Serving Satsuma ● Pomona Park ● Lake Como ● Crescent City ● Seville ● Pierson ● Welaka ● Fruitland ● Georgetown ● East Palatka ● Palatka ● Interlachen since 1898 Putnam County November 20, 2013 • Volume 69, No. 27 (2 sections) Crescent City, Florida 50¢ (Includes 7% FL Sales Tax) Business After Hours The Real Iron Man Lives in Putnam County The next Putnam County Chamber of Com- Travis Roberts were Larry Lieber, the merce Business After Hours will take place Staff Writer scripter, Don Heck, the Thursday, November 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The story artist, and Jack Bob Martin event will be sponsored by Haven Hospice, located Kirby, the cover-artist President at 6400 St. Johns Avenue in Palatka. Remember About a week ago, and character-design- Putnam Family Fitness to bring plenty of business cards! I got a call asking me er. Enough about the Center if I would like to do a original comic charac- cover story on the Iron ter, let’s get to the real Man. My first thought Iron Man. Grief Awareness Service was, “Hollywood here I Please allow me to in- The Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast come!” So I said, “Yes. troduce to you the real Herry’s Kids Pediatric Services will participate in So where do I have “Iron Man,” Command- to go?” Mike, from the er Flint Brady. Before Children’s Grief Awareness Day by holding a Can- Putnam County Cou- dlelight Remembrance Service. The service will we go any further, I rier Journal, said, know what you’re begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, November 21, and will “He lives right here in be held at the Hospice of Citrus and the Nature thinking, “How can Putnam County!” he fly over cities and Coast office at 927 S. State Road 19 in Palatka. At first I was a lit- fight crime?” Brady is tle confused because a helicopter pilot in the I know that Robert U.S Navy. Your next Live at the Larimer Downey, Jr. doesn’t thought is probably, Alan Height will be the featured performer for live in Putnam Coun- “How is he the Iron Photo Special to the Courier Journal the Arts Council’s next ‘Live at the Larimer’ con- ty. Now, this next part Man?” Well, have you Flint Brady crossing the finish line at one of the is no joke. We don’t cert on Friday, November 22. The show starts at ever heard of the Iron many triathlon races in which he has competed. 7 p.m. at the Larimer Arts Center, located at 216 have an actor living in Man Competitions or Reid Street, Palatka. The cost is $7, or if you bring Putnam County that triathlons? If you hav- vehicle. Still dressed wall” is a term used by in two canned goods to help feed the hungry, you plays Iron Man on the en’t, please allow me to in his navy flight suit, runners when they hit can get in for $5. Coffee and refreshments will be big screen, but we do give you a few details with his parachute a certain part of the served and all ages are welcome. Height will per- have the real deal. As before I get to Brady’s hanging off his shoul- race where their body form folk, folk rock, and country music. a matter of fact, just story. der and to his left side, suddenly becomes fa- as the Iron Man in the The Iron Man Com- I walked up to him and tigued and they lose comics and on the big petitions are held all shook his hand. Now energy. I asked Com- screen flies over cities over the world, and at 5’10” I had to look mander Brady if he Movie in the Park protecting people from only the most fit would up at him because had ever “hit the wall,” “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” will the evils of this world, ever dare to enter this Brady is over six feet and he said only once. like terrorist and peo- competition. The Iron tall, and by the end of It was this past Jan- be shown in Eva Lyon Park Friday, November 22, ple that would do us beginning at dusk. Bring your low back chairs Man Competitions are my interview he would uary when he ran a harm, so does our own basically three parts, seem 10 feet tall. race in Tampa and the and blankets. Light concessions will be available. Iron Man. For more information, call City Hall at 386-698- swimming, biking As I sat down to weather was almost 90 Like most kids, I and then a foot race do the interview with degrees and he was ex- 2525. The event sponsors are Crescent Termite grew up reading com- to the finish line. The Brady, I asked him pecting it to be cooler. and Biggs