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Today worker ‘Mr. Scrooge’s Christmas’ jailed here Fort White High School subject will present a theatri- cal adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas of probe Carol” at 6 p.m. at Fort White Middle School’s caf- eteria and 6 p.m. Saturday Alleged incident involved at the Columbia County School Board auditorium. contact on social media Adults are $5 and stu- with student at CHS. dents $3. Columbia County School Board employees By ROBERT BRIDGES are free with ID. [email protected]

‘Christmas Ball’ A Columbia County School The Lifestyle Enrichment District employee has been sus- Center will host its annual pended with pay pending inves- Christmas Ball from 7 to 10 tigation into possible “inappro- p.m. $10 admission. Drinks priate communications” with provided; bring finger food a student, Superintendent Lex or a dessert to share. The Carswell said Thursday. Backtrack Band will per- The alleged communication form music and there will occurred via social media, sourc- also be door prizes. For es said. more, call 386-755-0235. Carswell said the district’s

FILE PHOTOS investigation, which began Holiday play Rian Rodriguez is pictured following his arrest near Syracuse, New York, on Dec.1. Wednesday, does not reveal evi- High Springs Playhouse dence of inappropriate physical is currently staging a live contact between the employee, radio play adaptation of “It’s who works at Columbia High, a Wonderful Life.” The play Booked into CCDF at 5:15 p.m. Thursday and the student. runs today, Saturday and Carswell issued a public state- Sunday. Doors open at 7:30 Will appear before ment Thursday morning saying p.m. and the play begins at judge this morning. the employee had been tem- 8 on Friday and Saturday. porarily reassigned and would Sunday’s performance is at By CARL MCKINNEY have no interaction with stu- 2 p.m. and the doors open [email protected] dents pending the outcome of at 1:30 p.m. the investigation, as per school Rian board policy. A revised state- Saturday Rodriguez, ment several hours later said the the 27-year- employee was suspended. ‘Breakfast with Santa’ old soccer Carswell declined to identify The seventh annual coach fac- “Breakfast with Santa” will ing a felony PROBE continued on 2A be held from 8 to 11 a.m. charge of at the Holiday Inn Hotel & Rodriguez interfering Suites, 213 SW Commerce with a child’s custody after Drive, Lake City. Guests he was found in New York CCSO: Pot will enjoy a breakfast buffet with 17-year-old Fort White featuring scrambled eggs, High School student Caitlyn lands Wash. pancakes, bacon, sausage, CCSO spokesman Murray Smith addresses the media during a Nov. 30 biscuits and gravy, juice, COACH continued on 2A press conference at sheriff’s headquarters. pair in jail coffee and hot chocolate. Children will have an By CARL MCKINNEY opportunity to visit with [email protected] Santa and tell him their Real plumbing for Rum Island Christmas wish list while A traffic stop on Interstate 75 families have an opportu- By CARL MCKINNEY Rum Island has Wednesday morning netted an nity to take photos. Adults [email protected] no permanent 18-pound shipment of marijuana are $10.95 plus tax and chil- restrooms, and many and two arrests, according to the dren are $5.95 plus tax. When nature calls at Rum guests would rather Columbia County Sheriff’s Office. Island Springs County Park, take care of business Adan Fructuoso Bravo, 19, and Cell phone photo class visitors have two choices in the woods after Reyes Cristian Bravo, 20, both Gateway Art Gallery — use the “disgusting” and seeing the poor from Washington, were traveling will present an introduc- “grossly inadequate” por- condition of the in a silver passenger car near the tion to cell phone photog- table toilets, as one local State Road 47 ramp around 9:30 portable toilets, said raphy class from 10 a.m. resident described them, or a.m. when they crossed over the local resident and to noon. The class is $30, take care of business the white lane twice, according to the tourism-based busi- which includes supplies. old-fashioned way. arrest report. Call 386-752-5229 for more ness owner Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson. or to register. ISLAND continued on 2A COURTESY DRUGS continued on 2A

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Frisina, has been extradited back to Scripture of the Day Columbia County. “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, A prisoner transportation compa- as I have loved you.” ny transferred Rodriguez into the — John 15:12 (KJV) Columbia County Sheriff’s Office’s custody around 5 p.m. Thursday, said CCSO spokesman Murray Smith. He Thought for Today was booked into the Columbia County Detention Facility at 5:15, jail Having faith will gift you more strength, more records show. courage and more heart than giving up and giving Rodriguez will make his first in ever will. — A. A. Malee appearance before a judge this morn- ing via video from the jail to the judge’s chambers, Smith said. Winning Lottery Numbers The exact time will depend on how many people are on the court dock- Pick 3: (Thursday midday) 7-9-6 et, Smith said, but it will likely be Pick 4: (Thursday midday) 8-3-9-9 between 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. Pick 5: (Thursday midday) 6-3-7-2-4 Smith was unsure whether Rodriguez has hired an attorney. Smith said he didn’t believe CCSO See an error? deputies have spoken with Rodriguez The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news since they traveled to New York to items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, interview him. please call the editor. Corrections and clari cations will The state has not ruled out addi- FILE run in this space. Thanks for reading. tional charges. Scarlet and Ward Frisina reunite with their daughter Caitlyn at the office State Attorney Jeff Siegmeister of the New York State Police Dec. 2 after what Scarlet Frisina described as said earlier this week it may take a a five-day “emotional roller coaster.” Submissions week or longer to take statements The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption and begin to build a case, but he home through her bedroom window. her life” if she didn’t leave. information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would hopes it will happen before the hol- A single pair of footprints led away Rodriguez was the boys soccer like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture idays. from the property. coach at Fort White until the school and information to associate editor Justin Caudell at The saga began in late November According to an arrest affidavit, a board terminated him for abandon- [email protected]. when Caitlyn, a student and soc- friend of Caitlyn’s said that Rodriguez ing his job. He had taken over for cer player at Fort White High, and Caitlyn had “hooked up” and that Caitlyn’s father, Ward Frisina, who disappeared from her home with he had “worked his way into her life.” went back to coaching only the girls Lake City Reporter Rodriguez, leaving no clues as to The friend also told investigators team in July. HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS...... 754-0419 where they were headed. that Rodriguez had asked Caitlyn to Columbia County Sheriff Mark Main number ...... (386) 752-1293 Fax number ...... 752-9400 CIRCULATION Family had discovered evidence of “leave the country with him.” Hunter said at a press conference Circulation ...... 755-5445 Home delivery of the Lake City Reporter an inappropriate relationship between The affidavit stated Caitlyn had last week that the relationship Online ... www.lakecityreporter.com should be completed by 6:30 a.m. Rodriguez and Caitlyn before depu- told friends they were leaving and between Caitlyn and Rodriguez was The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate Tuesday through Friday, and by 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. ties arrived at the Frisina household. that she “didn’t know how to get out believed to have begun in August or of Community Newspapers Inc., is published Tuesday through Friday and Please call 386-755-5445 to report any Caitlyn appeared to have left the of it.” She feared he would “mess up September. Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, problems with your delivery service. FL 32055. Periodical postage paid at Lake City, FL, Member Audit Bureau of In Columbia County, customers should Circulation and The Associated Press. call before 10:30 a.m. to report a service error for same day re-delivery. and said he wasn’t tired, The passenger-side door according to the report. All material herein is property of the DRUGS according to the report. He handle also had marijuana They were supposed to Lake City Reporter. Reproduction in After 10:30 a.m., next day re-delivery whole or in part is forbidden without the or service related credits will be issued. Continued From 1A received a written citation. residue in it and there was receive a phone call for fur- permission of the publisher. U.S. Postal In all other counties where home delivery After ordering both men a glass pipe and grinder ther instructions once they Service No. 310-880. is available, next day re-delivery or A deputy pulled the out of the vehicle, authori- inside the center console, reached the Sunshine State, POSTMASTER: Send address changes service related credits will be issued. to Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, vehicle over for a traffic ties secured the pair inside the report states. the report states. Lake City, FL 32056. Circulation ...... 755-5445 ([email protected]) infraction and noticed the a CCSO patrol car and con- Adan and Reyes Bravo After agreeing to let Publisher Todd Wilson .....754-0418 smell of marijuana, the ducted the search. were taken to the Multi- authorities search their ([email protected]) Home delivery rates (Tuesday–Friday and Sunday) report states. A Lake City Law enforcement found Jurisdictional Drug Task phones, Adan and Reyes NEWS 12 Weeks...... $26.32 Police Department officer a black suitcase inside the Force office for questioning. Bravo were taken to Editor Robert Bridges .....754-0428 24 Weeks...... $48.79 responded to the scene for trunk that contained 18 The pair said they’d “met Columbia County Detention ([email protected]) 52 Weeks...... $83.46 Rates include 7% sales tax. assistance. large bags of marijuana, a male in Las Vegas” and Facility on multiple drug-re- ADVERTISING ...... 752-1293 ([email protected]) Mail rates Adan Bravo, the driver, which weighed about one agreed to work with him lated charges and one count 12 Weeks...... $41.40 was asked how long he’d pound each, according to to transport marijuana to of criminal conspiracy, CLASSIFIED 24 Weeks...... $82.80 been behind the wheel the report. Florida for distribution, according to the report. To place a classified ad...... 755-5440 52 Weeks...... $179.40

nothing criminal found at this time,” a PROBE spokesman wrote Thursday by text mes- THE WEATHER Continued From 1A sage. Since the employee’s name has not FRI SAT SUN MON TUE appeared in any public document in con- 15 16 17 18 19 the employee. nection with the alleged incident, the Lake Mostly Mostly Partly Chance Partly The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office City Reporter chooses not to identify the cloudy sunny cloudy of rain cloudy Light showers has launched an investigation, but also individual pending outcome of the inves- wind declined to name the individual “due to tigation. HI 70HI LO LO 40 HI 65 HI LO LO 40 HI 72HI LO LO 58 HI HI74 LO LO 54 HI 72HI LO LO 47 Malwitz-Jipson a tourism-based business ISLAND and has been one of the REGIONAL FORECAST MAP for Friday, Dec. 15 recalled seeing Friday's highs/Friday night's low Continued From 1A most outspoken advocates Valdosta a grandmother for the Rum Island bath- City Saturday Sunday 65/36 Jacksonville Families frequently take take one look at room project, said the por- 68/43 Cape Canaveral Tallahassee Lake City 73/58/pc 77/65/pc the second option and the unsanitary table restrooms in the park 65/38 70/40 Daytona Beach 68/51/pc 76/61/pc relieve themselves in the have not been maintained Gainesville Daytona Beach Fort Myers 78/60/pc 81/64/pc condition of the Pensacola 72/45 74/52 Ft. Lauderdale 76/68/pc 79/71/cd woods, said Fort White by the vendor. 58/40 Panama City toilets and deciding 59/40 Ocala Gainesville 66/43/pc 74/59/pc business owner Merrillee “All public parks should 72/47 Jacksonville 63/43/pc 71/59/pc Malwitz Jipson, but a proj- she’d rather walk her have amenities,” she said. Orlando Cape Canaveral Key West 77/70/pc 80/73/pc 74/56 76/56 Lake City 66/43/pc 74/59/pc ect to finally install proper barefoot grandson Malwitz-Jipson recalled restrooms is quickly mov- seeing a grandmother take Tampa Miami 77/67/cd 80/71/cd into the woods so 74/54 Naples 80/62/pc 83/65/pc ing forward. one look at the unsanitary West Palm Beach 74/59 Ocala 68/47/pc 76/59/pc “This thing’s been he could relieve condition of the toilets and Orlando 72/55/pc 78/62/pc an ongoing debacle for himself. deciding she’d rather walk Ft. Lauderdale Panama City 61/50/pc 69/62/r Ft. Myers 72/61 Pensacola 74/58 58/51/pc 70/61/ts decades,” Malwitz-Jipson her barefoot grandson into Naples Tallahassee 62/43/pc 69/60/r said. go toward restoring the the woods so he could 74/61 Miami Tampa 73/59/pc 78/65/pc 74/61 The county is now look- banks of the springs and relieve himself. Key West Valdosta 60/41/pc 68/58/r ing to acquire the roughly installing a cutting-edge At one point, the doors 74/63 W. Palm Beach 76/66/pc 79/67/pc one acre of land needed for material under the drainage were without latches for the drainage field that will field that will absorb con- several months, Malwitz- LAKE CITY ALMANAC UV INDEX FYI " Test collect waste from the new taminants, Kraus said. Jipson said. An exclusive TEMPERATURES SUN facilities, said Public Works Rum Island is in a flood The 44-acre, coun- service Director Kevin Kirby. zone, meaning there is a ty-owned park is an High Thursday 69 Sunrise today 7:19 a.m. Low Thursday 37 Sunset today 5:33 p.m. 3 brought to Two potential sites have greater risk of nitrates, under-appreciated gem that Normal high 68 Sunrise tom. 7:20 a.m. ModerateEXTREME: our readers been identified and are phosphates and other harm- attracts about 1,000 visitors Sunset tom. 10 minutes to burn Normal low 45 5:33 p.m. 40 mins to burn by being appraised before ful nutrients getting into the each day, she said. Record high 84 in 1967 Today’s Record low 19 in 1962 MOON ultra-violet The Weather negotiations begin with the water supply, Kraus said. “It needs to be embraced radiation risk Moonrise today 4:51 a.m. landowners, Kirby said. A layer of Biosorption and it needs to be loved by for the area on Channel. PRECIPITATION Moonset today 4:03 p.m. Financial help from the Activated Median, or BAM, the county,” she said. a scale from 0 Thursday 0.00" Moonrise tom. 5:45 a.m. to 10+. Florida Legislature and will act as a sponge for pol- Malwitz-Jipson gave cred- Month total 1.64" Moonset tom. 4:43 p.m. Suwannee River Water lutants, he said. it to State Rep. Elizabeth Year total 41.00" Management District has “It’s a brand new technol- Porter, R-Lake City, for help- Normal month-to-date 1.05" Normal year-to-date 45.98" made the project possible, ogy and it’ll better protect ing to secure the $150,000 Dec 18 Dec 26 Jan 1 Jan 8 Forecasts, data and graphics ©2017, The Weather Company, LLC said the county’s grant writ- the springs,” Kraus said. appropriation from the leg- New First Full Last Quarter Quarter er, David Kraus. Malwitz-Jipson, who runs islature. State lawmakers this year appropriated $150,000 WEATHER BY-THE-DAY WEATHER HISTORY SPONSORED BY for construction of the 9 7a 1p 7p 1a 6a Today in 1987, O'Hare restrooms and septic sys- Airport in Chicago, Ill. 8 was closed for only the tem, Kraus said. 72 69 69 fourth time in twenty 7 years due to 75 mph The county is still work- 61 wind gusts and heavy Construction/Debris Containers Available 6 55 ing on executing the con- 54 54 snow. Northern Illinois 5 45 received up to a foot of new snow from a low tract for the money, he said, 4 36 38 37 34 31 pressure system that but has already finalized an 755-7060 3 28 rapidly deepened over the Great Lakes region. agreement with Suwannee 2 15 yd. • 20 yd. • 30 yd. • 40 yd. River Water Management 1 Delivered to your job site today. District for a $150,000 grant. The SRWMD grant will FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER 3A Application period opens for UF plant camp

