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3 dead, 2 injured in I-75 crash
By STEVEN [email protected]
Family and friends are still try-ing to come to terms with the death of Hunter Gillen Bailey who
died in a car acci-dent on I-75 last weekend.
Bailey, 21, of Lake City, was driving his 2000 Toyota pickup truck north on I-75 in Alachua County
when he began hydroplaning after attempting to change lanes around
8:00 p.m. Saturday, according to a media release by FHP.
Bailey lost control of his truck, drifted into and rolled through the median, and entered the south-bound lane where a 2013 Nissan four-door occupied by four Chinese nationals struck Bailey’s truck, the release said.
Bailey, and two of the Nissan’s passengers, were pronounced
dead on scene, according to FHP. The Nissan’s driver and one of its passengers remain in critical con-dition at UF Health in Gainesville, FHP said.
“The two in critical condition are not looking good, but they’re still with us,” FHP Public Affairs Officer Tracy Hisler-Pace said.
Bailey
Lake City man, 21, had just graduated from law enforcement academy.
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Minimum flow levels for rivers in dispute
By TONY [email protected]
Controversy is brew-ing as local factions — environmental groups, attorneys, area utility providers and concerned citizens — take sides regarding restrictions designed to protect area springs by the Suwannee River Water Management District.
Several people voiced concerns for both sides of the issue, as well as debat-ed whether Minimum Flows and Levels should be issued now, during Tuesday’s North Florida Regional Water Supply Partnership Stakeholder meeting. Most of the concerns voiced during the four-hour meeting centered around discus-sion of the minimum flows and levels and recovery strategies for the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs.
The purpose of mini-mum flows and levels for a water body is to protect the resource.
“We have to set the minimum flow that is required to prevent sig-nificant harm that might occur to the resource,” said Carlos Herd, SRWMD director of water supply.
The technical report for the MFLs for the lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs, was completed and released Nov. 22. (The report is posted on the Suwannee River Water Management District’s Web site.)
Herd said Water Management District officials have been work-ing to establish the MFLs for more than two years.
“A lot of the concerns is that ... we’re moving too fast,” Herd said. “We’ve slowed that pro-cess down a little bit and there will be another rural development work-shop in January.”
Herd said there are concerns on both sides where some people think water management offi-cials are not being restric-tive enough and the other side thinks the district is
Conservation groups, utilitiesset to face off.
By AMANDA [email protected]
Snow Day went off without a hitch, and Busy Bee B&B Food Stores was largely the reason behind the snowy fun in North Central Florida.
Over the weekend, children enjoyed a festive Saturday filled with snow slides, bounce houses, a visit from Santa and live entertainment. Small snowmen were crafted, snowballs were patted out and snow angels were etched into the icy patches that dotted the downtown Olustee Park.
“We do this for the com-munity who supports Busy Bee and B&B throughout the year,” said Marshall Beck, vice president of marketing for the com-pany. “It’s big for us to see the community come out, to see the kids enjoying that snow and doing some-thing they don’t get to do ordinarily. It’s a big reward for us.”
According to Beck, the Lake City-Columbia County Chamber of Commerce approached Busy Bee three years ago
Busy Bee kept Snow Day 2013 buzzing
By AMANDA [email protected]
Santa waved from the back of a Lake City fire truck as the annual Christmas parade weaved through town Monday night.
Lining the sides of Marion Avenue, chil-dren stared up at Santa’s jolly face. Their
pockets were stuffed with candy handed out by parade participants, and their faces held excited smiles as Santa’s words rang clearly through the night. “Merry Christmas,” he said.
For many, the parade seemed to represent the holiday spirit.
“If all the people in the country and all the cities could be as connected as the people here tonight, what a wonderful nation we would have,” said Live Oak resident John Cahill, who added that the parade allowed people to share in the comfort and happiness of the Christmas spirit.
He clutched a warm hot chocolate in his hands as he waited for the parade to start.
Next to him, his wife, Cheri Cahill, shared a quilted blanket draped across their legs. The two joined a friend of theirs, Jean Allen, roadside in the downtown area
to watch the parade. After coming last year, the group knew they couldn’t miss the parade this year.
“I think Lake City should be real proud,” Allen said. “It creates memories for the chil-dren.”
Lake City Police Department led the Christmas Parade, with Chief Argatha Gilmore wishing the crowd a “Merry Christmas.” Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter fol-
lowed behind Gilmore. The Lake City Fire Department and the Mayor came afterward, with the Mayor riding on an old LCFD fire engine. All
the law enforcement personnel flashed their vehicle’s lights, and a chorus of sirens echoed through the streets.
A group of JROTC students in Santa hats marched along the parade route. County commissioners handed out candy and wished parade visitors a “Merry Christmas.” Representative Elizabeth Porter (R-Lake City), on a lighted golf cart, waved at her constituents as she rode through town.
Churches from all over town — including Christ Central and Hopeful Baptist Church — participated in the event. Many of the floats entered by the local churches depicted a Nativity scene.
The Battle of Olustee Festival featured a float in the parade that showcased a replica of the CSS Virginia. Several members of the Blue Grey Army stood on the float and marched alongside it.
Columbia County Forestry Department pulled a float with
Christmas extravaganza was postponed from Sat. due to rain, but that hardly
detracted from the excitement.
SPECTACULARParade was worth the wait
JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
Steve Briscoe (from left) and B&B Food Stores marketing director Marshall Beck awarded Alyson LeFever a total of $62 after playing the Cash Cube game during Snow Day at Olustee Park in downtown Lake City on Saturday, B&B gave away $15,000 worth of cash and prizes. BUSY continued on 3A
Council tentatively removes photo banBy STEVEN [email protected]
City Manager Wendell Johnson presented a revised draft of Lake City’s city council meeting procedures that no lon-ger included photography restrictions Monday eve-ning.
Johnson held a work-shop Nov. 18 to city coun-cil members to discuss and examine a draft of the city council rules and pro-cedures in response to SB 50, a piece of state legisla-tion outlining bare bones
requirements for public participation during pub-lic meetings.
In the original first draft, the city proposed a ban on photography during the meetings without the con-sent of the Mayor.
“Photo opportunities are allowed before and following a council meet-ing,” the first draft read. “Photo opportunities dur-ing a council meeting will be allowed only upon invi-tation of the Mayor or pre-siding officer.”
ABOVE: State Rep. Elizabeth Porter, R-Lake City, smiles at parade-goers as she travels through downtown Lake City. RIGHT: Kyndall Norris, 6, and her brother, Bryant Green (top left), 11, play around Christmas decorations while waiting for the Christmas parade to begin on Monday.
Photos by JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
BELOW: Jami Harrell (from right) takes a picture of Kensley Jowers, 4, Bryson Dunaway, 1, and Bailey Harrell, 7, in front of a Christmas tree at Olustee Park in downtown Lake City on Monday.
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
AROUND FLORIDAPolice: man lied about baby
DEBARY — A man who said he found an abandoned newborn girl wrapped in newspapers outside a central Florida convenience store was arrested Monday and charged with lying to investigators.
Ralph Garlick Jr., 53, originally told investiga-tors that he had found the baby after hearing her cry, Volusia County Sheriff’s deputies said. He flagged down a newspaper delivery-man, who then called 911.
Garlick identified him-self to authorities using his dead brother’s name, but under further ques-tioning, he admitted the baby belonged to his girl-friend, although he isn’t the father, officials said. Garlick said his 34-year-old girlfriend didn’t want the newborn girl and that he was trying to find a safe place for the baby, authori-ties said.
Under Florida law, a new-born can be left at a public place, such as a fire station or police station without any legal repercussions.
Man to face judge in Facebook case
NEW YORK — A Florida investment adviser and onetime Oregon gubernatorial candidate faces prison time for a $13 million securities fraud scheme that pros-ecutors say capitalized on enthusiasm for shares of Facebook and other Internet companies about to go public.
Craig L. Berkman of Odessa, Fla., is to be sen-tenced Monday in federal court in Manhattan. He pleaded guilty in June to securities fraud and wire fraud and agreed to serve between eight and 10 years in prison.
Berkman admitted he falsely claimed to investors that he owned shares of Facebook Inc., Groupon Inc., LinkedIn Inc., among other companies. He told investors their money would be used to buy shares of companies before their initial public offerings while over-rep-resenting the number of shares he owned.
Berkman also was once Oregon’s Republican party chairman.
Burglar swallows 2 necklaces
LARGO — A man faces burglary and tampering charges after an X-ray machine revealed a dark mass near his stomach while he was being booked into jail.
Pinellas County Sheriff’s officials say the mass turned out to be two necklaces stolen during a Dec. 10 bur-glary in Safety Harbor.
Twenty-one-year-old Joseph Ramos was arrest-
ed Dec. 11 when he was stopped for driving a vehi-cle that was stolen during the burglary. Various items from the home were inside the vehicle.
When Ramos was being booked into jail, he stepped on the SecurPass X-ray machine and the dark spot was identified as the necklaces.
He underwent surgery to remove the necklaces. The owner later identified the items.
Motorcylist killed in I-75 crash
TAMPA — A motorcy-clist is dead following a crash on Interstate 75 near Tampa.
The Florida Highway Patrol says the crash occurred just after 7 p.m. Sunday as 46-year-old Elmer Cecil Brown Jr. was traveling along an entrance ramp to northbound I-75.
28 years for Ohio $100M charity scamCLEVELAND
A man convicted of master-minding a $100 million, cross-country Navy veterans
charity fraud was sentenced to 28 years in prison Monday.
Judge Steven Gall also ordered the defendant, who identifies himself as 67-year-old Bobby Thompson, to pay a $6 million fine. Authorities say the defendant is Harvard-trained attor-ney John Donald Cody.
The Ohio attorney general’s office, which handled his trial, asked the judge in a filing last week to sen-tence him to 41 years in prison.
The judge rejected a request for a new trial. The defense had said com-ments by jurors after the verdict that they were disappointed he hadn’t testified showed they were biased against him.
The defendant, whose appearance in court Monday was neat in contrast to the final days of his trial, slumped in his chair as the sentence was read. He complained to the judge about alleged abusive treatment by jailers while locked up during the trial.
There was no immediate response from the sheriff’s department. Jailers said earlier that the defendant had acted erratically and had bloodied his forehead smashing it against a holding cell wall.
The judge said the crimes had harmed veterans who were the intend-ed beneficiaries of the donations and also had hurt other charities as donors became skeptical of giving.
“Everyone’s afraid to give,” Gall said. He said the sentence reflected the length, extent and amount of the charity “charade.”
Defense attorney Joseph Patituce said after the verdict and again after the sentencing that ineffective legal representation issues stemming from limited preparation time might be a basis for an appeal.
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“And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour. For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.” — Luke 1:46-47, 49
“The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescrib-able as the tints of morning or evening.It is a little star dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched.” — Henry David Thoreau
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Community Food DriveChip Slauenwhite (left), “Ms. Wezzie,” Pep Elmore and Charles Neeley (seated) pose with piles of food collected by Ms. Wezzie’s Haircuts for the Lake City Reporter’s sixth annual Community Food Drive. “We want to thank our wonder-ful customers’ support,” Ms. Wezzie said. “We’re blessed with the best people. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to give as much as we do every year.”
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Firearm Safety eventLake City resident Bee Boyle shows off a cap gun to Columbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter during the Family Firearm Safety event on Saturday. Boyle, who has a concealed weapons per-mit, joked with Hunter about keeping the gun in her purse.
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STaTE NEWS
Bills make addresses exempt from records
Two Pinellas County law-makers have filed bills that would provide a public-records exemption for email addresses that are used by tax collectors to send notices to taxpayers. Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, filed the Senate version of the bill (SB 538) on Monday, three days after the House version (HB 421) was filed by Rep. Ed Hooper, R-Clearwater. The bills point to concerns about identity theft and say that email is increasingly used for govern-ment business such as tax pay-ments. “The public availability of personal e-mail addresses invites and exacerbates thriving and well-documented criminal activities putting property own-ers at increased risk of harm,’’ the bills say. “Such harm could be significantly curtailed by allowing the tax collector to remove the availability of tax-payer e-mail addresses.”
DOH workers’ info could be shielded
Raising safety concerns, Rep. Ronald “Doc” Renuart, R-Ponte Vedra Beach, has filed a bill that would provide a public-records exemption for personal informa-tion about current and former Florida Department of Health investigators and inspectors. The bill (HB 419) was filed Friday and is similar to a measure (SB 390) filed last month by Sen. Alan Hays, R-Umatilla. Renuart’s proposal, in part, would provide an exemption for Department of Health employees who investi-gate and prosecute complaints against health-care practitioners and for employees who inspect practitioners or health-care facili-ties. It would exempt information about the employees’ home addresses, telephone numbers and photographs, along with information about their spouses and children. “The release of such identifying information might place such current or for-mer personnel of the Department of Health and their family mem-bers in danger of physical and emotional harm from disgruntled individuals who have contentious reactions to actions carried out by personnel of the Department of Health or whose business or professional practices have come under the scrutiny of investigators and inspectors of the Department of Health,’’ the bill says.
Scott touts teacher raises in districts
Gov. Rick Scott said Monday that 52 school districts have approved teacher pay raises stemming from $480 million that was set aside in this year’s state budget. Approval of the raises has taken months because of collective bargaining. The Scott announcement pointed to 14 districts --- Broward, Franklin, Gadsden, Gilchrist, Glades, Hardee, Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Putnam, Santa Rosa, Seminole and Washington --- as joining districts that approved raises earlier. Florida has 67 county school districts.
EPA grants to help with water projects
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is using $6 million in grant money from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for water projects across the state. The money will be used for stormwater-treatment improvements in the Pensacola Bay and Wakulla Springs water-sheds in northwest Florida, Lake Gwyn in Polk County, Lake Dora in Tavares, the Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, the Tampa Bay watershed, and the Myakka River watershed, according to a DEP news release issued Friday. A regional stormwater-treatment facility in the Lower St. Johns River watershed is to receive $796,007, while Plant City is getting $350,000 for stormwa-ter treatment in the area of Mill Creek and the Hillsborough River. St. Lucie County is getting $500,000 for a stormwater-treat-ment project to reduce pollution entering the North Fork of the St. Lucie River. Brevard County is to receive $321,393 for the construction of a wet detention pond. Tallahassee is getting $115,600 for its Think About Personal Pollution (TAPP) out-reach project intended to alter personal behavior to reduce pollutants into the Upper Wakulla River. Venice is to receive $245,000 for both stormwater-management and public-educa-tion programs that target local beaches and coastal areas.
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Motorist, pedestrian collide on US 90The windshield of a car is damaged after a motorist hit a pedestrian on U.S. 90 near Sisters Welcome Road Monday afternoon. The pedestrian was taken to Lake City Medical Center. His condition was unknown at press time. No one else was hurt.
‘Lesson’ gone wronglands woman in jail
By TONY [email protected]
An attempt to teach a woman not to leave her baby unattended in a car went awry Sunday and resulted in the woman’s arrest, Lake City Police Depar tment records show.
