WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT PUTNAM? Show off the natural beauty of Putnam County. E-mail your photo and brief description to positivelyputnamfl @palatkadailynews.com or call Mary Kaye Wells at 312-5210. All photos must have been taken in Putnam County. Include your name, where photo was taken. PPALATKAALATKA DDAILYAILY NEWS SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021 PUTNAM COUNTY’S COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER $1 Police: Man Record-Breaking Numbers bathed naked in river, dumped sewage in drain Palatka Daily News A Fort McCoy man was accused of tres- passing at the Palatka riverfront overnight in an RV after complaints about the man bath- ing in the city dock and dumping sewage from the RV in the area. According to a Palatka Police Department report, Frank New, 69, was charged with misde- meanor trespassing on a structure or convey- ance. Palatka’s Code New Enforcement Department was con- tacted about someone living in an RV at the riverfront, the report said. The report said officers spoke to New on July 26 and told him he had 10 days to leave. SARAH CAVACINI/Palatka Daily News Holding a mask in his hand, Melrose Community Center Executive Director Bruce Waite stands outside the center to direct people to receive the COVID vaccine. See NAKED, Page 5A Putnam notches more than 500 COVID cases in a week More work needed BY SARAH CAVACINI coronavirus cases from July 30 to Aug. 5, an aver- he said about getting vaccinated. Palatka Daily News age of 82 cases per day. By Thursday, 42% of Westmoreland helped at the Melrose before council votes [email protected] Putnam residents 12 or older had been vaccinat- Community Center on Friday, where residents ed, state data showed. were invited to get a free COVID-19 vaccine at Putnam County COVID-19 case averages hit But Chris Westmoreland, who works in pan- the Melrose Health Fair. on noise ordinance an all-time high Friday as one health official demic response for the Department of Health in Bruce Waite, executive director of the commu- cleared up misinformation and rumors sur- Putnam County, said the goal for any vaccina- nity center, said they have had a vaccination clinic rounding virus vaccines. tion is to have at least 80% of the eligible popula- BY SARAH CAVACINI According to a Florida Department of Health tion vaccinated. report released Friday, Putnam reported 576 “It is definitely the best method of protection,” See NUMBERS, Page 10A Palatka Daily News [email protected] WELAKA – A dead parrot, twerking and bribing a public official were part of a noise ordinance discussion that pressed on for Middle, high school students to benefit from mentorship program more than an hour Thursday during a Town Council meeting. Town Attorney Patrick Kennedy presented BY NICK BLANK County students enrolled in the a noise ordinance draft, which he worked on Palatka Junior- Palatka Daily News program for the 2021-2022 school with Councilwoman Marianne Milledge, [email protected] Senior High year and a waitlist of 22 students. during the special meeting, but council mem- sophomores The program links low-income bers agreed more edits were needed before Jasmine Lopez- Take Stock in Children, a scholar- middle school students with men- moving forward. Martinez and ship and mentoring program, cele- tors and services, which continue The ordinance draft required people who Natalya Givens brated expanding in Putnam with them through high school and want to play music outside to apply for a per- participate in the County on Thursday night with 50 college. By providing six years of mit. Temporary permits would need to be Take Stock in people at the Ravine Gardens State mentoring and career-readiness, the submitted to Welaka Police Department Children program. Park Roy E. Campbell Civic Center. organization said it saves the state Chief Michael Porath three days before an NICK BLANK/ The program is operated by Palatka Daily News Goodwill Industries of North Florida. There are 16 Putnam See PROGRAM, Page 5A See NOISE, Page 5A Attorneys at Law Civil Litigation Business Law Real Estate Family Law Intellectual Property Estate Planning Jennifer T. Arrubla, Esq.Probate & Guardianship Appellate Practice Katelyn T. Hardwick, Esq. (352) 473-8088 • [email protected] • www.tah-law.com Keystone Heights • St. Augustine • Jacksonville 2 sections INDEX Classified/Legals .............................. 9A Obituaries ......................................... 3A Comics .............................................. 2B Opinions ........................................... 4A Currents ............................................ 1B Sports ............................................... 