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Merissa Missick graduated from Palatka High School at 16. Missick will now head to Tuscaloosa, Ala., to attend the University of Alabama this fall.
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Early EducationJust after she turned 16, Merissa Missick was a high school graduate. Now, she’s setting her sights on the University of Alabama.
BY ASIA AIKINSPalatka Daily News
“They say the sky is the limit, but I’m heading for Jupiter,” said Merissa Missick, one of Palatka High School’s youngest graduates.
Only one month after her 16th birth-day, Merissa Missick graduated from high school two years early.
“I just decided I needed to move on,” she said.
Merissa Missick’s academic dedication was evident to her parents and teachers at a young age.
After winning the Little Miss Putnam County crown, Merissa Missick was invited to compete in a state competition. But, at age 5, she passed on the glitter and glamour of pageantry and chose to excel in her aca-demic career.
“She was beautiful,” said Debbie Felton, Merissa Missick’s preschool teach-er at Peniel Baptist Academy. “I told her to try out for pageant. She had the looks and a heart of gold.”
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C O U R T B AT T L E C O N T I N U E SA Florida judge blocks a new law that says a woman
must wait 24 hours before having an abortion. News/10A
Terry Suggs’ first day as Palatka’s city manager was Thursday. Suggs, the former Keystone Heights city manager, said he expects to venture into the community frequently.
ASIA AIKINS/Palatka Daily News
New city manager says he plans to work in communityBY ASIA AIKINS
Palatka Daily News
His office is still under construction, but Palatka’s new city manager doesn’t plan to spend a lot of time there any-way.
Terry Suggs spent his first day on the job Thursday doing a lot of “meet-ing and greeting.” He said he also spent time with Finance Director Matt Reynolds, discussing the 2015-16 fiscal year budget.
“After we get the budget process out of the way, I’m looking forward to get-
ting out in the community and address-ing some of our citizens’ concerns,” Suggs said. “It’s time to put the muscle behind the hustle and get to work.”
Suggs joined Mayor Terrill Hill on a tour of Palatka on Thursday afternoon and said he was impressed with how well the city commission knows its city.
“That tells me that my elected coun-cil is really in tune with the community and its concerns,” he said. “It brings a tremendous amount of history and will
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Offi cials urge safety with water
Palatka Daily News
Summer is here, and the Fourth of July is a day away. So, local emergen-cy officials are urging people to use caution when in or near bodies of water.
Whether in the ocean, pool or even a bathtub, people should take the nec-essary steps to prevent drowning, offi-cials from Putnam County Emergency Services said.
“Many people enjoy the water this time of year, even the curious child that has not learned how to swim yet,” Capt. Paul Flateau said in a state-ment. “A relaxing day at the pool can turn into your worst nightmare in less than a minute.”
Officials from the department warned that even being near the water could prove dangerous if proper care isn’t taken.
Drowning is the leading cause of injury-related deaths for children ages 1-4, according to safekids.org.
“This is not the time to be distract-ed,” Flateau said. “The text or status update can wait. A child left unat-tended, even for just one minute, can be deadly. It really does take less time than you think.”
To keep children and adults safe in and near bodies of water, Flateau rec-ommends people take the following steps:
■ Supervise all children near any water.
■ Have adults take turns being the “water watcher” when kids are in the water.
■ Teach children how to swim at an early age and to never swim alone near pool drains and suction outlets.
■ Teach children the rules of the pool, including no running and jump-ing or diving in shallow water.
Precautions can prevent drownings
When out on the water in a boat, officials recommend all passengers wear life vests to avoid drowning.
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2A morning briefingFRIDAY, JULY 3 , 2015
“I suppose it can be truthfully said that Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.”
— Robert G. IngersollAmerican lawyer, politician
(1833-1899)
Today in HistoryToday is Friday, July 3, the
184th day of 2015. There are 181 days left in the year.
TODAY IN PUTNAMIn 1863, Putnam County election
precinct was established in Palatka and specified it “shall be held in the present military camp of Capt. J.J. Dickison.”
In 1914, Palatka had power to run electric fans. The cost of elec-tricity supplied by Palatka Gas Light & Light Co., cost users three-fourths of a cent per hour. The company later sold to Southern Utilities and later became Florida Power and Light Company.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT IN HISTORYOn July 3, 1863, the three-day
Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania ended in a major vic-tory for the North as Confederate troops failed to breach Union posi-tions during an assault known as Pickett’s Charge.
ON THIS DATEIn 1775, Gen. George
Washington took command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.
In 1890, Idaho became the 43rd state of the Union.
In 1913, during a 50th anniver-sary reunion at Gettysburg, Pa., Civil War veterans re-enacted Pickett’s Charge, which ended with embraces and handshakes between the former enemies.
In 1950, the first carrier strikes of the Korean War took place as the USS Valley Forge and the HMS Triumph sent fighter planes against North Korean targets.
In 1971, singer Jim Morrison of The Doors died in Paris at age 27.