Shawanna Latasha Davis, 20, 4131 NE 15th
St., was arrested on an Alachua C o u n t y a r r e s t war rant for grand theft and
other charges.According to LCPD, at
3:13 p.m. officer Rebecca Miles was dispatched to Hip Hop Fish & Chicken, at the corner of Washington and Marion Streets in reference to a stolen vehicle.
When Miles arrived, Davis, the complain-ant, was standing next to a beauty supply store on Marion Avenue and said she walked into the beauty supply store for a brief moment, leav-ing her infant daughter strapped in her car seat, and when she returned the car and her daughter were gone.
Miles then saw the miss-ing car across the street heading east on Railroad Street. Miles ran back to
her vehicle but noticed the car pulled back into the Hip Hop Fish & Chicken parking lot, so she pulled in behind the vehicle.
The driver, who identi-fied herself as Davis’s cousin, told Miles that she and another family mem-ber were going to Davis’s house for a visit when they saw the vehicle parked in front of the beauty supply store. They were going to tell Davis they were headed to her house, but noticed Davis’s infant had been left in the back seat of the unat-tended vehicle. The cousin told Miles she decided to jump in the car and drive around the block until Davis noticed the car was gone in order to teach her a lesson about leaving the infant in the vehicle unattended.
After Miles determined Davis’ vehicle had not been stolen and the infant was not kidnapped, she conducted a license check on Davis.
During the license check Miles learned that Davis had an active war-rant out of Alachua County for grand theft and numer-ous other charges.
Davis was booked into the Columbia County Detention Facility on $120,000 bond. Her baby and the car were released to her cousin at Davis’s request, records show.
No local charges were filed in connection with the case.
Davis left infant unattended in car, then was arrested on outstanding warrants.
Davis
Two arrested over stolen ATM cardFrom staff reports
Two Lake City women, arrested Friday, face charges for allegedly stealing another woman’s ATM card.
Amanda Lee Brinkley, 34, 115 NE Cloudy Court,
a n d J a i m e L y n n Sowards, 36, 125 SE Old M a n c e G l e n w e r e charged with ille-gal use of credit c a r d s , burglary and lar-c e n y . Each was b o o k e d
into the Columbia County Detention Facility.
According to Columbia County Sheriff’s Office reports, Deputy Joseph Vargo was assigned to investigate a vehicle burglary that occurred Sunday, Dec. 8.
The victim told Vargo that the key fob had been stolen off her key ring while she was at work. The keys were
kept in an area where employees keep their per-sonal property, and the area is inaccessible to the general public.
The victim told Vargo that the fob had been used to unlock her vehicle, her debit card had been sto-len out of it and the car was locked again.
The card was report-edly used at Pizza Hut and repor tedly two attempts were made to withdraw money at a local ATM.
The victim told Vargo she believed Sowards, a coworker, was responsi-ble for the theft and bur-glary and said Sowards is almost always in the company of her friend, Brinkley.
Brinkley and Sowards were arrested Friday, but both denied having any knowledge of the crime, reports said.
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in need of a sponsor for the annual Snow Day. Prior to the request, Busy Bee was still part of the popular community event. In the past, they have given away a Jeep Wrangler to one lucky winner who selected the Jeep’s key from a pot filled with hundreds of keys.
“I don’t do that anymore because I wanted more people to benefit,” Beck said. “It’s the same amount of money, but just spread out to more people.”
Now, Busy Bee handles the bounce houses, the snow and $15,000 worth of prizes. Two women, Beck said, won $1,000 a piece on Saturday — with others taking home smaller jackpots. Many of the people that won the monetary prizes planned to us the extra cash to help them through the holiday season, Beck said. One woman in particular, said Dennille Decker, the executive director of the Chamber of Commerce, waited at Snow Day all day in hopes of winning the prize money. When she won the $1,000, she approached the stage in tears. The money meant her family would have a Christmas, Decker said.
“It’s a good thing for the Chamber to do, but they need a sponsor,” he said. “I can’t do it without them, and they can’t do it without a sponsor.”
Throughout the year, Beck talks to vendors to ensure the event fea-tures just the right mix of entertainment, funnel cakes and crafty products to purchase. As the event draws closer, he works with the Chamber for weeks in advance to pre-pare for the big day.
Rain threatened to ruin the day’s fun, but it held at bay until Snow Day ended at 4 p.m. The parade, however, had to be delayed until Monday evening. Approximately 250 runners showed up early Saturday for the Jingle Bell Run, then dis-persed as the race ended and the rain started.
“People just continued to come throughout the day,” Beck said, estimat-ing that Snow Day saw between 13,000 to 15,000 people converge in the downtown Olustee Park. “It was a success.”
Beck thanked the Chamber for allowing Busy Bee to be a part of the Snow Day, thanked the community for supporting the stores throughout the year and thanked Gainesville Ice for providing the 30 tons of shaved ice for the event.
“All in all, it was such a memorable day for a cou-ple of reasons,” Decker said. “Busy Bee provided several children the opportunity to do things they had never done
before, such as playing in the snow.”
Snow Day — outside of the $15,000 in cash and prizes — cost $15,000 to put on.
“There aren’t many businesses able or will-ing to put that amount
of money back into the community,” Decker said. “We feel fortunate to have Busy Bee B&B as our sponsor. ... We appreciate everyone who braved the elements and showed up. We look forward to see-ing them next year.”
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Marshall Beck, Vice President of Busy Bee B&B, con-gratulates Patricia Sistrunk, one of two $1000 winners of the day. In total Busy Bee gave out $15,000 in cash and prizes during Snow Day.
Steve Briscoe, emcee of the event, talks with Isabella D’Annunzio, who just got out of the cash cube. Isabella was one of five lucky children who got a chance to grab cash out of the Cash Cube provided by Busy Bee.
Front row, from left: Karen Napier Hoy and Connie Kirby, winners of a cash drawing of $250 each stand with Lindsay McNeal and Marshall Beck, Vice President of Marketing for Busy Bee B&B after collecting their winnings.
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Redistricting questions
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Give low-income earners exit from Social Security
A new study just pub-lished by the National Institute on Retirement Security – “Race and Retirement Insecurity in
the United States” – presents a dis-mal snapshot of the state of retire-ment savings of minority American families.
It reports that 54.3 percent of blacks work for employers that offer retirement plans compared to 62.3 percent of whites. And 43.9 percent of blacks participate in those plans compared to 53.9 per-cent of whites.
Among Latinos, 37.8 percent work for employers with retirement plans and just 29.7 percent partici-pate.
Only 37.9 percent of non-white Americans have assets in a retire-ment account compared to 63.4 percent of whites.
And the mean amount of retire-ment savings held by black households is $20,132, by Latino households is $17,600, compared to $111,749 held by white house-holds.
Many, usually those on the left who claim to represent the interests of low income Americans, say the answer to retirement security for minorities is Social Security.
But Social Security, a demon-strably bad deal to begin with, is broke.
Log on to www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator/. This is the Social Security Administration’s calculator where you can estimate your retire-ment benefit.
The site warns that the benefit estimate it reports for you may be different from what you actually get for various reasons, including “...by 2033 the payroll taxes collected will be enough to pay only about 77 cents for each dollar of scheduled
benefits.”In other words, the Social
Security Administration has announced to all Americans now in their forties and younger, who will be retiring in 20 years or more, to expect only a little more than 75 percent of their promised benefits.
Year after year our brave politi-cians in Washington, who will claim they are looking out for us, hide from this huge problem affecting almost every working American.
They hide because it is hard. If payroll taxes, as the Social Security Administration indicates, are almost 25 percent short to pay required benefits, then taxes need to be raised by almost 25 percent to make up the difference.
What politician is going to pro-pose this? Other options are to cut benefits paid or to raise the age at which they can be collected.
Another possible outcome, so typical of what we can expect from Washington, is to “means test.” That is, leave everyone paying taxes, but remove benefits for those above a cut-off income level.
This would essentially turn Social Security into a welfare pro-gram.
The bottom line is that minor-ity Americans, who on average constitute our lowest income earning Americans, get the worst
deal of all. They don’t have extra resources to put in a wealth build-ing retirement account. And the resources they do have are taxed into a Social Security system that pays out a poor benefit which in another 20 years won’t even entire-ly be there.
End the tyranny. At least give low income Americans the option to get out of the Social Security sys-tem. Allow them a choice to take their payroll tax and invest those funds to build their own retirement account nest egg.
Conservatively invested funds over a 45-year working life can produce savings that will pay retire-ment income several times greater than Social Security benefits.
Over thirty years ago, workers in Chile were given the option to opt-out of their Social Security system. A recent report from a Chilean con-sulting firm, Dictuc, indicates that private accounts in Chile payout retirement income equal to 87 per-cent of what workers were earning before retirement.
Today’s Social Security benefits, even forgetting about the upcoming shortfalls, don’t match 50 percent of pre-retirement income
Let’s help solve our national dilemma and also give low-income wage earners freedom and dig-nity and a chance to build wealth. Give them the option to get out from under Social Security and save in a personal retirement account.
The Florida Supreme Court on Friday ruled state lawmakers and their aides must testify in an ongoing lawsuit chal-lenging the 2012 redistricting process.
“Legislative privilege,” however far it goes, doesn’t shield them from answering ques-tions under oath about what many see as a botched attempt to redraw legislative and congressional dis-tricts in a manner that comports with new state con-stitutional amendments requiring common-sense fairness.
It was a good decision.Redistricting, always a messy business, was sup-
posed to be a little less tawdry this time around, with the adoption in 2010 of the Fair Districts Amendments. These twin measures require, among other things, that legislative and congressional dis-tricts be “compact,” and “where feasible utilize exist-ing political and geographical boundaries.”
We can’t speak to how things worked out else-where in Florida, but for us, redistricting 2012 was something of a bust.
Yes, our state House district got some much-needed tweaking, such that no longer are six Dixie County voters cut off from family and friends in an absurd example of gerrymandering gone wild.
But as for the Senate, voters in this neck of North Florida remain stuck right where they were before 2012: with no real representation in Tallahassee.
Charlie Dean is a competent senator, but his interests clearly lie to the south – in Citrus and Marion counties, his old political stomping grounds, and where most of the power and wealth in District 5 reside.
It’s natural that a former Citrus County sheriff would come to represent us, considering how the district is drawn. District 5 resembles a huge “C” scrawled shakily across the top of the peninsula, starting at Citrus and Marion before snaking its way clockwise through Levy, Dixie, Gilchrist, Lafayette, Suwannee, Columbia, Union and Baker counties.
We know the difficulties of drawing Senate dis-tricts in rural areas. All of Florida’s 19 million peo-ple must be divided up into 40 neat compartments, meaning we can’t very well expect to exclude folks who may not share our basic interests or views.
Still, we’d like to see those interests at least a little better represented. Folks in Citrus County are no doubt fine Floridians, but they share little in common with us culturally, geographically or eco-nomically.
Change on some level is certainly called for.The high court’s ruling means we will at least get
a glimpse at what drove the reapportionment pro-cess in 2012.
Armed with that information, maybe we’ll have a better shot at making those changes next time around.
To the Editor:
Let’s recap what the Center For American Progress lefties believe our 2012 election shortcomings were, other than that a majority of our vote was for conservative candi-dates and values.
First, the voter turn out which the Supervisor of Elections office doesn’t control, just tabulates.
Second, the overall voter reg-istration, which the Supervisor of Elections office cannot legally affect in any manner other than ensuring the registrant is legally permitted to vote.
Third, the rate of registered voters removed from the rolls, which by law, is the Supervisor of Elections office’s sworn duty. I guess doing your sworn duty is passé!
Fourth, voter-waiting time, and if early voting, absentee ballots by request, and well-manned voting precincts is a bad thing then the Center For American Progress
might want to vote in Palm Beach County! Oh wait, Palm Beach County leaned left so all their foi-bles were probably overlooked. The last items were provisional ballots cast and rejected and absentee bal-lots rejected. The provisional ballot rejection falls directly on the voter, not the Supervisor of Elections office, because if you don’t know your precinct or that if you are even registered then you are probably a low information voter and should probably have stayed home anyway.
As for the absentee ballots being rejected, if you can’t follow simple, written directions the previous statement probably applies to you also. Anyone remember the “Palm Beach County butterfly ballot”? I voted that ballot and there were no questions if you READ the direc-tions. Enough said!
Let me admit that I have a dog in this fight. Since moving here from Palm Beach County in 2005, I have volunteered, as a poll deputy for the
Columbia County Sheriff’s office serving the Supervisor of Elections office, in every election since then. I can absolutely guarantee that every voter who was served by any precinct to which we had the honor to be assigned was served by cour-teous, helpful, non-partisan, profes-sional, voluntary, citizen personnel as can be found anywhere within this state. To have a self-declared, partisan organization disparage a duly elected office of the State of Florida, because the outcomes of an election office didn’t reflect their views, pretty much reveals their agenda. Typical left-wing bovine excreta, regurgitated for mass con-sumption.
I would be perfectly willing to match Columbia County’s election office personnel and volunteers, top to bottom, against any other elec-tion office in the State of Florida.
Philip RicherLake City
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■ Star Parker is president of CURE, Coalition on Urban Renewal and Education (www.urbancure.org) and author of three books.
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NARFE dinnerThe National Active and
Retired Federal Employees Christmas dinner will be on Tuesday, Dec. 17 at noon at Quail Heights Country Club. For more informa-tion contact Jim Purvis at 752-8570 or 292-9361.
VFW BingoVFW Post 2206, 343
Forest Lawn Way, hosts Bingo quarter games every Tuesday from 12-3 p.m. and 6:30-9:30 p.m. These are open to the public. Call 386-752-5001 with questions.
Plant clinicUniversity of Florida
Master Gardeners are available every Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at the Columbia County Extension Office’s new location, 971 W. Duval St. (U.S. 90), Suite 170, and ever Wednesday from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Fort White Public Library on Route 47 to answer questions about lawns and plants. Bring samples for free diagno-sis or solutions. For more information, call 752-5384.
Support groupAnother Way Inc. pro-
vides a domestic violence support group every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. If you are a current or former sur-vivor of domestic violence, call 386-719-2702 for meet-ing location and an intake appointment. All services are free and confidential.
Photo ClubLake City Photo Club
meets the second Tuesday of each month from 2 to 4 p.m. at the LifeStyle Enrichment Center on Baya Avenue. Share your photos and ideas with the group. Newcomers are wel-come.
Dec. 18Book & Gift Event
The Shands Lakeshore RMC, Auxiliary Gift Shop will hold its annual Book & Gift Event on Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 18 and 19 in the Café of the Hospital from 7 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Benefits will be for Continuing Education in Health fields for staff and local scholarships to high school students. These items are 30-70% off retail prices. Come in and shop just in time for last minute Christmas gifts.
