+ PLUS >> Families look to join state in fighting voucher lawsuit, 3A. COMMUNITY LOCAL SPORTS Cancer- LifeSouth Bruiser free and takes donor Babes thankful truck on head to for it. the road Disney See Page 8A See Page 2A See Page 1B WEEKEND EDITION FRIDAY & SATURDAY, AUGUST 1-2, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 Lake City Reporter LAKECITYREPORTER.COM Yoho, Rush go at it Aug. 1 Campaign booklet labeled ‘voter guide’ is called misleading. By MEGAN REEVES a “persuasive piece” of campaign “The packet tells you more about Wine and Cheese [email protected] literature labeled the North Florida Jake Rush’s character than Ted The Gateway Art Gallery Voter Guide. The Ted Yoho camp Yoho’s,” said Columbia County invites the community to The Jake Rush congressional calls it a “disappointing attack” a wine and cheese and Yoho Rush campaign has issued what it calls reflecting Rush’s character. VOTER GUIDE continued on 3A “Art Affair” on Friday, Aug. 1 from 5:30-7 p.m. at the Gallery. There will be a special presentation of “Art in North Florida.” The GETTING THE WORD OUT showing is made up of sev- Hayley eral artists that capture the beauty of North Florida in Lewis, his or her unique style and medium. ‘miracle Friday Jazz The first First Friday Jazz event will be Aug. 1 from child’ 6-10 p.m. at Track Sports ATV accident and Entertainment Club, 164 NE Railroad St. Ben victim making Grier, Andreal Gambles great progress. and Lynn Branscome will be performing. A $10 cover By MEGAN REEVES charge will be taken at [email protected] the door. Food and drinks will be available. Call Pam It has been just over a Cooley at 407-690-0776 for month since 19-year-old more. Hayley Lewis was lifeflight- ed to UF Health after a Aug. 2 four-wheeling accident, and she Poker Run has final- American Legion Riders ly come Post 57, 2602 SW Main home from Blvd., will have a poker the hospi- run Saturday, August 2. tal. Registration will be from JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Lewis Dorothy Spradley, Columbia County School District volunteer/education marketing coordinator, dis- 8-9:30 a.m. Cost is $15 for Lewis was driving the first hand and $10 each plays the SchoolMessenger System on her computer Thursday. The school district is now using the an ATV at additional hand, or buy six SchoolMessenger for communication with parents and staff on attendance, general interest activities and about 10 p.m. on Saturday, hands for $50 and get a campus and district emergencies. See story, Page 3A. June 28 when she lost con- meal at the end of the ride. trol, rolled and crashed, Call 386-697-0288 for more landing on her head. She information. suffered severe head inju- 2 cases of Eastern ries and lost most usage of Car Wash her left side. Boy Scout Troop 85 Equine Encephalitis “All the doctors are pret- is having a car wash at Getting ty much calling her a mira- the Scout House at First confirmed locally cle child,” said her mother Presbyterian Church on some air Jackie Lewis. “She was not US 90 on Saturday, Aug. at Youngs Two horses sory was issued because expected to do as well as 2 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. as the risk of transmission she has.” a fundraiser to purchase Park infected; one to humans has been Since coming home on camping equipment. euthanized. increased. July 18, Hayley Lewis has Sallie Ford, been participating in out- Cooking Competition By TONY BRITT Columbia County patient physical and occu- New Mt. Pisgah [email protected] Health Department pational therapy for her left AME Church, 345 NE Environmental Health side. Washington St., will host Columbia County Director, said the two “We are working on fine a cooking competition Environmental Health horses tested positive motor skills,” Jackie Lewis Saturday, Aug. 2 from 8 Department officials within three weeks of said. “She can walk in short a.m. to 4 p.m. Set-up begins issued a mosquito-borne each other. spurts and use most of her at 7 a.m.; judging will illness advisory Thursday “Because we’re seeing left arm, it’s all coming begin at noon. Categories after two cases of Eastern the virus in horses, the back slowly.” and registration costs Equine Encephalitis were risk to humans has