A1 + PLUS >> Zoning switch fails on 2-2 tie, See 2A LOCAL LOCAL Happy birthday, Ellisville finally Mr. President has a Hardee’s See Page 2A See Page 3A WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 8 & 9, 2018 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM lottery Friday Artist reception The Gateway Art Gallery invites the community to a dreams Wine and Cheese Reception for Featured Artist Carlene Wendy Holmes Heckmann, Friday June 8 from 6:30 p.m. until 8:00 has stayed p.m. at the Gallery. Carlene is a multi- media artist her humble since work includes drawing, painting, jewelry making, winning the sculpture and photography to mention a few of her jackpot, but talents. Plan to come to the free reception and bring a friend and share fellowship, she did buy food and drinks and meet this very talented artist. a new house. The Gallery is at 168 N. Marion Ave. in downtown Her story airs Lake City. For more, call 752- 5229. tonight on TV. Saturday By COREY ARWOOD ‘Senior’ prom [email protected] Everyone is invited Lake City lottery winner to the 2018 Adult Senior will make her premiere on Prom, “Under the Sea,” on A national television tonight Saturday from 6-10 p.m. at at 9, choosing her lottery dream the Lifestyle Enrichment home on the HGTV millionaire Center. house hunting series now in its Backtrack Band will sup- fourth season. ply the music. Dinner will Earlier this year Wendy Holmes be served from 6-7 p.m. was in the market for a new home and the cable television network After 7, snacks and soda was looking out for a freshly mint- only will be available. Cost ed millionaire on a house hunt of the event is $15. to fill an episode of “My Lottery Attire: Church to formal. Dream Home.” For more call Deanna Law Last year Holmes won over $3 at (386) 755-0235. million when she made a mistake asking a store clerk for a scratch- Farmers market off ticket at the counter of a local The Lake DeSoto Farmers convenience store. Market is open every “I asked for the wrong ticket. Saturday in the parking lot I thought it was on a $10 dollar FILE row. It was on a $20 dollar row. So at Marion Avenue and Duval In this October 2017 file photo, taken days after winning a $3 million-plus jackpot in the Street, across from the Florida Lottery, Wendy Holmes is seen working at KC’s Produce, where she still works today. WINNER continued on 3A Courthouse Annex. Hours are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more, call 386-719-5766 or visit market.lcfla.com. Sunday Porter says goodbye at legislative breakfast Bingo games Term limits mean she won’t be victories over the last year. Bingo every Sunday, returning to her seat in House. The Lake City-Columbia County Monday and Thursday at Chamber of Commerce hosted its 6:45 p.m. at the American By CARL MCKINNEY annual legislative breakfast 8 a.m. Legion Post 57, 2602 SW [email protected] Thursday, inviting speakers from Main Blvd. For more, call the state legislature, U.S. Congress 386-752-7776. Three $250 Local and state lawmakers gath- and city government. jackpots each night. For ered at Florida Gateway College more, call 386-752-7776. to highlight their challenges and PORTER continued on 2A Porter Bradley Kendrick Moses Vol. 143, No. 310 CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER Obituaries . 3A (386) 752-1293 Opinion . 4A SUBSCRIBE TO Faith & Values . 5-6A FAITH AND VALUES THE REPORTER: 88 68 TV guide . 2B The loss of common sense, 5A Voice: 755-5445 Chance of storms, 2A Fax: 752-9400 Advice & Comics . 3-4B 2A FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 2018 LOCAL LAKE CITY REPORTER QUICK HITS Zoning switch fails on 2-2 tie Scripture of the Day By TONY BRITT “And the anger of the Lord was kindled against [email protected] which was attended by them; and he departed.” — Numbers 12:9 (KJV) approximately 100 people, A group of Price Creek more than 20 people spoke Road residents bent on their opinions about allow- keeping local developers ing or not allowing the pro- Thought for Today from changing residential posed land use change. property to industrial use in Only three were in Flowers are happy things. their neighborhood gained favor of the change, Cole, — P. G. Wodehouse, 1881-1975, English writer a victory Thursday night Crapps and Lee Harvard, a when county commission- Suwannee County resident. ers had a deadlocked vote. At the beginning of the With commission chair- meeting, Cole requested Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Wednesday p.m.) 2-0-7 man Tim Murphy unavail- a continuance so he could Pick 4: (Wednesday p.m.) 3-2-0-4 able to attend Thursday’s make his presentation