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1A WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 8-9, 2012 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Filipino dinner and dance The Filipino American Cultural Society of Lake City will have a Filipino Independence Day Dinner and Dance Saturday, June 9 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Epiphany Catholic Church social hall in Lake City. All FACS members and guests please plan to attend this special night of fellowship, entertainment, music, danc- ing and cultural food. Please bring a covered dish. Free to members. Cover charge is $10 for nonmembers. For info call 386-965-5905. Fort White: flower arranging class Photos by JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter ABOVE: Greg Evans, District 2 secretary for the state Department of Transportation, delivers the keynote address Thursday. BELOW: A crowd of more than Bruce Cavey of The 200 was in attendance. Gardener’s Emporium will present a hands-on, instruc- tional program on flower arranging June 9 at 1 p.m. at the Fort White Branch Library. This free program is A new age in air travel here sponsored by the Friends of the Columbia County Public 200 turn out for Library. grand opening of Airport manager Alzheimer’s: help airport terminal. up to challenge for caregivers By HANNAH O. BROWN [email protected] By JESSIE R. BOX [email protected] The Alzheimer’s A new weather operat- Association in partnership ing system, a deluxe pilot Nick Harwell stepped into with Columbia County Senior lounge and the ability to the position of Lake City Services will be presenting a turn into an emergency Gateway Airport Manager workshop June 9 from 9 a.m. operations center were said airport manager Nick District Two Secretary for earlier this year with plans to noon entitled “Living with celebrated at the grand Harwell. the Florida Department of to improve the airport. The Alzheimer’s for Caregivers” opening of the Lake The airport consists of Transportation, served as airport just opened a new at the Lifestyle Enrichment City Gateway Airport on an 8,000-foot primary run- the keynote speaker for terminal, three years in the Center in Lake City. This pro- Thursday afternoon. way and a secondary run- the event. making, but that is not all gram is designed for caregiv- The newly renovated way spanning 4,100 feet. Evans emphasized the Harwell wants to do. ers of persons with middle airport lounge was packed The new airport termi- importance of having the He has plans to expand stage Alzheimer’s disease or tightly with elected offi- nal is a 6,000-square foot airport in a rural area of the facility. There will be other memory disorder. cials and local citizens building with a range of Florida. additional executive hanger Anyone who wishes to while the airport’s inclem- deluxe capabilities such as “One of my favorite hob- space built and the main learn more about Alzheimer’s ent weather resistance wireless Internet, show- bies is seeing dollars from taxiway will be extended Harwell disease and caregiving strat- was tested by the pouring ers and a large conference Tallahassee move east, and widened to make it easier for larger aircraft to get in egies is welcome. Topics cov- skies outside. room. The airport has a and not south,” he said. and out. He has been working with a confidential client ered will include: changing “We operate the airport staff of four. relationships, safety, respite 362 days out of the year,” Greg Evans, P.E. TERMINAL continued on 3A AIRPORT continued on 3A care, personal care issues, and dealing with challenging behaviors. Pastor’s County adopts ballots-on-demand anniversary By HANNAH O. BROWN Elections was required to print ballots for 100 each election cycle about $37,000,” Williams [email protected] percent of all registered voters for the election. said. “So on that basis, once five election cycles The Mount Pleasant Unused ballots were destroyed. were complete, it would have pretty much paid Missionary Baptist Church The county commission passed a resolution The cost for the ballot-on-demand system, for itself.” family invite others to share to put ballot-on-demand systems in polling which includes twelve printing systems and Commissioner Ron Williams supported the as they celebrate 22 years of places for the upcoming election, saving elec- five laptops, is $186,300 plus 30 cents for each system saying, “Let’s face it, we’re moving into pastoral care from Rev. Curtis tion costs in the long run. ballot printed. new technology.” J. Cofield. The celebration Ballot-on-demand voting systems print a bal- County Manager Dale Williams said money Commissioner Stephen Bailey said he used will take place Saturday, June lot for each voter as they arrive at the polling for the individual ballots has already been con- the system in the past for early voting. 9th at 6 p.m. at the Springville place. This system has been practiced in early sidered in the county’s budget. “It worked really well,” he said. “It prints out Community Center, 3710 NW voting in the past. “Based on what we know of historical ballots pretty quickly.” Suwannee Valley Road. The With the previous system, the Supervisor of used within the county, this system would save speaker will be Rev. Craig P. Riley of Greater Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church of Tallahassee. Promotions arrive for four at LCPD Homecoming at By TONY BRITT quality of both a K-9 officer and Eastside Baptist [email protected] internal and the field training external appli- program coordi- Eastside Baptist Church The Lake City Police Department cants for the posi- nator who has will celebrate its 52nd home- announced the promotion of four tions, the vacan- worked with the coming 10 a.m. Sunday, June veteran officers Thursday after- cies for lieutenant Lake City Police 10 with Rev. Ivan Clements, noon. and sergeants Van Bennekom Milligan Shallar Kash Department for pastor of the Calvary bap- According to information were announced 12 years; and tist Church in Lake City. released from the department, Thursday. Department; n Investigator Clements was the past at Chief Argatha Gilmore complet- The following officers were pro- n Cpl. Robert Milligan was pro- Paul Kash was promoted to ser- Eastside from Oct. 1965 ed the department promotional moted: moted to sergeant. Sgt. Milligan geant. Kash is an investigator with to Aug. 1973. The Light process from the names of the n Sgt. Clint VanBennekom is an acting patrol shift supervisor the department’s criminal investi- Soldiers of Middleburg will candidates on the eligibility was promoted to lieutenant. who has worked seven years with gations division. He has worked at bring God’s word in song at list. VanBennekom is a patrol shift the Lake City Police Department; the Lake City Police Department 10:40 a.m. After testing, evaluations and commander who has served 18 n Officer Larry Shallar was pro- consideration given to the high years with the Lake City Police moted to sergeant. Sgt. 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Thought for Today NASHVILLE — Miranda because of her looks, but Lambert recently got a since then I’ve realized “Before the mountains were born much-needed 10-day vaca- how rich she is. You know, tion with Blake Shelton. It that equals out to many or you brought forth the whole capped the couple’s crazy years of happy marriage.” first year of marriage, dur- world, from everlasting to everlast- ing which country music’s ing you are God. A thousand years hottest romantic duo expe- Lauryn Hill faces rienced every emotion tax charges in your sight are like a day that has imaginable, from deep loss to pure exhilaration. 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