7A VOL. 133 • NO. 155 | PALATKA, FLA. “Acknowledge all of your small victories. They will eventually add up to something great.” — Kara Goucher is an American long-distance runner. She was the 10,000 meters silver medalist at the 2007 World Championships in Athletics and represented her country at the 2A 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Olympics. SATURDAY, AUGUST 7, 2021QUICK HITS PALATKA DAILY NEWS Today in History www.palatkadailynews.com 1825 St. Johns Ave., Palatka FL 32177 MAIL: P.O. Box 777, Palatka, FL 32178 Today is Saturday, Aug. 7, the 219th USPS 418-500 day of 2021. There are 146 days left in the year. Periodicals postage paid at Palatka, FL, Palatka Daily News, est. 1885, is TODAY IN PUTNAM published daily Tuesday through Saturday. In 1855, James Burt gave a Deed of POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Conveyance to Putnam County for the Palatka Daily News, P.O. Box 777, lot upon which the courthouse was Palatka FL 32178 built. MAIN NUMBER ..... 386-312-5200 In 1869, the “Fors” won and Renley S. Butler was elected to lead the com- Business hours are 8:30 a.m. to munity after registered voters voted 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. “For or Against” Palatka having an organized municipal government. Call about classified or display ads, questions about circulation or any In 1900, Gilgal school patrons stated other newspaper business. Call they were not ready to build a school- with news tips at any time. Just fol- house but needed the school. The low the instructions after business school board decided to give the hours or email: school a full term without erecting a [email protected] building that year. [email protected] In 1903, the Cook Castle company of Pomona had 5,000 acres bordering CIRCULATION the west side of Crescent Lake and Please call 386-312-5200 to report Dunns Creek under hog-proof fence problems with the delivery of your for some 400 head of cattle and nearly as many hogs. They planned to breed paper. Circulation office hours are 8:30 SARAH CAVACINI / Palatka Daily News Husband and wife David and Judy Snyder get their picture taken with their daughter, Tammy Neeley, by Hotdogger Niki native cattle with Hereford and were a.m. - 5 p.m. If you leave a message, experimenting in ways to increase the please give your name, mailing address Sasiela on Thursday in front of the Wienermobile at Hitchcock’s in East Palatka. market value of Florida stock, both and phone number. cattle and hogs. Their large farm was Widow’s Support Group arrested and faces federal charges. Her cultivating cassava, velvet beans, cow- For home delivery subscription, trial is scheduled for October. peas and corn. Announcements to meet Tuesday According to a criminal complaint, including tax Healing for the Hurt Widow’s Farley applied for a passport in TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORY 13 weeks ................................ $24.62 Support Group invites widows, young 26 weeks ................................ $49.25 February 2020 using the name, birth On Aug. 7, 1998, terrorist bombs at 52 weeks ................................ $93.68 INTERLACHEN and old, to its support group. Meetings date and Social Security number of a U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania EZ-pay ....................................$84.00 Vendor spaces available are 6 p.m. Tuesdays in August at the person who had died as an infant in killed 224 people, including 12 Digital only .......................... $7/month Palatka library’s meeting room, 601 1955. He had previously used that Americans. for Sept. 11 flea market College Road in Palatka. identity in 2016 to obtain a pilot’s For details, call Pamela Hughes at license, officials said. ON THIS DATE CIRCULATION MANAGER The American Legion Post 293 546–0899 or email ministerphughes@ In 1782, Gen. George Washington Stacy Grell .....................386-312-5243 ladies are planning a flea market where gmail.com. DAYTONA BEACH created the Order of the Purple Heart, Circulation Manager vendor spaces will be available 9 a.m.– Student arrested in a decoration to recognize merit in [email protected] noon Sept. 11, for those interested in enlisted men and noncommissioned participating. State News Chicago on child porn officers. OBITUARIES The event will be at the post at 145 In 1789, the U.S. Department of Death notices and obituaries are S. County Road 315. The public is Police in Florida have arrested a War was established by Congress. invited. OCALA 19-year-old college student on charges of In 1942, U.S. and other allied forces published daily. We accept obituaries For details or to reserve a space, text Nebraska fugitive gets possessing child pornography after a landed at Guadalcanal, marking the and photos from funeral homes. The Cindy at 916-6462. nearly yearlong investigation. start of the first major allied offensive deadline is 5 p.m. Obituaries can be 4 years for ID theft Ethan Edlund, who attends Embry- in the Pacific during World War II. emailed to news@palatkadailynews. PALATKA Riddle Aeronautical University, surren- (Japanese forces abandoned the island com. For information about obituaries Adamczyk to speak at A man accused of fleeing a drug dered to authorities in Chicago on the following February.) and our policies, call 386-312-5234. conspiracy charge in Nebraska more Wednesday afternoon, Daytona Beach PUBLISHER Republican meeting than three decades ago and living police said Friday in a news release.