WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY, APRIL 20 & SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Damage assessed in wake of fire By TONY BRITT was completely destroyed Blackmon for Cliff’s Flea [email protected] and the scene was taped Market. off from public access on Paul Mabile, one of the Thursday. owners of Morrell’s Home Generators purred The fire occurred at Furnishings, said they throughout the day as the 835 SW Deputy Jeff Davis were open on a limited smell of smoke remained Lane. The cause of the fire, basis Thursday, but hoped Boys Club celebration strong at the scene of a fire which took local firefight- to have all their electrical Wednesday that destroyed ers more than 90 minutes and Internet services up The Boys Club of a warehouse and threat- to control, remains under and running by the week- Columbia County will ened a nearby home fur- investigation. end. celebrate their 40th anni- nishings store. The building, con- “The furniture building versary on Saturday, April The a fire roared structed in the 1960s is still closed — we don’t 21 at the Columbia County through a 9,000 square foot was the original show- have the electricity hooked Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m.. warehouse, leaving only room of Morrell’s Home up yet,” he said. “The mat- Tickets for the event are charred, mangled debris Furnishings, which had tress gallery and the bud- $10 and may be purchased from Cliff’s Flea Market since moved to a building get center is open.” MARLEY ANDRETTI/Special to the Reporter at the door. For more infor- that had been housed there. next door. The warehouse mation call 752-4184. A firefighter documents the scene after the blaze was extin- The building’s inventory was leased to Clifford FIRE continued on 3A guished Wednesday. Spring Fling dance American Legion Post 57, US 41S, will have a Spring Fling Dance April Wanee weaves its magic Chapel 2nd 21 at 8 p.m. The Rusty Grove band will perform. Members and guests wel- in state for come. Fashion show architecture Gold Standard Chapter #48 will have its third By TONY BRITT annual Fashion Show [email protected] April 21 at 7 p.m. at the Columbia County Woman’s Club, 1145 Dr, MLK Drive, WELLBORN — Mandi’s Chapel, the with Karen Washington centerpiece of the Episcopal Diocese of and Dangerous Curves of Florida’s Camp Weed and the Cerveny Jacksonville. $5 donation. Conference Center, has been named the Contact Marva Udell at top religious building in the state and 234-1615. the number two building overall, in the American Institute of Architects (AIA Wellborn School Florida) Top 100 Buildings competition. The competition was part of AIA reunion Florida’s 100th anniversary celebration: Wellborn School will 100 Years 100 Places competition, recog- have a reunion on April nizing the important contribution archi- 21 at 11:30 a.m. in the tects have made in Florida. Wellborn Baptist Church The competition lasted approximately social hall, at Lowe Lake four weeks, from March 1 - April 6, and Rd. and U.S. 90. Bring pho- approximately 2.4 million votes were cast tos or stories relevant to online. The competition identified 100 the school or Wellborn in structures across the state that represent general. Also bring a cov- the best in architectural achievement. ered dish. View website at “To have Mandi’s Chapel chosen to be www.wellbornwildcats.com. one of the top 100 buildings in Florida for architecture by the AIA, was quite a Backyard habitat class surprise,” said Joe Chamberlain, Camp Shaping and Sharing CHAPEL continued on 3A Your Backyard Habitat, a free UF presentation, will help you make your backyard beautiful and full of life. It will be Saturday, April 21 at 2 p.m. at the Columbia County Public HANNAH O. BROWN/ Lake City Reporter Library. Topics include Clara McGonigle, a first time Wanee attendee from West Virginia, spins a hoop over her head and around landscaping for wildlife, her body to opening bands on Thursday afternoon. plants that provide wildlife, bird feeder and feed selec- tion. Call 752-5384 for more information. Farmers market More than 60,000 Celebrate Earth Day at Mandi’s Chapel at Camp Weed in Wellborn the Lake DeSoto Farmers Market when it welcomes expected to attend fest Birds of Prey, from Live Oak. Master Class Falconer Kitty Tolson County will pay event over the weekend. Carroll will bring her By HANNAH O. BROWN Music fans, vendors and hawks, falcons and owls Wanee a monster [email protected] artists travel from all over $5,000 for $159 to the market for a very the country just to come entertaining and education- for local economy LIVE OAK to