Olustee planningThe Blue Grey Army
will have a planning meet-ing for the 2014 Olustee Festival at 5:30 p.m. in the Columbia County School District Central Building, Room 153, at 409 SW St. Johns St. The festival will be Feb. 14-16. For informa-tion, call 755-1097.
Dec. 21Christmas Extravaganza
B&S Combs Elks Lodge will be hosting its Christmas Extravaganza for the kids on Dec. 21, 2013 from 12-4 p.m. at B&S Combs Elks Lodge, 1688 NE Washington St. Please contact Carlos Brown at 386-288-6235 for more information.
Christmas partyVFW Post 2206, 343
Forest Lawn Way, is host-ing their Christmas Party on Saturday, Dec. 21. Kickstart will perform at 8 p.m. We’ll provide fin-ger foods, you bring your friends and we’ll all have a good time. The party is open to the public. Call 386-752-5001 for more.
Healthy Soul Food The Presley EXCEL and
Scholars Program invites the community to a Healthy Soul Food Workshop on Saturday, Dec. 21 at noon at Trinity United Methodist Church, 248
NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. The workshop is sponsored by Brook Mobley of DaVita Kidney Specialists of Northern Florida. The consultants are Mrs. Elizabeth Jones and Mr. Walter Jones Jr. of Philadephia, Pennsylvania. For additional information call 386-752-4074.
Dec. 24Communion Service
Haven Hospice, 6037 W US 90, will host a Holy Communion ser vice on Christmas Eve at the Community Room at Haven Hospice at 6 p.m. The thirty minute service, “A Family Tradition,” will include Christmas carols, the read-ing of the Christmas story and serving communion. Everyone is invited. Call Chaplain Donna Carlile at 386-752-9191 for more.
Dec. 25Christmas dinner
Merry Christmas from VFW Post 2206. We will have a Christmas dinner from 1-3 p.m. at 343 Forest Lawn Way. Cost is $7 per person. The dinner is open to the public. Call 386-752-5001 for more.
Dec. 31New Year’s Eve party
VFW Post 2206, 343 Forest Lawn Way, is host-ing their New Year’s Eve Party on Tuesday, Dec. 31. Kickstart will perform at 7 p.m. We’ll provide fin-ger foods, party favors and complimentary cham-pagne toast at midnight. The party is open to the public. Call 386-752-5001 for more.
Jan. 5Zumba Class
Sarah Sandlin, Zumba Instructor fot the City of Lake City, is offering a free Zumba class on Jan. 5 at the Teen Town city building at Youngs Park from 4-5 p.m. This will be a beginner’s
class where you’ll learn all the basic moves of this pop-ular dance form. After the free class, a regular Zumba class will be held for $5 from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Email Sarah at [email protected] for more.
Jan. 14Medicare Seminar
The Lifestyle Enrichment Center is sponsoring a free educational Medicare sem-inar on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 5-6 p.m. Irv Crowetz of C/C & Associates, Inc. will moderate the seminar. RSVP to 386-755-3476 x 107.
Jan. 17Masonic Banquet
Gold Standard Lodge #167 will be hosting their annual Masonic Banquet on Jan. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Westside Community Center. For tickets and more information, contact Chris at 386-623-3611 or Mike at 386-867-6675.
Volunteers neededShands LakeShore
Shands LakeShore Regional Medical Center Auxiliary is looking for volunteers to work a vari-ety of positions around the hospital. Volunteers are asked to work a four-hour shift once per week, but are welcome to work more often. Volunteers are needed to drive the shuttle car and help with jobs in the hospital. If you have some time to donate, come to the gift shop and pick up an application or call (386)292-8000, ext. 21216.
Lake City MedicalLake City Medical Center
is looking for volunteers. If you have any extra time and a heart for volunteer-ism, please call (386) 758-3385 for more information or visit the hospital’s web-site at Lakecitymedical.com or you can stop by the front desk and pick up a paper application.
United WayUnited Way of Suwannee
Valley is recruiting volun-teers who are willing to be called upon to staff the Columbia County Emergency Operations Center’s Information Center during disasters. These volunteers serve as the link between the coun-ty emergency management offices and the public when the EOC is activated for disasters. Anyone willing to serve in this capacity when needed or can recruit volunteers through your church or civic organization should call Jenn Sawyer, United Way of Suwannee Vallety long-term recovery
coordinator, at 752-5604, ext. 101.
Hospice of Nature CoastHospice of the Nature
Coast is searching for individuals who are inter-ested in volunteering in the, Columbia, Suwannee Hamilton and Lafayette areas. Volunteers are need-ed to provide general office support and non-medical assistance to patients and their families. Specialized training will be provid-ed. To volunteer contact Volunteer Manager Drake Varvorines at 386-755-7714 or email: [email protected].
JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
A winter fascination
Genny Noris (left) watches as her 14-month-old granddaughter, Veda, plays with a clump of ice. “She loves Christmas,” Noris said. “Everything is just so fascinating to her.”
Hunter Gillen Bailey
Mr. Hunter Gillen Bailey, 21, beloved son of Loid (Rusty) Bailey, Jr. and Paula Williams Wi l k i n s o n passed away on Decem-ber 14, 2013. He was born on January 14, 1992 in Lake City, Florida. This much loved 21 year old was an avid hunter, loved the outdoors, was a wonderful brother and gift to all who knew him. He was a 2010 graduate of Buch-holz High School in Gaines-ville, Florida. Upon gradua-tion, he began work with his step-father’s company SWI Photography where he was a staff photographer and vis-ited several area schools and helped with class pictures. He left SWI Photography to com-plete his training at the Florida CMS Law Enforcement Of-icer Basic Recruit Training Program in October and was also employed at UPS during the holiday months. Hunter was a member of First United Methodist Church in Lake City.Hunter is survived by his par-ents Loid (Rusty) Bailey, Jr. and Dr. Trish Bailey of Lake City, FL and Paula Williams Wilkinson and Mark Wilkin-son of Gainesville, FL. His siblings include Remington and Tara Bailey (Lake City) and Jessica and Cooper Wilkin-son (Gainesville). His Great Grandmother is Eunice Hern-don. His Grandparents include Dorothy and Russell Bailey, Sr. and Al and Martha Williams of Lake City, Evelyn Hathaway of Hot Springs, Arkansas and Stan and Sylvia Wilkinson of Gainesville, Florida. Aunts and Uncles include Scott and
Emily Bailey, Dusty Bailey, Kevin and Hillary Bailey, and Chris Williams of Lake City. Other Aunts and Uncles in-clude Jeff and Lisa Wilkinson of Gainesville, Debbie and Jim Millerschultz of Bentonville, Arkansas and George Hatha-way of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas. Cousins include Bethany, Lauren, Josh, Ava, Brielle, Aiden and Brooke Bai-ley, Ridge and Trace Williams of Lake City, Jenny Woody of Joplin, Missouri, Jeff Tanner of Anchorage, Alaska, Seth, Grant, Ian and Aaron Mill-erschultz of Bentonville, Ar-kansas, Brittany Woods and Kendyl Hathaway of Yorkville, Illinois and Lauren Wilkinson of Gainesville. He was loved and will be missed by so many more uncles, aunts, cousins and friends and family too numer-ous to list but no less important.Funeral services for Hunter will be conducted at First United Methodist Church in Lake City on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at 3:00 P.M. with Rever-end Jeff Tate and Pastor Dusty Bailey oficiating. Interment will follow at Bethel Methodist Cemetery in Lake City. Visita-tion with the family will be held from 5:00-8:00 Wednesday evening at the funeral home. In Lieu of Flowers, donations may be made to NWTF (National Wild Turkey Federation) 234 SW Scott Place, Lake City, FL 32024. Arrangements are under the direction of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. HWY 441, Lake City. (386) 752-1954. Please leave words of com-fort for the family online at www.gatewayforestlawn.com
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“We’re working with the Chinese embassy, finding the family and next-of-kin.”
Bailey and the two criti-cally injured individuals were not wearing seatbelts and neither driver was sus-pected of DUI, according to the report.
A Lake City native, Bailey just graduated from Florida Gateway College’s Law Enforcement Academy and passed his FDLE state-cer-tification exam, according to the program director John Jewett.
“He was a great student, dedicated and real enthu-siastic about becoming a law enforcement officer,” Jewett said. “He always gave 100 percent and was well-liked by everybody. He was a good, solid recruit.”
Never back down, never give up
Stephen Taylor didn’t know Bailey before they both joined the same class at the academy. After spend-ing four hours a night train-ing to become law enforce-ment officers over the past year, the two became “like brothers.”
“He took something that was a long, gruesome trial and made it fun,” Taylor said. “You could bank on him making you laugh before a test, pepper spray, anything. When something gruesome came up that pushed us to the point of quitting, we’d always say ‘never back down, never give up.’ We both used to say that, it was like our phrase.”
Bailey was set to be a groomsman in Taylor’s wedding next November.
According to Taylor, Bailey drew inspiration for his law enforcement career field from his uncle, Columbia County Sheriff’s Deputy Kevin Bailey.
“His uncle’s a good guy and a great man, a good role model,” Taylor said. “He wanted to be like him.”
Kevin Bailey, 29, recalled seeing his nephew express a real interest in public safety at an early age.
“Everytime a fire truck, police car, ambulance or something else with sirens
went by, we’d both make our parents take us and follow it,” he said. “It was always a thing for him and me. He just cared about everybody and what they were doing and how he could help them accom-plish what they needed to do. He was always will-ing to help somebody out. Even if you told him no, he’d just hold a flashlight or hand you a tool just out of reach.”
Once Kevin Bailey became a patrol deputy with CCSO, his newphew took interest and the two began discussing a career in law enforcement.
“There were two things I told him: One, keep God first. Two, never let any-thing get to you, think posi-tive and stay positive.”
The kind of son you’d want to have
Ron Knowles, principal of Hidden Oak Elementary in Gainesville, where Bailey’s mother works, said he has known the family for about eight to 10 years.
“He was very respectful of adults, a yes-sir-no-sir kind-of-guy,” Knowles said. “He was just an incredibly firendly person who would do anything for anybody. If I had a son, Hunter would be the model of what I’d want. He’s genuine. Everything is real about him.”
Friends and family, dev-astated by the news, gath-ered together Sunday after-noon to pay homage to one
of Bailey’s favorite activi-ties—“riding.”
“He really enjoyed trucks. Most of us have these big, suped-up, jacked-up trucks,” said Kayla Fussell, who knew Bailey. “Yesterday we all met up.. [at 5:00 p.m.], gathered in a line and drove through town and back across town. Then we met at his par-ents’ old house on Sisters Welcome and headed out to Osceola National Forest. He loved to ride trails, it’s a fun thing we loved to do.”
She, too, remembered Bailey’s good-natured spirit and ability to make people laugh.
“One time me, Corey, Ryan and Hunter were in the forest real far out,” Fussell said. “The boys had to stop on the side of road to use the restroom and it was dark, at night. Hunter thought it would be a funny idea to turn the lights off and haul down the road like we forgot them.”
But despite his playful antics, his friends remem-bered him as a selfless, thoughtful man.
“I knew him for about three years,” Fussell said. “It may not seem like a long time, but when you have a good friend like that, it’s like you knew him for a lifetime. He would take the shirt off his back for anybody.”
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being too restrictive.Bob Knight, director
of the Howard T. Odum Florida Springs Institute, objected to the proposed MFLs said they weren’t protective enough.
“I’m really concerned that the district is relaxing the MFLs and making flow targets for the Ichetucknee and Santa Fe Rivers much lower than they should be and they’re not protecting the flows of the rivers by making those lower,” he
said, noting he believes the district should use a water balance approach in setting the MFLs. “They basical-ly softened their original draft which would call for 33 million gallons a day of recovery, now they’re say-ing we only need 11 million gallons a day. I think they are doing that under pres-sure from the public utili-ties who are saying they are going to sue the district if they issue these MFLs. Instead of using the best science, they are being swayed by political science for the MFLs.”
John Jopl ing, Ichetucknee Alliance presi-
dent, also voiced concerns about the MFLs but said they needed to be estab-lished now.
“We completely under-stand that there is scien-tific debate about these,” he said. “Frankly, we think the MFLs ought to be set considerably higher. We think we should be taking a lot more proactive steps towards limiting these companies for consumptive use permits and we think a lot more should be done. We regard the MFLs that are being proposed as com-pletely inadequate to really protecting our rivers, but we also appreciate they’re
a first step and we think a critical first step.”
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson, Our Santa Fe River president, said originally when they were working on the MFLs, they were told there was a 33 million gallon per day reduction in the flow, but now after the Peer review, it’s been reduced to 11 million gal-lons per day reduction.
“My understanding is the baseflow of the rivers is going down and we’re con-cerned that these MFLs are stretched out farther with more and more informa-tion looked at they will go down even more,” she said.
“They (Water Management District officials) are trying to establish MFLs at a very low rate when they should be established a lot higher. We want the MFLs issued, but our position is that if these MFLs are issued now how effective are they going to be.”
In addition there are concerns about the science used to collect the data and the results of the Peer Review that is included in the report.
The Peer Review The University of Florida
Water Institute did a peer review — an independent scientific review of the doc-
ument, where UF Water Institute officials added their professional opinions to the Water Management District technical report.
“The peer review includ-ed comments on how we did modeling for devel-oping the base line and we took their comments into effect when we redid the base line,” Herd said. “Some of the stakehold-ers want us to have the report re-peer reviewed, but there’s no premise for that in the statute. We’ve addressed the Peer Review’s comments so we’re not taking that back to peer review.”
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The Lake City Reporter contended in an editorial that the proposed photo ban was in violation of Florida’s open meetings law.
The Lake Shore Hospital Authority, which had such a ban in place, voted Dec. 9 to allow photography “in a manner that does not interrupt or disturb the meeting.”
Since the workshop, council staff has had time to review and recommend changes to the meeting procedures. Johnson said.
“There were changes identified by the coun-cil...and a memo by [City Attorney Herbert Darby] with some significant changes from his office,”
Johnson said Monday night. “The draft you have tonight contains all those changes...The provision in regards to photography in the council was totally eliminated.”
City council members now have until the next council meeting to review the revised draft and make further recommendations before the procedures become formalized.
In other business, the council:
•Approved the creation of the Special Magistrate position for their code enforcement activities;
•Approved the first read-ing of an ordinance that would increase the mem-bership of the Community Redevelopment Advisory Committee by providing for the appointment of members from the board
of commissioners and the chamber of commerce;
•Declared certain city-owned property surplus and authorized its sale at a public auction;
•Approved a bid from Mesa Products, Inc. for the installation of a deep anode cathodic protection system.
•Approved to continue waiving water and sewer impact fees for all of 2014 in hopes of facilitating res-idential and nonresidential development;
•Rejected all bids prior to Aug. 27 for the St. Margarets Wastewater Treatment Plant project, including the low bid by Brandes Design-Build Inc. for nearly $4.3 million.