By BEVERLY JAMES skill-based science in a real-world context. Special to the Reporter Plant Camp is the first event of its kind to provide such intensive in-service training Teachers, it’s that time of year again. for Florida teachers on the subject of aquat- The University of Florida Institute of Food ic and upland invasive plants. Attendees and Agricultural Sciences is accepting compete for the limited number of spac- applications through Feb. 18 for its popular es available for this popular professional and free 2018 Plant Camp. development opportunity, and are selected The UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and by a committee of UF/IFAS CAIP staff, Invasive Plants and the Florida Fish and based on evidence of interest and a com- Wildlife Conservation Commission will mitment to sharing what they learn with sponsor the five-day workshop June 11 to students and colleagues. 15. The workshop is designed for fourth Faculty from UF, state park biologists, through 12th-grade teachers interested in administrators from FWC’s Invasive Plant learning more about the 130-plus invasive Management Section and plant managers plant species invading Florida, and the from the private sector contribute as pre- native flora and fauna that make the state senters and instructors, providing a rare unique. behind-the-scenes look at natural resource Working with dozens of teachers management issues in the state of Florida. throughout the state, more than 70 lessons, The goal is to give teachers the inspiration activities and audio-visual presentations and confidence to share their new knowl- have been produced for upper elementary, edge with students and colleagues upon middle and high school students. 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ANOTHER VIEW Turkey’s tantrum he ability to respond smartly to controversy is a measure of responsible leadership. Turkey’s T Recep Tayyip Erdogan just flunked a test. The Turkish president-cum-caliph with a tart tongue has flown off the handle over the U.S. foreign policy turn toward Israel, demonstrating why he is an unreliable ally. Eliminating common ground undermines the basis for friendship. President Trump’s announcement that the United States would move its embassy to Jerusalem, endorsed by a succession of presidents of both parties and long delayed, was treated like poison in the Islamic capitals, where poison abounds. Better than that would have once been expected from Istanbul. No one should have been surprised that Mr. Trump delivered on the promise made by several presidents. The decision was classic Trump, somewhere between fearless and oblivious. And it is classic retribution that an ally of the Turkish strongman has placed a reward of $800,000 on the heads of two U.S. diplomats who dared condemn the Erdogan retaliation against supposed orga- nizers of a 2016 coup attempt. Mr. Erdogan reacted with venom in keeping with A Christmas truce his full salute to the forces that have conducted the siege of Israel in their long war to establish an adjacent uring World War I, there was where folks come together and Palestinian state from which to dislodge the Jewish a brief truce in the trenches reach out, find ways to get along, nation. “Palestine is an innocent victim,” Mr. Erdogan Din war-torn Europe, in the and learn to accept, respect, appre- said in a speech the other day to his masses. “As for cold of winter, during the Christmas ciate one another, and become good Israel, it is a terrorist state, yes, terrorist. We will not season. You may have heard this friends, in spite of all our differ- abandon Jerusalem to the mercy of a state that kills chil- story, in one form or another. It ences. In this world of diversity of dren.” If diplomacy is war by other means, such harsh seems that American and German nationality, race, religion, politics, or language is close to the real thing. troops were weary, cold, and mis- other differences which could easily Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returned erable, in extreme conditions of divide us, I like to see the opportu- a volley: “I am not used to receiving lectures about deep snow, blizzard conditions, and nity to broaden our world, reach out morality from a leader who bombs Kurdish villagers in icy trenches in the earth. In spite Bob Denny to others, and appreciate and love [email protected] his native Turkey, who jails journalists, who helps Iran of, or maybe because of the hard all of mankind. get around international sanctions, and who helps terror- conditions, they felt a need to gather Look for the good in those you ists, including in Gaza, kill innocent people.” with others in peace. They gradually come in contact with. Of course Mr. Netanyahu’s rhetoric is fact-based. Mr. Erdogan’s reached out, and came together, some basic human instincts like we want to protect ourselves from is not. The difference is between defending one’s trusting each other, basically as trust, empathy, cooperation, friend- harm, but let’s lose or suspend any homeland and invading another’s. Turkey lowers itself human beings and Christians. ship, and even love. During hard ill will we may have for those who by joining in the Muslim me-too campaign that blames They celebrated Christmas dinner times, celebration and ritual can we could call “enemies.” Happiness, Israel’s mere existence for disturbing the peace that and fellowship together, and got help bring us together, and we can joy, and love are contagious. My never was. to know each other as friends, for even find some respect and appreci- hope for you, and for all of us, is Mr. Erdogan might at one time have felt emboldened at least as long as the truce lasted. ation of our fellow men and women, that we all might catch a case of by the winds of change sweeping the Middle East. Then, The story is being presented this in spite of cultural differences, race, “reaching out” this Christmas. Make a tack toward Islamism could have looked promising season, at the Phillips Center of the and even religious differences we it a happier season for everyone. on the strength of fellow Sunnis and their ascendant Performing Arts, in Gainesville. may have. n Islamic State. But times have changed. Visions of a new In times of tragedy, extreme con- What can you do? Does it really Bob Denny, LMHC and retired instructor caliphate shattered with the destruction of the ISIS army. at Florida Gateway College, would flicts and hardships, our differences take those extreme circumstances appreciate your feedback. Please address Mr. Erdogan’s ambition to reverse the secularization of may take more of a back seat. Our of war, disaster, or different beliefs your comments and suggestions to Bob. Turkey is hardly a worthy one. conflicts fade into the background, or ideologies for “all is calm?” I [email protected] or phone (386) 454- Turkey has been a sometime partner of the Jewish and we tend to come together with see so many times in today’s world 4950. state in moderating the excesses of other Muslim regimes, but Mr. Erdogan’s failure to make even a whisper of reason about Jerusalem as the Israeli capital betrays a full about-face. For a nation that once proudly proclaimed its NATO membership as proof of an irre- Still accountable at 30,000 feet versible commitment to Western values, Turkey is mov- ing the wrong way. omen should have the es committed by fellow passengers. of sexual assault from passengers. Turks deserve better. A new Pew Research Center confidence that they can While dim lighting and sleeping Yet law enforcement was contacted survey reveals that 63 percent of respondents in Turkey, Wfly safely on an airplane witnesses may make it difficult to in fewer than half those cases. Israel, Jordan, Lebanon and Tunisia believe Turkey is without being sexually harassed or investigate allegations of sexual Such inconsistent reporting playing a greater role in Middle East affairs than it did assaulted. When that doesn’t hap- assaults on flights, airlines have increases the possibility that sexual 10 years ago. With elevated influence comes greater pen, airlines should not react with an obligation to follow up on these predators will continue to prey on responsibility. The nation that was a bridge between silence or a shrug. incidents. Airlines keep passenger airline passengers during future East and West should think twice about blowing up that Yet as detailed in a story by records that can easily identify who flights, or go on to assault women in bridge. Seattle Times reporter Dominic is onboard a plane and where they other settings. Gates, airlines do not report all are sitting. If airlines will not establish their n Washington Times in-flight sexual assaults to author- Flight attendants should also be own guidelines for reporting and ities on the ground. Nor are flight trained how to properly respond handling sexual assaults, Congress Lake City Reporter attendants always well-trained on to victims who report an in-flight should consider adopting mandato- Lake City Reporter how to deal with such situations. assault. Temporarily moving a pas- ry rules. A sensible proposal from Serving Columbia County Since 1874 As a result, airline passengers senger who says she was assaulted, Democratic U.S. Sens. Patty Murray who grope their seatmates without then asking her to move back to her of Washington and Bob Casey of TheServing Lake City Columbia Reporter Countyis published Since with 1874 pride their consent may walk off a plane original seat next to her accused Pennsylvania would require flight for residents of Columbia and surrounding coun‑ and never face consequences for assailant is unacceptable. Yet that attendants to be trained in how tiesThe by Lake Community City Reporter Newspapers is published Inc. with pride their actions. Such situations are is what passenger Allison Dvaladze to treat victims of onboard sexual for residents of Columbia and surrounding coun‑ “quite common,” a retired FBI spe- said happened to her on a Delta Air assaults, while requiring the report- We believe strong newspapers build strong cial agent formerly assigned to Sea- Lines flight out of Seattle last year. ing of such crimes. tiescommunities by Community —‑“Newspapers Newspapers get Inc. things done!” We believe strong newspapers build strong Tac Airport told The Times. She told the flight attendants that Airlines owe it to their passengers Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and Randi Zuckerberg, a Silicon Valley the stranger sitting next to her had to diligently respond to allegations communitiesprofitable community —‑“Newspapers‑ oriented get newspapers. things done!” Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and entrepreneur, recently questioned grabbed her crotch. of sexual misconduct during flights, This mission will be accomplished through the how airlines handle such incidents Dvaladze said the crew members as well as to report incidents to law profitableteamwork community of professionals‑ oriented dedicated newspapers. to truth, after she said Alaska Airlines crew assured her they would file a report, enforcement after a plane lands. integrityThis mission and hard will bework. accomplished through the members “brushed off” her com- but Delta officials later said they Holding people accountable teamwork of professionals dedicated to truth, plaints about a fellow passenger had no record of the incident. remains as important at 30,000 feet integrity and hard work. making lewd and sexually inappro- A survey of nearly 2,000 flight as it does on the ground. Todd Wilson, Publisher priate comments. Other women have attendants last year found that one Robert Bridges, Editor reported more serious sexual offens- out of five had dealt with complaints n Seattle Times JimTodd Barr, Wilson, Associate Publisher Editor SueRobert Brannon, Bridges, Controller Editor LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DinkDink NeSmith,NeSmith, PresidentPresident TomTom Wood, Wood, ChairmanChairman Get LSHA back to its original mission To the Editor: the decision to bid out the manage- of an executive director or offices LETTERS POLICY ment of the hospital to a successful with administrative staff. The origi- I was a volunteer member of healthcare management group. nal charter for Lake Shore Hospital Letters to the Editor should be typed or neatly written the Lake Shore Hospital Authority Santa Fe Healthcare was award- Authority only addresses the need and double spaced. Letters should not exceed 400 (LSHA) for two terms, beginning ed the first contract. The contract for healthcare for our citizens. words and will be edited for length and libel. Letters back in the 1980s. I was appointed called for LSHA to continue to levy It seems that many of our tax must be signed and include the writer’s name, address by Governor Graham and reappoint- the current millage, with all ad dollars have been diverted from ed by Governor Martinez. valorem tax money generated to be needed indigent care to admin- and telephone number for verification. Writers can During that time we addressed used for indigent care. If indigent istrative expenses. The current have two letters per month published. Letters and two major issues. The first was to care cost exceeded the amount gen- executive director’s position is the guest columns are the opinion of the writers and not go to court and be recognized as erated, Santa Fe Healthcare would first one and I propose it be the last. necessarily that of the Lake City Reporter. an Independent Taxing Authority. pay for the care. All maintenance We need to get back to the original BY MAIL: Letters, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL The second was our recognizing of the hospital would be part of the intent of the charter for Lake Shore 32056; or drop off at 180 E. Duval St. downtown. that Lake Shore Hospital could management contract. Hospital. not survive the changing econom- The LSHA met regularly to review BY FAX: (386) 752‑9400. ic conditions in healthcare as an compliance with the contract. There Russell O. Plummer BY EMAIL: [email protected] independent hospital. We made were no provisions for the expense Lake City FAITH & VALUES Friday & Saturday, December 15 & 16, 2017 www.lakecityreporter.com 5A Trump’s move causes Rapture mania Seek God’s peace onald Trump’s CHRISTIAN CONCEPTS There are some things about biblical announcement in times of worry D that the United prophecy yet to be fulfilled that we States will recognize cannot say dogmatically, but there omewhere along Jerusalem as the capital the way in life we of Israel and move the are some things we can say with S will all experience American Embassy scriptural clarity. an event that will shake us there enraptured to the core of our being (pun intended) some and the peace that we or the end of time. we can say with scriptural evangelicals who view it thought we had is gone. clarity. Jesus said, “For as hastening fulfillment There are four schools These life changing of biblical prophecy and of thought within this then there will be great moments can be any Gary King branch of theological tribulation, such as has an event known as the [email protected] hardship that you never Rapture. They probably study: Premillennialism, not occurred since the thought would happen also see it as vindication Postmillennialism, beginning of the world to you or your spouse Robert Bass of those who criticized functional de facto seat of Amillennialism and until now, nor ever or your child. When it [email protected] their support of Trump. Israel’s government and Preterism. And within will.” One thing we can happens, we begin to The restoration of the most embassies. each of these there say about the last days ask ourselves: how do Jewish people to that In doing so Trump has are varying degrees according to Scripture is other people do it? I before Jesus goes to the portion of the Levant fulfilled substantially the of agreement and there is coming a