Serving Satsuma ● Pomona Park ● Lake Como ● Crescent City ● Seville ● Pierson ● Welaka ● Fruitland ● Georgetown ● East Palatka ● Palatka ● Interlachen since 1898 Putnam County November 6, 2013 • Volume 69, No. 25 (2 sections) Crescent City, Florida 50¢ (Includes 7% FL Sales Tax) Kick Butt Workout Beginning Wednesday, November 6, at 2 p.m. Putnam Family Trunk-or-Treat Sets New Record Fitness Center will begin a six-week session of KBW (kick butt workout,) which is a type of simple self defense. With the coming of the holidays, the “bad guys” are out there looking for people to Bob Martin prey upon, so we want to be prepared. The cost is $5 each ses- sion and it will include a visit by our law enforcement personnel President giving us tips on what to look out for. Putnam Family Fitness Center Mobile Office Hours If you are having an issue with Social Security, Medicare, Veterans Benefits, immigration, the IRS or any federal agency a member of Senator Rubio’s staff will be available to meet with you on Wednesday, November 6, from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. at the Putnam County Administrative Building, located at 2509 Crill Avenue in Palatka. Please plan to attend to meet your local staff and find out the services Senator Rubio’s Office offers his con- stituents. For more information, call the Jacksonville Regional Office at 904-398-8586. Celebration Committee Meeting The next Crescent City Celebration Committee meeting will Photos by Mike Jones be held Thursday, November 7, at City Hall beginning at 6 p.m. The topics discussed in the meeting will be in regards to the Eager trick-or-treaters wait in line at the annual Trunk-or-Treat. upcoming Christmas Festival. Please plan to attend this meeting. Mike Jones This year’s event was would have expect- “Anyone who wants JRTOC Veteran’s Day Ceremony Staff Writer moved to the west park- ed,” said Court. Can- to participate is wel- The 6th Annual JROTC Sponsored Veteran’s Day Memorial On Halloween, trick- ing lot of Winn-Dix- dy was handed out by come,” said Newbold. Ceremony will be held at Eva Lyon Park in Crescent City on or-treaters turned out ie and proved to be individuals and some “It’s a great community Friday, November 8, from 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The public is cordially invited to attend. The ceremony will feature The Cres- in droves to partici- a better location than businesses that volun- building event.” cent City Jr./Sr. High School JROTC Color Guard and CCJSHS pate this year’s annu- the east lot, where it teered both their time band/chorus, local heroes, and a guest speaker from the Veter- ans of Foreign Wars. al Trunk-or-Treat at was held in years past. and candy to help make See more photos Winn-Dixie in Crescent Crescent City Jr./ this years Trunk-or- on page A5 BBQ Chicken Dinner City. This annual event Sr High School’s art Treat a huge success. A BBQ Chicken Dinner will be held in front of Jim and Shirley is one of, if not the, class paint- Griffin’s house on Saturday, November 9, from 11 a.m. until 2 largest organized trick- ed a spooky p.m., to benefit the Putnam Family Fitness Center. The cost of the dinner will be $10 and that will include two sides, a dessert or-treating events in mural on and bottled water. all of Putnam County. the wall of Event organizer Ta- the store to Girls Night Out & Microcosm sha Newbold reported help set the Join Downtown Palatka Inc. on Saturday, November 9, from 1065 children came Halloween 5-8:30 p.m. at the Palatka Welcome Center for “Girl’s Night Out” sponsored by Downtown Palatka, Inc., and “Microcosm: An Af- through the line to get mood. Lar- fordable Art Show” sponsored by Create! The Artists’ Guild of their fill of candy this ry Court, North Florida. Get an early start on Christmas shopping! Visit the eclectic mix of clothing, specialty, gift, and vintage shops Halloween. This num- Winn-Dixie’s downtown for those one-of-a-kind gifts. For a $10 donation, ber topped last year’s store man- you will enjoy refreshments, door prizes, coupons, special sales, and giveaways. Local Avon Representative Katherine Morris will record of 869. These ager report- also be on hand to give out samples and books. Check in at the numbers do not in- ed that this Palatka Welcome Center at the corner of 9th Street and St. Johns Avenue to get your wristband and list of participating merchants clude adults that ac- was his first and while you are there, browse “affordable art.” Patrons may year being purchase original pieces of artwork at affordable prices, includ- company the candy