The next city council meeting will be held at City Hall Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 7:00 p.m.
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Speed Stacking CompetitionEastside Elementary School’s fifth-graders Logan Dicks, 11, and Eyona Williams, 11, prac-tice for their individual competitions on Friday.
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TodayPinemount Elementary: Young Writers to 94.3 Radio Station and Burger King 10 a.m.Five Points Elementary: Chorus to Lake City Mall 11 a.m.Summers Elementary: Summers Singers Christmas Concert 6 p.m.CCE: Jump Rope dem-onstration assembly in cafeteria 9 a.m.RMS: Wolf Basketball vs. Baker County 5 p.m. HOMEWestside Elementary: Chorus Assemblies at schoolNiblack Elementary: Data meetings for grades 4 and 5 in room 20Eastside Elementary: Chorus performs at Lake City Mall 11 a.m.LCMS: Piano concert at FGC Performing Arts Center 6 p.m.; Chorus Holiday Concert at FGC Performing Arts Center 7:30 p.m.
WednesdayCCE: 1st grade craft time in cafeteria 8:45 a.m.; Chorus sings at Lake City Mall 10:30 a.m.Westside Elementary: 5th grade field trip CCE/Summers/FWHS: Choruses to Lake City Mall 11:30 a.m.Five Points Elementary: 5th grade field trip 8:30 a.m.Eastside Elementary: RMS band performs for 4th and 5th grade stu-dents in Tiger Den 1 p.m.LCMS: Algebra exam
ThursdayPinemount Elementary: 1st grade Breakfast with Santa 8 a.m.Westside Elementary: Kindergarten Breakfast with Santa; K-2 Christmas partiesFive Points Elementary: Terimnex presentation “Bugs” in Media Center for 5th grade 12:45 p.m.Melrose Park & CHS: Choruses to Lake City Mall 11:30 a.m.RMS: Chorus perfor-mance at Baya Pointe and Lake City Mall field trip 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Chess Club 3:10 to 4:30 p.m.; Wolf Soccer vs. LCMS 5/6:15 p.m. AWAY; Wolf Basketball vs. Suwannee 5/6:15 p.m. AWAYLCMS: Falcon Girls/boys basketball vs. Baker 5/6:15 p.m. AWAY; Falcon Soccer vs. RMS 5/6:15 p.m. HOMENiblack Elementary: Classroom parties after lunchEastside Elementary: Trista Dykes’ VPK Class Christmas Breakfast 8:30 a.m.; 4th grade parent writing Workshop in 4th grade classrooms
FridayLast day before holidays
Westside Elementary: Kindergarten Polar Express; 3rd-5th grade Christmas partiesSummers Elementary: Holiday show in cafeteria 8 a.m.Niblack Elementary: Holiday programEastside Elementary: Safety Patrol and Student Council field trip to Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Courthouse; Trista Dykes’ VPK Class cel-ebrate Polar ExpressCCE: Pajama Day
My oh my, how the weeks are flying by! With our Melrose Park teachers, staff and students par-ticipating in so many edu-
cational, yet fun-filled activities, next year is rapidly approaching. Keep your eyes peeled for what is to come later this week.
Our Pre-K classes have quite a full schedule this week with their field trip to the Columbia County Library, Burger King and Olustee Park taking place on Wednesday, Dec. 18. The little tykes will have a chance to travel to our local library to be wowed and amazed by the adven-tures held inside the numerous books which adorn the shelves. Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Lord and Mrs. Gieger are so excited to get their students engaged in reading, even at such young ages. We’re certain that Melrose Park Elementary will be abuzz with stories of the great big trea-sure trove of books! I, for one, am count-ing on it. Later in the week, our Pre-K friends will be even more astounded when on Friday, Dec. 20, they get a visit from Jolly Ol’ St. Nick himself! I sure hope they are all on the “Nice List.”
If you somehow missed the Melrose Park chorus open the county school board meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 10, you have several other opportunities to catch our singing sensations light up the stage. On Thursday, Dec. 19, the Melrose Park chorus will perform at the Lake City Mall from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and then again at our PTO concert in the cafeteria at 6 p.m. On December 20, you can stop by the Melrose campus to catch them in the act yet again, at 8:45 a.m. Make sure you bring a picture I.D. Please come and show your support for these dedicated singers.
Other important events planned at Melrose Park are our Family Reading Night, which will be held in the Media Center from 5-6 p.m., and the 4th and 5th grade Christmas parties taking place inside classrooms during lunch times. What a memorable time of year for our deserving Melrose pupils.
We would like to extend our thanks once again, to all who have supported our school. May you be blessed with the hap-piest of holidays this season.
Yours Truly, Melrose Park Elementary
A word from Melrose Park
COURTESY
A trip to the HippodromeMrs. Ballew’s 5th grade class enjoyed a touch of culture as they traveled to the Hippodrome Theater in Gainesville on Monday, December 9 to see “A Christmas Carol.” They were thrilled to also get a chance to interview the actors who portrayed classic Dickens characters.
COURTESY
A Circle of ThanksNiblack Elementary recently gathered the entire faculty, staff, student body and parents onto the PE field for Niblack’s first “Circle of Thanks” Thanksgiving event. The students in each class wrote what they were thankful for on a strip of paper which they connected to form a paper chain. This chain was con-nected to everyone else’s chain to form an unbroken circle. Several adults stepped forward and expressed the reasons they were thankful. Everyone had a wonderful time at this uplifting assembly.
COURTESY
Adele Graham AwardLinda Morris, Past President of the Florida Association of Partners in Education (FAPE) and Liz Starke, FAPE President present Dorothy S. Spradley, Columbia County School District Volunteer Coordinator with the 2013 Adele Graham Award. FAPE created the Adele Graham Award in 2001 which recognizes school volunteer coordinators who, like Mrs. Graham work tirelessly to support the education of Florida’s young people.
COURTESY
Epiphany Angel TreeJohn and Linnie Moser, Lynn Causey, and Pam Knighton join with Epiphany Catholic School students in front of the Third Annual Angel Tree to benefit children in need. Epiphany Catholic Church and School families donated Christmas gifts to be distributed through Catholic Charities.
ANNOUNCEMENT:The Columbia County School system will be
closed for the holiday season from December 23 through January 3. All personnel will return for a teacher workday on Monday, Jan. 6. Students will return when classes resume on Tuesday, Jan. 7. This will be the first day of the second semester.
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the forestry queens standing next to Smokey Bear. Decked out in Christmas lights and Santa hats, the Fort White High School Band played Christmas tunes throughout the night — includ-ing “Jingle Bells.”
Century Ambulance, Shining Star Academy of the Arts, The Ichetucknee Partnership and the Lake City roller derby team also participated in the parade.
Five-year-old Amaya Lemite liked seeing Santa the most.
“Because he brings our gifts on Christmas,” she said, adding that she also enjoyed seeing the colorful Christmas lights on all the parade floats. Each float was required to have lights, and many decided to follow this year’s parade theme, “Miracle on Marion.” Several floats reenacted scenes from the movie.
Parade float winners were Christ Central in first place, First Full Gospel in Second place, Wayne’s Carpet Plus in third place.
“It’s a tradition,” said Amaya’s moth-er, Brittany Kennedy. “We bring them out here every year to see.”
Kennedy came with her friend, Lacey DePratter, and DePratter’s two children. Both mothers wanted their children to experience the Christmas parade together. Amaya and five-year-old Julian Azbille both wore Santa hats throughout the night. Julian loved that the JROTC members wore hats just like his.
Lake City residents Jay and Lynn Harvey came out for the parade to sup-port their daughter, Samantha Selgas,
who attends Fort White High School. The also enjoyed watching their grand-daughter experience her first parade.
“It was a nice parade this year,” Lynn Harvey said. “The hot chocolate was a bonus. ... They all had a lot of really nice floats. They did put a lot of effort last year, but this year the floats were better.”
The couple hoped next year would bring an even better Christmas parade, especially since it was their daughter’s last year at Fort White High School.
“But as long as there are grandba-bies, there’s always room for a parade,” Lynn Harvey said.
PARADEContinued From 1A
Santa Claus, riding on top of a Lake City fire truck, waves to parade goers while going down Marion Avenue on Monday night. BELOW: A Christmas tree illumi-nates Marion Avenue and Olustee Park during the Christmas parade on Monday.
Photos by JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
ABOVE: The Vineyard of Lake City float travels through downtown Monday night. BELOW MIDDLE: The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park & Campground float passes through downtown Lake City.
Members of the I Muscle Up crew perform during the Christmas parade on Monday. RIGHT: Meally Jenkins, director of the Christmas Dream Machine, waves as she travels down Marion Avenue on Monday night.
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BRIEFS
Fridayn Columbia High boys
basketball at Orange Park High, 7:30 p.m. (JV-6)n Fort White High
basketball vs. Santa Fe High, 7:30 p.m. (girls-6)
Thursday, Dec. 26n Columbia High
boys basketball at Jarvis Williams Tournament in Palatka, TBA (through Saturday)n Fort White High boys
basketball in Hitchcock’s Challenge at Santa Fe High, TBA (through Monday)
GAMES
RUNNING
Registration open for Blue Grey 5k
The Olustee Blue Grey 5K is 7:30 a.m. Feb. 15. Discount registration is this week at Carquest Auto Parts or Step Fitness. All runners that register before Jan. 1 are guaranteed a long sleeve dri fit tech tee race shirt. Online registration is at www.stepfitnessonline.com. Day-of registration has an increased fee.
For details, contact Michelle Richards at [email protected].
ADULT SOFTBALL
Winter league registration set
Columbia County Adult Softball winter league registration is under way through Jan. 10 with the follow-ing schedule: Women’s league on Mondays, Church on Tuesdays, Men’s on Wednesdays and Co-ed on Thursdays. Cost is $250 at sign-up, along with a team roster and signed liability waivers and code of conduct. A coaches meeting is planned for 7 p.m. Jan. 10 in the meeting room above the concession stand.
For details, contact columbiacountyadult [email protected] or call Pete Bonilla (623-6561) or Casandra Wheeler (365-2168).
FLAG FOOTBALL
Registration for Christ Central
Christ Central Sports offers flag football for girls and boys ages 5-12. Registration continues through Jan. 10. Cost is $45.
For details, call Ronny Busscher at 365-2128.
YOUTH BASEBALL
Fort White Babe Ruth election
Fort White Babe Ruth Baseball has a special election for president and vice-president set for 6 p.m. Wednesday at the South Columbia Sports Park board meeting room.
For details, call Jackie Brooks at (386) 527-2555.
Lake City online registration open
Lake City/Columbia County Youth Baseball spring online registration is under way at www.lcccyb.com. Cost per player is $75 plus the online fee. Coaching information is available.
For details, call Jessica Langley at 867-1897.
n From staff reports
Indians sweep Rams
JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
ABOVE: Fort White High’s Joe Powers (23) is defended by Columbia High’s Kelvin Jonas (22) during the Indians’ 61-57 win on Dec. 5.
BELOW: Fort White High’s Desma Blake (2) looks for an open teammate after being double-teamed by Keystone Heights High players on Dec. 3.
Fort White boys stay undefeated with 81-47 winBy TIM KIRBY
FORT WHITE — Fort White High’s basketball team beat Interlachen High, 81-47, at home on Monday.
Added to a 72-48 win over Vernon High on Saturday and the Indians improved to 8-0 overall and 4-0 in District 5-4A.
Fort White sprinted out to a 32-18 lead at the end of the first quarter and expanded the margin to 55-34 at the half.
Melton Sanders led Fort White with 19 points, includ-ing three 3-pointers.
Quan Porter also knocked down three from long range and finished with 13 points. Paul Perry scored 11 points that included one trey.
Jalen Wyche scored nine points with one 3-pointer. Chris Cottrell and Dre Brown each scored eight points.
Isaiah Sampson scored seven points, while Joe Powers chipped in four points and Christian Helsel scored two.
Fort White also won the junior varsity game, 61-51.
Fort White was matched against a 6-2 Vernon team in the 2nd Annual Team Mighty Ike Shootout hosted by Williston High.
The Indians carried the day with balanced scoring, led by Wyche with 16 points (two 3-pointers).
Sanders, 13, Perry, 12 (one 3), and Cottrell, 10, also were in double figures.
Close behind were Porter with nine points (one 3), Helsel with eight points and Cameron White with four.
The Indians are off until Friday when Santa Fe High visits for a pair of district games.
The JV boys start things off at 4:30 p.m., followed by the Lady Indians and the varsity boys at 7:30 p.m.
Lady Indians basketball
Fort White’s girls basket-ball team completed a sea-son sweep of Interlachen with a 48-41 road win on Thursday.
The Lady Indians are 3-5 overall and 3-2 in District 5-4A, where they are trying to make a return trip to the state playoffs.
Fort White played a dis-trict game at P.K. Yonge School on Monday and will join the varsity and junior varsity boys in hosting Santa Fe for a tripleheader on Friday.
Game time for the girls is 6 p.m.
Fort White soccer
Fort White’s soccer teams played at Crescent City High on Wednesday and hosted Hamilton County High on Friday.
Crescent City was a District 5-2A match for both teams. The Raiders beat the Lady Indians 5-0 and Fort White’s boys fell 8-0.
The Fort White teams made a better showing against Hamilton County, not only from Wednesday but from their first meet-ings with the Trojans.
Fort White’s boys played to a scoreless tie, while the Lady Indians lost 2-1.
The teams wrapped up pre-holiday play at P.K. Yonge on Monday in the final district matches of the regular season.
SCOREBOARD
TELEVISION
TV sports
Today
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN — Jimmy V Classic, Pittsburgh
vs. Cincinnati, at New York
FS1 — Yale at Providence
8 p.m.
FSN — Texas-Arlington at Oklahoma
9 p.m.
ESPN — Jimmy V Classic, Florida vs.
Memphis, at New York
ESPN2 — Missouri St. at Louisville
FS1 — Ball St. at Marquette
NHL HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Washington at Philadelphia
SOCCER
2:30 p.m.
FS1 — FIFA, Club World Cup,
semifinal, Guangzhou Evergrand FC vs.
