1A WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 25 & 26, 2013 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Dems push gun ban weapons and high-capacity maga- allies. Measure given little zines like those used in the school “This is really an uphill road. chance of success in massacre at Newtown, Conn., even If anyone asked today, ‘Can you as they acknowledged an uphill bat- win this?’ the answer is, ‘We don’t Senate or House. tle getting the measures through a know, it’s so uphill,’” Feinstein Saturday divided Congress. said at a Capitol Hill news con- By ERICA WERNER and The group led by Sen. Dianne ference backed by police chiefs, Olustee pageant NEDRA PICKLER Feinstein, D-Calif., called on the mayors and crime victims. “There The 2013 Olustee Festival Associated Press public to get behind their effort, is one great hope out there. And pageant will be held in the saying that is the only way they that is you, because you are stron- ASSOCIATED PRESS Columbia County Schools WASHINGTON — will prevail over opposition from ger than the gun lobby. You are Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif. Administrative Complex on Congressional Democrats unveiled the well-organized National Rifle speaks during a news conference West Duval Street (U.S. 90) legislation Thursday to ban assault Association and its congressional GUNS continued on 3A on Capitol Hill Thursday. in Lake City. Competition for girls age 3 months to 9 years old will be at 4 p.m. Competition for girls 10 to SCHOOL-RELATED EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR 20 years old will begin at 7 p.m. Contestants will be Biden: judged in beauty, sports- wear, talent and photoge- nic categories. For more Ban big information, contact Elaine Owens at (386) 965-2787. TECH SPECIALIST clips 1st Music series starts The 17th season of the But says he also Friends of Music Concert supports ban on Series opens with The TAKES TOP HONORS Alachua Consort (oboe, some weapons. violin and piano) perform- ing French baroque music By ERICA WERNER and at 7:30 p.m. at Covenant NEDRA PICKLER First Presbyterian Church, Associated Press 421 White Ave. SE in Live Oak. For more information WASHINGTON — Vice contact Bill or Linda Poplin, President Joe Biden said (386) 365-4932 or (386) 365- Thursday that he’s more 4941. c o n - c e r n e d Auxiliary sock hop about lim- The American Legion iting the Auxiliary Unit 57 will have n u m b e r its annual Sock Hop in mem- of rounds ory of Brenda MacDiarmid in a gun at American Legion Post 57 m a g a - Home on Highway 41 South. zine than Biden A cake raffle will be held. about ban- Admission is $5 per person. ning assault weapons that All proceeds will go to the account for a small percent- American Legion Auxiliary age of gun deaths. Department of Florida Girl Biden argued that State Scholarship Fund. the shooter at the Sandy Doors will open for the Hook Elementary School dance at 7:30 p.m. and danc- in Newtown, Conn., could ing will start at 8. Come have been slowed down with your 1950s dress and if he had fewer rounds in bobby socks. For more, call each magazine and had to Irma Wehrli at (386) 755- change clips more often. 3814. “Maybe if it took longer, maybe one more kid would Fish fry JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter be alive,” Biden said dur- The Columbia County Patrick Mitchell, a network specialist at the Columbia County School District Administrative Complex, receives ing an online video chat on Chapter of the Bethune applause after being named the 2013 Columbia County School-Related Employee of the Year during a luncheon held Cookman University at the Lake City Church of Christ on Thursday. ‘I am blessed and very thankful, honestly,’ Mitchell said. ‘They pay me BIDEN continued on 3A Alumni will have a fish fry to do a job. I am not here for the awards, I am here for the county.’ fundraiser for its scholar- ship program, beginning at CRIME 11 a.m. at the corner of Lake Jeffrey Road and Kimberly Drive (old Amtrak station). Keeps network running smoothly Pharmacy Fish sandwiches are $6, and dinners are $7.50. Dinners By DEREK GILLIAM District’s Administrative Complex ing in early, but he never com- tech faces include fish, grits, baked [email protected] as a network specialist, and when plains.” beans, bread and dessert. something in the school system’s Mitchell was recognized as the felony theft ith schools Drinks are 50 cents. To computer network breaks, he’s 2013 School-Related Employee of increasingly reli- order ahead, call (386) 752- there to fix it. the Year at the luncheon. School- charges ant on technology, 7054. “Patrick manages and keeps our related employees include custo- employees like network working efficiently and dians, secretaries, student care By DEREK GILLIAM Patrick Mitchell smoothly,” Dorothy Spradley said attendants, data processors, secu- [email protected] Sunday Ware paramount to recruit and keep at the School-Related Employee rity officers and paraprofessionals. in the district. Mitchell works History program of the Year Luncheon Thursday. An employee at the CVS in the Columbia County School Archaeologist Barbara “This means staying late and com- MITCHELL continued on 3A Pharmacy, 283 SW Baya Dr., Hines, of the Florida Public allegedly stole thousands Archaeology Network, will of pills of prescription nar- give a brief overview of the cotics, according to a Lake Spanish in Florida at 2 p.m. City Police Department in the Columbia County Branford’s ‘Fabulous’ bus line sold press release. Main Library at 308 NW By DEREK GILLIAM Tiffany Columbia Ave. Hines will [email protected] L a s h a talk about Spanish missions Dandy, 22, in the state, particularly BRANFORD — Local entrepreneur 755 SW Mission San Luis and the Ray Land has sold Fabulous Coach D e x t e r Apalachee. Lines to a Gainesville limousine and Cir. Apt. coach company. 106, faces Gospel concert Land started his company in 2004, f e l o n y Gospel singer Larry Ford and grew it into a successful trans- c h a r g e s Dandy will perform a free concert portation business. He was named to of larceny at 10:30 a.m. at the Glad Inc. magazine’s 30 under 30 top entre- and retail theft, accord- Tidings Assembly, 1571 E. preneurs, Bloomberg Businessweek’s ing to a Lake City Police Duval St. Ford is a world- America’s Best Young Entrepreneurs Department arrest report. renowned tenor who per- and BusRide Magaine operator of the She allegedly stole 21 formed with the Blackwood year in 2009. bottles of hydrocodone Brothers Quartet and Land started his business when he COURTESY while at work. appeared on the Bill Gaither Ray Land of Fabulous Coach Lines (right) and Sander Kaplan, chief TV programs. FABULOUS continued on 3A executive officer of A Candies Coachworks. 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(OHD’-mark) (Jars of Clay) n Actress Leigh Taylor-Young is 39. is 68. n Actress Mia Kirshner is 38. Ray Romano jumps at stand-up show n Actress Jenifer Lewis is n Actress Christine Lakin is NEW YORK 56. 34. While everybody loves Raymond, n Actress Dinah Manoff is n Rhythm-and-blues singer it’s stand-up comedy that Ray 55. Alicia Keys is 32. Romano loves most. The 55-year-old actor-comedian says performing live is his passion, Daily Scripture so he jumped at the chance to par- ticipate in the “Garden of Laughs” “Brothers and sisters, if some- event at The Theater at Madison Square Garden on Saturday. one is caught in a sin, you who “It’s great to see some of the live by the Spirit should restore guys that I started doing stand-up with, like Brian Regan and Wanda that person gently. But watch (Sykes),” Romano said. “And Bob yourselves, or you also may be Costas is hosting.” Adam Ferrara and Darrell tempted.” Hammond are also scheduled to — Galatians 6:1 perform in the comedy event, which will benefit the Garden of Dreams Foundation. Lake City Reporter Romano, who starred in the long- HOW TO REACH US running TV series “Everybody Loves Main number ....... .(386) 752-1293 BUSINESS Fax number ............. .752-9400 Controller Sue Brannon... .754-0419 Raymond” and the short-lived “Men ASSOCIATED PRESS Circulation .............. .755-5445 ([email protected]) of a Certain Age,” says he feels more Actor-comedian Ray Romano, who starred in the TV series “Everybody Loves Online .