A3 SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $2 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SUNDAY + PLUS >> Arson Jones 1C Say no to in Fort takes 2nd aviation at state academy White Opinion SPORTS Merger adds $600M 2A in assets for First Fed. 4A 1B WHITE SPRINGS Fiery I-10 crash kills semi driver Lightning kills 3A 1 at mud bog 2 others less seriously injured at popular site 7A COURTESY SUWANNEE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE An unidentified person died in this tractor-trailer wreck. See story, 3A 54 apply for city manager post Former econ chief, airport manager in the mix, 2A HOT TIME AT O’LENO Photos by CARL MCKINNEY/Lake City Reporter The music (above) was great, but it was the chili cook-off that brought the crowds to O’Leno State Park Saturday. LEFT: Jeremy Carroll, a student from the Dining with Dignity program, shows off his creation. RIGHT: Bret Harder tries to make a better pot of chili than his wife, Amy. The two shared a tent at the cook- off, but competed to see who could better please the crowd. More pics, 6A. Parade of Homes to showcase builders April 28-29 Momentum builds signed up for the showcase set for Florida. Gold-level sponsorships of ing,” said Bryan Zecher, president the weekend of April 28-29. the event are provided by Florida of the Columbia County Builders’ as event draws near. The new-home-building event Credit Union and Peoples State Association. “The timing is very is rejuvenated by the Columbia Bank and Silver level sponsors good for this event. From the From staff reports County Builders’ Association, the include Hallmark Realty, Security builders, to the vendors to the sup- TM Lake City Reporter and Currents Safe Co., and United Country Real pliers and subcontractors, every- The 2018 Parade of Homes magazine. Estate Dicks Realty. thing we are hearing is all positive. event continues to grow in par- Platinum sponsorship is pro- “Our feedback on this event has ticipants with 18 new homes now vided by First Federal Bank of been all positive, just overwhelm- PARADE continued on 7A Vol. 143, No. 266 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Obituaries . 5A Puzzles . 2-3B ‘Sylvia’ SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: 72 52 Business . 1C At High Springs Playhouse, 7A Voice: 755-5445 Life . 1D Fax: 752-9400 Partly cloudy, 2A HELD OVER $2 Million Inventory WHILE SUPPLIES CLEARANCE SALE!LAST! Up to 70% OFF Everything! Floor Up Stock Mattress To 50% OFF! 2A SUNDAY, APRIL 8, 2018 DAILY BRIEFING LAKE CITY REPORTER 54 looking to succeed QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “But I must die in this land, I must not go over Jordan: but ye shall go over, and possess that good land.” Johnson as city chief — Deuteronomy 4:22 (KJV) Only names released; airport manager who Edward C. Young; Michael Brillhart; Thought for Today details to come when resigned in 2016, and Robert Schmidt; Kelly Kautz; resumes made public. David Kraus, who serves Natalie Mukes; Danielle Judd; Pitching is the art of instilling fear. the county in multiple Lawrence Coppola; Nick Harwell; — Sandy Koufax, born 1935, American athlete capacities. Sam D. Hughes; Adam Wilson; By CARL MCKINNEY The city could not fulfill Christopher Edwards; Jack Ardaugh; [email protected] a public records request Dennis Sparks; David Kraus; for the resumes by press Jim McCroskey; Danny Lucas; Winning Lottery Numbers Columbia County’s time, but did provide a list Brian Anderson; Craig Bennett; Pick 3: (Friday p.m.) 5-0-4 former economic devel- of the applicants’ names, Lawrence McNaul; Brian Boyle; Pick 4: (Friday p.m.) 9-8-7-0 opment director is among three of which were identi- Charles Williams; Mell Smigielski; Fantasy 5: (Friday) 6-13-17-30-36 the dozens of applicants fiable as current or former Glenn Irby; Phillip Mobley; vying for Lake City’s soon- public officials here. Sungman Kim; Lyndon Bonner; to-be-open city manager Retiring City Manager Clayton Lucas; Stacy Tebo; See an error? position. Wendell Johnson is offi- Leonard Housley; Natalie Park; The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news City Hall stopped taking cially out in June, inviting Charles Hammond; Jeffrey Matheney; items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, in resumes at noon on resumes from around the Shawn Henessee; Robin Gomez; please call the editor. Corrections and clarications will Friday with 54 contenders country. Timothy Day; Martin Murphy; run in this space. Thanks for reading. for the job. One of the new There were only 10 appli- Joseph Helfenberger; Laura Varden; applicants is Jesse Quillen, cants as of March 16, one-fifth Michael Berger; Roberto Zuniga; Submissions who headed economic the size of the current pool. Calvin Anderson; Bill Mullins; The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption development for the county Jesse Quillen; Miguel Hernandez; information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would before Glenn Hunter took Who are the applicants? John Howard; William Healy; like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture over in May 2014. Harry Staven; John Klimm; and information to Associate Editor Justin Caudell at Also applying are Nick William Lawrence; Larry Collins; Chaquita Dingle; [email protected]. Harwell, the city’s former Scott Randall; Vince Akhimie; Teresa Velazquez. Lake City Reporter HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS..............754-0419 Main number ........(386) 752-1293 Fax number ..............752-9400 CIRCULATION Man faces charges for bank fraud Circulation ...............755-5445 Home delivery of the Lake City Reporter Online ... www.lakecityreporter.com should be completed by 6:30 a.m. By CARL MCKINNEY report was made available immediately withdrew the age shows Owens making The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate Tuesday through Friday, and by 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. [email protected] Friday. money, the report states. the transaction. of Community Newspapers Inc., is published Tuesday through Friday and Please call 386-755-5445 to report any The manager said Owens The next day, he did the The manager verified Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, problems with your delivery service. FL 32055. Periodical postage paid at A Lake City man deposited opened an account recently same with his Columbia with TD Bank and Columbia Lake City, FL, Member Audit Bureau of In Columbia County, customers should multiple fraudulent checks and began depositing checks Bank account in the amount Bank that one account was Circulation and The Associated Press. call before 10:30 a.m. to report a service error for same day re-delivery. into his recently opened from of $1,845, according to the closed and the other one All material herein is property of the Lake City Reporter. 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The police his TD Bank account and Video surveillance foot- continued on 7A CLASSIFIED 24 Weeks...................$82.80 FRAUD To place a classified ad......755-5440 52 Weeks..................$179.40 THE WEATHER 8 SUN 09MON 10TUE 11WED 12 THU Arson suspect stokes Partly Chance Chance Partly Mostly cloudy of rain of cloudy sunny showers storms Light Light Cloudy wind wind fears in south county HI 72HI LO LO 52 HI 76 HI LO LO 59 HI 72HI LO LO 54 HI HI74 LO LO 47 HI 79HI LO LO 54 By CARL MCKINNEY A witness identified Facebook to warn the com- cmckinney@lakecity Williams as the arsonist, munity. REGIONAL FORECAST MAP for Sunday, April 8 Sunday's highs/Sunday night's low who she said threatened “Three Rivers residents Valdosta An armed arsonist who her with a handgun as he — there is an armed arson- City Monday Tuesday 68/50 Jacksonville deputies say struck a Fort drove away from the burn- ist in the neighborhood.