Bayern Munich, at Agadir, Morocco
WOMEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
ESPN2 — Jimmy V Classic, UConn
at Duke
FOOTBALL
NFL standings
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
New England 10 4 0 .714 369 311
Miami 8 6 0 .571 310 296
N.Y. Jets 6 8 0 .429 246 367
Buffalo 5 9 0 .357 300 354
South
W L T Pct PF PA
y-Indianapolis 9 5 0 .643 338 319
Tennessee 5 9 0 .357 326 355
Jacksonville 4 10 0 .286 221 399
Houston 2 12 0 .143 253 375
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Cincinnati 9 5 0 .643 354 274
Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 278 261
Pittsburgh 6 8 0 .429 321 332
Cleveland 4 10 0 .286 288 362
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Denver 11 3 0 .786 535 372
x-Kansas City 11 3 0 .786 399 255
San Diego 7 7 0 .500 343 311
Oakland 4 10 0 .286 295 393
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Philadelphia 8 6 0 .571 364 349
Dallas 7 7 0 .500 393 385
N.Y. Giants 5 9 0 .357 251 357
Washington 3 11 0 .214 305 434
South
W L T Pct PF PA
New Orleans 10 4 0 .714 359 270
Carolina 10 4 0 .714 328 208
Tampa Bay 4 10 0 .286 258 324
Atlanta 4 10 0 .286 309 388
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 8 6 0 .571 406 391
Detroit 7 6 0 .538 346 321
Green Bay 7 6 1 .536 353 362
Minnesota 4 9 1 .321 363 425
West
W L T Pct PF PA
x-Seattle 12 2 0 .857 380 205
San Francisco 10 4 0 .714 349 228
Arizona 9 5 0 .643 342 291
St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 316 324
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
Thursday’s Game
San Diego 27, Denver 20
Sunday’s Games
Minnesota 48, Philadelphia 30
Atlanta 27, Washington 26
San Francisco 33, Tampa Bay 14
Seattle 23, N.Y. Giants 0
Chicago 38, Cleveland 31
Indianapolis 25, Houston 3
Buffalo 27, Jacksonville 20
Miami 24, New England 20
Kansas City 56, Oakland 31
Carolina 30, N.Y. Jets 20
Arizona 37, Tennessee 34, OT
St. Louis 27, New Orleans 16
Green Bay 37, Dallas 36
Pittsburgh 30, Cincinnati 20
Monday’s Game
Baltimore at Detroit (n)
Sunday, Dec. 22
Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Kansas City, 1 p.m.
Denver at Houston, 1 p.m.
Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.
Oakland at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m.
New England at Baltimore, 4:25 p.m.
Chicago at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 23
Atlanta at San Francisco, 8:40 p.m.
BASKETBALL
NBA schedule
Today’s Games
Portland at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Sacramento at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Denver, 9 p.m.
New Orleans at Golden State,
10:30 p.m.
AP Top 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated
Press’ college basketball poll, with first-
place votes in parentheses, records
through Dec. 15, total points based on
25 points for a first-place vote through
one point for a 25th-place vote and last
week’s ranking:
Record Pts Prv
1. Arizona (63) 11-0 1,623 1
2. Syracuse (2) 10-0 1,528 2
3. Ohio St. 10-0 1,464 3
4. Wisconsin 12-0 1,381 4
5. Michigan St. 8-1 1,297 5
6. Louisville 9-1 1,264 6
7. Oklahoma St. 9-1 1,165 7
8. Duke 7-2 1,053 8
8. Villanova 10-0 1,053 10
10. UConn 9-0 1,035 9
11. Wichita St. 10-0 923 12
12. Baylor 8-1 898 14
13. Oregon 9-0 834 15
14. North Carolina 7-2 792 18
15. Memphis 7-1 755 16
16. Florida 7-2 699 19
17. Iowa St. 8-0 698 17
18. Kansas 7-3 482 13
19. Kentucky 8-3 414 11
20. Colorado 10-1 405 21
21. Gonzaga 10-1 376 20
22. UMass 9-0 351 22
23. Missouri 10-0 222 24
24. San Diego St. 7-1 176 25
25. Iowa 10-2 72 23
Others receiving votes: UCLA
69, Pittsburgh 66, Saint Mary’s (Cal)
11, George Washington 5, Harvard 4,
Oklahoma 4, Michigan 3, Toledo 3.
AP Top 25 schedule
Today’s Games
No. 5 Michigan State vs. North Florida,
7 p.m.
No. 6 Louisville vs. Missouri State,
9 p.m.
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. Delaware
State, 8 p.m.
No. 11 Wichita State at Alabama,
9 p.m.
No. 13 Oregon vs. UC Irvine,
10:30 p.m.
No. 15 Memphis vs. No. 16 Florida
at Madison Square Garden, 9 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Delaware, 7 p.m.
No. 10 UConn vs. Stanford, 9 p.m.
No. 12 Baylor vs. Northwestern State,
9:30 p.m.
No. 14 North Carolina vs. Texas, 7 p.m.
No. 22 UMass at Ohio, 7 p.m.
No. 24 San Diego State vs. Southern
Utah, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
No. 1 Arizona vs. Southern U., 9 p.m.
No. 8 Duke vs. UCLA at Madison
Square Garden, 7:30 p.m.
Friday’s Game
No. 2 Syracuse vs. High Point, 7 p.m.
Saturday’s Games
No. 3 Ohio State vs. Notre Dame at
Madison Square Garden, 7:30 p.m.
No. 5 Michigan State at Texas, 4 p.m.
No. 6 Louisville at Florida International,
6 p.m.
No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. No. 20
Colorado at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena, Las Vegas, 11:30 p.m.
No. 8 Villanova vs. Rider, 4 p.m.
No. 13 Oregon vs. BYU, 10:30 p.m.
No. 14 North Carolina vs. Davidson,
5 p.m.
No. 15 Memphis vs. Southeast Missouri
State, 8 p.m.
No. 16 Florida vs. Fresno State at
the BB&T Center, Sunrise, 4:30 p.m.
No. 18 Kansas vs. Georgetown, Noon
No. 19 Kentucky vs. Belmont, Noon
No. 21 Gonzaga at Kansas State,
3:30 p.m.
No. 22 UMass vs. Florida State at
the BB&T Center, Sunrise, 2 p.m.
No. 23 Missouri vs. Illinois at Scottrade
Center, St. Louis, 5:30 p.m.
No. 24 San Diego State vs. McNeese
State, 10 p.m.
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LCMS Hoop Shoot winnersEthan Thomas,10-11-year-old age group, (left) and Gyro Delos-Trinos, 12-13-year-old age group, were Lake City Middle School winners in the Elks National Hoop Shoot competition.
DEAR ABBY: My mother-in-law sent my 7-year-old son a gift and a card for his birthday. They arrived about a week early. A few days before his birthday, she called and asked if he had received them. He said he had, but before he could explain that he hadn’t opened them, she started talk-ing about the gift inside, revealing the surprise.
I have now “heard” she’s upset with me and my son for this awkward moment. She says that from now on she would like a phone call when her cards or gifts arrive, so she can “hear his enjoyment over the phone even if they arrive early.” I don’t think my son did anything wrong.
When a gift arrives in advance of an occasion, must it be opened imme-diately? Or can it wait for the actual birthday or Christmas? Sometimes he likes to open one present at a time, write a thank-you note, then open the next, stretching out his gift-opening over a few days. Is this a social no-no? — WONDERING
DEAR WONDERING: Gifts are usually opened the day of the occasion. When the occasion is a birthday, the usual expec-tation is that the presents will be opened at the party. At that time a verbal thank-you is offered. A thank-you note should be written a
very short time later.Your mother-in-law may
have called for reassurance that her gift had arrived. She should not have revealed what it was. You did nothing wrong. The mistake was hers.
DEAR ABBY: My good friend “Derek” is in his 30s and just started his first seri-ous relationship. He told me after a week together that she was “the one” and that he loved her. I told him I was happy for him and sug-gested he take things slow so they could really get to know each other.
I had a party two nights ago where he introduced his new girlfriend. They spent most of the time making out like teenagers in front of everyone. Some guests were so uncomfort-able they left early.
I haven’t seen Derek since, and I’m worried not only that he’s moving too fast to make up for lost time, but that he’s doing it with someone who also is oblivious to how socially unacceptable their behav-ior was. I’m not sure how to express my concerns to my friend without hurting
him. — CONCERNEDDEAR CONCERNED:
It would not be rude or hurtful for you to mention to Derek that you think the girl is “great” — but the show they put on at your party made some of your other guests so uncomfortable they left early. Let’s hope the “hint” is sufficient.
DEAR ABBY: My 10-year-old daughter told a friend she would go to a concert with her a few months ago. Since then, my daughter decided to end the friendship because the girl was clingy, dra-matic and controlling.
Do I insist my daughter go to the concert as she said she would, or let her off the hook? The friend seems to be hoping she will go so they can renew the friendship, but my daughter has no plans to do it. Please help! -- MANAGING DISCORD
DEAR MOM: If the girl is expecting your daughter to go to the concert with her, your daughter should tell her she does NOT plan to attend so the girl can invite someone else. Do not insist that your daughter associate with anyone who makes her feel uncomfort-able. Her reason for pulling back from that relationship showed good judgment.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Speak passionately but be prepared to encoun-ter other points of view. Sticking to your values will not be difficult, but accept-ing someone else’s is not so easy. Wager the pros and cons and decide if you want to make allowances or not. ★★★★
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A little extra work will go a long way. Don’t hesitate to make financial adjust-ments in order to improve your cash flow. Consider your options and whether or not you should pursue new avenues. Romance is on the rise. ★★★★
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Watch your spend-ing habits. It’s easy to get caught up in the festive spirit of giving. A positive change in your relationships with others will take place if you take the time to listen and discuss interests and future plans. ★★★
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make personal chang-es that will help you gain greater respect from your peers. Re-evaluate your posi-tion and your direction. It’s up to you to do what’s right. Don’t let emotions swell and cause problems. Make love, not war, and you’ll avoid duress. ★★★
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Make an effort to get out
and meet some new friends. Networking will lead to intellectual banter as well as bright prospects for the future. You’ll feel inspired about taking on a new direc-tion. Take care of unfinished business and make way for new endeavors. ★★★
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Trouble at home will mount if someone isn’t being honest. Settle any turmoil quickly before too much has been said or done to reverse the problem. Develop a creative skill you enjoy doing. Pick up infor-mation regarding educa-tional pursuits. ★★★★
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Travel, communi-cate and get together with old friends. Discuss your thoughts and plans for the future with someone you’ve always shared an interest with. Don’t ask questions unless you are prepared to hear the truth and deal with the outcome. ★★★★★
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look over per-sonal paperwork and update whatever needs adjusting. Make alterations to your liv-ing space to accommodate guests or projects you want to start. Check your motives before you do something
that may cause a backlash. ★★★
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Decorate, make a move or change your environment to suit your mood and your future prospects. Spend time with someone you love discuss-ing personal plans. Do whatever it takes to set an example that will lead to advancement. ★★★
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): A friend or relative is likely to cause a problem. Don’t let him or her meddle in your affairs. An impulsive move will make you look bad or cause a dispute. Step back and consider the consequences before you overreact. ★★★
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Spend time shopping or picking up items that you can use for a creative pursuit. Send out resumes or answer ads that can lead to a higher income. A younger person in your life will have an impact on a decision you make. ★★★★★
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let emo-tions take over. Stick to your game plan and move toward your goal. Unfinished busi-ness will be what leads to added stress. Be industri-ous, and you’ll be able to enjoy down time when you are finished. ★★
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDACase No.: 11-284-DRDivision:MABEL BOWENS-GRIER,Petitioner/Wife,andJEFFREY GRIER,Respondent/Husband.NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSO-LUTION OF MARRIAGE WITH DEPENDENT OR MINOR CHIL-DRENTO: Jeffrey GrierAddress UnknownYOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on Steven D. Miller, Esquire, 950 South Pine Island Road, Suite A-150, Plan-tation, Florida 33324 on or before 01-10-14 and file the original with the Clerk of this Court at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Flori-da 32055 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the petition.Copies of all court documents in this case, including order, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's of-fice. You may review these docu-ments upon request.You must keep the Clerk of the Cir-cuit Court's office notified of your current address. (You may file No-tice of Current Address, Florida Su-preme Court Approved Family Law Form 12.915.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address on record at the clerk's office.WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, re-quires certain automatic disclosure of documents and information. Failure to comply can result in sanctions, in-cluding dismissal or striking of pleadings.P. DEWITT CASONCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: /s/ Sol Rodriguez
05542385December 10, 17, 24, 31, 2013
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AP-PLY TO BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS TO VACATE PLATNOTICE IS HEREBY given that WILLIAM C. ROWAN, WILLIAM RILEY ROWAN and RUTHIE ROWAN BERNECKER intend to apply by appropriate petition to the Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida, at its next regularly scheduled meeting to be held on January 2, 2014, commenc-ing at 5:30 PM in the Council Cham-bers, 372 W. Duval Street, Lake City, Florida to vacate a portion of the following described plat of land in Columbia County, Florida, as fol-lows:Lots 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39, Country Lake in Woodborough, Phase 2, ac-cording to the plat thereof as record-ed in Plat Book 9, Pages 57-58, Pub-lic Records of Columbia County, Florida.andTwo sixty feet wide strips of land ly-ing between Lots 25 and 27 and be-tween Lots 35 and 37, Country Lake in Woodborough, Phase 2, according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 9, Pages 57-58, Public Records of Columbia County Florida.All persons having any interest in the title to the above described real prop-erty are hereby notified that WIL-LIAM C. ROWAN, WILLIAM RI-LEY ROWAN AND RUTHIE ROWAN BERNECKER, as the owners of all the lands described above, will request that the Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida vacate that portion of sail plat as hereinabove described.DATED this 5th of December, 2013.DARBY & PEELEBy: /s/ Richard E. Stadler.Post Office Drawer 1707Lake City, Florida 32056Telephone 386-752-4120Facsimile 386-758-4569Attorneys for Petitioner
05542424December 10, 17, 2013
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO: 12-000528-CAWELLS FARGO BANK, NA,Plaintiff,vs.CHRISTOPHER SALZER; CECI-LIA SALZER; UNKNOWN TEN-ANT I; UNKNOWN TENANT II; BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.; USAAFEDERAL SAVINGS BANK, and any unknown heirs, devisees, grant-ees, creditors, and other unknown persons or unknown spouses claim-ing by, through and under any of the above-named DefendantsDefendants.AMENDED NOTICE OF FORE-CLOSURE SALENOTICE is hereby given that the un-dersigned Clerk of the Circuit Court of Columbia County, Florida, will on the 15th day of January 2014 at 11 o’clock A.M., at the third floor of the Columbia County Courthouse at 173 N.E. Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida, offer for sale and sell at pub-lic outcry to the highest and best bid-der for cash, the following described property situate in Columbia County, Florida:LOT 146, EMERALD LAKES, PHASE FOUR, A SUBDIVISION ACCORDING TO THE PLATTHEREOF RECORDED IN PLATBOOK 6, PAGES 151 AND 152 OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF CO-LUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDApursuant to the Final Judgment en-tered in a case pending in said Court, the style of which is indicated above.Any person or entity claiming an in-terest in the surplus, if any, resulting from the foreclosure sale, other than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens, must file a claim on same with the Clerk of Court within 60 days after the foreclosure sale.AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who requires accommo-dations in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of cer-tain assistance. Individuals with a disability who require special accom-modations in order to participate in a court proceeding should contact the ADA Coordinator, 173 NE Hernan-do Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, FL 32055, (386) 719-7428, within two (2) business days of receipt of notice to appear. Individuals who are hearing impaired should call (800) 955-8771. Individuals who are voice impaired should call (800) 955-8770.WITNESS my hand and official seal of said Court this 3rd day of Decem-ber 2013.P. DeWitt CasonCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy: /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk
05542448December 17, 24, 2013
IN THE COUNTY COURT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.CASE NO. 13-468-CCBUDDY MAC JOHNSON,Plaintiff,vs.CHRISTINA CHALREO BREAULT,Defendants.NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALENotice is hereby given that the fol-lowing described real property:Lots 5, 6, 15 and 16 of Block 8, Ma-son City, a subdivision according to the plat thereof as recorded in Plat Book 1, page 31, public records of Columbia County, Florida.shall be sold by the Clerk of this Court, at public sale, pursuant to the Final Judgment in the above styled action dated November 18, 2013, and also any subsequent amended or corrected final judgment, at the Co-lumbia County Courthouse in Lake City, Columbia County, Florida, at 11:00 A.M., on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, to the best and highest bid-der for cash. Any person claiming an interest in any surplus from the sale, other than the property owner as of the date of the notice of lis pendens, must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.WITNESS my hand and official seal in the State and County aforesaid this 5th day of December, 2013.P. DEWITT CASON,Clerk of CourtBy /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk
05542423December 10, 17, 2013
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALEFORT WHITE AUTOMOTIVE gives Notice of Foreclosure of Lien and intent to sell these vehicles on 01/02/14, 8:00 am at 8493 SW. US Hwy 27, Fort White, FL 32038, pur-suant to subsection 713.78 of the Florida Statutes. FORT WHITE AU-TOMOTIVE reserves the right to accept or reject any and/or all bids.