at Fantasy 5: (Wednesday) 3-19-27-30-31 meeting due to illness in a later date when all five his family, the county’s four commissioners were at the other commissioners split meeting, but that effort See an error? their votes with two com- failed too when commis- The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news missioners, Ron Williams sioners had their first 2-2 items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, and Bucky Nash, voting vote of the evening. please call the editor. Corrections and clarications will in favor of the land use “They didn’t want any- run in this space. Thanks for reading. change and Everett Phillips thing on that property,” and Rusty DePratter voting Cole said. “It doesn’t matter against. what you want to put there, “Under the board’s rules they would be against it.” Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption and county charter, you An earlier motion by information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would have to have a majority vote Phillips died due to lack of like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture to pass and because two-two support from the commis- and information to Associate Editor Steve Wilson at is a tie and not a major- sion. [email protected]. ity, it by definition fails,” Sam Bassett and his wife, Joel Foreman, Columbia Julie, both addressed the County attorney, said after board letting commission- Lake City Reporter the meeting. “The only way ers know they didn’t want HOW TO REACH US BUSINESS..............754-0419 board can pass or approve the proposed land change Main number ........(386) 752-1293 CIRCULATION anything is with a majority and they were leading the Fax number ..............752-9400 Circulation ...............755-5445 Home delivery of the Lake City Reporter vote and anything less than audience in applause when Online ... www.lakecityreporter.com should be completed by 6:30 a.m. TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter a majority fails.” the motion failed to gain a The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate Tuesday through Friday, and by 7:30 Richard Cole and Daniel Bill Nettles addresses commissioners in opposition to majority. of Community Newspapers Inc., is a.m. on Sunday. a proposed zoning change Thursday night. published Tuesday through Friday and Please call 386-755-5445 to report any Crapps of Price Creek LLC “It was a great win for Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, problems with your delivery service. wanted to the county to Crapps did not take the ple that spoke today were not only the people of the FL 32055. Periodical postage paid at Lake City, FL, Member Audit Bureau of In Columbia County, customers should allow them to rezone 110 setback as a total defeat pretty much misinformed Price Creek community but Circulation and The Associated Press. call before 10:30 a.m. to report a service error for same day re-delivery. acres of land from residen- and he said he would and were dealing from an Columbia County,” he said. All material herein is property of the Lake City Reporter. Reproduction in After 10:30 a.m., next day re-delivery tial to light industrial. re-present the proposal to emotional stance and not “Thanks to the board mem- whole or in part is forbidden without the or service related credits will be issued. “Obviously we’re pleased the board. actual fact,” Cole said. bers who voted against this permission of the publisher. U.S. Postal In all other counties where home delivery — very, very pleased,” said “We respect the decision “We’re talking about bring- proposal.” Service No. 310-880. is available, next day re-delivery or POSTMASTER: Send address changes service related credits will be issued. Bill Nettles, one of the resi- of the board, but we were ing industry into the area Julie Bassett said she was to Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, dents against the proposed missing one board mem- and it’s all around this (110- surprised with the board’s Lake City, FL 32056. Circulation ...............755-5445 ([email protected]) change. “I’m way behind on ber,” he said following the acre tract) and around them final 2-2 outcome. Publisher Todd Wilson .....754-0418 my fishing and yard work meeting. “We think if we now. This is just increasing “I was a little nervous at ([email protected]) Home delivery rates (Tuesday–Friday and Sunday) and I’m going to try to catch would have had a full board it a little bit with appropri- the end there,” she said. NEWS 12 Weeks................... $26.32 up on both of them in that that we would have had ate buffers and everything.