WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21-22, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢ Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM BIG MONEYBy STEVEN RICHMOND | [email protected] AT BOCC County to pay $224,000 Bascom Norris costs Today Prayer Luncheon for FWHS locker rooms jump another $214K The North Florida/ The board of county commissioners approved $224,250 in capital The board of county commissioners approved the establishment South Georgia Veterans improvements for locker room additions at the Fort White High of a $214,091 drawback fund to cover a request by CSX for additional Health System will be School sports facilities Thursday evening. flagging and safety services on the Bascom Norris connector project hosting an Annual Prayer The plan is to build upon an existing field house/concession stand Thursday evening. Luncheon at the Lake to create additional space for 64 lockers for varsity football and As part of the project, an overpass is being built over an existing CSX City VA Medical Center Auditorium on Friday, Feb. LOCKERS continued on 3A BASCOM continued on 3A 21 at 11 a.m. in celebration of Black History Month. The theme for the lun- cheon is “Golden Jubilee in Civil Rights.” Tickets will be given out upon arrival Learning from the at the luncheon. Invitations can be displayed in the windshield of your car to serve as a parking permit. Stand Down 2014 Florida Crown Workforce Board, Inc. will By AMANDA WILLIAMSON host a Homeless Veterans’ [email protected] Stand Down on Friday, The sound of steady footsteps filled Feb. 21 at American Legion the Florida Gateway Levy Performing Arts Center, Post #57, 2602 SW Main Mfollowed by a strangledaster heavy breathing and finally Blvd. The event is free and I realize this is Darth Vader’s theme music “The Imperial March.” will take place from 9 a.m. being thought of Internationally-renowned organist Hector Olivera to 2 p.m. The program performed the music and the sound effects of the Star will provide non-perish- as an instrument Wars classic using only one instrument, the organ. In able food packs, clothing, the audience, a crowd of students watched in awe — personal hygiene items, grandma some recording the performance on their phone and VA enrollment, VA claims others tapping the beat on their knees. assistance, job information has in the About 100 students from several Columbia County and more. Transportation schools attended the Community Concerts of Lake from Dixie and Gilchrist basement. City student outreach program Thursday featuring counties will be provided ... Just like the acclaimed musician Olivera. by AMVETS Post 88. Pick “I like introducing the organ to young people,” he up points are: 7:30 a.m. at computer, the or- said. “I realize this is being thought of like an instru- Cross City Library, 8 a.m. gan has evolved.’ ment that grandma has in the basement. They don’t at former One Stop Office realize it has advanced... Just like the computer, the in Old Town, 8:30 a.m. at — Hector Olivera organ has evolved.” Train Depot in Trenton. OLIVERA continued on 3A ‘The Nerd’ High Springs Community Theater’s first show of the 2014 season, “The Nerd” by Larry Shue, will run each weekend through March 2 on Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Adult admission is JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter $11 (Seniors on Sundays, World-renowned organist Hector Olivera played a number of $9); youth admission is $8. songs including classics from Johann Sebastian Bach, the Purchase tickets online at theme from the movie 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' and 'The highspringscommunitythe- Imperial March' from the Star Wars franchise. ater.com, at The Framery RIGHT: Epiphany Catholic School sixth-grader Kylie Parrish, of Lake City by calling 754- 11, plays a note on one of Hector Olivera’s organs during a 2780, or at the Box Office at concert for school children at the Florida Gateway College’s least 30 minutes before the show. NOTICE: Parental Alfonso Levy Performing Arts Center on Thursday. discretion is advised due to strong language. SPRINGS PROTECTION Fish dinner Our Redeemer Lutheran Giebeig named ‘2014 Health Hero’ Senate seeks Church, 5056 SW State Road 47 in Lake City, pre- By AMANDA WILLIAMSON Lander hopes to continue. to lighten pares fish dinners every [email protected] “I was very fortunate Friday from 3:30 to 6:30 to have worked with Mr. load for local p.m. The dinner is $6 for To 2014 Public Health Giebeig for over 10 years,” two Alaskan pollock fillets, Hero Hugh Giebeig, the Lander said. “His mento- governments corn, baked beans, hush- real supermen are the ring allowed me to truly By JIM TURNER puppies, cole slaw and staff members that keep understand and devel- The News Service of Florida tartar sauce. Take out or the county health depart- op the passion for public eat in. ment functioning — the health in a rural communi- TALLAHASSEE — A $378.8 nurses, the doctors, the ty. Our clients have greatly million measure to restore clerks, the behind-the- benefited from his dedica- and protect Florida’s natural Feb. 22 scenes employees. tion and service.” springs is being revised to Yard sale Giebeig retired as In honor of the 125th make it more appetizing for Columbia County Relay Columbia County Health anniversary of Florida’s local governments. for Life is having a yard sale Department administra- public health system, The bill is expected to be for- on Saturday, Feb. 22 from tor in 2012, but returned Lander decided to cele- mally introduced in the Senate 6 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Bethel Thursday evening to brate the occasion by rec- JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter by the first week of March. United Methodist Church receive the honor of Public ognizing a public figure Mark Lander (left), the current administrator of the Florida The ambitious measure on 441 South. Rain date Health Hero. He became who helped shape health Department of Health in Columbia County, presents being pushed by a biparti- is March 15. Household Columbia County’s first, care in Columbia County. Hugh Giebeig with the inaugural 2014 Public Health Hero san group of senators --- and items, jewelry, crafts, furni- but it’s a tradition the cur- award on Thursday. Giebeig, who was Lander’s prede- opposed by influential business ture, clothing and more will rent administrator Mark HERO continued on 3A cessor, retired from the position in June 2012. groups --- will be stripped of lan- be available for purchase. guage that would have required local governments to help fund Columbia Top Talent work needed to improve the The Junior Division of quality of water in springs-shed the Columbia Top Talent More inclement weather on its way restoration projects. will be held on Saturday, By STEVEN RICHMOND look for Lake City tomorrow, citing County] Friday bringing numerous Instead, the local govern- Feb. 22 at 6 p.m. at the [email protected] inclement weather as part of a cold showers and isolated storms,” the ments will be encouraged to Columbia High School front arriving from the west. NWS in Jacksonville said Thursday participate, as refusal to contrib- Auditorium. Doors open at The National Weather Service “A cold front will move across ute will result in further delays 5:30 p.m. Admission is $5. declared a hazardous weather out- the region [including Columbia WEATHER continued on 3A to long-sought springs projects. Vol. 140, No. 14 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER IN PICTURES (386) 752-1293 Faith & Values . 5A SPORTS Obituaries . 3A Field construction makes Sound Line Design SUBSCRIBE TO shows off their THE REPORTER: 74 49 Advice & Comics . 3B CHS softball reschedule, 1B. Voice: 755-5445 Puzzles . 4B equipment, 2A. 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