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05542566DECEMBER 17, 2013
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISIONCase No.: 12-2012-CA-000306BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., Plain-tiff,v.DANNELL WILKERSON; et al., Defendants,NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-suant to a Final Summary Judgment dated November 25, 2013, entered in Civil Case No.: 12-2012-CA-00306, of the Circuit Court of the Third Ju-dicial Circuit in and for Columbia County, Florida, wherein BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., is Plaintiff, and DANNELL WILKERSON; DAN-IEL C. WILKERSON A/K/A DAN-IEL WILKERSON, AN INCAPACI-TATED ADULT BY AND THROUGH; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANIEL C. WILKERSON A/K/A DANIEL WILKERSON, AN INCAPACITATED A; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF DANNELL WILKER-SON; CITIFINANCIAL AUTO CORPORATION; UNKNOWN TENANT #1; UNKNOWN TEN-ANT #2; ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING INTERESTS BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST A NAMED DEFEND-ANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAME UNKNOWN PARTIES MAY CLAIM AN IN-TEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTH-ER CLAIMANTS, are Defendants.P. DEWITT CASON, the Clerk of Court shall sell to the highest bidder for cash on the third floor of the Co-lumbia County Courthouse, located at 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055 at 11:00 a.m. on the 15th day of January 2014 the follow-ing described real property as set forth in said Final Summary Judg-ment, to wit:LOT 66, 67 AND 68, UNIT 20, THREE RIVERS ESTATES, AC-CORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 14, PUB-LIC RECORDS OF COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH A 1992 WINTER HAVEN, VIN# FLAMBW44832984 with the street address of: 128 SW PLEAS-ANT TERRACE, FORT WHITE, FL 32038.If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk no later than 60 days after the sale. If you fail to file a claim you will not be entitled to any remaining funds. After 60 days, only the owner of re-cord as of the date of the lis pendens may claim the surplus.If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceed-ing, you are entitled at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assis-tance. Persons with a disability who need any accommodation in order to participate should call Jacquetta Bradley, ADA Coordinator, Third Judicial Circuit, P.O. Box 1569, Lake City, Florida, at (386) 719-7428 within two (2) working days of your receipt of this notice; if you are hearing impaired call (800) 955-8771; if you are voice impaired, call (800) 955-8770.WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on November 25, 2013.P. DEWITT CASONCLERK OF THE COURTBy: /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk
05542446December 17, 24, 2013
NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AP-PLY TO BOARD OF COUNTYCOMMISSIONERS TO VACATE PLATNOTICE IS HEREBY given that WILLIAM C. ROWAN, intends to apply by appropriate petition to the Board of County Commissioners of Columbia County, Florida, at its next regularly scheduled meeting to be held on January 2, 2014, commenc-ing at 5:30 PM in the Council Cham-bers, 372 W. Duval Street, Lake City, Florida to vacate a portion of the following described plat of land in Columbia County, Florida, as fol-lows:Lots 2, 3, 5, 7, 15, and 17, Country Lake in Woodborough, Phase 1, ac-cording to the plat thereof as record-ed in Plat Book 8, Pages 97-99, Pub-lic Records of Columbia County, Florida.All persons having any interest in the title to the above described real prop-erty are hereby notified that WIL-LIAM C. ROWAN, as the owner of all the lands described above, will re-quest that the Board of County Com-missioners of Columbia County, Florida vacate that portion of said plat as hereinabove described.DATED this 5 day of December, 2013.DARBY & PEELEBy: /s/ Richard E. Stadler.Post Office Drawer 1707Lake City, Florida 32056Telephone 386-752-4120Facsimile 386-758-4569Attorneys for Petitioner
05542425December 10, 17, 2013
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 12-2012-CA-000631WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff,v.JULIE A GIBBONS A/K/A JULIE GIBBONS A/K/A JULIE ANNE GIBBONS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JULIE A GIBBONS A/K/A JU-LIE GIBBONS A/K/A JULIE ANNE GIBBONS; UNKNOWN TENANT 1; UNKNOWN TENANT2; AND ALL UNKNOWN PAR-TIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER OR AGAINST THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S), WHO (IS/ARE) NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UN-KNOWN PARTIES CLAIM AS HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED-ITORS, TRUSTEES, SPOUSES, OR OTHER CLAIMANTS;Defendants.NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to Final Judgment of Foreclosure en-tered on November 26, 2013 in the Circuit Court of Columbia County, Florida, the clerk shall sell the prop-erty situated in Columbia County, Florida, described as:A PORTION OF LOT 24, PINE HAVEN, A SUBDIVISION AS PER MAP OR PLAT THEREOF RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 138, OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF COLUMBIA COUN-TY, FLORIDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGIN AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT 24, PINE HAVEN, AND RUN N 89°52’32’’ E, ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF GRAPE STREET, 469.74 FEET, THENCE RUN S 00°25’10’’ E, 366.58 FEET, THENCE RUN S 54°19’52’’ W, 251.32 FEET, THENCE RUN N 76°55’01’’ W, 282.48 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAYLINE OF ICHETUCKNEE ROAD, SAID POINT BEING ON ACURVE CONCAVE TO THE WEST, THENCE RUN NORTHER-LY ALONG THE EASTERLYRIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ICHE-TUCKNEE ROAD AND SAID CURVE, HAVING A RADIUS OF 3,859.72 FEET THROUGH A CEN-TRAL ANGLE OF 03°57’45’’, FOR AN ARC DISTANCE OF 266.94 FEET (CHORD N 01°33’00’’ E 266.89 FEET) TO THE END OF SAID CURVE, THENCE RUN N 00°06’14’’ W, ALONG THE EAST-ERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ICHETUCKNEE ROAD, 181.36 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGIN-NING TOGETHER WITH THATCERTAIN 1997 GENERAL LEAS-ING CO. TRIPLEWIDE MOBILE HOME VIN GMHGA1509615046A, TITLE #71775844, AND VIN GMHGA1509615046B, TITLE #71775843 AND VIN GMHGA1509615046C, TITLE #71775842, WHICH HAS BEEN RETIRED.a/k/a 212 SW GRAPE ST, LAKE CITY, FL 32024-5042 at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, Third Floor of the Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NW Her-nando Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055, on February 26, 2014 beginning at 11:00 AM.If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk no later than 60 days after the sale. If you fail to file a claim you will not be entitled to any remaining funds.NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DIS-ABILITIES: IF YOU ARE A PER-SON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NO COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT NANCY NYDAM ATROOM 205, COLUMBIA COUN-TY COURTHOUSE, P.O. BOX 1569, LAKE CITY, FL (904) 758-2163; SUNCOM 839-2163, WITH-IN 2 WORKING DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NOTICE. IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, CALL (904) 758-2139.Dated this 27th day of November 2013.P. DeWitt CasonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk
05542445December 17, 24, 2013
PUBLIC AUCTION
1998 CHEVY
VIN# 1G1ND52M6W213508
2000 HONDA
VIN#1HGCG3242YA010336
CREAMER’S WRECKER
SERVICE
290 NE SUNNYBROOK ST.
LAKE CITY, FL 32055
COLUMBIA COUNTY
386-752-2861
SALE DATE: JANUARY 6, 2014
8:00 AM
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PUBLIC NOTICEON INVITATION TO BIDITB-008-2014Sealed bids will be accepted by the City of Lake City, Florida, 205 N Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055 until January 14, 2014 at 11:00 A.M. at which time all bids will be opened and read aloud in the City Council Chambers located on the 2nd floor of City Hall, 205 N Marion Avenue, Lake City, Florida.PIPE, PIPE FITTINGS, & FIRE HYDRANTS FOR NEW 12" MAINBid specifications may be viewed on the City website: procurement.lcfla.com or at www.demandstar.com. Contact the Procurement Department at (386) 719-5816 or (386) 719-5818 for more information.
05542557December 17, 2013
PUBLIC AUCTION2003 MITSVIN# 4A3AA46G23E161659CREAMER’S WRECKER SERVICE 290 NE SUNNYBROOK ST.LAKE CITY, FL 32055COLUMBIA COUNTY386-752-2861SALE DATE: DECEMBER 31, 2013 8:00 AM
05542559December 17, 2013
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO. 12-374-CAWELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., Plaintiff,Vs.STACEY JOHNS; KEVIN JOHNS; UNKNOWN TENANT; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF KEVIN JOHNS; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF STACEY JOHNS IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, Defendants.NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-suant to Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure dated the 26 day of November, 2013, and entered in Case No. 12-374-CA, of the Circuit Court of the 3RD Judicial Circuit in and for Co-lumbia County, Florida, wherein WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. is the Plaintiff and STACEY JOHNS KE-VIN JOHNS UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF KEVIN JOHNS N/K/A TONYJOHNS; and UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF STACEY JOHNS UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY are de-
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fendants. The Clerk of this Court shall see to the highest and best bid-der for cash at the, Columbia County Courthouse, 173 N.E HERNANDO AVENUE, LAKE CITY, FL 32055, 11:00 AM on the 26 day of February, 2014, the following described prop-erty as set forth in said Final Judg-ment, to wit:A PART OF THE SW 1/4 OF SEC-TION 22, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, MORE PARTIC-ULARLY DESCRIBED AS: COM-MENCE AT THE SOUTHEASTCORNER OF THE SW 1/4 OF SAID SW 1/4 AND RUN N 0°34'32'' W, ALONG THE EASTLINE THEREOF, 511.82 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF ST. CATHERINE ROAD (AN EXIST-ING COUNTY MAINTAINED ROAD); SAID POINT ALSO BE-ING THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S 66°39’52’’ W, ALONG SAID NORTH RIGHT-OF-WAYLINE, 272.63 FEET; THENCE N 0°49'30'' W, 1410.70 FEET; THENCE N 88°41’57’’ E, 257.58 FEET; THENCE S 0°34’32’’ E, 1308.48 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COLUMBIA COUN-TY, FLORIDA.ANY PERSON CLAIMING AN IN-TEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF ANY, OTHER THAN THE PROPERTY OWNER AS OF THE DATE OF THE LIS PENDENS MUST FILE A CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE SALE.AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who requires accommo-dations in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of cer-tain assistance. Individuals with a disability who require special accom-modations in order to participate in a court proceeding should contact the ADA Coordinator, 173 NE Hernan-do Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, FL 32055, (386) 719-7428, within two (2) business days of receipt of notice to appear. Individuals who are hearing impaired should call (800) 955-8771. Individuals who are voice impaired should call (800) 955-8770.Dated this 27th day of November 2013.P. DEWITT CASONClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk
05542444December 17, 24, 2013
REPORTER ClassifiedsIn Print and On Line
www.lakecityreporter.com
755-5440
To place yourclassified ad call
Classified Department: 755-5440LAKE CITY REPORTER CLASSIFIED TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 2013 5B
Self-PropelledVacuum/Chipper/Shredder
Like new.
$699
Call
386-754-0854
100 JobOpportunities
05542121
The Lake City Reporter is now seeking qualified candidates
for the position ofSales Associate
This position requires selfmotivation and drive to assist
business' within the community with their marketing and sales
plans. Applying candidatesmust possess and energeticand professional attitudealong with a clean driving
history. Pay range isbased on experience.
This position is offered Salaryplus uncapped Commission.Please send all resumes to
[email protected] mail to:
Attn: Theresa Westberry 180 East Duval Street, Lake City, Fl
32055
05542347
PRESSROOM MANAGERCommunity Newspapers Inc. is seeking a pressroom manager for Mountain Press, located inFranklin, NC. The pressroommanager is responsible for all
press and mailroom operations. This position requires
experience in press operations,including press layouts,preventive maintenance
procedures, qualityreproduction, managing safety including OSHA requirements, and supervisory responsibilities
for press crew and mailroomsupervisor. Maintenance of key supply inventories, including
newsprint, ink, plates, essential supplies and spare parts is
required. Successful applicant will have hands on experienceoperating a Goss community
press, computer to platetechnologies, prepress workflow systems, File transfer protocol
process, and newsprint ordering and inventory systems.
Mountain Press is aregional printing facility for
CNI’s Franklin Regionnewspapers. Email resume,
salary requirements and three professional references to:
[email protected] mail to: Rachel Hoskins,
Franklin Regional Publisher, PO Box 350,
Franklin, NC 28744.
05542526
ACCOUNTANT - Auditor po-sition open in local CPA Firm. Accounting or related degree
and experience required. A career position, competative
salary and benefits.Send resume to:
05542569
World ClassCEMENT
MANUFACTURERis in need of experienced Electrical Maintenance
Technician to install, maintain, and repair electric and electronic equipment. Duties include, but
are not limited to: High and low voltage tests and troubleshoot-
ing; electric control, piping, wiring, pneumatic, & hydraulic
controls, air conditioning, operate mobile equipment,
weigh feeders, calibration & troubleshooting, Shenck & Pfis-
ter Systems, test, calibrate & troubleshoot; & assist with de-partments needs as necessary.
HS Diploma or equivalent preferred. Experience Required.
Position requires working rotating shifts, holidays, week-
ends, overtime & accept call-ins after hours. Suwannee American
Cement, located in Branford, FL. Competitive salary and excellent benefits. Qualified applicants send resumes to
[email protected] fax to Human Resources:
386-935-5071.
