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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM TH Water levels on ANNIVERSARY Leading BATTLE OF the rise with wet the way to Olustee weather SCHEDULE By AMANDA WILLIAMSON [email protected] Groundwater OF EVENTS levels higher, s women don their Southern says SRWMD. Downtown: Belle gowns From staff reports and gentle- THURSDAY, Feb. 13 A men their The last three months n 5 p.m. Arts, crafts and Confederate gray throughout were wetter than normal, food vendors set up in down- Columbia County, imagine: a with an average of 12.1 inch- town Lake City. crowd of 1,700 well-dressed es of rainfall, about 3 inches n 7 p.m. Theatrical socialites funneling into their higher than normal, across performance by Alligator seats for the 1865 production the Suwannee River Water Community Theatre, of “Our American Cousin.” Management District, dis- Columbia County School The trict officials said. Board auditorium, 372 West date was January rainfall was 1.8 Duval Street. Free admission April inches above average. The to public. 14, just wettest November-January weeks on record was in 1947-1948 FRIDAY, Feb. 14 after with over 17 inches, and the n 9 a.m. Civil War the driest was in 1956-1957 with memorial service, Oaklawn Civil just 1.4 inches. Cemetery. Special speaker W a r The wet weather caused and recognition of veterans. ended. groundwater levels in the n 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Local upper Floridan aquifer to Vendor booths open: Gray talk rise in January after falling • Arts/crafts/food booths rumored steadily since the almost • Public service booths that President Abraham record-setting wet summer. • Commercial booths Lincoln would be in the audi- Forty percent of the dis- • Main stage entertainment ence, and the crowd buzzed trict’s monitor wells had • Kids Zone entertainment with excitement — especial- levels in the top 25 per- n Noon Official opening ly actress Laura Keene. cent of readings, double the ceremonits for Festival, Main Keene, struggling to number seen in December, stage. Staff amd local digni- keep her career afloat, officials said. taries invited. finally succeeded in bring- Conditions on the Santa n 5 p.m. Battle ing Lincoln to her play in Fe River are typical for between the Monitor and hopes of inspiring excitement for her this time of year. Levels the Merrimac/Civil War role as leading lady. Despite a series of back- COURTESY PHOTOS on the Suwannee River are Skirmish at shore of Lake stage squabbles, the closing night performance local 17-year-old musi- higher than usual for early DeSoto in Wilson Park. seemed to be going well. cian Jasmine Hoyton will entertain the audience. February, but still well But then, Keene’s plans to rejuvenate her star- She writes her own songs, as well as plays the below flood levels. Recent SATURDAY, Feb. 15 dom quickly disappeared when John Wilkes Booth guitar and the piano. rainfall patterns have n 7 a.m. 5K run assassinated President Lincoln, escaped from the Typically, Gray said, the Blue-Grey Army does favored northern Florida n 8:30 a.m. Blue-Grey theater and declared the South avenged. not select a play as part over southern Georgia One-Mile Fun Run around As a kick-off event of the annual Battle of of Olustee’s opening which has helped keep Lake DeSoto (awards fol- Olustee Festival, the historical events will come night. However, two river levels stable without low). to life through the Alligator Community Theater’s years ago, Fort White the rapid fluctuations that n 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. production of “Our Leading Lady” at the School Thespians Guild delight- occurred in 2013. Vendor booths open: Board Administrative Complex Thursday night. ed the audience with River residents should • Arts/crafts/food booths Sponsored by the Blue-Grey Army, the produc- “Our American Cousin,” remain vigilant over condi- • Public service booths tion is free to the public. It starts at 7 p.m., but the play performed by tions in southern Georgia, • Commercial booths Blue-Grey Army Major Cody Gray suggests peo- Keene and her cast at since a single large storm • Main stage entertainment ple arrive early to get good seats. Ford’s Theater on the can cause problems down- • Kids Zone entertainment “This play has everything we were looking for, Laura Keene was on night Lincoln was shot. stream quickly, district offi- n 10:30 a.m. Annual such as comedy, serious moments, lighthearted stage the night Lincoln History was rewrit- cials said, noting February, parade, beginning at South moments,” Gray said, “but it also kept true to the was assassinated. ten when Gray, March, and April are the Marion Street