ing artisan pottery, prints, and cards. Artists include: Jimmy goers. “We really want part of the Blackwell, Richard Brooks, Kay Deuben, Glenda Everett, Char- lotte Lord, Lindsey Luke, Terry Luke, Kathy Moye, Linda Orapun to thank Winn-Dixie,” event. “This Tucker, Gary Shindelbower, Angela S. Tischler, and Norene Slate. stated Newbold. “They was a much Tickets can be purchased at the Palatka Welcome Center located at 900 St Johns Ave, Palatka, FL, and at these partici- were by far our largest larger Wyatt Frank, age two, son of Brooke Frank of Pomona pating merchants: sponsor of the event turn out Park, waves a balloon sword from his wagon pirate ship Lady Bug’s Gift Shoppe - 114 South 2nd Street The Art Shoppe and Gallery - 225 St. Johns Ave this year.” than I ever to fill his treasure chest with candy. JT Noir Tallerico Photography - 322 St. Johns Ave Gypsy Palace - 320 St. Johns Ave BoopteyLu Boutique - 324 St. Johns Ave The Pink Door - 306 Oak Street Elsie Bell’s Antique Mall - 111 North 4th Street Low Country Boil Benefit Event Read (Think) Books - 627 St. Johns Ave Mike Jones Uniquely U Hair Design and More - 708 St. Johns Ave Guests of the event ate, Angela’s of Palatka - 726 St. Johns Ave Staff Writer socialized, snacked Barkin Lot - 922 St. Johns Ave on venison and kept The Shoppe - 926 St. Johns Ave This past Saturday Buddy’s Home Furnishings - 120 North 9th Street the delicious smells an eye on the Flori- of a Low Country Boil da Georgia game while filled the air on South waiting for the draw- Build and Grow ing inside. At eight Lowe’s of Palatka will be offering a Free Kids Clinic, as part of 3rd Street in Palatka, their “Build and Grow” program, on Saturday, November 9, start- as the benefit for Wil- o’clock guests gath- ing at 10 a.m. This month’s project will be a pullback car. Each liam BJ Laurie’s Med- ered in the front of the child will receive a free apron and project patch for participating. club for the drawing Due to popularity, online registration is required. Visit Lowes. ical Expense Fund com/BuildAndGrow to register. got underway at the and announcement of Palatka Elks Club. the winners. To every Robert Laurie, chef at ones surprise both the Paper Bead Class Disney’s Cinderella’s fourth and fifth place The Crescent City Public Library will have a class for teens Royal Table and broth- prize of $50 gift certif- and adults on how to make beads out of paper. The class will icates to Musselwhite’s be held Saturday, November 9, at 10 a.m. You will learn how er of William, prepared to spin strips of magazines into unique beads to make one of a the boil with corn, po- Restaurant were won Photos by Mike Jones kind jewelry. All supplies will be provided for free. This is a teen by Donnie Hart of Avon program offered Free by the Putnam County Library System, PAL tatoes, onions, smoked Johnnie Jones waits to draw the winning sausage, his own spice Park. The third place and your Board of County Commissioners with additional sup- prize of a Montana Sil- tickets for the raffle to benefit Laurie’s Med- port from Branch Library Friends groups, The Putnam County mix and shrimp so big ical Expense Fund at the Low Country Boil Library Board Inc. and the fabulous volunteers. versmith Pocket Watch you could call them this past Saturday, with Terry Turner. prawns on the back from NWTF went to Memorial Flags courtyard of the club. Jack Tuttle of Flora- home. A custom, nat- helped push Laurie’s Keep Putnam Beautiful is selling American flags in honor of ural finish gun cabi- family over the half or in memory of a United States Veteran. Flags are $1 each and will include the name of the veteran(s) indicated on a yellow net with safety bar was way mark toward their ribbon attached to the flag. Flags will be displayed on Veter- won by Kenny Bran- fifty thousand dollar an’s Day, Monday, November 11, on the Putnam County Court Clerk of the Court don of Georgetown for fund raising goal to House lawn. They will be on display for the Veteran’s Day Parade, the second place prize. help pay for stem cell which begins at 10 a.m. on St. Johns Ave. All proceeds support beautification projects, anti-littering and recycling education in Employee Arrested And Brett Steigel of treatments in Panama Putnam County. Order forms may be downloaded at: www.keep- Orlando won the first City, Panama for Lau- putnambeautiful.org or call, 386-325-9598. Special to the verified that the thefts Courier Journal had been taking place place prize of a Ducks rie, who was rendered Unlimited Anniversary a quadriplegic after a since June of this year.