52 Temp Nursery Workers needed 1/22/14-11/20/14. Wrkrs will
perform any combo of duties to plant, cultivate, and harvestnursery stock. Wrkrs will be
required to harvest both container and field grown plants, trees and
shrubs. 3 month verifiableexperience working in agriculture/horticulture
Guaranteed 3/4 of contract hours.All tools, supplies, equipment
provided at no cost. Free housing provided for non-commuting workers. Transportation &
subsistence reimbursed to worker upon completion of 50% of
contract, or earlier if appropriate. Random drug testing at employer’s
expense. Pay rate is the highest $9.78/hr or applicable piece rates
depending on crop activity.Worksite in Mobile Co. AL.
Applicants should report or send a resume to the nearest FL Agency of Workforce Innovations office
ref job order # 1168795or call 386-755-9026. T.A.S. Inc
DBA Cottage Hill NurseryIrvington, AL
Gilman Building Products Cois accepting applications for
Security Guard at the Sawmilllocated in Lake Butler. A high
school diploma or equivalent isrequired. Computer knowledge is
required. We have competitive rates & 401K, dental & health
insurance, paid vacation &holidays & promotional
opportunities. This position is night shift and every weekend.
Interested applicants should apply in person from 8:00 AM until3:30 PM at the front office.
Maintenance AssistantAvalon Healthcare Center is
currently accepting applications for the immediate position of Part
Time Maintenance Assistant toassist with Renovation Projects.
Avalon Healthcare andRehabilitation Center.
Apply in Person1270 S.W. Main Blvd.
Lake City, Florida 32025386-752-7900
Drug Free Workplace/EOE
100 JobOpportunities
60 TEMP Farm Workers needed 1/20/14-10/31/14. Wrkrs will
perform a variety of dutiesassociated with growing peaches and other vegetables. 3 months verifiable experience pruning
commercial fruit bearing trees. Wrkrs may perform support duties such as operate farm equipment,
packing and general field/ orchard maintenance. Pre-employment &
random drug testing at theemployer’s expense. Guaranteed 3/4 of contract hours. All tools, supplies, & equip provided at no cost. Free housing provided for
non-commuting workers.Transportation & subsistencereimbursed to worker upon
completion of 50% of contract, or earlier if appropriate. Pay rate is $9.78/hr or applicable piece rates
depending on crop activity.Worksites in Chesterfield Co. SC. Applicants should report or send a resume to the nearest FL Agency
of Workforce Innovations office or call 386-755-9026 & reference job
# 570199. McLeod Farms – McBee, SC
HOUSEKEEPER NEEDEDin Wellborn area.
Monday's 10am-3pm, $65.386-362-8165.
LOOKING FOR Class Adrivers with experience
in hauling logs.Call 904-964-4500.
Secretary for in-home office. Sal-ary negotiable depending on expe-rience. References required. For
appt. call 755-3155
Whack - A -Do now hiring Stylist. Full time/Part time Hourly pay + commission. No Clientel neededFull Service or Just Hair Cuts.
Contact Darlene. 386-984-6738
120 MedicalEmployment
05542402
RN’S/LPN’S 7a-7P and 7p-7a OPENINGS in a 180 SNF and
Rehab Center, full time,excellent benefits, 1-2 yearsexperience in a similar field
preferred.Admissions and Marketing
Asst., FT, must beknowledgeable in admissions
requirements in a skilled nursing facility with at least 2 years
experience.Apply in person at
Suwannee Health Care Center1620 Helvenston St.,Live Oak, FL 32064.
Tel 386-362-7860
05542455
UF Lake CityCardiovascular Center
Wanted part-time RN, 20 very flexible hours per week. ACLS certified require,
Cardiology exp. preferred. Please send resume to pam.now-
[email protected] Equal Opportunity Institute
Drug-Free Workplace
PT CNA or MAneeded for medical office on
T, W, TH 8a-5p. Fax resume to (386) 754-1712
240 Schools &Education
05542377
INTERESTED in a Medical Career?
Express Training offers courses for beginners & exp
• Nursing Assistant, $499next class- 1/13/2014
• Phlebotomy national certifica-tion, $800 next class- 1/13/2014
• LPN APRIL 14, 2014
Fees incl. books, supplies, exam fees. Call 386-755-4401 or
expresstrainingservices.com
310 Pets & Supplies
FREE TO good home 12 year old female black lab mix, all shots,
heartworm meds incl., single dog family. 386-752-0995
PUBLISHER'S NOTEFlorida Law 828.29 requires dogs and cats being sold to be at least 8
weeks old and have a health certificate from a licensed
veterinarian documenting they have mandatory shots and are
free from intestinal and external parasites. Many species of wild-life must be licensed by Florida
Fish and Wildlife. If you are unsure, contact the local office for information.
408 Furniture
Dark Green Reliner, very clean, no pets.
$75.386-754-0023
LT Blue multi color couchVery clean, no pets
$100386-754-0023
420 Wanted to Buy
K&H TIMBERWe Buy Pine Hardwood &
Cypress. Large or small tracts. Call 386-288-6875.
430 Garage Sales
PUBLISHER'S NOTEAll Yard Sale Ads Must be Pre-Paid.
630 Mobile Homesfor Rent
2 & 3 BR MH. $400 - $700. mo. Plus Deposit. Water & Sewer
Furnished. Cannon Creek MHP & other locations 386-752-6422
630 Mobile Homesfor Rent
2BD/1BA COUNTRY setting,Branford area. $500/mo plus sec386-590-0642 or 386-867-1833
www.suwanneevalleyproperties.com
3bd/2ba Clean & quiet. BranfordArea $550 + Sec. Country Setting.
386-590-0642 or 386-867-1833www.suwanneevalleyproperties.com
3BR/2BA DWMH on 1 acreprivate lot, $700/mo 1st+last+dep requiredlocated in Ellisville. No
pets.Contact 352-870-5144
SWMH 1BR/1BA. Kit, LR. W/D included. $450. mo $200 sec. dep.
In Ft. White Call for moreinfo. 386-497-3088. Lv message
710 Unfurnished Apt.For Rent
2 bd/1ba - AC/Heat enclosed back porch/Sun Porch. $450 mth+Sec. Dep. Located across from DOT.
Refrences Needed.752-5326
2BR/1BA APT.CH/A
$500. mo $500 dep.No pets 386-697-4814
2BR/1BA DUPLEX$650mth
Plus Deposit Call 755-6867
Large & clean. 1br/1ba apt. CH/A lg walk in closet. Close to town. $395. mo and $350. dep.
(904)563-6208
Nice Apt Downtown. Remodeled 1 bdrm. Kitchen, dining, LR $475.
mo plus sec. Incld pest control. 386-362-8075 or 386-754-2951
UPDATED APT,w/tile floors/fresh paint.
Great area.386-752-9626
720 Furnished Apts.For Rent
ROOMS FOR Rent. Hillcrest, Sands, Columbia. All furnished.
Electric, cable, fridge, microwave. Weekly or monthly rates. 1 person
$145, 2 persons $155. weekly 386-752-5808
STUDIO APT. FOR RENTAll utilities included & Cable,
$500 month + $300 sec. deposit.Call 386-697-9950
730 UnfurnishedHome For Rent
2BR/1BA HOUSE$530/mo
$530/deposit.386-697-4814
3BR/2BA WITH pool, screen room, lg deck, in town, smoke/pet
free $1,000/mo 12/mo lease 1st+last required. 386-365-1925
HOUSE FOR Rent or Sale, Beau-tiful Blackberry Farms Subdivi-
sion on 2.5 acres, 3br/2.5ba, 2 car garage attached workshop and
much more. $1,700/mo. For more info please call 954-464-0173
750 Business &Office Rentals
Oakbridge Office ComplexProfessional Office Available
725 SE Baya DrCall 752-4820
805 Lots for Sale
1/4 ACRE, new well, septic and power, paved rd, owner fin, no
down pym’t, $24,900, ($256 month) 352-215-1018
www.LandOwnerFinancing.com
Nice 6.65 acre tract of vacant land. Well, septic & power pole. Ready for your site built or MH. $44,000
MLS85624 Results Realty Brittany Stoeckert 397-3473
PUBLISHER'S NOTEAll real estate advertising in this newspaper is subject to the fair
housing act which makes it illegal to advertise "any preference,
limitation, or discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex,
disability, familial status or nation-al origin; or any intention to make
such preference, limitation or discrimination." Familial status
includes children under the age of 18 living with parents or legal
custodians, pregnant women and people securing custody of chil-dren under the age of 18. This newspaper will not knowingly
accept any advertising for real es-tate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby in-formed that all dwellings adver-
tised in this newspaper are availa-ble on an equal opportunity basis.To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777,
the toll freetelephone number to the hearing
impaired is 1-800-927-9275.
810 Home for Sale
2br/2ba mfg home on paved road w/1,216 SqFt, new roof in 2003, fp plus self-contained 35’ camper for guests. $69,900 MLS85206 Daniel
Crapps Agency 755-5110
3br/2ba In Colubmia County. Large master suite w/glamour bath
& split floor plan. on 1/2 acre$174,900 MLS83469 Swift Creek
Realty 800-833-0499
3br/2ba on 1 acre! On a beautifully landscaped yard. Lg Master com-plete w/garden tub. Lg open kit
w/lots of cabinets. $137,500 Re-max Taylor Goes 344-7662
Fixer-Upper 1940’s House, (1750 Sq Ft) on 5 acres in Ft White.
$59,900, owner financing w/$15,000 down payment. I will consider less for cash. Property is 164 Genesis CT, near FT White
Park. Call Charlie 386-984-7226.
Home on over 2 acres! 3br/3ba, 2 FP, unique master suite. 12x14
concrete shet, rv hookup. JackieTaylor & Associates MLS86793Sabrina Suggs (386) 854-0686
LG 4br/2ba DWMH on 4.95 acres. FP, lg rooms w/walk-in-closets,
master bath w/garden tub, open kit w/lots of cabinet space. $94,995 Remax Taylor Goes 344-7662
810 Home for Sale
Located in Live Oak 3br/2ba DWMH on 1 acre. New carpet, lg rooms, open kit w/island, spacious master w/garden tub. $64,995 Re-
max Taylor Goes 344-7662
START OUT or retire in thisimmaculate, fully furnished home
for only $51,000 Nate Sweat(386)628-1552 Hallmark Real
Estate MLS#82545
SPACIOUS 4BR/2BA brick home on 3.28 acres, pool, detached ga-
rage and pole barn! $169,000Janet Creel (386) 719-0382 Hall-
mark Real Estate MLS#83668
LOCATION! Great 3BR home overlooking Lake Isabella, new
windows, doors & carpet $69,900 Debbie King (386)365-3886 Hall-
mark Real Estate MLS#84387
GORGEOUS and immactulate 3BR/2BA home on 5 acres, must
see! $124,990 Anite Toneti(386)697-3780 Hallmark Real
Estate MLS#85544
Spacious 4br,split floor plan w/sep living rm & fam rm. Fenced back-yard for privacy & above ground pool MLS81472 $237,000 Missy
Zucher 623-0237 Remax
Rustic cypress log cabin 2br/1ba w/solar panels. Wood stove & gas range. 18 acres fenced. MLS81761
$94,999 Remax ProfessionalsJo Lytte 365-2821
Cypress Landing! 3br/2ba w/split floor plan, large kitchen, great
room & dining area overlooking lanai $119,000 MLS81996
Daniel Crapps Agency 755-5110
Nice mini farm on 2 ac. fenced & cross fencd w/water for livestock.