Wanee. piece of land al program. Show times are t’s 2:30 in the after- Pu Tzu, a geode ven- 9:30am and 11:30am. For By HANNAH O. BROWN noon and already dor from California said safety reasons, market visi- Commissioners [email protected] the music is pump- the festival was definitely tors are encouraged to not ing loud and proud worth the 3,000 mile trek. say it’s cheaper bring pets to the market on at the Wanee Tzu said he travels the this day. LIVE OAK in the long run. IFestival in the Spirit of the world searching for “the The Lake DeSoto The Wanee Festival, a LiveNation Suwannee Music Park. world’s best gems” and Farmers Market is open event hosted by Spirit of the Suwannee Hammocks hang attending festivals. He By TONY BRITT every Saturday from 8 a.m. Music Park, has sold a record number from trees like cocoons, said he had been to 207 [email protected] to noon in Wilson Park of tickets this year, more than 20,000 for descending down a natu- Grateful Dead concerts. located along Lake DeSoto each day’s performances. The impact on County commissioners voted Thursday ral ampitheater to one of The Grateful Dead, he between the Columbia the surrounding communities is huge, to pay up to $5,000 for a piece of property several stages. The Bobby said, was the seed that County Courthouse and giving local hotels, restaurants and other valued at $159 to avoid even higher legal Lee Rodgers Trio rips on all other festivals sprang Shands LakeShore Hospital businesses a tremendous surge in cus- costs in the future associated with obtain- electric guitar with sun- from. in downtown Lake City. tomers. ing additional property for the Ellisville baked, blissed out fans “That’s where this all Each week you’ll see new “This event over the last several years Wastewater Treatment Plant. leaning in close. came from. That’s where vendors as the spring har- has grown to be the largest event in a During Thursday night’s county com- It is Thursday, and this whole concept of vest season picks up the national level that draws people from mission meeting at the School Board the festival has only just rockin’ hippies hanging pace with shoppers looking Lake City,” said Rod Butler, manager of Administrative Complex Auditorium, begun. in nature and enjoying for healthy local foods and Over 60,000 people are creative locally made gift IMPACT continued on 3A expected to attend the MUSIC continued on 3A COMMISSION continued on 7A items. Vol. 138 No. 62 CALL US: Opinion . 4A TODAY IN COMING (386) 752-1293 87 63 Faith & Values ........... 6,7A PEOPLE SUNDAY SUBSCRIBE TO Isolated T-Storm Obituaries . 5A THE REPORTER: Advice & Comics ......... 8B The Band’s Helm Local news Voice: 755-5445 Fax: 752-9400 WEATHER, 2A Puzzles . 2B dies at 71 roundup 2A LAKE CITY REPORTER DAILY BRIEFING FRIDAY & SATURDAY, APRIL 20-21, 2012 Celebrity Birthdays n Retired Supreme Court musician Doyle Lawson Wednesday: Thursday: Thursday: Wednesday: Justice John Paul Stevens (Quicksilver) is 68. 1-5-12-19-32-44 Afternoon: 1-1-0 Afternoon: 1-6-0-4 7-8-10-13-24 x3 Night: 1-7-0 Night: 5-8-0-0 is 92. n Actress Jessica Lange n Actor George Takei is is 63. 75. n Actor Crispin Glover n Singer Johnny Tillotson is 48. is 73. n Actress Carmen PEOPLE IN THE NEWS n Actor Ryan O’Neal is Electra is 40. 71. n Actor Joey Lawrence n Bluegrass singer- is 36. Band singer Helm passes away at 71 Daily Scripture NEW YORK – Much of the Band’s experience “tattooed” his brain. “But Christ has indeed been innovative sound was born in the raised from the dead, the first- “Big Pink.” Nugent removed from concert It was a house in idyllic Woodstock, lineup at Fort Knox in June fruits of those who have fallen N.Y., rented for $125 a week and asleep. For since death came nicknamed for its distinctive pink FORT KNOX, Ky. – Rocker Ted paint job. The group would gather Nugent, who drew the attention of through a man, the resurrection for hours at a time to create songs. the Secret Service with comments of the dead comes also through Musicians would walk by a typewriter that some perceived as a threat on the kitchen table, dash off a verse against President Barack Obama, a man. For as in Adam all die, so or two to a song, and wander off. A has been removed from the lineup of in Christ all will be made alive.” microphone once was placed on top a concert at Fort Knox. of the hot-water heater in the base- The News-Enterprise in ment. Although they lived in other Elizabethtown reports the post said —1 Corinthians 15:20-22 NIV houses nearby, the Big Pink became Thursday the annual summer con- the place for them to live communally cert June 23 will still feature REO and make music.