time would like to share with cross he gives his peace bequeathed to Abraham’s 1995 symbolic mandate disagreement. Christian of trouble to this world you today that no matter to his disciples, John descendants has been of our own Congress, scholarship when it that is unprecedented in what your difficulty, you 14:27: “Peace I leave with ongoing as prophesied reversed an Obama comes to Eschatology human history. can have God’s peace you; my peace I give to since the Babylonian administration policy and seems more confused I am not aware of a in your life. There are you. Not as the world captivity. Jerusalem has pleased his evangelical than having a consensus. single verse of end-time some passages that you gives do I give to you. been the ancient capital of base of support. That’s There are some things prophecy that is tied might want to read from Let not your hearts be Israel and is considered three birds with one about biblical prophecy to the restoration of the book of Isaiah where troubled, neither let them so by modern Israelites, stone, very thrifty. yet to be fulfilled that we Jerusalem as the capital of God promises his peace. be afraid.” though for political Eschatology is the cannot say dogmatically, These passages are Isaiah Here is Jesus in perfect reasons Tel Aviv is the study of “last things” but there are some things MANIA continued on 6A 2:1-5, 9:1-7 and 26:3. peace giving his peace God is the only one to his disciples knowing who can bring lasting full well what is about to peace. Having God’s happen. He breathed on peace in your life is them the Holy Spirit and God could have other plans for you more than the absence they were recipients of of war and strife. It is God’s peace that night. both physically and How else could Peter ave you noticed HEART MATTERS Try this perspective when dealing mentally being restored have been broken over how every to completeness and what he had done? The single holiday with holiday plans for your family: if H soundness spiritually, work of the Holy Spirit commercial promises that someone can’t be there, for whatever mentally and sometimes in the life of a believer this is “most wonderful physically. When God is so real. From that day time of the year?” reason, look around and see who made the world there on the death burial and Now, don’t get me that makes room for ... was peace, but when sin resurrection of Jesus wrong, I love the holidays, entered in through Adam Christ and the indwelling but rarely does the cloths and placed him in to her, she was alone with and Eve’s disobedience, presence of the Holy real world always live the peace was destroyed. Spirit in the life of the up to those promises. a manger, because there Joseph, who was no doubt was no room for them in as overwhelmed as she The fellowship was believer has made it This year we are facing Angie Land broken and no matter possible for anyone who Christmas without loved the inn,” Luke 2:4-7. was! Instead of a cradle [email protected] About that first labor to lay her son, she placed how Adam and Eve tried has put their trust in the ones who have passed to cover their sin, only Lord Jesus to have God’s pain, Mary had to be him in a feed trough. away. I am already God could restore the promise of peace in their thinking, “This is not And do you remember missing their presence went up from the town peace and cover their sin. lives. You can go through how it was supposed even in the holiday of Nazareth in Galilee to those shepherds who God is able to give a any problem in life preparations. Many of Judea, to Bethlehem the to be!” Those pretty came to see the baby person his peace because because the Lord has said you are feeling that too, town of David because Nativity scenes we set up Jesus? If Mary and Joseph of what his son Jesus “fear not, for I am with along with conflicting he belonged to the house each year are wonderful had been anywhere else, Christ did for us on the you; be not dismayed, schedules, unresolved and line of David. He went decorations, but the real the shepherds would cross. One of Jesus’ for I am your God; I will conflict or maybe just there to register with deal was dirty and smelly! have totally missed it. names is Prince of Peace. strengthen you, I will help too many miles? Any Mary, who was pledged Surely Mary didn’t have Shepherds were not He is the only one who you, I will uphold you of these can leave us to be married to him and this in mind. Instead of exactly high on the social can give you God’s peace. with my righteous right feeling discouraged and was expecting a child. her soft, clean bed, she ladder, but God chose Here is a promise that hand,” Isaiah 41:10. wondering how in the While they were there, the gave birth on the floor of them be the first witnesses the Lord gives: “You keep Ask the Lord for help world to cope. time came for the baby a stable. Even a room at of the birth of his Son! him in perfect peace who and receive his peace! I think Mary and Joseph to be born, and she gave the local inn wasn’t to be Who better to understand mind is stayed on you, knew a little bit about birth to her first-born, a had! Instead of her mother because he trust in you,” n Robert Bass is pastor of First that: “So Joseph also son. She wrapped him in and other women tending PLANS continued on 6A Isaiah 26:3; The night Baptist Church of Lake City. Church Directory BAPTIST Olivet Missionary Baptist Church Northside Church of Christ METHODIST Falling Creek Chapel 541 N.E. Davis Street • 386-752-1990 378 NW Gibson Lane • 386-755-0393 1290 NW Falling Creek Road • 386-755-0580 First Baptist Church Watertown Congregational Sunday School ...... 9:45 am Sunday Bible Study ...... 9 am Sunday School ...... 9:30 am Because He Cares We Care Methodist Church Sunday Morning Worship ...... 11 am Sunday Worship ...... 10 am & 6 pm Sunday Worship ...... 10:30 am Sunday Bible Study ...... 9:15 am U.S. 90 E. turn on Cortez (next to Quality Ind.) Wed. Mid-Week Worship ...... 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study ...... 7 pm Children’s Bible Study Thursdays.....5:30 pm Sunday Worship ...... 10:30 am & 6 pm right on Okinawa. “In God’s Word, Will & Way” Minister: Philip J. Mobley Sr. Dinner on Grounds the last Sunday of the Wed. Bible Study & Luncheon ...... 12 pm www.thenorthsidecoc.com Sunday School ...... 9:45 am month following Sunday Worship Downtown Lake City • 386-752-5422 Pine Grove Baptist Church Sunday Worship ...... 11 am & 6 pm EVERYONE WELCOME! Pastor: Robert C. Bass 1989 N US Hwy 441 • 386-752-2664 Wed. Night Service ...... 7 pm CHURCH OF GOD Lake City Christian Church Sunday Bible Study ...... 9:45 am Pastor: Randy Ogburn • 386-288-6143 Lantern Park Baptist Church Evangel Church of God 2400 SW SR 247 • 386-755-9436 Sunday Worship ...... 11 am & 6 pm Sunday School ...... 9:30 am (Independent Baptist) 370 SW Monitor Glen • 386-755-1939 Wed. Kids & Youth Ministry ...... 6 pm PENTECOSTAL Sunday Worship ...... 10:30 am 239 SE Llewellyn Ave • 386-752-5140 Sunday School ...... 9:45 am Wed. Bible Study ...... 6:30 pm First Full Gospel Church Wednesday Prayer Meeting ...... 7 pm Sunday School ...... 10 am Sunday Worship ...... 10:50 am & 6:30 pm Pastor: Ron Thompson NE Jones Way & NE Washington St. Minister: Seth Byrd Sunday Worship ...... 11 am Wed. Spiritual Enrichment ...... 7 pm Sunday School ...... 10 am Sunday Evening ...... 6 pm Tabernacle Baptist Church “Shock Youth Church” Wed. Prayer Meeting...... 6:30 pm Morning Worship ...... 11 am SAVE•A•LOT (Independent Baptist) Boys and Girls Clubs • Bible Study FOOD STORES Evangelistic Service ...... 6 pm Wed. Kids-A-Flame ...... 6:30 pm 144 SE Montrose Ave. • 386-752-4274 Pastor: John R. Hathaway Open 7 Days a Week Pastor: Joshua Haney Youth Services - Wed...... 7 pm 1036 E. Duval St., Lake City FL. (386) 752-0067 Sunday School ...... 10 am Fresh Meat, Fresh Produce! Mid-week Service - Wed...... 7 pm “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me” Sunday Worship ...... 11 am Lake City Church Of God Philippians 4:13 Everyone welcome • Call 386-755-3408 Sunday Eve...... 6 pm 173 SE Ermine Ave. • 386-752-5965 Central States MIKELL’S POWER EQUIPMENT, INC. Sunday School ...... 9:45 am Pastor: Rev. Stan Ellis Your Lawn & Garden Headquarters Wed. Prayer Meeting...... 7:30 pm Enterprises MOWERS • CHAIN SAWS • TRIMMERS Pastor: Mike Norman Morning Worship ...... 10:45 am Columbia County's Feed Headquarters 1152 US 90 WEST • LAKE CITY, FL. Sunday Evening Worship ...... 6 pm FEED - PET SUPPLIES - LAWN & GARDEN PRESBYTERIAN ANIMAL HEALTH Wednesday Evening ...... 6:30 pm 386-752-8098 CATHOLIC First Presbyterian Church 668 NW Waldo St. 386-755-7445 Pastor: Carroll Lee 697 SW Baya Drive • 386-752-0670 Epiphany Catholic Church Sun. School ...... 9:15 am 1905 SW Epiphany Court • 386-752-4470 LUTHERAN Sun. Worship ...... 10:30 am Competitive rates, not-for-profit, Saturday Vigil Mass ...... 5 pm right here in your community. LAKE CITY 1701 S. 1st Street Our Redeemer Lutheran NURSERY PROVIDED in Lake City Plaza 755-7050 Sunday Mass ...... 8:00 am, 10:30 am Lake City District 386-752-7447 Pastor: Rev. Kenneth Goodrich FREE DELIVERY • OVER 180 FLORIDA LOCATIONS Spanish Sunday Mass ...... 12:30 pm Church LCMS clayelectric.com Music Director/Worship Coordinator: Sunday School/ 1 ½ miles S. of I-75 on SR 47 • 386-755-4299 Tim Redding North Florida Religious Education ...9:15 am -10:15 am Sunday Services (nursery provided) ...10 am Pharmacy Christian Education Hour (all ages) ...11:30 am www.fpclc.org Pastor: Stephen Fair 7 Locations to Serve You CHURCH OF CHRIST Tires for every need. Lake City, Ft. White, Branford, NON-DENOMINATIONAL US 90 West across from Wal-Mart Chiefland, Mayo & Keystone Heights 752-0054 Lake City Church of Christ Grace Lutheran Church (CLC) Christ Central Ministries GW Hunter, Inc. 656 SW State Rd. 47 • 386-752-6010 9989 CR 136 Live Oak • 386-364-1851 Celebration Services ...... 9 & 11 am Sunday Bible Study ...... 9 am Sun School, Bible Class ...... 9:30 am Chevron Oil Wednesday Service ...... 7 pm Sunday Worship ...... 10 am & 6 pm Worship ...... 10:30 am Jobber 217 Dyal Ave., from Hwy 90 take Wed. Bible Study ...... 7 pm The Church of the Lutheran Confession 386-752-8656 Sisters Welcome Rd., go 5 miles, South, Family Owned & Operated 1798 US 90 West • 752-5890 Minister: Brandon Britton Commercial & Residential church on left. • 386-755-2525 ANDERSON COLUMBIA CO., INC. www.lakecitychurchofchrist.org Spirit of Christ (ELCA) ASPHALT PAVING 145 Sweetbreeze Dr. • 386-752-3807 Lead Pastor: Lonnie Johns HARRY’S COMMERCIAL •INDUSTRIAL Heating & Air Conditioning Inc. Sunday Services: ...... 9:30 am “A Church on the Move” Harry Mosley, President Site Preparation • Road Building • Parking Lots Grading & Drainage Pastor: Rev. Joy Bolander 752-7585 871 NW Guerdon St., Lake City the environmentally sound refrigerant 752-2308 To have your church listed in the directory or to be a sponsor, call 386-755-5440. 6A FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 RELIGION LAKE CITY REPORTER PLANS CHURCH CALENDAR Continued From 5A Christmas concerts stories and more for kids from Ministries, 348 N. Marion Ave., ministry’s presentation of “Good the amazing truth that God had n First United Methodist 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday. For Lake City. Tickets are $10 at the News of our Savior’s Birth” at just provided the perfect “Lamb” that would one day be the sacrifice Church (973 S. Marion Ave., more information, call 386-364- door. 11 a.m. and Baker’s candlelight to take away the sins of the world? Lake City) invites residents to 1851. service message, “He Had Us Could it be that when we feel experience what Christmas is ‘Festival of Music’ on His Mind” from Ephesians like there is no room for us really about by attending one Pageant/dinner First Presbyterian Church 1:5 at 5 p.m. The church is someplace, it is because God has of their free upcoming Advent Miracle Tabernacle Church (697 SW Baya Drive, Lake located at 550 NE Martin Luther made room for us somewhere music organ and piano concerts. (1190 SW Sisters Welcome City) will present a “Festival of King St., Lake City. else? Try this perspective when Music will be performed from Road, Lake City) will present Music” beginning at 10:15 a.m. dealing with holiday plans for 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. today and its annual pageant and dinner Sunday. It will feature a short Carols at Covenant your family: if someone can’t be Friday, Dec. 22. For more infor- at 4 p.m. Saturday. Recording piano recital by music direc- Covenant First Presbyterian there, for whatever reason, look mation, call Dave Malone at 801- artist and international motiva- tor Tim Redding, the children’s Church (421 White Ave., Lake around and see who that makes 502-4842 or 386-963-3945. tional speaker Dr. Fairest Hill choir and the church handbell City) invites the public to a room for, and if something causes you to miss family celebrations, nThe Music Ministry of Pine will deliver the message. The group. The highlight of the ser- carol service by Paul Hamill look around to see where God is Grove Baptist Church will per- Boys Choir of Tallahassee will vice will be the adult choir’s at 6 p.m. Sunday. It will be led making room for you. Celebration form at 7 p.m. today at Olustee perform. For more information, cantata, “Night of the Father’s by an 18-voice SATB choir and is ultimately up to us, and the Square. There will be hot choc- call 386-758-8452. Love” by Pepper Choplin. directed by Bill Poplin. Linda attitude we choose to take. Our olate, Christmas cookies and fel- Poplin, organist, and Frances plans may not work out exactly lowship. Bring a lawn chair or Musical play Special services Skoglund, pianist, will accompa- like we hoped, but it could be that blanket. “Sonya’s Revenge with Pastor Alvin J. Baker and ny. Readings will be done by Dr. God has something extra special Bullies,” a comedy/drama with the members of New Bethel Gary Cox. Congregational car- in mind this year! ‘Christmas for Kids’ good soul music and laughs for Missionary Baptist Church ols will begin and end the ser- n Heart Matters is a weekly column Grace Lutheran Church (9989 the whole family, will be per- extend an invitation to the com- vice with the choir presenting written by Angie Land, director of the County Road 136, Live Oak) will formed at 7 p.m. Saturday at munityBreakfast to join them for two annu- less familiar carols from around Family Life Ministries of the Lafayette offer Christmas crafts, singing, Faith Temple Harvest of Life al services on Sunday: the youth the world. Baptist Association, where she teaches with bible studies and oers biblical counseling. which the Father has fixed Santa MANIA by His own authority,” Continued From 5A Acts 1:7. The Church has Saturday, dec. 16 received a mandate to Israel. So I am mystified “make disciples of all the Breakfast 8–11 a.m. by the current evangelical nations.” We are not to euphoria. I do not see with $ .95 sit on our hands awaiting Children 3–12: 5 where Trump has aided God’s timing fretting $ .95 the fulfillment of prophecy about the future. We are Adults: 10 in this respect. Santa to be about our Father’s The purpose of business making disciples. prophecy is not to give The future is in His hands; us an exact map of where the present is in ours. the future will take us; it is to give us enough n Gary B. King can be reached ALL PROCEEDS BENEFIT: information about what at [email protected]. is to come so that as it unfolds we will know God saw it coming and is in control. I get the impression sometimes that SPONSORED BY Evangelicals are obsessed Esha Patel & Ria Patel with the end of time. They shouldn’t be. Jesus’ disciples seemed to be Holiday Inn & Suites also when they questioned Him about when the Lake City kingdom would be P  A P  B: restored to Israel. Jesus 213 SW Commerce Drive told them, “It is not for you 386-754-1411 x106 to know times or epochs