2br/2ba, all appliances new. $45,000 Results Realty Brittany Stoeckert 397-3473 MLS82569
Riverfront: 114ft, 2/2, 1.156sq ft, completely furnished, shop/
storage, deck at river. $150,000 MLS83114 Glenda McCall
208-5244 Poole Realty
Coldwell Banker Bishop RealtyBrick home. Formal LR, Lg fam room w/brick FP. 2 storage bldgs. Screened porch. $135,000 MLS 83143 Elaine Tolar 365-1548
3BR/2BA Ranch. Can be pur-chased w/adjoining lot! $136,000.Adjoining lot is $10,000 Sabrina
Suggs (386) 854-0686 JackieTaylor & Associates MLS83172
Features volume ceilings, master suite w/private den/study, gor-
geous pool and game room, lg cen-ter island MLS83450 $499,000
Missy Zecher 623-0237 Remax
Great location! Off Paved road in desirable community. 3br/3ba, sep fam rm, Florida rm, wookshop &
detached garage. MLS83598Missy Zucker 623-0237 Remax
Country living close to town: beautiful well maintained home & manicured grounds. 3/2 $159,000
MLS83604 Sherrel McCall688-7563 Poole Realty
Coldwell Banker Bishop RealtyNear Santa Fe River.Well main-
tained manufactured home on 1.8 acres. $64,900 MLS84076 Sherry Ratliff 365-8414
Coldwell Banker Bishop RealtySuper package. Modular home on 1 acre lot. 3br/2ba. Front porch & back deck. $69,900 MLS84092
Elaine Tolar 365-1548
Beautiful home, pool, tile, carpet & hickory flooring, FP with gas insert, granite in baths. $225,000
FP w/gas insert MLS84384Remax Sandy Kishton 344-0433
Centry 21-Darby Rogers Custombuilt. Open floor plan w/oversized custom island kit. Master suite has
lg sitting area. $199,900 MLS 84561 Heather Craig 466-9223
Coldwell Banker Bishop RealtyWell kept 3br/2br. Vaulted ceiling great rm leads to FL rm. $124,900
MLS 84613 Mary Brown Whitehurst 965-0887
Coldwell Banker Bishop RealtyHome on 5 acres. 4br/2ba split floor plan. Lg back porch leads
right to pool. $229,900 MLS84651 Elaine Tolar 365-1548
Century 21-Darby Rogers PriceReduced! Recently remodeled tri-level home, lg open kitchen w/lots of cabinets. $199,000 MLS84683
Heather Craig 466-9223
810 Home for Sale
3/2.5 brick home. FP, vaulted ceil-ings & beautifully landscaped yard
w/3 outbuildings. 24x34 metal bldg. $219,000 MLS84695 Irvin
Dees 208-4276 Poole Realty
Retirement living 55+ 2br/2ba, open kit w/bar & dining room, lg br, office /craft w/lots of windows $80,000 MLS84702 Denise Milli-
gan-Bose Realty 397-3313
3br/2ba in Union County on 1.3+/- acres! Upgrades incl gorgeous cab-inetry, granite countetops, 10’ ceil-ings. $235,000 MLS84716 Swift
Creek Realty 800-833-0499
7+/- acres! 4br/2.5ba, in Union County. Built in 2001. Very spa-cious w/many upgrades. A must see! $289,900 MLS84803 Swift
Creek Realty 800-833-0499
2br/1ba on almost a half acre.Quiet & well maintained
neighborhood. Gorgeous view. MLS84808 $199,900
Missy Zecher 623-0237 Remax
Quality home. 2.87 acres can be divided for 2nd dewelling. Small
cabin on property w/wood burning stove. $137,500 MLS84864 David
Mincey 590-0157 Poole Realty
Lg Manufactured 4br/2ba, 2040sq ft, covered fr porch, screen back
porch, island in kit, laundry off kit. $110,000 MLS84966 Denise Mil-
ligan-Bose Realty 397-3313
321 NW Sunset Hill Ct offers as-tonishing panoramic view! 3,629 SqFt brick home on 2 acres w/in-ground pool $289,500 MLS84978 Daniel Crapps Agency 755-5110
Very private 4br/2ba country brick on 5 horse ready acres. Fenced & cross fenced. Lg barn/workshop
MLS85044 $213,900 Remax Pro-fessionals Jo Lytte 365-2521
2br/2ba home, w/upgraded kit cab-inets, enclosed sunroom. Master br has 2 closets & shower. 2nd bd has
full bath. MLS85066 $70,000 Remax Sandy Kishton 344-0433
Solid Brick 3br/2ba, great room, fam room. Open back patio over-looks private back yard, 1 acre. MLS85098 $185,000 Remax
Sandy Kishton 344-0433
Coldwell Banker Bishop RealtyConcrete block home in town. LR, fam rm w/wood burning FP. Mas-ter br has 1.5 ba $108,900 MLS 85161 Elaine Tolar 365-1548
Well maintained custom built, many unique features. Split floor
plan, plus more! $349,999 Centry21 Darby Rogers MLS85308
Heather Craig 466-9223
2br/1ba in town. Built in 1996 & includes some appliances. Large carport. Ready to be moved into! $89,000 MLS85365 Poole Realty
Vern Roberts 688-1940
Tri-River Farms! 3br/2ba beauti-fully maintained mfg home with
workshop all on 2.31 acres in Branford area $79,900 MLS85370 Daniel Crapps Agency 755-5110
Country Home only minutes from town! 3br/2ba on sq 1-acre lot
w/1,709SqFt.Quiet & cozy neigh-borhood. $128,900 MLS85473
Daniel Crapps Agency 755-5100
3B Wood look vinyl in kitchen & dining room. 1 acre fenced. Piece
of country just minutes to I-75 $499,000 MLS85528 Jo Lytte365-2821 Remax Professionals
Handyman Special! This beautiful 16 acres is priced to sell! Home
needs a little TLC; ONLY$89,900 MLS85598
Daniel Crapps Agency 755-5110
810 Home for Sale
Brick 3br/1ba, corner lot, near shopping, parks, schools, screen porch, wooded deck, fenced back yard. $94,000 Denise Milligan-
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Beautiful Pool home on 3/4 acre. Lg 4br/2ba almost 2000sf & sits in spectacular & manicured subdivi-sion. $209,000 MLS85657 Remax
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HOME/OFFICE Building in town with 1,564 sq. ft., very nice! Only
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4,500ft of water frontage & 561 acres. MLS83354 William
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BOWLINGCOLLEGE BOWL GAMESSaturday
New Mexico BowlAt AlbuquerqueWashington State (6-6) vs. Colorado
State (7-6), 2 p.m. (ESPN)Las Vegas Bowl
At Las VegasFresno State (11-1) vs. Southern Cal
(9-4), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
At Boise, IdahoBuffalo (8-4) vs. San Diego State (7-5),
5:30 p.m. (ESPN)New Orleans Bowl
At New OrleansTulane (7-5) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
(8-4), 9 p.m. (ESPN)Monday
Beef ‘O’ Brady’s BowlAt St. PetersburgOhio (7-5) vs. East Carolina (9-3),
2 p.m. (ESPN)Tuesday, Dec. 24
Hawaii BowlAt HonoluluOregon State (6-6) vs. Boise State
(8-4), 8 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Dec. 26
Little Caesars Pizza BowlAt DetroitBowling Green (10-3) vs. Pittsburgh
(6-6), 6 p.m. (ESPN)Poinsettia Bowl
At San DiegoNorthern Illinois (12-1) vs. Utah State
(8-5), 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)Friday, Dec. 27Military Bowl
At Annapolis, Md.Marshall (9-4) vs. Maryland (7-5),
2:30 p.m. (ESPN)Texas Bowl
At HoustonMinnesota (8-4) vs. Syracuse (6-6),
6 p.m. (ESPN)Fight Hunger Bowl
At San FranciscoBYU (8-4) vs. Washington (8-4),
9:30 p.m. (ESPN)Saturday, Dec. 28
Pinstripe BowlAt New YorkNotre Dame (8-4) vs. Rutgers (6-6),
Noon (ESPN)Belk Bowl
At Charlotte, N.C.Cincinnati (9-3) vs. North Carolina
(6-6), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)Russell Athletic Bowl
At OrlandoMiami (9-3) vs. Louisville (11-1),
6:45 p.m. (ESPN)Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl
At Tempe, Ariz.Kansas State (7-5) vs. Michigan (7-5),
10:15 p.m. (ESPN)Monday, Dec. 30
Armed Forces BowlAt Fort Worth, TexasMiddle Tennessee (8-4) vs. Navy (7-4),
11:45 a.m. (ESPN)Music City Bowl
At Nashville, Tenn.Mississippi (7-5) vs. Georgia Tech (7-5),
3:15 p.m. (ESPN)Alamo Bowl
At San Antonio
Oregon (10-2) vs. Texas (8-4), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday BowlAt San DiegoArizona State (10-3) vs. Texas Tech
(7-5), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)Tuesday, Dec. 31
AdvoCare V100 BowlAt Shreveport, La.Arizona (7-5) vs. Boston College (7-5),
12:30 p.m. (ESPN)Sun Bowl
At El Paso, TexasVirginia Tech (8-4) vs. UCLA (9-3),
2 p.m. (CBS)Liberty Bowl
At Memphis, Tenn.Rice (9-3) vs. Mississippi State (6-6), 4
p.m. (ESPN)Chick-fil-A Bowl
At AtlantaTexas A&M (8-4) vs. Duke (10-3),
8 p.m. (ESPN)Wednesday, Jan. 1
Heart of Dallas BowlAt DallasUNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4),
Noon (ESPNU)Gator Bowl
At JacksonvilleNebraska (8-4) vs. Georgia (8-4),
Noon (ESPN2)Capital One Bowl
At OrlandoWisconsin (9-3) vs. South Carolina
(10-2), 1 p.m. (ABC)Outback Bowl
At TampaIowa (8-4) vs. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m.
(ESPN)Rose Bowl
At Pasadena, Calif.Stanford (11-2) vs. Michigan State
(12-1), 5 p.m. (ESPN)Fiesta Bowl
At Glendale, Ariz.Baylor (11-1) vs. UCF (11-1),
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Thursday, Jan. 2
Sugar BowlAt New OrleansAlabama (11-1) vs. Oklahoma (10-2),
8:30 p.m. (ESPN)Friday, Jan. 3Orange Bowl
At MiamiOhio State (12-1) vs. Clemson (10-2),
8 p.m. (ESPN)Cotton Bowl
At Arlington, TexasMissouri (11-2) vs. Oklahoma State
(10-2), 7:30 p.m. (FOX)Saturday, Jan. 4
BBVA Compass BowlAt Birmingham, Ala.Vanderbilt (8-4) vs. Houston (8-4),
1 p.m. (ESPN)Sunday, Jan. 5
GoDaddy.com BowlAt Mobile, Ala.Arkansas State (7-5) vs. Ball State
(10-2), 9 p.m. (ESPN)Monday, Jan. 6
BCS National ChampionshipAt Pasadena, Calif.Florida State (13-0) vs. Auburn
(12-1), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Associated Press
With Nick Saban out, here are six possibilities for the Texas job.
n Art Briles, Baylor. Hiring the Baylor coach might seem like slumming it for some Texas fans, but any coach who can turn Baylor into Big 12 champi-ons deserves a look. He’s 36-15 in the last four sea-sons at the one-time cellar dweller. The 58-year Texan and longtime high school coach in the Lone Star state doesn’t have the most cap-tivating personality, but his offense is a thrill-a-minute. He recently signed a 10-year contract extension for about $4 million annually.
n Jimbo Fisher, Florida State. The 48-year-old for-mer Nick Saban assistant has turned Florida State back into a national pow-erhouse in four seasons since taking over for Bobby Bowden. He’s 44-10 in his first head coaching job, and has set up the Seminoles to be a force for the future. He reportedly agreed to a new five-year contract last week that will push h is salary to $4 million per season.
n James Franklin, Vanderbilt. The 41-year-old has star quality. Young.
Handsome. Charismatic. And he’s 23-14 at Vanderbilt, which is almost unthink-able. He signed what the school called a long-term contract after last season.
n Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State. The quarterback has been coaching his alma since 2005. He is 77-37, helping the Cowboys go from afterthought to peren-nial Big 12 contender. He is in the second year of an eight-year contract worth $3.79 million annualy
n Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco 49ers. Ask him about his interest in the Texas job at your own risk. It took him two years to take the 49ers to a Super Bowl after arriving from Stanford, where he turned the forlorn program into one of the country’s best.
n Jim Mora, UCLA. The former NFL coach had some doubters when he entered the college game last year. Not anymore. He is high energy and has proved capable of landing elite recruits. He is 18-8 overall and 12-6 in the Pac-12. He recently agreed to a six-year contract extension.
Others include Stanford’s David Shaw, Penn State’s Bill O’Brien and Clemson’s Dabo Swinney.
Possibilities for coaching Texas
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Florida State’s Jimbo Fisher has been mentioned for the head coaching job at Texas.
League reportsLake City Bowl league results:
HIT & MISSTeam standings: 1. Strike 3
(50-14); 2. Silver Ladies (41-23); 3. Ten In The Pit (39-25).
High team handicap game: 1. Silver Ladies 793; 2. Legal Ladies 785; 3. Strike 3 729.
High team handicap series: 1. Ten In The Pit 2,359; 2. Spare Us 2,218; 3. High Five 2,137.
High handicap game: 1. Cindy DeSantis 261; 2. Ruth Heims 216; 3. Angie Meek 210.
High handicap series: 1. Sandy Black 631; 2. Karen Clampett 625; 3. Cythe Shiver 614.(Results from Dec. 3)
GOLDEN ROLLERSTeam standings: 1. Power
E.N.D.S.; 2. Knock em Down; 3. Jo’s Crew.
High team scratch game: 1. WGASA 678; 2. (tie) Gamblers’, Wild Things 656.
High team scratch series: 1. Knock em Down 2,037; 2. Senior Moment 1,907; 3. You’r Up1,859.
High team handicap game: 1. Wild Things 861; 2. Quirky Quad 836; 3. Jo’s Crew 821.
High team handicap series: 1. WGASA 2,481; 2. Knock em Down 2,421; 3. Power E.N.D.S. 2,373.
High scratch game: 1. Shirley Highsmith 180; 2. Betty Carmichael 176; 3. (tie) Barbara Griner, Debi Evert 168. 1. George Walters 246; 2. David Duncan 214; 3. Vernon Black 210.
High scratch series: 1. Judy Johnson 545; 2. Jane Sommerfeld 474; 3. Betty Brown 444. 1. Bill Dolly 662; 2. Bill Duncan 591; 3. George Mulligan 566.
High handicap game: 1. Nancy Tashiro 228; 2. Betty Carmichael 226; 3. Shirley Highsmith 222. 1. George Walters 274; 2. Art Joubert 239; 3. Gerald Hale 232.
High handicap series: 1. Jane Sommerfeld 645; 2. Betty Brown 609; 3. Diane Madsen 608. 1. Bill Dolly 731; 2. Vernon Black 669; 3. Bill Price 644.(Results from Nov. 21)
TUESDAY NITE MIXEDHigh team handicap game:
1. O 2 Cool 852; 2. Wolf Pack 851; 3. Willies Fillies 832.
High team handicap series: 1. Wolf Pack 2,483; 2. All In 2,452; 3. 10 In The Pitt 2,414.
High scratch game: 1. Mary Lobaugh 185; 2. Mary Lobaugh 180; 3. Mary Lobaugh 170. 1. George Walters 231; 2. Bill Dolly 226; 3. Bill Dolly 200.
High scratch series: 1. Mary Lobaugh 535; 2. Debbie Walters 467; 3. Maggie Battle 463. 1. Bill Dolly 616; 2. George Walters 609; 3. Steven Hayes 549.
High handicap game: 1. Wendy Sanders 222; 2. Debbie Walters 220; 3. Cathey Creel 218. 1. George Walters 255; 2. Bill Dolly 247; 3. Steven Hayes 225.
High handicap series: 1. Julie Bell 634; 2. Debbie Walters 632; 3. Mary Lobaugh 631. 1. George Walters 681; 2. Bill Dolly 679; 3. Steven Hayes 657.
High average: Mary Lobaugh 170; Bill Dolly 185.(Results from Nov. 26)
SEXY SENIORSTeam standings: 1. Awesome
Four (68-36); 2. Jo’s Crew (61-43); 3. Pin Droppers (60-44).
High team handicap game: 1. Spoilers 875; 2. Handicappers 856; 3. Keglers 845.
High team handicap series: 1. Jo’s Crew 2,458; 2. Awesome Four 2,438; 3. Double Up 2,394.
High handicap game: 1. Joyce Crandall 255; 2. Diane Madsen 234; 3. Louise Atwood 233. 1. Morrell Atwood 265; 2. Wayne Johns 226; 3. (tie) Earl Hayward, Ric Yates 223.
High handicap series: 1. Joanne Denton 719; 2. Janet Nash/Schaafsma 654; 3. Ann Soliz 629. 1. David Duncan 671; 2. Rainer Stutt 624; 3. Joe Peterson 622.(Results from Nov. 12)
TGIFTeam standings: 1. Trinity (43.5-
16.5); 2. Back At Ya Again (38-22); 3. The Incredi-Bowls (37.5-22.5).
High team handicap game: 1. Sandpipers 877; 2. The Incredi-Bowls 869; 3. Five Alive 867.
High team handicap series: 1. Sandpipers 2,619; 2. The Incredi-Bowls 2,557; 3. Alvin & The Chipmonks 2,504.
High scratch game: 1. Carol Younger 212; 2. Karen Coleman 201; 3. Ida Hollingsworth 199. 1. Cody Stuart 247; 2. Wally Howard 244; 3. Mark Pentolino 234.
High scratch series: 1. Karen Coleman 561; 2. Ida Hollingsworth 520; 3. Dorothee Call 506. 1. Cody Stuart 660; 2. Wally Howard 649; 3. Dustin Howard 616.
High handicap game: 1. Carol Younger 276; 2. Dorothee Call 250; 3. Roberta Stem 246. 1. Mark Pentolino 270; 2. Charlie Jolliffe 263; 3. George Mulligan 256.
High handicap series: 1. Dorothee Call 698; 2. Carol Younger 685; 3. Dorinda Feasel 668. 1. (tie) Blake Landen, Dustin Howard 697; 3. Cody Stuart 684.(Results from Dec. 6)