to US Highway Civil War era and historical viewpoint.” peak flood season in North 90 (West Duval Street). Prior to the production of “Our Leading Lady,” LEADING continued on 3A Florida. n 7:45 p.m. Blue-Grey Square Dance, Rountree- Moore Toyota showroom, CHIEF JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICER 1252 West US Highway 90. ‘Traveling medicine’ Battlefield: Neelands retires after 42 years on display at festival By AMANDA WILLIAMSON By AVALYN HUNTER FRIDAY, Feb. 14 [email protected] Special to the Reporter n 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. Class tours of battlefield Sharon Neelands These days, people are used to seeing slick pitch- arranged through Florida always put the children es for medical services or medications in television Parks Service. Also open she served first, ensur- commercials or magazine ads — a practice once to public. Re-enactors and ing the local communi- frowned on by the American Medical Association. suttlers arrive and begin ties held the resources But today’s medical marketers have nothing on the setting up camps. Admission needed to pull juveniles practices of the past. charge: $3 per person, pre- from the grip of crime Show times are: As part of the Olustee school free. and turn them into func- Battle Festival, the tioning adult citizens. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday Fort White Thespian SATURDAY, Feb. 15 After 42 years working at the Courthouse Annex Guild will be demon- n 9 a.m. Presentation of for the state, Neelands parking lot, 11 a.m. and 2 strating Civil War-era colors. is finally retiring. The p.m. Friday at the Lake City state-of-the-art medical n 9 a.m. – 6:15 p.m. last eight years of her Museum; 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. advertising, the travel- Park open to the public. career she spent here Saturday at both locations ing medicine show. Admission at gate: $10 adults, in Columbia County as AMANDA WILLIAMSON/Lake City Reporter “Traveling medicine $5 children and preschool the chief juvenile proba- Department of Juvenile Justice Third Judicial Circuit staff shows were based on the style of European moun- children free. tion officer for the Third tebanks (medical quacks),” explained show direc- and assistant chief of probation Tom Witt presented chief n 1 p.m. Medical demon- Judicial Circuit. tor Harry Joiner, the drama teacher at Fort White stration. “The strength of all the probation officer Sharon Neelands with a vase on her High School and a member of the Blue-Grey Army. n 2:30 p.m. Period second-to-last day in the position. She officially retired music concert. RETIRE continued on 3A Thursday after 42 years on the job. MEDICINE continued on 6A n 3:30 p.m. Mini Battle at battlefield. SUNDAY, Feb. 16 Columbia housing market stronger in 2013 n 8:30 a.m. Presentation of colors. By AMANDA WILLIAMSON trending upward from pre- 124 in 2012 to 173 in 2013, much better than 2012 or As a result of increased n 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. [email protected] vious years. a sign that investors are 2011. I think the market cash sales, the median Park opens to the public. Realtors closed on increasing their participa- has been stable. 2012 the sale price declined as a Admission at gate: $10 adults, The Columbia County 420 single-family houses tion in the local housing market stabilized, and result of increased invest- $5 children and preschool real estate market expe- last year, a 18.6 percent market. 2013 the market definitely ment properties, Gherna children free. rienced positive growth increase over the 354 Dan Gherna, executive had some strong points. said. In 2012, the median n 1:30 p.m. 38th Annual throughout 2013, with sales in 2012. Cash sales director for the Board of Hopefully, 2014 will be Olustee Battle Re-enactment. many economic indicators jumped 39.5 percent from Realtors, said 2013 “was better.” MARKET continued on 3A Vol. 140, No. 08 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER SCHOOLS SPORTS (386) 752-1293 Black History Month . 6A Schools to Columbia sends SUBSCRIBE TO Obituaries . 5A THE REPORTER: 56 34 Advice & Comics . 3B mark National 3 wrestlers to Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 Partly cloudy, 2A Puzzles . 4B FFA Week, 2A. state meet, 1B. 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING THURSDay, FEBRUARY 13, 2014 Page Editor: Emily Lawson, 754-0424 Photo of the Day QUICK HITS Scripture of the Day “But Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the greater and more per- fect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption.” — Hebrews 9:12-13 Thought for Today We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.