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL BOYS BASKETBALL: Columbia 65, Forest 63 ‘Noles president opens up about facilities, Fisher By JOE REEDY Associated Press TALLAHASSEE — Florida State President John Thrasher believes his football facilities compare favorably to any in the country, and there is still some bad blood between he and Jimbo Fisher. When Fisher jetted out of Tallahassee to take the Texas A&M job, he fired some stinging parting shots, painting a picture of Seminole program in dire need of facility upgrades. “My view of Jimbo was he wanted to model things after Nick Saban and the SEC and Alabama,” Thrasher said Thursday in an interview with The Associated Press. “I’m OK with that to a point but I’m also not going to put Florida State at risk in terms of debt and the responsibility to other programs. Him and I had an understanding about that.” They may have at one point, but Fisher has since made it clear there was a disconnect between them. He jabbed at his former bosses during his intro- ductory news conference at Texas A&M on Dec. 4, talking about the lack of progress to build a larger

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COURTESY ERIC JACKSON/Lake City Reporter Willie Taggart (left) is greeted by Florida State Columbia shooting guard Jordan Smith leaps in the lane during the second half of Thursday’s district matchup. University president John Thrasher and his wife, The Tigers captured their second league win behind Smith’s 24 points. CHS faces Vanguard next Tuesday night. Jean, as he arrives to be introduced at Florida St. Columbia boys continued their dominance over Forest with a nail-biter victory. CHS now is 2-1 in league play. Florida State hires Telly Lockette as Coming together tight ends coach CHS boys show resolve, rally back to Fulton steps up as x-factor, shines Associated Press who is edge Forest in home district action during fourth quarter run Thursday TALLAHASSEE Florida — Telly Lockette has State’s By ERIC JACKSON By ERIC JACKSON been hired to coach career [email protected] [email protected] tight ends at Florida rushing State, making him the leader, Back and forth both teams went, trading the lead Bobby Fulton has arrived. first addition to Willie and throughout the district contest. Columbia’s dynamic playmaker had fans on their feet Taggart’s staff. former Lockette The Wildcats clawed all game using hot shooting from when he swooshed a pivotal trifecta which tied the dis- Lockette, who was the Seminoles behind the arc, but the hometown Tigers responded with trict game with less than three minutes to play. Fulton running backs coach standout a gritty fourth quarter performance which made the final was instrumental in the Tigers’ fourth quarter rally, at Oregon State the Devonta Freeman. Cook difference in the end. making clutch plays Thursday night. last three seasons, has plays for the Minnesota Columbia shooting guard Jordan Smith recorded five of Fulton, who finished with 19 points, came up big with worked with Taggart Vikings and Freeman his game-high 24 points in the final two minutes, helping four three-pointers in the second half. The junior guard before. Lockette was the is a two-time Pro Bowl the Tigers outlast the Wildcats 65-63 Thursday night. scored on back-to-back shots late, tying the nail-biter running backs coach selection for the Atlanta Despite visiting Forest shooting better overall from the contest one final time – before his teammates did the at South Florida under Falcons. field, Columbia won its second league match this week with rest to capture the gritty win. Taggart in 2013-14. Taggart is expected big plays down the stretch from Bobby Fulton and Marquez “Obviously everybody talks about Marquez and Before that, Lockette to bring over some of Bell, who finished with 10 points, 10 rebounds and nine Jordan when they talk about our basketball team,” said was the head coach at his staff from Oregon, rebounds. Columbia head coach Steve Faulkner. Miami Central High but not until after the “I thought we showed a lot of character in the “But Bobby is just as important. He’s our glue.” School from 2008-12. Ducks’ Las Vegas Bowl fourth quarter, grinding it out,” said Columbia head Fulton continues to impress approaching the midpoint It was there that he game on Saturday coached Dalvin Cook, against Boise State. TIGERS continued on 6B BOBBY continued on 6B

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Forest 44, Columbia 38 ‘This one hurt’ Turnovers doom Columbia girls in district road tilt off to Forest, they played a good game, but By TONY BRITT still we lack defensive intensity and taking [email protected] care of the basketball at crucial times.” Perry said he tried to point out to the OCALA — Columbia’s Lady Tigers lost team that the game plan and strategy a golden opportunity to take high foot- changes as the game changes, but the hold in league play, losing to Forest High Lady Tigers were plagued with turnovers School Thursday night, 44-38. throughout the contest and never had a The Lady Tigers (4-6, 1-2) trailed by as lead. many as seven points midway through the “You have to protect the basketball and first quarter, but were able to chisel away cannot telegraph passes and fight,” he at the lead and tied the game at 37-37 with said. “If one way doesn’t work for you, less than five minutes left in regulation. you’ve got to find another way to help the However, turnovers on consecutive pos- team. They (Lady Tigers) were in it until sessions sealed their fate, as the Forest the end, but they didn’t have that will to Lady Wildcats (8-1, 2-2), were able to hit fight and snatch that victory.” free throws down the stretch and dribble In the third quarter the Lady Tigers out the clock. TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter “This one hurt,” said Anthony Perry, Columbia’s Tianna Bryant (right) sulks on the bench after fouling out during the Columbia girls head basketball coach. “Hats CHS continued on 7B district meeting at Forest Thursday night. CHS now drops to 1-2 in league play. B2

2B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 SPORTS LAKE CITY REPORTER SCOREBOARD TV LISTINGS doubles (round-robin), at Blaine, Minn. Golden State 22 6 .786 — North New England at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers 11 15 .423 10 W L T Pct PF PA Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. NBCSN — U.S. Olympic Team Trials: Speed L.A. Lakers 10 16 .385 11 y-Pittsburgh 11 2 0 .846 320 251 Dallas at Oakland, 8:30 p.m. Today Skating, short track (men’s & women’s 1,500m), Sacramento 9 18 .333 12½ Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 318 246 Monday’s Games BOXING at Kearns, Utah Phoenix 9 21 .300 14 Cincinnati 5 8 0 .385 226 271 Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m. 10 p.m. ___ Cleveland 0 13 0 .000 197 335 Saturday, Dec. 23 FS1 — Premier Champions, Jessie Vargas vs. Friday’s Games West Indianapolis at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m. Aaron Herrera, welterweights; Diego Chaves vs. NBA GLANCE Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m. Jamal James, welterweights, at Lancaster, Calif. L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m. Kansas City 7 6 0 .538 329 289 Sunday, Dec. 24 EASTERN CONFERENCE Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m. L.A. Chargers 7 6 0 .538 298 225 Cleveland at Chicago, 1 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Atlantic Division Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Oakland 6 7 0 .462 264 304 Atlanta at New Orleans, 1 p.m. 8 p.m. W L Pct GB Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m. Denver 4 9 0 .308 229 315 Denver at Washington, 1 p.m. FS1 — Md.-Eastern Shore at Creighton Boston 24 6 .800 — Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. NATIONAL CONFERENCE Tampa Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Toronto 18 8 .692 4 Utah at Boston, 7:30 p.m. East Miami at Kansas City, 1 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL New York 14 13 .519 8½ Atlanta at Memphis, 8 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA L.A. Rams at Tennessee, 1 p.m. 7 p.m. Philadelphia 14 13 .519 8½ Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. y-Philadelphia 11 2 0 .846 404 250 L.A. Chargers at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. ESPNU — NCAA playoffs, Division III champi- Brooklyn 11 15 .423 11 New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m. Dallas 7 6 0 .538 316 294 Detroit at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. onship, Mount Union vs. Mary Hardin-Baylor, at Southeast Division San Antonio at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Washington 5 8 0 .385 285 344 Buffalo at New England, 1 p.m. Salem, Va. W L Pct GB Saturday’s Games N.Y. Giants 2 11 0 .154 199 321 Jacksonville at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Washington 15 13 .536 — Portland at Charlotte, 7 p.m. South N.Y. Giants at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. 8 p.m. Miami 13 14 .481 1½ Oklahoma City at New York, 7:30 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Seattle at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. ESPN2 — NCAA FCS playoffs, first semifinal, Sam Orlando 11 18 .379 4½ Utah at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans 9 4 0 .692 370 263 Monday, Dec. 25 Houston St. at North Dakota St. Charlotte 10 17 .370 4½ L.A. Clippers at Miami, 8 p.m. Carolina 9 4 0 .692 300 262 Pittsburgh at Houston, 4:30 p.m. Atlanta 6 21 .222 8½ Milwaukee at Houston, 8 p.m. Atlanta 8 5 0 .615 294 261 Oakland at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m. GOLF Central Division Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 264 312 Midnight (Saturday) W L Pct GB Dallas at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. North Texas A&M-Commerce QB Luis Perez wins GOLF — Asian Tour, Indonesian Masters, third Cleveland 20 8 .714 — Boston at Memphis, 9 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Harlon Hill Trophy round, at Jakarta, Indonesia Milwaukee 15 11 .577 4 Sunday’s Games Minnesota 10 3 0 .769 309 235 Indiana 16 12 .571 4 Sacramento at Toronto, 3:30 p.m. Detroit 7 6 0 .538 338 329 FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — Texas A&M University- HOCKEY Detroit 14 13 .519 5½ Orlando at Detroit, 4 p.m. Green Bay 7 6 0 .538 285 302 Commerce quarterback Luis Perez has won the 10 p.m. Chicago 7 20 .259 12½ Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m. Chicago 4 9 0 .308 224 274 Harlon Hill Trophy as Division II’s player of the NBCSN — Women, Canada at United States, at Indiana at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. West year. San Jose, Calif. WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pct PF PA Perez has led his team into Saturday’s national Southwest Division L.A. Rams 9 4 0 .692 396 265 championship game against West Florida with NBA BASKETBALL W L Pct GB NFL GLANCE Seattle 8 5 0 .615 314 252 a 13-1 record. The senior from Chula Vista, 7 p.m. Houston 22 4 .846 — Arizona 6 7 0 .462 231 317 California, received 198 total points in voting by ESPN — Oklahoma City at Philadelphia San Antonio 19 9 .679 4 AMERICAN CONFERENCE San Francisco 3 10 0 .231 228 314 Division II sports information directors released New Orleans 15 14 .517 8½ East y-clinched division Thursday. 9:30 p.m. Memphis 8 20 .286 15 W L T Pct PF PA Gannon running back Marc Jones was second ESPN — San Antonio at Houston Dallas 8 20 .286 15 New England 10 3 0 .769 368 250 Sunday’s Games with 135 points while Slippery Rock defensive Northwest Division Buffalo 7 6 0 .538 240 290 Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. lineman Marcus Martin received 96 points for SOCCER W L Pct GB Miami 6 7 0 .462 236 318 Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m. third place. It’s the highest finish by a defensive 2:20 p.m. Minnesota 16 12 .571 — N.Y. Jets 5 8 0 .385 266 311 Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. lineman in the award’s 32-year history. FS2 — Bundesliga, Borussia Monchengladbach Denver 15 13 .536 1 South Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m. Perez is trying to become the sixth Harlon Hill vs. Hamburg Portland 14 13 .519 1½ W L T Pct PF PA N.Y. Jets at New Orleans, 1 p.m. winner to follow up the award with a national Oklahoma City 13 14 .481 2½ Jacksonville 9 4 0 .692 329 202 Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. title in the same season. He leads the nation WINTER SPORTS Utah 13 15 .464 3 Tennessee 8 5 0 .615 273 294 Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. with 4,678 passing yards and 44 touchdowns 4 p.m. Pacific Division Houston 4 9 0 .308 312 335 Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m. while completing more than 70 percent of his NBCSN — U.S. Olympic Trials: Curling, mixed W L Pct GB Indianapolis 3 10 0 .231 212 343 L.A. Rams at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. attempts.

