WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 7-8, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Inland New No. 2 for LCPD port Gerald V. Butler Jr. department’s new assistant chief. Point project, supervisor of MPD’s Butler has served with the police Training Unit and at different times of Connecticut will department of the City of Milford, was the lead of the department’s deal start in two weeks. Conn., since 1985, reaching the Administrative Section, Marine rank of Deputy Chief of Police in Unit and SCUBA teams. Set your clocks ahead July 2011, according to his appli- Other notes of interest on his one hour Sunday, March 9 By STEVEN RICHMOND nearly [email protected] cation. application include: He also is the project manager • Education — Butler has a The Lake City Police Department for the City of Milford’s $3.7 mil- bachelor’s in individualized studies done announced Thursday they’ve lion Public Safety Radio System/ selected Gerald V. Butler Jr. as the combined Public Safety Answering BUTLER continued on 3A County gives agreement a tentative OK. Walking for those who can’t By STEVEN RICHMOND [email protected] The Columbia County March 7 Board of Commissioners Thursday evening approved Fish dinner a tentative memorandum of Our Redeemer Lutheran understanding between the Church, 5056 SW State county, Plum Creek Land Road 47 in Lake City, pre- Company and the Jacksonville pares fish dinners every Port Authority, or JAXPORT, Friday from 3:30 to 6:30 for an inland port here. p.m. The dinner is $6 for The agreement “sets for the two Alaskan pollock fillets, basis of mutual understand- corn, baked beans, hush- ing” that all three parties — puppies, cole slaw and tart- Plum Creek, the County and er sauce. Take out or eat in. JAXPORT — will work togeth- er to develop a foreign trade zone within the Intermodal March 8 Park currently under devel- Miss CHS Pageant opment. The Miss CHS Pageant “It essentially provides it’s will be held Saturday, March in all three parties’ best inter- 8 at 6 p.m. at the CHS est to work cooperatively and Auditorium. Reigning Miss share information in order to CHS 2013-2014 Kelston facilitate the Intermodal Park Sund will be joined by on the plum creek proper- Megan Zahnie and Lauren ty,” County Attorney Marlin Ogburn for a special eve- Feagle said. ning of performances. County commissioners gave their OK with the memo- Pancake Breakfast randum’s language, but noted Bethel United Methodist that it won’t be formalized Women will host a Pancake until JAXPORT gives their Breakfast on Saturday, Photos by JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter approval. March 8 from 7:30-10 a.m. Ray Agnew is fairly confident that he will make his destination in about five months. A couple of his biggest “Technically this agree- A $5 per-plate donation is concerns are the wet and rainy weather conditions and pushing his cart up and down steep hills. ment has not been reviewed asked. The church is located and approved yet by on Hwy 441 South. All pro- JAXPORT,” County Manager ceeds go to local missions. Dale Williams said. “So what we’re wanting the board to Tobacco Cessation Man on cross-country trek for DAV do here is basically approve it Lake City Medical has no issue with the wording Center, 340 NW Commerce By TONY BRITT and wants to be a cooperative Dr., is hosting a free [email protected] partner in the agreement with tobacco cessation class on JAXPORT.” Saturday, March 8 from 10 ay Agnew, 75, likes to take walks, has a cold The three entities have a.m. to 12 p.m. To register, beer every now and then, and supports dis- a vested interest in the call Katie at 352-275-7489. abled veterans — in other words, a pretty Intermodal Park develop- Participants will receive R typical septugenarian. ments as Central American free Nicotine patches, gum However, right now his main concern is walking. leaders continue toward an and lozenges while sup- Agnew is on a “coast to coast” walk, from expansion of the Panama plies last. The class covers Jacksonville to Seattle, to raise funds and awareness Canal, which will allow the all forms of tobacco. Go to for the DAV. He began his 2,950-mile trek at 11:30 largest of international freight www.ahectobacco.com for a.m. Saturday in Jacksonville. and trading vessels passage. more information. “I know where I’m going to finish, but I don’t As a result, JAXPORT began know when,” he said. a deepening project for their Martial Arts Dressed in a power blue T-shirt with “Ray-Ray” own facilities to accommodate Laura Lindboe and the written across the top and above the Walking Across While his T-shirt shows a clear path from point A to point those ships and remain com- Academy of Martial Arts America 2014 logo, he rested at Days Inn Thursday B, Agnew will be taking a somewhat impromptu path, petitive with other first tier in Lake City present the afternoon. stopping at motels when possible but roughing it in a ports on Atlantic coasts. 2014 Open Martial Arts AGNEW continued on 3A tent when lodging opportunities are few and far between. While the port itself will be Tournament on Saturday, March 8 held at Florida BOCC continued on 3A Gateway College. Spectator admission is $8; children 3 and under are free. Register to compete or Reporter, Power Country partner be an official at www.flor- idagatewaychallenge.com. to promote ‘Rodeo Week’ in town For more information or to purchase tickets, call Laura From staff reports the area to allow their employees to wear at 386-623-0551. jeans and boots to work every day to sup- The Lake City Reporter and Power port and promote Rodeo Week. RHS Alumni Country 102.1 and the Dockins Broadcast “The rodeo is a great event in our The RHS Alumni will Group are partnering to promote next community and we all need to really step meet Saturday, March 8 at week, March 10-16, as Rodeo Week in up and get behind it,” Wilson said. “This 12 p.m. at the Richardson Lake City. is the 20th annual pro rodeo here. We’re Community Center. Call CB Reporter Publisher Todd Wilson and asking businesses to loosen up a bit, at 386-752-0815 for more. Power Country Operations Manager and wear their jeans and boots and western morning show host Berry Raulerson attire next week. If we don’t support and Presley EXCEL came up with the plan to increase aware- promote this rodeo as a community, who The Presley EXCEL ness for the Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo will? Let’s work together and make it program students will par- in Lake City. The 20th Annual Rodeo is happen.” ticipate in a Science Brain FILE Friday through Sunday, March 14-16 at Wilson said a local business in Lake City In support of next weekend’s Florida Gateway Pro Rodeo, the Bowl State Competition Lake City Reporter and Power Country 102.1 and Dockins the Columbia County Fairgrounds Rodeo that has at least several members of its and B.A.T. Mobile Car Broadcast Group are promoting next week as ‘Rodeo Week’ in Arena. staff decked out in rodeo attire next week Race Competition in Lake City. The newspaper and radio station have partnered to To help promote Rodeo Week through- can call the Reporter at 752-1293 and make Cocoa Beach on Saturday, urge businesses in Lake City to let employees wear jeans, boots out Columbia County, the Reporter and March 8. and western attire at work next week to promote the rodeo. Power Country are urging businesses in RODEO continued on 3A Vol. 140, No. 24 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER RELIGION SPORTS (386) 752-1293 Faith . 5A Angie Land: helping CHS and Fort White SUBSCRIBE TO Obituaries . 3A your children discern meet again tonight THE REPORTER: 58 36 Advice & Comics . 4B Voice: 755-5445 Rain, 2A the voice of God, 6A. in baseball, 1B. 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