Funeral Home. ic books and watch- first part is a 2.4-mile why he did these races. He did finish the race ing cartoons and t.v. swim. Next is a 112- Brady just chuckled a and explained to me shows that featured mile bicycle race. Yes, little then said, “Be- that it hasn’t happened American superheroes, you read that right, a cause I got bored with since because he has Coaching the Mature Driver like Spiderman, Bat- 112-mile race. Finally just running.” To me it the proper hydration The Putnam Safety Association will conduct man, Superman and is a 26.2-mile foot race. was like when George and nutrition. a “Coaching the Mature Driver” course, which Iron Man. Iron Man By the end of this race Mallory was asked in Brady explained meets Florida requirements for the auto liability came on the scene in we will have traveled 1924 by a reporter, how he trains for March of 1963. His real insurance discount for licensed drivers aged 55 140.6 miles. I don’t “Why climb Mt. Ever- competitions such as name is Tony Stark know about you but est?” and he replied, the Iron Man. As I sat and above. The course will be held Saturday, and his main function November 23, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the somewhere around the “Because it’s there!” there listening to him, was to fight corporate swimming to bicycling If you have ever en- his eyes lit up like a Putnam Safety Association, located at 218 St. crime and terrorism. event, someone would tered a marathon or a little kid at Christmas Johns Avenue in Palatka. The cost will be $10 Iron Man’s creator was need to call 911 for me. long distance run then and you will need to call 386-328-8007 to make Stan Lee. Lee was also As I arrived at you might be familiar See Iron Man on your reservation. the story-plotter, and Brady’s house, he was with the term “hitting working along side him just getting out of his the wall.” “Hitting the page B3 Downtown Cruise-in Cruise-in to downtown Palatka! Saturday, No- vember 23, from 5 to 9 p.m. is the next monthly Deputy Terminated Following Investigation Palatka Downtown Cruise-in on the 700 block of Special to the toward State Road 20. Crimes Unit respond- scription of the vehicle. St. Johns Avenue in Downtown Palatka. Please Courier Journal Deputy Brandon ed to the scene and Deputy Culbreath ob- bring a canned food donation for the local pan- Culbreth observed a conducted the criminal tained the vehicle’s tag try. If you own a classic or custom car, truck, A Putnam County Blue Dodge truck leav- investigation. number and driver’s van or motorcycle, bring it down to the show. deputy with two years ing the area and at- The Florida Depart- appearance and could Cash prizes of $400 will be given away to regis- service with the agency tempted to conduct ment of Law Enforce- have used the infor- tered drivers. Registration is free and you must has been terminated a traffic stop on the ment Crime Scene Unit mation at a later time be present to win. Sponsored by The Downtown following an adminis- vehicle. Deputy Cul- assisted in the inves- to identify the driver. Blues Bar and Grille, The Azalea City Cruisers, trative investigation breth reported that tigation by processing His continued pursuit Toby’s Alignment, St. Johns Super Center, True into his shooting at a the vehicle attempted the suspect’s vehicle. caused the fleeing ve- Lube Tire and Auto, Palatka Main Street, and The fleeing vehicle. to flee the area, losing It was determined the hicle to drive recklessly Palatka Community Redevelopment Agency. For On September 29, at control, striking a field truck was struck by into residents’ yards. more information, call 386-329-0100, ext. 333. approximately 11 p.m., fence, and ultimately eight bullets. Two bul- The investigation deputies responded to directing the vehicle lets struck the pas- also revealed that even a residence on Royal back toward deputy senger side tires, three though it was appar- Way in Interlachen, in Culbreth. bullets struck the tail- ent the driver of the Pre-Thanksgiving Bike Ride response to a report Deputy Culbreth gate of the truck, and vehicle was attempting Putnam Blueways and Trails will be hosting a of a possible burglary fired several rounds three bullets struck to evade capture, the Pre-Thanksgiving Bike Ride Sunday, November in progress. While re- from his agency issued the rear window of the scene where the shoot- 24, from 2 to 5 p.m.