bodies in the living room Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputies are pictured at a home off CR 252B, the scene of an apparent 43, were involved in a domestic dis- murder-suicide around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. One person was reported to have died at the scene, the pute when she retrieved a handgun DISPUTE continued on 6A other at a local hospital. Council Healthy backs, happy people ponders Sixth-grade science project will finally make its debut on shelves of Walmart. ban on By AMANDA WILLIAMSON [email protected] photos riginally a Attorney general’s sixth-grade Suwannee office says move County science would violate law. project, the OVestpakz — a specialized By ROBERT BRIDGES backpack — will make its [email protected] national debut on Walmart shelves the first weekend The city council on of December. Monday discussed a series A combination of of meeting procedure revi- backpack and a vest, sions, including one that the Vestpakz traveled to would ban photography science competitions in during meetings without Boston and Oprah’s stu- the consent of the mayor or dios in Chicago before the Christen Bell, inventor and vice president of presiding officer. company finally landed a Vestpakz, LLC. After the workshop the partnership with backpack- Lake City Reporter, in manufacturing company father saw potential in it,” Bell added. response to an earlier inqui- Eastsport to produce the “As a sixth-grader, I probably wouldn’t ry, received an email from product for Walmart. have realized what it could have been.” the office of the Florida Originally, the launch will But Bell’s sixth-grade teacher Melissa Attorney General confirm- target 100 stores nationwide with Brinson knew the product had potential, ing such a measure would Vestpakz designed for preschool-aged so she entered it into the Houghton- be in violation of the state’s children, but inventor Christen Bell, now Mifflin National Science Convention open meetings law. 26, hopes the idea will continue to grow. Competition. The Vestpakz won. Soon, City Manager Wendell “It’s extremely difficult to get the family was on an all-expense paid Johnson drafted a set of [Walmart] to pay attention to you, so the trip to Boston for an invention conven- rules designed to codify fact that they even gave us the time of tion. After the initial success, Bell won public participation and day is a miracle,” she said. the Disney Dreamers and Doers award, other procedural rules to But Bell said the moment she sees given to students who demonstrate be followed during any her product —more than half her life excellence in schools and communities. meeting open to the gen- in the making — on the shelves of In April 2012, the family-owned small eral public, including regu- Walmart, she will cry. business entered Get it on the Shelf, a lar and special council and “I will probably be speechless,” Bell Walmart-sponsored competition where committee meetings. said. “I told someone before that it will Americans voted on an invention they The draft was written in be like a singer hearing their song on wanted to see offered stores. response to SB 50, a bill the radio for the first time. It will just be Bell’s creation didn’t win, but her father, passed during Florida’s a bunch of emotions.” Michael Wooley, didn’t give up. Wooley 2013 legislative session that Formerly of Live Oak, Bell first started talking to Walmart’s buyers, who directs local boards or com- came up with the idea while attend- put him in contact with Eastsport. missions to follow proce- ing Suwannee Middle School. She was “I thought it was a great idea,” said dures designed to ensure asked to come up with a list of problems, Arthur Grayer, senior vice president the public’s right to speak then craft a solution for one of them. of Eastsport. “It really distributes the at public meetings. The Vestpakz was born from her des- weight properly on the child... They’ve “SB 50 requires that peration to get a good grade, Bell said, put their input into this, their heart and members of the public be and to solve the discomfort of carrying their soul. They’re very creative.” provided with a reasonable heavy textbooks from class to class. While Grayer credits Vestpakz with the opportunity to be heard on She created the first backpack from her idea of combining a “cool vest and utility all matters before local gov- FILE mother’s sewing scraps, a hodgepodge pack,” Eastsport brings its manufacturing ernment,” Johnson said in a Michael Wooley, the father of Live Oak inventor Christen Bell, of patterns that she thought looked good ability to the table. They will be offering memo introducing the draft displays Vestpakz, a specialized backpack/vest that distrib- together. The Vestpakz distributed the the Vestpakz in a variety of colors and to the mayor and council. utes weight more evenly throughout the wearer’s shoulders. weight of its contents around the body. prints catering to young children. Neon “A thorough review [of “It’s kind of neat to watch something start from a science proj- The final product was a vest with zippered pink, camouflage and trendy prints will existing city code] should ect and turn into a small business that can potentially grow pockets on the front and back. into something larger,” Wooley said. “I am incredibly blessed that my VESTPAKZ continued on 6A PHOTO BAN continued on 6A FHP updates crash victim’s name Report: Woman 2009 Toyota Camry a fraudulent passport and tification cards, but [Nora that struck a 2004 Ford identification card from Perez’s] photograph was in fatal accident Expedition was original- Honduras [containing the used,” Bryan said. carried fake ID. ly believed to be Maria incorrect name].” Investigators have not Angela Gomez Perez, 31, Cross examination yet determined if the By STEVEN RICHMOND of Jacksonville, according through the Consulate Honduran documents [email protected] to FHP’s press release last General of Honduras were legitimate and what PATRICK SCOTT/ Special to the Reporter week. revealed Perez was using Perez was doing in the Investigators with the “The passenger... has either “a sister or cousin’s United States. Rollover crash on SR 47 Florida Highway Patrol been positively identified name,” according to FHP Bryan also said the iden- corrected the name of one as Nora Isabelle Perez,” Public Affairs Officer Sgt. tity of the Camry’s driver, An injured person is prepared for transport to an area hospi- of four victims involved in FHP said Monday in an Dylan Bryan. David Mendez-Pineda, 36, tal after a crash involving two vehicles that occurred around a head-on collision along update media release. “She was utilizing a fam- also of Jacksonville, was 12:45 Monday afternoon at the intersection of S.W. State US 90 Nov. 11. “The aforementioned vic- ily member’s name and confirmed through finger- Road 47 and S.W. Ridge Street. CCSO, CCFD, FHP. and a The passenger of the tim was in possession of information for those iden- print analysis. Lifeguard ambulance were on scene. 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College to name school after Burgundy Thought for Today BOSTON “Millions long for immortality t’s kind of a big deal that who don’t know what to do with Emerson College is changing the name of its school of com- themselves on a rainy Sunday munication. afternoon.” The college in Boston will Irename the school — for one day — Susan Ertz, British novelist only — the Ron Burgundy School of Communication on Dec. 4 to honor the fictitious television anchorman. Actor Will Ferrell, in character, Scripture of the Day is scheduled to share his path to journalism greatness with students. “Sanctify them through thy truth: His visit will include a news confer- ence, the renaming ceremony and thy word is truth.” — John 17:17 a screening of “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.” Ferrell, as him- self, will introduce the movie.

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