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Å FX 22 136 248 ›› “Christmas With the Kranks” (2004) Tim Allen, Jamie Lee Curtis. Å ›› “The Santa Clause 2” (2002, Children’s) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Å ›› “The Santa Clause 2” (2002, Children’s) Tim Allen, Elizabeth Mitchell. Å CNN 24 200 202 The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Å Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Young Wonders: CNN Heroes Special CNN Special Report Å TNT 25 138 245 Bones Investigation into two deaths. Bones “The Doll in the Derby” Å ›› “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” (1999) Liam Neeson. Young Anakin Skywalker begins to learn about the Force. “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” NIK 26 170 299 (5:00) The Loud House “Mission Loud” The Loud House Lip Sync Battle ›› “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (2014, Action) Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner. Å Fresh Prince Friends Å Friends Å SPIKE 28 168 241 Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Bellator MMA Live Valérie Létourneau and Michael McDonald debut. 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(:25) ››‡ “Poetic Justice” (1993, Romance-Comedy) Janet Jackson, Tupac Shakur. Å (:02) ›‡ “Waist Deep” (2006, Action) Tyrese Gibson, Meagan Good. ESPN 35 140 206 SportsCenter With Michael and Jemele d NBA Basketball Oklahoma City Thunder at Philadelphia 76ers. (N) d NBA Basketball San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets. (N) ESPN2 36 144 209 Around the Horn Interruption 30 for 30 Å e College Football NCAA FCS Championship -- Sam Houston State vs North Dakota State. (N) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å SUNSP 37 - - Inside the HEAT Inside Lightning NHL Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning at Arizona Coyotes. Inside Lightning Power of Sports In the Spotlight Focused ACC All-Access Future Phenoms DISCV 38 182 278 Gold Rush “Inferno” Å Gold Rush “The Mighty Uppercut” Gold Rush: Pay Dirt (N) Å Gold Rush “The Devil’s Finger” (N) (:01) Alaskan Bush People (N) Å (:02) Gold Rush “The Devil’s Finger” TBS 39 139 247 Family Guy Family Guy Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory ELEAGUE ››‡ “Bruce Almighty” (2003) HLN 40 202 204 Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files FNC 41 205 360 Special Report With Bret Baier (N) The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) Å Hannity (N) Å The Ingraham Angle (N) Å Fox News at Night (N) Å E! 45 114 236 (4:30) ›› “The Wedding Planner” Å E! News “Today’s Top Stories” (N) ›› “Couples Retreat” (2009, Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau. Å E! 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(N) (:01) Tanked “Napping with the Fishes” (:02) Animal Cribs (N) (:03) Tanked “Napping with the Fishes” FOOD 51 110 231 Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive The Grill Dads (N) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive TBN 52 260 372 John Gray World Prince: Let Go It’s Supernatural! The Potter’s Touch Praise Å Hal Lindsey Å End of the Age Perry Stone The Watchman Praise Å FSN-FL 56 - - Inside the Magic Magic Pregame d NBA Basketball Portland Trail Blazers at Orlando Magic. From Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. (N) Magic Postgame Inside the Magic Snow Motion World Poker SYFY 58 122 244 (4:04) ›› Pan Å ››‡ “The Book of Eli” (2010, Adventure) Denzel Washington, Gary Oldman, Mila Kunis. Å Z Nation “Mt. Weather” (N) Å Z Nation “The Black Rainbow” Å ›‡ “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” Å AMC 60 130 254 (5:00) ›‡ “Deck the Halls” (2006) Å ››› “Ice Age” (2002) Voices of Ray Romano, John Leguizamo. Premiere. Å ›› “The Haunted Mansion” (2003) Eddie Murphy, Terence Stamp. Å The Walking Dead “How It’s Gotta Be” COM 62 107 249 (:15) Futurama Å (6:50) Futurama (:25) Futurama Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain Å Kevin Hart Kevin Hart: Laugh CMT 63 166 327 Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing ››‡ “Legally Blonde” (2001, Comedy) Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson, Selma Blair. 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SEC Nation Å Good/Team SEC Storied Å SEC Nation Å HBO 302 300 501 (5:50) ››› “Sully” (2016, Drama) Tom Hanks. ‘PG-13’ Å VICE News Tonight ››› “Deepwater Horizon” (2016, Suspense) Mark Wahlberg. ‘PG-13’ Å All Def Comedy (N) ›› “The Take” (2016, Action) Idris Elba. Premiere. ‘R’ Å MAX 320 310 515 (:05) ››› “Midnight Special” (2016) Michael Shannon. ‘PG-13’ Å “Within” (2016, Suspense) Erin Moriarty. Premiere. ‘R’ Å ››‡ “Orphan” (2009, Horror) Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard. ‘R’ Å Experiment SHOW 340 318 545 (4:30) ››› “We Were Soldiers” (2002) ››‡ “Con Air” (1997) Nicolas Cage. Vicious convicts hijack their flight. ‘R’ “Rush: Time Stand Still” (2016) Narrated by Paul Rudd. (:45) White Famous (:15) SMILF Å (:45) Shameless SATURDAY EVENING DECEMBER 16, 2017 Comcast Dish DirecTV 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 3-ABC 3 - - e College Football: Las Vegas Bowl Entertainment Tonight (N) Å I Want a Dog for Christmas Ten Days in the Valley (N) Ten Days in the Valley (N) News at 11 Scandal Å 4-IND 4 4 4 News4JAX at 6PM Paid Program Entertainment Tonight (N) Å Elementary “The Deductionist” Å Big Bang Theory Big Bang Theory News Inside Edition News4JAX 1st Baptist Church 5-PBS 5 - - This Land Is Your Land (My Music) Magic Moments: The Best of 50s Pop Musicians perform. Å 70s Soul Superstars (My Music) Motown, R&B, soul and disco artists. Å Motown 25 7-CBS 7 47 47 Action News Weekend News Family Feud Å Family Feud Å NCIS: Los Angeles “767” S.W.A.T. “Radical” Å 48 Hours Å Action News Action Sports 9-CW 9 17 17 The First Family Mr. Box Office Mom Å Mike & Molly Å Sheriffs Sheriffs “Christmas Miracle at Sage Creek” (2005) David Carradine, Wes Studi. News4JAX Fantasy Football 10-FOX 10 30 30 The X-Files “The Blessing Way” Å Two and Half Men Two and Half Men UFC Fight Night: Lawler vs. Dos Anjos (N) Action News Action Sports Hell’s Kitchen “It’s All Gravy” 12-NBC 12 12 12 News NBC Nightly News Wheel of Fortune Jeopardy! Å Will & Grace Superstore Dateline NBC Å Saturday Night Live (N) Å News Sat. Night Live WGN-A 16 239 307 Blue Bloods “Quid Pro Quo” Å Blue Bloods “No Regrets” Å Blue Bloods “Devil’s Breath” Å Blue Bloods “The Bitter End” Å Blue Bloods “This Way Out” Å Person of Interest “The Contingency” TVLAND 17 106 304 The Golden Girls The Golden Girls The Golden Girls The Golden Girls Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Mom Å Mom Å King of Queens King of Queens OWN 18 189 279 227 “Jackee” 227 “For Sale” 227 227 Å Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s Å Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s (N) Å Checked Inn (N) Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s Å A&E 19 118 265 (5:00) Live PD “Live PD -- 12.08.17” Riding along with law enforcement. Å (:06) Live PD: Rewind (N) Å Live PD “Live PD -- 12.16.17” Riding along with law enforcement. (N) (Live) Å HALL 20 185 312 “Finding Santa” (2017, Romance) Jodie Sweetin. Å “Christmas Next Door” (2017, Romance) Jesse Metcalfe. Premiere. Å “With Love, Christmas” (2017, Romance) Emilie Ullerup, Aaron O’Connell. Å FX 22 136 248 (5:30) ››‡ “The Heat” (2013) Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy. Å ›‡ “Grown Ups” (2010, Comedy) Adam Sandler, Kevin James. Å ›› “Ride Along” (2014, Comedy) Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, John Leguizamo. Å CNN 24 200 202 Smerconish Å CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera (N) CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera (N) The Eighties Å The Eighties “Greed Is Good” Å The Eighties “The Tech Boom” Å TNT 25 138 245 (4:54) ››‡ “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” (2002) Ewan McGregor. ››› “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” (2005, Science Fiction) Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman. Å (DVS) (:05) ›››› “Star Wars: A New Hope” NIK 26 170 299 Henry Danger Henry Danger Henry Danger Dr. Minyak plans to ruin a concert. Å Henry Danger Full House Å Full House Å Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Friends Å Friends Å SPIKE 28 168 241 Two and Half Men Two and Half Men Two and Half Men Two and Half Men ››‡ “The Longest Yard” (2005) Adam Sandler, Chris Rock. Prisoners train for a football game against the guards. Å ››‡ “Draft Day” (2014) Premiere. Å MY-TV 29 32 - The Wild, Wild West (Part 1 of 2) Å Wonder Woman “Formicida” Å Svengoolie “The Black Cat” Å Batman Å Batman Å Star Trek “I, Mudd” Å DISN 31 172 290 Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Raven’s Home Stuck/Middle Stuck/Middle Guardians Walk the Prank MECH-X4 Å LIFE 32 108 252 “Wrapped Up in Christmas” (2017, Romance) Tatyana Ali, Brendan Fehr. Å “Snowed Inn Christmas” (2017, Romance) Bethany Joy Lenz. Premiere. Å (:14) “My Christmas Prince” (2017) Alexis Knapp, Callum Alexander. Å USA 33 105 242 (5:30) ›››‡ “Mad Max: Fury Road” (2015, Action) Tom Hardy. Å (DVS) ››‡ “Shooter” (2007) Mark Wahlberg. A wounded sniper plots revenge against those who betrayed him. Å (DVS) Modern Family Modern Family BET 34 124 329 (5:00) ›› “Death at a Funeral” (2010, Comedy) Keith David. ›‡ “Big Momma’s House 2” (2006, Comedy) Martin Lawrence, Nia Long, Emily Procter. ›‡ “Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son” (2011, Comedy) Martin Lawrence. ESPN 35 140 206 e(4:30) College Football Gildan New Mexico Bowl -- Marshall vs Colorado State. e College Football Raycom Media Camellia Bowl -- Middle Tennessee State vs Arkansas State. (N) Å SportsCenter (N) ESPN2 36 144 209 e College Football NCAA Division II -- Texas A&M-Commerce vs West Florida. (N) Women’s College Volleyball NCAA Tournament, Final: Teams TBA. (N) d College Basketball Utah at BYU. (N) SUNSP 37 - - d College Basketball Inside the HEAT Inside Lightning Inside Lightning Inside Lightning Lightning Pre. k NHL Hockey Tampa Bay Lightning at Colorado Avalanche. From the Pepsi Center in Denver. (N) Lightning Post. DISCV 38 182 278 Moonshiners A still high in the trees. 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Å TRAVEL 46 196 277 Ghost Adventures Å Ghost Adventures Å Ghost Adventures “Apache Junction” Ghost Adventures “Sin City Exorcism” Myth or Monster “Mothman” Å Ghost Adventures “Pythian Castle” HGTV 47 112 229 Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s House Hunters Renovation (N) Å House Hunters Hunters Int’l TLC 48 183 280 Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL When Harry Met Meghan Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL HIST 49 120 269 The Rise and Fall of El Chapo A drug kingpin rises from obscurity. Å ››› “Black Mass” (2015, Crime Drama) Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch. Å (:33) Knightfall “Find Us the Grail” (:34) Pawn Stars ANPL 50 184 282 Waiting For A Forever Home Waiting For A Forever Home Waiting For A Forever Home (:10) Pit Bulls and Parolees (N) Å (:12) Cat vs. Dog (N) (:12) Cat vs. Dog Å FOOD 51 110 231 Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Å Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Å Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (N) Å Eat, Sleep, BBQ Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive TBN 52 260 372 Precious Memories In Touch With Dr. Charles Stanley Huckabee Å Unshakeable Trust Hour of Power Å Pathway to Victory Huckabee Å FSN-FL 56 -- Bundesliga Soccer VfB Stuttgart vs FC Bayern Munich. (N Same-day Tape) Tennis PowerShares Series: Champions Cup. Fantasy Football Hour ’17 World Poker SYFY 58 122 244 Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å Futurama Å ››› “Dawn of the Dead” (2004) Å AMC 60 130 254 (5:30) ››› “Happy Feet” (2006) Voices of Elijah Wood. Premiere. Å ›››› “Miracle on 34th Street” (1947) Maureen O’Hara, John Payne. Å (:15) ›››› “White Christmas” (1954) Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye. Å COM 62 107 249 40-Year-Old Vir (:40) ›› “The Hangover Part III” (2013, Comedy) Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis. Å ››› “Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story” (2004, Comedy) Vince Vaughn. Å ›› “The Hangover Part III” (2013) Å CMT 63 166 327 ›› “Dear John” (2010, Romance) Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas. Premiere. Å ›› “Dear John” (2010, Romance) Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Henry Thomas. Å “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” (2016) NGWILD 108 190 283 Jaguar vs. Croc Å America the Wild Å Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet Å Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet “Mush! Mush!” Atlanta Vets “A Purr-fect Storm” (N) Dr. Oakley: Yukon Vet Å NGEO 109 186 276 (5:00) Hitler’s Death Squad Å After Hitler “Part One” Å After Hitler “Part Two” Å Inside the SS “Hitler’s Evil Elite” Å Inside the SS “Hitler’s Killing Machine” The Long Road Home Å SCIENCE 110 193 284 What on Earth? 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Å SHOW 340 318 545 (5:30) Shameless ›››‡ “Bridge of Spies” (2015, Historical Drama) Tom Hanks, Mark Rylance. ‘PG-13’ Å “The Rendezvous” (2016) Stana Katic. Premiere. ‘NR’ Å (:35) SMILF Å (:05) “Rush: Time Stand Still” (2016) FRIDAY & SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15 & 16 ADVICE & PUZZLES LAKE CITY REPORTER 3B DEAR ABBY Family tragedy raises concern about history of criminal behavior, illness