been Hayley Lewis, who hasn’t are: Pound Cake — $25; confirmed in local horses. increased,” she said. been able to speak to the Sweet Potato Pie — $15; Eastern Equine The first positive EEE media until now, said the Barbecue — $75 (Includes Encephalitis (EEE) is results were confirmed one thing she has to say one meat entry: ribs, caused by a virus trans- June 25 from a horse is “Thank you” to a com- chicken, or brisket. Each mitted by mosquitoes in the Shadow Woods munity that really stepped additional entry is $25.) A that can infect humans. Subdivision in the south- forward to be there for her food auction will take place In humans the virus can ern portion of the county, and her family. after the competition. Call affect the central nervous near O’Leno State Park. “This whole experience Roosevelt Lake at 386-466- JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter system causing severe The second case was has just been so crazy,” she 8697 or Kwan Morgan at Reeda Morris, 30, a Life is Good Agency caregiver, complications and even 704-654-0058 for more. swings high at Youngs Park on Thursday. death. The health advi- ENCEPHALITIS continued on 3A LEWIS continued on 8A Vol. 140, No. 128 Opinion . 4A CALL US: TODAY’S WEATHER SCHOOLS SPORTS (386) 752-1293 Faith . 6A Obituaries . 5A Marching Band Florida ranked SUBSCRIBE TO practice begins, THE REPORTER: 92 72 Advice & Comics . 3B No. 27 in pre- Voice: 755-5445 Puzzles . 4B 2A. season, 1B. 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Submissions CARTER JACKSON/Lake City Reporter The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption information to run at the discretion of the editor. If Donate blood today you would like to see your organization in the newspaper, Marissa Wooten, 29, waves at passing cars encouraging them to give blood at the Blood Life Mobile Unit at the Lake City send the picture and information to associate editor Emily Mall Wednesday. The unit travels around the North Florida area in parking lots so people can give blood to help save a life. Lawson at [email protected]. Error made by dispatcher in professor shooting TALLAHASSEE nationally and internationally, died later from ness who said Shancez had posted on issued an advisory Thursday. They’re he head of a dispatch center is a gunshot wound to the head. Police have Facebook that Brady liked to “be with” treated known mosquito breeding areas acknowledging an “error” was yet to identify any suspects in the case. men. Officers say surveillance footage of by ground and by air and responding to T made in the moments after the Brady near the crime scene at the time of requests from residents. shooting of Florida State University law Man charged in death the killing and bullets matching a gun he The Tampa Bay Times reports the school professor Daniel Markel. owned tied him to the death. chickens were housed in an unincorporat- A 911 operator did not initially alert of transgender woman Brady is being held in the Lee County ed Seminole area. police that Markel had been shot after FORT MYERS — Police reports in Jail without bond. It’s unclear whether St. Louis encephalitis differs from chiku- receiving a phone call from one of southwest Florida indicate a man accused he’s retrained an attorney. ngunya, which is also transmitted by mos- Markel’s neighbors. Audio of the call was in the slaying of a transgender woman quitoes. There have been three confirmed released Thursday by the Tallahassee may have been angry she outed him on 2 Pinellas chickens test cases of chikungunya this year in Pinellas Police Department. Facebook. County. All of those cases were contracted Timothy Lee, the director of the center, The News-Press of Fort Myers reports positive for encephalitis by people who had visited the Caribbean. said a review showed the 911 dispatcher police arrested 45-year-old Terry Lynn SEMINOLE — Health officials are ask- Symptoms of St. Louis encephalitis categorized the call as someone being inca- Brady on Tuesday. Officers say Brady ing residents to use mosquito repellent include fever, headache, dizziness, nausea pacitated. This wrong classification could shot 31-year-old Yaz’min Shancez, then and to eliminate standing water around and malaise.