+ PLUS >> Critical race theory banned from Florida classrooms, 2A COLLEGE SOFTBALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL FSU drops deciding Playoff on verge of Game 3 of WCWS expanding to 12 teams See Page 1B See Page 1B FRIDAY EDITION FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM SRWMD considers Power play Florida Power & Light an FPL project. busy with 176-mile According to Bill Orlove, a spokes- Suwannee person for the project, Gulf Power, ‘Resiliency Connection.’ which is a division of FPL, is building the 176-mile North Florida Resiliency By TONY BRITT Connection across northern Florida, for spring [email protected] crossing through seven counties, including Columbia County. If there’s a light at the end of the “This new transmission line will tunnel, it may be because the Florida enhance the reliability and residency recharge Power and Light Company is building of service in good weather and bad to the infrastructure to get it there. existing customers and new customers One option district during high-flood peri- Electrical crews are installing the as the Northwest Florida Panhandle is examining for ods to the basin around foundations and erecting new continues to grow,” Orlove said in an Ichetucknee Springs. electrical service fixtures email. “It will help with storm-harden- flow recovery. “This is a concept, it’s in several areas ing the energy grid to reduce power not something we’re nec- of Columbia outages from major storms and hurri- By JAMIE WACHTER essarily moving forward County canes.” [email protected] with,” he said, noting the for The project work will take place minimum flow level on in Columbia, Suwannee, Madison, LIVE OAK — Could the Ichetucknee River Jefferson, Leon, Gadsden and the key to restoring flow is already not being levels to the Ichetucknee met at U.S. Highway 27 FPL continued on 8A Springs be water from and two locations (Fort the Suwannee River? White and U.S. 441) on It’s a possibility that the Santa Fe River are the Suwannee River projected to fall below Water Management the MFL in the next 20 District is exploring as years. part of its prevention and “We’re looking for recovery strategy for projects that could lead the Lower Santa Fe and to a lot more recharge… Ichetucknee Rivers and and this is one that could Priority Springs. do that.” During the district’s As part of that plan, governing board meet- the district is looking ing Tuesday, Sean King at two options: bring- — the district’s chief of ing water 19 miles from the Office of Minimum White Springs or 16 Flows and Minimum miles from Branford. Water Levels — told The cost to bring an board members that average recharge rate among the options the of 19 millions gallons SRWMD was consider- per day to a 2,500-acre ing was pumping water JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter from the Suwannee River SRWMD continued on 8A Pike Electric is working on installing newer, taller power lines along Old Country Club Road and County Road 252. Area schools begin summer meal programs By TONY BRITT al Summer Food Service per child. there were still people wait- [email protected] Program. Heather Trice, Columbia ing in line for the meal The people waiting in School District Food boxes. A line of vehicles crept lines were at the schools to Service Director, said the The scenes were so along at both at Five Points get seven-day meal boxes first day of the food ser- busy that at Fort White Elementary School and for their children. The fro- vice program was hot and Elementary School, school Fort White Elementary zen meal boxes contained a success. administration helped food School Thursday afternoon seven breakfasts and seven She said 300 cases of service workers with the as hundreds of parents lunches. In addition to the food were ordered for both food distribution and Five waited in line to get food as food, a half gallon of white schools and all the food Points Elementary utilized TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter the school district kicked- milk and a half gallon of was dispersed during the A volunteer loads cases of food into a car Thursday. off its first day of its annu- chocolate milk was given drive-through event while MEALS continued on 8A GWGW HUNTER HUNTER 1130 WEST US 90 386-752-5890 VISIT YOUR LOCAL CHEVRON STATION Vol. 147, No. 60 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER (386) 752-1293 Faith & Values . 5A Advice & Comics . 6A-7A SUBSCRIBE TO 92 72 THE REPORTER: Sports . 1B Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 Mostly sunny, 2A Classifieds . 3B 2A FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 2021 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER Critical race theory banned from Florida classrooms QUICK HITS Board of Education DeSantis has made a American history as teachers. Scripture of the Day approves controversial major issue of targeting something other than “It’s a great, transpar- “...I will praise thee, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will history guidelines. critical race theory, which the creation of a new ent way for teachers to shew forth all thy marvellous works.” is based on the premise that nation based largely on understand exactly what — Psalms 9:1 (KJV) News Service of Florida racism is embedded with- universal principles stat- this board is saying and in American society and ed in the Declaration of to be able to read it and to TALLAHASSEE — institutions. He appeared Independence.” know they are protected,” Backing Gov. Ron DeSantis’ by video at the beginning It also says teachers facil- Corcoran said. campaign against criti- of Thursday’s meeting to itating discussions can’t The rule has spurred cal race urge board members to “share their personal views statewide controversy, with Thought for Today theory, approve the rule. or attempt to indoctrinate Grady saying members’ the State “We need to be educat- or persuade students to a “inboxes were blowing up No amount of experimentation can ever prove me Board of ing people, not trying to particular point of view” with comments from peo- right; a single experiment can prove me wrong. Education indoctrinate them with ide- that is inconsistent with ple.” — Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-American o n ology,” DeSantis said. state standards. That was evident as physicist Thursday But Ben Frazier, pres- Before giving final board members listened DeSantis approved ident of the Northside approval Thursday, the to the public at Thursday’s a rule that Coalition of Jacksonville, board adopted additions meeting. Speakers on each Winning Lottery Numbers places controversial guide- said the plan is a that, in part, included ref- side cited the need to teach Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 1-8-0 lines on the way U.S. his- “Republican political propa- erences to instruction on historical facts — but clear- Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 2-4-4-0 tory is taught in public ganda campaign” and said the U.S. Constitution and ly disagreed on what those Fantasy 5: (Wednesday) 8-12-13-19-26 schools. teachers need to be able to Bill of Rights. Also, the facts might be. The board, meeting in teach the truth about slav- additions more specifical- Opponents of the rule See an error? Jacksonville, voted after ery and other racial issues. ly addressed that critical argued that it is designed to The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news members of the public “This board should stop race theory should not be prevent teachers from giv- items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, squared off on the rule, attempting to sanitize and taught. ing a full picture of issues please call the editor. Corrections and clarifications will with some saying it would to clear up the ugly horrors Education Commissioner such as slavery, lynching run in this space. Thanks for reading. whitewash history and oth- of history that make white Richard Corcoran support- and segregation. But sup- ers saying it would prevent folks feel uncomfortable,” ed the changes proposed porters of the bill said crit- Submissions Marxist theory from being Frazier, who is Black, said. by board member Tom ical race theory needs to The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption taught in Florida class- The rule, in part, says Grady, saying they would be blocked, with several information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would rooms. teachers “may not define help provide clarity to describing it as Marxist. like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture and information to Jamie Wachter: jwachter@lakecityreporter. com. OBITUARIES Lake City Reporter Dorothy H. Burns services will follow immedi- In 2004, the University of Hampson, April Jones, Austin HOW TO REACH US ADVERTISING Main number .......(386) 752-1293 Director Chris Ratliff Dorothy H. Burns, 90, passed ately afterwards in Pineview Florida advertised for an elder- Jones, and 10 grandkids. 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