DEAR ABBY: I have a married a year ago. He has got up the courage to tell 14-year-old daughter I have a kid from a previous mar- him I liked him, and he has raised alone. Her father riage who just turned 11. said nothing about it for has never been in her life, The boy has been a part of the past two days. My best nor has he been in the my life since he was 3. But friend, Sara, tried to ask lives of his other children it wasn’t until his father him why twice at lunch, with other women. He has and I were married that but he left every time she a long history of criminal my parents began sending tried to bring it up. behavior and mental ill- Abigail Van Buren him Christmas presents. I know we’re only in ness. Although he hasn’t www.dearabby.com They don’t usually send middle school, but I’m been part of her life, I have him birthday gifts. ready. Should Sara and I done everything in my for BOTH of you with a My husband and I confront him together or power to keep her in touch licensed mental health had our own child seven give him time? I can’t do with her siblings. professional. If this will months ago. Now they’re it without Sara because I just learned via the create financial hardship, sending a ton of Christmas then I would probably run. news and social media that contact the department of presents for my biological What should I do? her brother who is also 14 mental health in your com- son, but only a few token — GIRL WITH A (and lives nearby with his munity because through it gifts for my stepson. My CRUSH grandparents), is being you may be able to find a sister didn’t bother buying charged with two counts of therapist who charges on a anything for my stepson DEAR GIRL WITH A capital murder. He report- sliding financial scale. or my husband. When I CRUSH: Twelve-year-old edly shot both his grand- pointed it out to her, she girls in seventh grade may parents. He had no other DEAR ABBY: My ignored me. be ready for crushes, but previous issues, and there beloved husband died in I don’t think it’s fair that 12-year-old boys in seventh were no warning signs. 1993 from an AIDS-related they exclude my stepson. grade may not be. You I am torn inside trying cancer. He contracted My sister has two girls and have already gotten your to figure out how to break the disease from a blood I bought gifts for everyone message across to him. the news to my daughter. transfusion during surgery. — including her husband Forget confronting him She’s going through her I elected to tell only close — although money was and do not involve your own teenage issues, and family members about his tight. Now I wish I could friend Sara, or he will run I’m afraid the news will HIV. I was still quite young take everything back. How in the opposite direction crush her. I need to figure when he died. can I get them to not short- the minute he sees you. this out ASAP, before she Now when people ask change my stepson? Or Be patient. It may take hears about it at school me why I didn’t remarry, I should I just tell them not some time, but he will or from social media. My don’t know how to reply. I to bother sending anyone develop an interest in girls other major concern as a didn’t contract the disease gifts? eventually. And when he parent is, could their father from him, but people are — OUTCAST IN does, you do NOT want have passed along to her still fearful of the word MONTANA him to remember you as his mental illness? AIDS. I have never dated the one who embarrassed — SCARED IN THE or sought a relationship DEAR OUTCAST: It him in public. SOUTH with a man since my hus- appears your husband may band’s passing. I still love have a less-than-ideal rela- DEAR ABBY: How do I DEAR SCARED: This him and have no regrets, tionship with your mother treat someone with respect kind of awful news travels but I don’t know what to and your sister. Before whom I do NOT respect via television, social media say. Please help. taking any action, discuss and who does not respect and word of mouth faster — LONGTIME WIDOW this with your husband. me? than lightning. By the time If he agrees, then you are — UNSURE IN this letter is published, DEAR LONGTIME within your rights to tell CALIFORNIA your daughter will have WIDOW: You are under them the way they are already learned about this no obligation to tell your treating your husband and DEAR UNSURE: First, family tragedy. life story to someone stepson is hurtful. Say that keep your distance, if that’s Rarely, if ever, does this who asks that question if it can’t be corrected, you possible. And then refrain kind of acting out happen casually. To someone like prefer gifts no longer be from showing your disdain in a vacuum. Healthy that, all you should say is exchanged because the by using basic good man- Puzzle Solutions children and young adults what you wrote to me, “I discrimination is blatant ners whenever you are rarely — if ever — “snap” still love him, and I have and not what the holidays forced to be in the person’s on the next page. out of nowhere. Because no regrets.” The rest is are supposed to be about. presence. you are concerned about nobody’s business. the level of stress your DEAR ABBY: I’m a ■ daughter is experiencing, 12-year-old girl in seventh Write Dear Abby at DEAR ABBY: My hus- www.DearAbby.com or please waste no time in band and I were together grade. I have this crush P.O. Box 69440, Los scheduling some sessions for eight years before we and we’re friends. I finally Angeles, CA 90069.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): change to the way you do your job SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. Don’t base a money deal or medical or how you get along with your 21): Protect against loss, theft and decision on what someone tells you. peers will determine how much someone who is trying to weasel Do your own research and go to support you receive. Networking is his or her way into your plans. Be experts to ensure that you have all encouraged as well as doing your secretive about the personal chang- the information you require to make best to avoid indulgent behavior. es you want to make. Get matters in an educated decision. Don’t leave ★★ order and prepare to make a strate- anything to chance. ★★★ VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): gic and unexpected move. ★★★ TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotions will surface within your CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. Possessiveness will be costly. Try domestic environment. Changes 19): Put more force behind your not to make demands. Offering oth- should be looked at as progress personal goals. Take time to enforce ers freedom will bring you closer to instead of with fear and hesitation. what you want when it comes to what you ultimately want. Trust and It may be difficult to be displaced, your relationships with others. Both equality are essential if you want to but the results will be worth it in personal and professional partner- form a workable relationship. ★★★ the end. ★★ ships can be dealt with if you are GEMINI (May 21-June 20): LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): willing to share. ★★★★ Do what’s expected of you and keep Rely on past experience when deal- AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): moving forward. Put any uncertain- ing with domestic issues or people Don’t knock yourself out trying to ty behind you by clearing up unfin- who use pressure tactics to try and impress someone who is critical and ished business. A physical change change your mind. Be creative and unaccommodating. Find the best will boost your morale. Love and offer unique solutions. Preparation way to use your skills, discipline romance will enhance your personal will be the key to getting what you and knowledge to help you get life. ★★★ want. ★★★ ahead. Romance will improve your CANCER (June 21-July 22): SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): day. ★★ Take care of your responsibilities. Home, family and personal rela- PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t leave it up to someone else tionships should be nurtured. Hold Look over contracts and agree- to do what’s expected of you. It’s heart-to-heart discussions, offering ments and consider how you can important to make exceptions for suggestions and solutions when make changes that will favor you. those less able, but don’t take the called for. Once you have clarified Staying in control of a situation that blame for something you didn’t do. what you want, it will be easier involves others will be in your best ★★★★★ to move forward with your plans. interest. Don’t give in to emotional LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A ★★★ blackmail. ★★★★★

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Neil crossword Classifi ed Department 755-5440 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 CLASSIFIED LAKE CITY REPORTER 5B LAKE CITY REPORTER    PUBLISHER'S NOTE Take ADvantage of the All real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the fair Reporter Classifieds! housing act which makes it ille- CLASSIFIED gal to advertise "any prefer-   755-5440 ence, limitation, or discrimina- tion based on race, color, reli- ADVANTAGE gion, sex, disability, familial sta- tus or national origin; or any in- tention to make such prefer- You can call us at 755-5440, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ence, limitation or discrimina- ...... General...... Information...... Advertising copy is subject to approval by the Publisher Some people prefer to place their classified ads in person, and some ad categories tion." Familial status includes Placing An Ad > will require prepayment. Our office is located at 180 East Duval Street. 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Should further advertised in this newspaper Sunday Fri., 3 p.m. Fri., 2 p.m. GARAGE SALE $17.50 LINES DAYS Includes 2 Signs information be required regarding payments or credit limits, are available on an equal op- 4 • 3 Each additional line $1.65 These deadlines are subject to change without notice. your call will be transferred to the accounting department. portunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777, the toll free telephone number to the hear- ing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. pggy IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF claims or demands against manded in the petition. Public Auction to be held 3/2; corner lot in nice neighbor- THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIR- decedent's estate must file their The action is asking the court December 29, 2017 at 8AM at hood; privacy fenced back CUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA claims with this court WITHIN 3 to decide how the following real Ozzie's Towing & Auto, LLC yard; garage, $1,400 per month COUNTY, FLORIDA MONTHS AFTER THE DATE or personal property should be 2492 SE Baya Ave. Lake City 386-623-2848 CIRCUIT CIVIL DIVISION OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION divided: None FL, 32025. (386) 719-5608 CASE NO.: 17000278CAAXMX OF THIS NOTICE. ALL Copies of all court documents Following VIN Numbers: 1/2 to 5 acre lots; owner DITECH FINANCIAL LLC CLAIMS NOT FILED WITHIN in this case, including orders, financing. some with w/s/pp Plaintiff, THE TIME PERIODS SET are available at the Clerk of the 1989 CHEVY Deas Bullard/BKL Properties v. FORTH IN FLORIDA Circuit Court's office. You may J81RG5178K7542271 386-752-4339 www.landnfl.com DAVID L. BADER, et al STATUTES SECTION 733.702 review these documents upon 2007 LEXUS "Great Location!" Defendant(s) WILL BE FOREVER BARRED. request. 2T2GK31U97C024031 NOTICE OF ACTION NOTWITHSTANDING THE You must keep the Clerk of the Windsong Apartments TO: JOHN C. COOPER TIME PERIODS SET FORTH Circuit Court's office notified of 389659 We offer 1, 2, & 3 BR's RESIDENT: Unknown ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED your current address. (You may December 15, 2017 2580 SW Windsong Circle LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 522 TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE file Designation of Current Mail- 386-758-8455 Handyman 94 Fleetwood 3/2 ST MARYS RIVER BLUFF RD, AFTER THE DECEDENT'S ing and E-Mail Address, Florida NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: All amenities included! MH on 5 gorgeous ac, new SAINT GEORGE, GA 31562- DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. Supreme Court Approved Fam- JIM'S AUTO SERVICE gives roof, fenced, needs interior re- 4050 The date of first publication of ily Law Form 12.915.) Future Notice of Foreclosure of Lien 2BR unfurnished newly reno- model. 242 SW Unicorn Ct, Ft TO: THE UNKNOWN SPOUSE this notice is December 15, papers in this lawsuit will be and intent to sell these vehicles vated Apt. Downtown Location, White. $89,900 $5K down, OF JOHN C. COOPER 2017. mailed or e-mailed to the ad- on 12/28/2017, 08:30 am at W/D hookup, 1st, last & sec. $745.06/mo 352-215-1018 RESIDENT: Unknown Personal Representative: dress(es) on record at the 2550 SW MAIN BLVD. LAKE NO PETS. Call 386-755-3456 www.LandOwnerFinancing.com LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 522 /s/ William C. Cason clerk's office. CITY, FL 32025, pursuant to ST MARYS RIVER BLUFF RD, 15791 SW State Road 47 WARNING: Rule 12.285, Flori- subsection 713.78 of the Flori- da Statutes. JIM'S AUTO SER- 2BR/1BA Duplex Apt close to SAINT GEORGE, GA 31562- Fort White, Florida 32038 da Family Law Rules of Proce- town $675/mo $675/dep, water 4050 Attorney for Personal Repre- dure, requires certain automatic VICE reserves the right to ac- cept or reject any and/or all included. Application/Credit YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED sentative: disclosure of documents and check required. 386-965-2922 that an action to foreclose a /s/ John J. Kendron information. Failure to comply bids. mortgage on the following de- Florida Bar Number: 0306850 can result in sanctions, includ- 2004 DODGE A Landlord You Can Love! scribed property located in Robinson, Kennon & Kendron, ing dismissal or striking of 2/1.5 Duplex, great location. COLUMBIA County, Florida: P.A. pleadings. 1D7HG38K34S758081 2000 SATURN CH/A, W/D hookup, $750/mo + ECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 4 582 West Duval Street Dated: November 29, 2017 dep 758-9351 or 352-208-2421 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST: PO Box 1178 CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT 1G8ZH5284YZ177197 2007 HONDA COMMENCE AT THE SW Lake City, Florida 32056-1178 COURT Starting at $615/mo, tile floors, CORNER OF W ½ OF NE ¼ Telephone: (386) 755-1334 By: /s/ N. Proveaux 1HGCM66567A081860 1999 TOYOTA fresh paint. Great Area. Call AND RUN N 87 DEGREES 59 Fax: (386) 755-1336 Deputy Clerk (386)752-9626 MINUTES 30 SECONDS E E-Mail: [email protected] 1NXBR12E8XZ293898 ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF Secondary E-Mail: 390714 2003 LINCOLN SAID W ½ OF NE ¼, 1221.80 [email protected] December 1, 8, 15, 22, 2017 5LMEU68H63ZJ32602 FEET TO ITS INTERSECTION 2012 HYUNDAI WITH THE WESTERLY RIGHT 393782 KMHDC8AE9CU155639 OF WAY LINE OF STATE December 15, 22, 2017 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, ROAD NO. S-245-A; THENCE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN 393932 3BR/2BA, $700/mo 1st+ N 0 DEGREES 51 MINUTES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF AND FOR COLUMBIA COUN- December 15, 2017 THE 8 JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN last+dep with lease. Serious 07 SECONDS W ALONG THE TY, FLORIDA inquiries only 386-752-8978 WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE AND FOR UNION COUNTY, PROBATE DIVISION OF STATE ROAD NO. S-254- FLORIDA CASE NO. 17-281-CP A, 291.72 FEET TO THE Case No.: 63-2017-DR-0167 IN RE: ESTATE OF POINT OF BEGINNING; Division: DOROTHY A. HENRION, GAIN TRAIN NUTRITION Gwain Dale Roberts, Deals on THENCE CONTINUE N 0 DE- deceased. New sports nutrition store com- GREES 51 MINUTES 07 SEC- Petitioner NOTICE TO CREDITORS ing to town! Follow us on IG ONDS W ALONG SAID WEST and The ad ministration of the es- @Gaintrainnutrition to see RIGHT OF WAY LINE 145.86 April Lynn Roberts, tate of DOROTHY A. HENRI- when we open next to Future Wheels FEET; THENCE S 88 DE- Respondent. ON, deceased, whose date of Fitness! GREES 25 MINUTES 45 SEC- NOTICE OF ACTION FOR death was November 7, 2017; ONDS W 285.32 FEET; DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE File Number 17-281-CP, is THENCE S 0 DEGREES 51 (NO CHILD OR FINANCIAL pending in the Circuit Court for MINUTES 07 SECONDS E SUPPORT) Columbia County, Florida, Pro- 146.59 FEET; THENCE N 88 TO: April Lynn Roberts, 364 SE bate Division, the address of Church Administrative Assis- DEGREES 17 MINUTES 00 Andrew Dr, Lake City, FL which is 173 NE Hernando Av- tant: General office and com- Advertise It Here! SECONDS E 285.32 FEET TO 32025 enue, Lake City, Florida 32055. puter skills are required. Mail THE POINT OF BEGINNING. YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an The names and addresses of resume to First Baptist Church, has been filed against you, and action for dissolution of mar- the personal representative and 182 NE Justice Street, Lake 5 Days for ONLY $55 you are required to serve a riage has been filed against you the personal representative's City 32055 or email copy of your written defenses, if and that you are required to attorney are set forth below. [email protected] serve a copy of your written de- any, to this action on Phelan All creditors of the decedent Co Providers has immediate High Speed Results! fenses, if any, to it on Gwain Hallinan Diamond & Jones, and other persons having openings for In-Home Health- PLLC, attorneys for plaintiff, dale Roberts whose address is claims or demands against 364 SE Andrew Dr, Lake City, care Providers. Call 352-363- whose address is 2727 West decedent's estate, on whom a 4336 for information. Cypress Creek Road, Ft. Laud- FL 32024 on or before January copy of this notice is required to erdale, FL 33309, and file the 12, 2018, and file the original be served, must file their claims original with the Clerk of this with the clerk of this Court at 55 with this court WITHIN THE Court, within 30 days after the W Main, Lake Butler, FL 32054 LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER first publication of this notice, before service on Petitioner or THE TIME OF THE FIRST either before or immediately immediately thereafter. If you PUBLICATION OF THIS NO- MAKE EXTRA thereafter, January 5, 2018 oth- fail to do so, a default may be TICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER $$ MONEY $$ erwise a default may be en- entered against you for the re- THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A FOR SALE FOR SALE tered against you for the relief lief demanded in the petition. COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON The Lake City Reporter, a demanded in the Complaint. The action is asking the court THEM. to decide how the following real daily newspaper, seeks 1988 Chevy 20072007 CCorvetteorvette This notice shall be published All other creditors of the dece- Independent Contractor SpecialSpecial ordered LS7 highhigh perf. engine,engine, once a week for two consecu- or personal property should be dent and other persons having LWBLWB 305 engine; replaced engine anandd divided: Non Newspaper Carriers for 6-spd. AT, VelocitVelocityy Yellow, onlonlyy 15,480 tive weeks in The Lake City Re- claims or demands against ttransmission.ransmission. In ggoodood concondition.dition. miles – one “old lady”lady” ownerowner.. porter. Copies of all court documents decedent's estate must file their several motor routes in SOLD SOLD AMERICANS WITH DISABILI- in the case, including orders, claims with this court WITHIN 3 the city and county. You $2,000$2,000 $39,500$39,500 are available at the Clerk of TY ACT: If you are a person MONTHS AFTER THE DATE must be motivated by Call 386-755-5440 with a disability who needs any the Circuit Court's office. You OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION Call 386-755-5440 may review these documents earning extra money, be accommodation in order to par- OF THIS NOTICE. an early riser and have ticipate in this proceeding, you upon request. ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED are entitled, at no cost to you, You must keep the Clerk of the WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS reliable transportation. to the provision of certain as- Circuit Court's office notified of SET FORTH IN SECTION Apply in person during sistance. Please contact Carri- your current address. (You may 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA normal business hours. na Cooper, Court Administra- file Notice of Current Address, PROBATE CODE WILL BE Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm tion at 173 NE Hernando Av- Florida Supreme Court Ap- FOREVER BARRED. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE enue, Room 408, Lake City, proved Family Law Form NOTWITHSTANDING THE Florida 32055, 386-758-2163 at 12.915.) Future papers in this TIME PERIOD SET FORTH PC Tech Positions. Immediate least 7 days before your sched- lawsuit will be mailed to the ad- ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED openings experienced and en- uled court appearance, or im- dress on record at the clerk's TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE try level. Hourly + bonus and FOR SALE FOR SALE mediately upon receiving this office. AFTER THE DECEDENT'S commission. Send resume to notification if the time before WARNER: Rule 12.285, Florida DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED. 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6B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 SPORTS LAKE CITY REPORTER THRASHER Continued From 1B Columbia swim celebrates at banquet football complex. “You can have the greatest coaches in the world, but if your administration doesn’t see things the way you see things and allow you to do things that way, nothing can be achieved,” Fisher said. A year before he left when he signed a long-term extension at Florida State, Fisher had praised Thrasher for “seeing the big pic- ture.” Thrasher had lauded Fisher for being a perfectionist, though noted that dealing with Fisher could be complicated. It’s apparent Thrasher believes Fisher crossed the line, and he defended the program. “Our facilities are pretty good right now,” Thrasher said. “They’re not bad at all and Willie Taggart will tell you he wants to get kids to come here not because of the facilities but because of the education they’re going to get and leadership on the field.” COURTESY PHOTOS Thrasher said the results of a fea- Columbia’s swim team recently held its season ending banquet. Several Tigers were honored for their work during the fall sea- sibility study commissioned by the son. Winners of the Academic Award are shown above. These student-athletes managed to hold a 4.0 average: Carly Barshay, university about a football facility Magen Staten, Sam Walker, Jessica Jewett, Rebecca Silva, Ally Mitchell, Kassidy McLean, Evan Conklin, Mackenzie Conklin, Ciera should be completed soon. It will determine whether the university Swanson. is best served by building a stand- alone facility or make renovations to the Moore Center, which currently houses football, most of the athletic department along with classrooms. Whatever the decision, Florida State’s current facilities are good enough for Taggart. Thrasher has known Taggart for only two weeks, but said the 41-year old coach — who grew up in Palmetto, Florida, as a Seminoles fan — has already made a positive impression on players and the fac- ulty. Thrasher met Taggart for the first time in Scottsdale, Arizona, on Dec. 4 to discuss the job and he was introduced as the school’s 11th foot- ball coach two days later. COURTESY PHOTOS The same day he was named, Columbia standout siblings Evan Conklin and Mackenzie Conklin (left) Taggart appeared with Thrasher at were named High Point winners for both male and female swimmers. The the State of the University speech Conklins took home the team MVP awards. Columbia seniors (right) Rebecca and received a standing ovation. “His attitude toward the kids Silva, Ciera Swanson, Jessica Jewett, Anthony Crews, Jillian Morse, Lilly Swan and approaching their success were recognized during the end of the year swim banquet. on and off the field. I hadn’t quite heard that in the way he expressed things,” Thrasher said of Taggert. He may have found his man, but Thrasher didn’t expect to be involved in a coaching search. The president felt when the school gave Fisher an extension last December through 2024 that it was a lifetime contract — it lasted 11 months. Thrasher had to deal with plenty of sticky situations as speaker of the Florida House of Representatives in 1999 and 2000, but said hiring a foot- ball coach was a unique challenge. “I looked in the closet for the playbook on hiring a coach and there wasn’t one,” he said. “Stan had a good plan of working around the potential opportunities and it just worked.” Taggart received a six-year con- tract worth $30 million that also includes paying the buyouts from his previous jobs at Oregon and South Florida. Haden Slater (left) took home the Most Improved Award. His teammate Anthony Crews (bottom) was recognized and received Texas A&M gave Fisher a 10-year, the Jared Allison Award. Board president Sandra Jewett (top) is pictured distributing gifts to Courtney Johns (head coach), Scott $75 million deal. He had a base sala- Britt (assistant coach) and Kelcey McLean (assistant to the assistant). Alex Jewett (middle) received the Iron Man Award. ry of $5.5 million this past season at Florida State, which still placed him among the highest-paid coaches in Forest guard Xaiver the Football Bowl Subdivision. BOBBY TIGERS Christie knocked down “I may have been reading him Continued From 1B Continued From 1B a shot midway through wrong but from every vibe I got the fourth which gave this was where he wanted to be the Wildcats a five-point of the season. coach Steve Faulkner. lead – their largest since and wanted his kids to grow up,” The standout guard “Outsized and mis- Thrasher said. “Honestly I think the second quarter. Fulton has made great strides matched the entire answered with back-to- there were other things involved as since joining the team as game, but I thought my far as him leaving.” back buckets to knot the a green freshman. guards did a good job contest one final time at Fisher went 83-23 at FSU, includ- “I’ve been just letting negating the post vol- ing a national championship in 2013, 60. the game come to me,” ume, help side. It was a Smith continued to three Atlantic Coast Conference he said. “Don’t force it. good performance by us. titles and four ACC Atlantic Division swing the momentum My dad talks to me about As poorly as we played Columbia’s way when he crowns. that all the time. Don’t Tuesday, I was really The Seminoles (6-6) though converted on a couple force the game, just let excited about how we field goals on the next two struggled this season. They were it come to you. Just play played [Thursday].” ranked third in the AP Preseason possessions. Tj Martin cut how [I] play within the The Tigers strug- the Wildcats’ deficit with Poll but lost quarterback Deondre team. Keep swinging the gled to hit the long ball Francois to a knee injury in a sea- a late three pointer – but ball, hitting open shots during the first half – Smith’s big-time plays son-opening loss to Alabama. They and hustling – that’s my swapping the lead with won their final three games to get were enough to secure main thing. Just let it the Wildcats 10 times in victory. bowl eligible and will face Southern come to me.” the first two quarters. Mississippi in the Independence Columbia will take Fulton has played Columbia (4-2, 2-1) was the next fews days off Bowl on Dec. 27. an integral part in the more efficient offensively But when talks with Texas A&M before facing district rival Tigers’ four victories so after halftime, turning Vanguard. The Tigers heated up with Fisher, they rapidly far this season. He can momentum away from deteriorated with Florida State. aim for their third league add Thursday night’s Forest (4-3, 1-2). win when they head When an audience member at his win to his growing list of “In the second half weekly call-in show on Nov. 29 was to Ocala next Tuesday stellar performances on we started attacking the night. hastily removed after asking about the year. rim a little more, obvi- Fisher’s loyalty, Thrasher told the “Vanguard is going “I don’t think he came ously had a lot more to be a tough contest,” coach he needed to make a deci- out in the second half,” success,” said Faulkner. sion. Two days later Fisher resigned Faulkner added. “They’re Faulkner said after the “I’m really excited going to be a lot different and Odell Haggins was appointed as 65-53 win. “I asked him though…good win espe- interim coach. than they were last year, at one point in the fourth cially it being a district losing a bunch of seniors, By that time, athletic director Stan quarter if he was good win.” Wilcox had already had a short list but they’re still solid.. and he said ‘coach I’m Columbia managed to They’ve beaten some of candidates compiled with Taggart not coming out’… He’s erase its seven-point defi- at the top of the list. solid teams already so our glue. He makes the ERIC JACKSON/Lake City Reporter cit from the first half. it’s going to be another “After that incident things seemed dirty plays [and] made a Columbia’s Bobby Fulton looks for an open The Wildcats though to mushroom,” Thrasher said. [tough] one. We’re going couple big threes in the teammate during the matchup against Forest refused to go away in the to go get better, with a “That’s when I knew we had to second half. He’s a really on Thursday night. Fulton has played well so second half as the Tigers press for a decision.” few days of practice – good basketball player.” far this season for the Tigers. held a small advantage. we’ll be ready.” B7

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 SPORTS LAKE CITY REPORTER 7B HOOPS INSIDER INSIDE ONE OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S PREMIER CONFERENCES | COMPILED BY PATRICK STEVENS, SPECIAL TO GATEHOUSE MEDIA

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Boston College stuns Duke: It was a meaningful story from both sides. Duke was undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the 1. Miami (8-0): The Hurricanes head back to country, but its defensive deficiencies had already put it in plenty of close games in the first month of the season. coach Jim Larranaga’s old stomping grounds With some time to practice and get some defensive buy-in from young players, the Blue Devils figure to improve this weekend when they visit George Wash- some at that end of the floor. Of course, Boston College and its excellent backcourt of Ky Bowman, Jordan Chatman ington — a school that now shares a league and Jerome Robinson played a role in the victory as well. with Larranaga’s old program, George Mason. (Last week: 2) STOCK RISING STOCK FALLING 2. Duke (11-1): Might be for the best that Oshae Brissett: The freshman has Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets are the youthful Blue Devils learned early on made an instant impact on the stuck having the season plenty of they need to get better at the defensive Syracuse frontcourt, collecting four folks expected them to have last year. end, though Boston College’s slick shooting double-doubles while averaging That’s not to say they’re the worst played a big role as well in Duke’s first loss. (LW: 1) 13.6 points and 9.2 rebounds in the team in the conference, but losses to Orange’s first nine games. While not nearly as heralded Grambling and Wofford have only amplified the offen- 3. North Carolina (9-1): The Tar Heels keep as many other freshman, the Canadian has meant a sive limitations of Josh Pastner’s team. Making matters on rolling, as does junior forward Luke bunch to a Syracuse team that needed to rebuild its worse is the absence of sophomore Josh Okogie; while Maye. North Carolina won’t head into Christ- front line after all three of its frontcourt starters exited his six-game suspension is over, an injury is likely to mas with cupcakes, though: Tennessee, after last season. While he could stand to improve keep him out until the start of conference play after Wofford and Ohio State are up next. (LW: 4) his efficiency (34.8 percent shooting from the floor), Christmas. Georgia Tech made it to the NIT title game he might already be the Orange’s second-best player last season; even finishing .500 would be a surprise for 4. Florida State (9-0): Maybe the perfect behind Tyus Battle. this year’s team at this stage. start was a bit unexpected, but the Semi- noles look like they’ll be in great shape heading into conference play. (LW: 5) WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT 5. Virginia (8-1): Dared West Virginia to beat them on the perimeter, and the Mountaineers did just that. That’s still a game that will help the Cavaliers in the long run. (LW: 3)

6. Virginia Tech (9-1): The Hokies haven’t stumbled since a surprising loss to Saint Louis in New York in mid-November, but they’ll face their biggest challenge yet Sat- urday at Kentucky. (LW: 7)

7. Notre Dame (8-2): Didn’t expect the Fighting Irish to go down against Ball State, but they bounced back nicely at Delaware behind Matt Farrell. Indiana’s up next in the Crossroads Classic. (LW: 6)

8. Louisville (7-2): Turned back Indiana, then got Quentin Snider on track for a season- high 17 points against Bryant. The Cardinals are still rounding into form and a bit of a wild card at this stage. (LW: 9)

9. Boston College (7-3): Ky Bowman — a North Carolina native always energized to face a Tobacco Road team — nearly uncorked a triple-double on Duke as the Eagles announced in their conference opener they’re done being a doormat in the ACC. (LW: 12)

10. Syracuse (8-1): An old Big East rivalry is renewed again Saturday as the Orange heads to Washington to face Georgetown. Add Patrick Ewing to the list of people who have faced Jim Boeheim as a player and a coach. (LW: 8)

North Carolina’s Joel Berry II drives to the basket while Western Carolina’s Marc Gosselin defends during the 11. Clemson (8-1): The Tigers enter the SEC œrst half of Dec. 6 in Chapel Hill, N.C. [GERRY BROOME/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] portion of their schedule, with Florida and then Palmetto State rival South Carolina up next. (LW: 10) North Carolina at Tennessee Weekend slate All times EST Sunday, 3 p.m., Thompson-Boling Arena, 12. N.C. State (8-2): That’s three wins in a Time Game TV Knoxville, Tenn., ESPN row for the Wolfpack since returning from SATURDAY Stars move on, and North Carolina remains the Bahamas, and they’ll get three more at Noon Miami at George Washington CBSSN a force to be reckoned with. The Tar Heels home before starting league play just before Noon UNC Greensboro at N.C. State RSN (9-1) have earned all of their victories by New Year’s. (LW: 11) Noon Louisville vs. Memphis ESPN2 double figures thanks to the work of senior 12:30 p.m. Syracuse at Georgetown CBS guard Joel Berry II and junior forward Luke 13. Wake Forest (6-4): The Demon Deacons 2 p.m. Virginia Tech at Kentucky ESPN2 Maye, who has assumed the primary scoring have won five in a row since Thanksgiving, 2 p.m. Florida State vs. Oklahoma State FS2 duties in the frontcourt for the defending scoring 80 points in each of the victories. 2 p.m. Davidson at Virginia ACCE national champions. North Carolina’s only That’s probably Wake’s path to success this 2 p.m. McNeese State at Pittsburgh ACCE loss came against Michigan State, and it will season — scoring a bunch and hoping it doesn’t get 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame vs. Indiana Fox look to extend a four-game winning streak torched. (LW: 13) 4:30 p.m. Clemson vs. Florida FS2 when it visits Rick Barnes’ Volunteers. Ten- nessee, which nearly pulled an upset of the 14. Georgia Tech (4-4): Owners of the least SUNDAY Tar Heels last year before falling 73-71 in efficient offense in the conference by a wide 1 p.m. Central Conn. at Boston College ACCE Chapel Hill, is much improved over the team margin, the Yellow Jackets are going to have 4 p.m. Florida A&M at Georgia Tech ESPNU that finished at .500 a season ago. While for- to win their share of games in the 50s and ward Grant Williams has further established low 60s to thrive in league play. (LW: 14) himself as one of the Vols’ most effective players, the team’s greatest asset is a defense that is especially stout in the paint. 15. Pittsburgh (5-5): Briefly nosed above .500, then lost at home to powerful West Virginia. At least it’s been a month since the Panthers lost to a team outside a power con- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK ference. (LW: 15) • G Ky Bowman, Boston • G/F Torin Dorn, N.C. • G Lonnie Walker IV, • G Keyshawn Woods, College: Came an assist State: Had 22 points and Miami: Scored a career- Wake Forest: Averaged *Records through Dec. 10 shy of a triple-double 17 rebounds to help the high 26 points and added 18.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, against Duke, scoring 30 Wolfpack take down seven rebounds in the 2.5 steals and 2.5 assists points while grabbing 10 Missouri-Kansas City. Hurricanes’ defeat of in defeats of Charlotte rebounds in an upset of Boston University. and Army. the Blue Devils.

giving the other team points by when we got in the bonus and I game,” he said. “I just wished the CHS turning it over at crucial times. told everybody to be aggressive other players would take heed to We’ve got to go back to the draw- and go to the basket. I’m glad that and love the game as much Continued From 1B ing board with basic basketball.” Renee stepped-up a little bit, but as she does. She hated to come were down by a point, trailing The Lady Tigers were bet- we have to have more scoring out. I love her drive, her passion 31-30 with 2:30 left on the clock, ter rebounding unit as a team overall. We can’t depend on two and that’s why she’s one of our but back-to-back turnovers Thursday night, but most of the people. We need five people to leaders and captains.” allowed Forest to go into the scoring fell on two players. look for their shots.” The loss puts CHS as the third fourth quarter with a 37-33 lead. Quianna Dillard led the Lady Late in the fourth quarter, place team in the district, behind “They don’t understand how Tigers with 14 points, while Tianna Bryant, a senior, fouled Gainesville and Forest. important it is — every posses- Renee Clines had 13 points.6x3 The out, and ad tearfully position left the court “I really wanted this one, but we sion — you’ve got to protect the remainder of the team only tal- and went to the end of the bench, have another one [district game] ball,” Perry said. “It’s a growing lied 11 points. covered her face and sobbed. against Vanguard on Tuesday,” process, but those turnovers are “Dillard didn’t have the game Perry said he likes that his Perry said. “We definitely have to more painful because if you’re in that I anticipated,” Perry said. players are showing that type of get that one, but we’ll see Forest the battle, then you’re strategy “She normally wakes up in the passion for the game. again at home. Hopefully, we’ll has to change to win and you second half, but that never hap- “She’s a senior, one of our grow up some more and really TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter cannot turn the ball over. You’re pened. So our strategy changed leaders and passionate about this learn how to put away a game.” Guard Renee Clines in action. B8

8B FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2017 SPORTS LAKE CITY REPORTER HOOPS INSIDER INSIDE ONE OF COLLEGE BASKETBALL’S PREMIER CONFERENCES | COMPILED BY PATRICK STEVENS, SPECIAL TO GATEHOUSE MEDIA

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Florida’s rollercoaster: No one thought anything of Florida’s three-point loss to Duke in the PK80 Invitational, and for 1. Kentucky (8-1): The Wildcats’ schedule good reason. Duke is Duke, and Florida was competitive. But after a week-long layoff, the Gators were stomped at escalates just in time for conference play; the O-Dome by Florida State and then suffered a stunning 65-59 loss to plucky Loyola Chicago at home. Egor Kou- they’ll face Virginia Tech, UCLA and Louis- lechov and his teammates salvaged a largely lost week with a 66-60 defeat of Cincinnati in Newark, N.J., in Florida’s ville in their toughest matchups since falling last venture beyond the state line until 2018. to Kansas. (Last week: 2)

STOCK RISING STOCK FALLING 2. Texas A&M (8-1): Can’t punish the Aggies that much for losing to Arizona in Phoenix, Arkansas: The path is clear for the Mississippi: No one does reliably especially when Tyler Davis (21 points) was Razorbacks to make it into confer- average quite like the Rebels, who the best player on the floor that night for ence play at 10-2, which puts them have finished within a victory of .500 either team. (LW: 1) on course to earn back-to-back in conference play in nine of their 11 NCAA tournament berths for the seasons under coach Andy Kennedy 3. Tennessee (7-1): Can the Volunteers add first time since 2006-08. It’s hard to believe Arkansas (and 12-6 and 11-7 when they weren’t). A three-game North Carolina to its pair of ACC victories has been that erratic over the last decade, and there losing streak just after Thanksgiving isn’t reason (Georgia Tech, N.C. State) already in hand? was probably some fear this team might wobble after enough to give up on Mississippi, but its defensive It would easily be the most impressive of the an ugly showing at Houston to open the month. But a regression is cause for some concern. The Rebels bunch for Rick Barnes’ team. (LW: 3) veteran backcourt led by Darryl Barford coupled with should be able to bolster their record above .500 with a boost from freshman big Daniel Gafford has the five in a row at home to close out the month, but there 4. Arkansas (7-2): Tough to argue with the Hogs back on track after defeats of Colorado State and are some fair questions to ask about a team struggling Razorbacks’ work in moving past their loss Minnesota. at this point despite a fairly experienced rotation. to Houston. Jaylen Barford is going to be in the all-SEC discussion for much, if not all, of the season. (LW: 6) WEEKEND SPOTLIGHT 5. Georgia (7-1): The Bulldogs have a decent chance to enter conference play at 10-1, but they could also plausibly stumble against Massachusetts, Georgia Tech or Temple in the next week and a half. (LW: 5)

6. Florida (6-3): Became the first top-five team to lose to Loyola Chicago since Decem- ber 1984, then bounced back to beat a stingy Cincinnati bunch. It’s tough to know just what to make of the Gators at this point. (LW: 4)

7. Missouri (8-2): Now 5-1 since Michael Porter Jr.’s back surgery, with the lone loss against West Virginia. The Tigers weren’t challenged by Miami (Ohio) or Wisconsin- Green Bay this week. (LW: 7)

8. Alabama (7-3): Snagged a reasonable split on the week, beating Rhode Island and fall- ing at Arizona. Freshman Collin Sexton had 30 points in the loss to the Wildcats. (LW: 8)

9. Mississippi State (8-0): It’s fair to debate the merits of the schedule, but the Bulldogs have handled business like they’re supposed to so far. (LW: 9)

10. Auburn (8-1): The winning streak is at six after victories over Gardner-Webb and UAB. The Tigers get Middle Tennessee in Birming- ham on Saturday. (LW: 10)

11. South Carolina (8-2): The Gamecocks have won six of seven, and they have plenty of practice time between now and their Dec. 31 SEC opener to improve; they play only twice (and once against a Division I foe) between now and then. (LW: 11) Tennessee guard Chris Darrington knocks over Lipscomb guard Garrison Mathews in the second half Dec. 9 in Knoxville, Tenn. [CALVIN MATTHEIS/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS] 12. Louisiana State (5-2): Came out of an 11-day gap between games to smash UNC Wilmington. Duop Reath had 30 points in the North Carolina at Tennessee Weekend slate All times EST 97-84 triumph. (LW: 12) Sunday, 3 p.m. EST, Thompson-Boling Arena, Time Game TV Knoxville, Tenn., ESPN 13. Mississippi (4-4): It’s not looking good SATURDAY Stars move on, and North Carolina remains early on for the Rebels in their bid for 1 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at Louisiana State SEC a force to be reckoned with. The Tar Heels relevance in a deeper SEC this season. 2 p.m. Virginia Tech at Kentucky ESPN2 (9-1) have earned all of their victories by (LW: 13) 3 p.m. Georgia at Massachusetts NBCSN double figures thanks to the work of senior 3:30 p.m. Illinois State at Mississippi SEC guard Joel Berry II and junior forward Luke 14. Vanderbilt (3-6): Probably didn’t need 4:30 p.m. Florida vs. Clemson FS2 Maye, who has assumed the primary scoring a trip to play Arizona State — which owns 6 p.m. Auburn vs. Middle Tennessee SEC duties in the frontcourt for the defending one of the nation’s most explosive offenses 8 p.m. Tennessee-Martin at Mississippi St. SEC+ national champions. North Carolina’s only and just won at Kansas — at this point in the 8 p.m. Arkansas vs. Troy SEC+ loss came against Michigan State, and it will schedule. (LW: 14) 8:30 p.m. North Florida at Missouri SEC look to extend a four-game winning streak when it visits Rick Barnes’ Volunteers. Ten- *Records through Dec. 10 SUNDAY nessee, which nearly pulled an upset of the 2 p.m. Vanderbilt at Arizona State Pac-12 Tar Heels last year before falling 73-71 in Chapel Hill, is much improved over the team NUMBER OF NOTE that finished at .500 a season ago. While forward Grant Williams has further established himself as one of the Vols’ most effective players, the team’s greatest asset is a defense that is especially stout in the paint. 5 Consecutive victories against SEC schools for Middle Tennessee, which defeated both Vanderbilt and Mis- PLAYERS OF THE WEEK sissippi last week. The defending Conference USA • G Jaylen Barford, • G Hamidou Diallo, • G Jordan Geist, • F Grant Williams, Ten- champion Blue Raiders meet Auburn on Saturday. Arkansas: Averaged 20.5 Kentucky: Dropped a Missouri: Scored a nessee: Had 19 points, points, 4.5 rebounds career-high 23 points on career-high 28 points off eight rebounds and three 100 and 3.5 assists in romps Monmouth as he helped the bench (on 11-for-14 blocks as the Volunteers Victories at home for Arkansas since coach Mike over Colorado State and the Wildcats to a 93-76 shooting) to send the handled Lipscomb. Anderson’s hire in 2011, tied for the fifth most in the Minnesota. victory in his homecom- Tigers past Wisconsin- country in that span. ing in New York. Green Bay 100-77. Bucs potential spoilers for Falcons, Saints, Panthers Associated Press division race, as well as The Bucs play at What better way to leave son-best 12 passes for 253 that the Bucs are already TAMPA — The way the the postseason outlook for Carolina (9-4) on Christmas on a high note than to get yards and two touchdowns. eliminated from playoff Tampa Bay Buccaneers see the Falcons, Panthers and Eve and finish at home three division wins?” the After facing the Bucs, contention after going 9-7 a it, they still have a lot to Saints. against New Orleans (9-4) five-time Pro Bowl selec- the Falcons travel to New year ago. play for in a year in which That prospect is enough on New Year’s Eve. tion added. “We don’t want Orleans next week before “For us, we knew it was they will miss the playoffs to keep a smile on the face “It is the season of giving. to give those guys the returning home to play the going to come down to the for the 10th straight sea- of Tampa Bay defensive But6x3 for us, it’s the ad season positionupper hand going into next Panthers in the regular-sea- end. I think all four teams son. tackle Gerald McCoy, who of spoiling. We’ve got an season.” son finale. are capable of being the Facing NFC South is clinging to hope that a opportunity to do that, and The prime-time matchup Atlanta coach Dan Quinn one right down there at the rivals Atlanta, Carolina biceps injury won’t sideline I’m just praying I can be a will be the second between said it was predictable that end,” Quinn said. and New Orleans the next him from a stretch run part of that,” McCoy said. the teams in four games. the division race wouldn’t Like McCoy, Tampa Bay three games provides the that begins Monday night “You don’t want to leave The Falcons won the meet- be decided until late coach Dirk Koetter expects last-place Bucs (4-9) an against defending NFC with a bad taste in your ing 34-20 in Atlanta, with December. the Bucs to embrace the opportunity to impact the champion Atlanta (8-5) mouth in the offseason. Julio Jones catching a sea- If there’s a surprise, it’s challenge to finish strong.