In 1985, the time-travel comedy “Back to the Future,” starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, was released by Universal Pictures.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYSActor Tim O’Connor is 88. Actor
Michael Cole (TV: “The Mod Squad”) is 75. Attorney Gloria Allred is 74. Country singer Johnny Lee is 69. Humorist Dave Barry is 68. Actress Betty Buckley is 68. Rock singer-musician Paul Barrere (Little Feat) is 67. Actor Bruce Altman is 60. Talk show host Montel Williams is 59. Country singer Aaron Tippin is 57. Actor Tom Cruise is 53. Actor Thomas Gibson is 53. Rock musi-cian Kevin Hearn (Barenaked Ladies) is 46. Actress-singer Shawnee Smith is 46. Actress-singer Audra McDonald is 45. WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is 44. Country singer Trent Tomlinson is 40. Country singer-songwriter Sarah Buxton is 35. Actress Olivia Munn is 35. Actress Shoshannah Stern is 35. Actor Grant Rosenmeyer is 24.
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MIAMI
SUV carjacker gets 20 years in prison
Authorities say a man who car-jacked a SUV at a downtown Miami hotel, hitting seven people and wrecking four cars, has been sen-tenced to 20 years in prison.
Alberto Ruiz, 50, pleaded guilty Wednesday to several felonies, including armed carjacking, for the September incident at the J.W. Marriott Marquis Hotel.
Police say footage taken from the hotel’s surveillance cameras showed Ruiz getting in the SUV, slamming it into reverse, knocking over valets and hotel guests before bashing its way out of the circular ramp. Authorities say in all, four people were hospitalized, one in critical con-dition.
Authorities say Miami police detectives later found Ruiz at a Miami motel and used a stun gun when he resisted arrest.
MIAMI LAKES
Council asks state to investigate mayor’s crash
The Miami Lakes Town Council will ask the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to investigate Mayor Michael Pizzi’s recent car crash.
The vote came during a conten-tious special meeting Wednesday night during which residents shout-ed at each other. The town’s Public
Safety Commission asked for the review after some residents raised the issue.
Pizzi called the decision “sour grapes” and said he has nothing to hide.
Police reports say Pizzi crashed into a tree June 15, left the scene and returned a short time later. He had a cut on his head. Councilman Fran Mingo says there are a “lot of unanswered questions.”
Pizzi was arrested on federal cor-ruption charges in 2013. He was acquitted and reinstated as mayor in April following an appeals court rul-ing.
GREENACRES
DCF: No indication grandma was mentally ill
A Department of Children and Families report indicates the woman who police believe fatally shot her daughter and two young grandchil-dren before killing herself had no history of mental illness or violence.
The report mirrors what friends and the Greenacres police have said since the four bodies were found inside the duplex on June 26.
Friends who had not heard from the family found the bodies of 53-year-old Nilda Sheffield, 30-year-old Elizabeth Flores, 7-year-old Xavier Neff and 2-year-old Sofia Chiddo.
DCF had two previous incidents with the family. Recently, Flores alleged abuse of her son by his step mother. DCF said there were “no indicators” of physical abuse. Earlier, DCF indicated there were “verified findings” of abuse by David Chiddo to his daughter.
ESTERO
Southwest Florida officials probe slaying of doctor
Authorities are still investigating the slaying of a popular, 46-year-old southwest Florida doctor.
Dr. Teresa Sievers was found dead in her home on Monday.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office didn’t answer questions about the crime including whether the public was at risk or whether a suspect had been identified. They provided no new information Wednesday as to motive or cause of death.
Sievers was known for her holistic approach to health and her work with transgender patients.
Sievers, her husband and children had traveled to Connecticut for a gathering, and Sievers flew home alone Sunday.
PANAMA CITY
4 animals die in duplex fire
Officials say three cats and a dog died in a fire at a Panama City duplex.
The fire broke out Wednesday afternoon and emergency crews were not able to pull the animals from the smoke.
The resident told authorities he accidentally left a pot cooking on the stove before leaving for work on Wednesday.
A neighbor called the Panama City Fire Department after seeing smoke coming from the home.
A brindle bulldog named Sunday and three cats — Nubby, Bunny and Stash — died of smoke inhalation.
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First Presbyterian Church of Palatka will present a Fourth of July musical program at 7 p.m. Saturday at the church, 123 S. Second St., Palatka. The Chancel Choir will provide special music under the direction of Music Director Tommy Clay, and there will be congregational singing, as well. There will also be an ice cream social following the program for all who attend in Westminster Hall. Admission is free; the public is invited. For details, call the church office at 328-1435.
State News
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By Tom DaviesAssociated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — A law-suit filed on behalf of two reg-istered sex offenders cites Indiana’s new religious objec-tions law in arguing they’ve been wrongly prohibited from worshipping at churches that have schools on the same property.
T h e A m e r i c a n C i v i l Liberties Union of Indiana filed the lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of two unnamed sex o f f e n d e r s , o n e o f w h o m belongs to a Fort Wayne church and another who has attended an Elkhart church.
The lawsuit claims a new state law banning many sex offenders from going onto school property at any time presents an unjustified bur-den on the men’s religious liberties under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Ken Falk, the ACLU of Indiana’s legal director, called the additional sex offender restrictions absurd.
“The Legislature passes a law which says sex offenders cannot go into schools and it is being applied to people who are going to church or other religious observances during a time that there’s no school in session,” Falk said. “The law prohibits them from walking on that property — it’s a felo-ny to do so.”
The religious objections law and the tougher sex offender restrictions both took effect Wednesday. The lawsuit said both men have regularly attended Sunday services and other events at their churches, but now fear being arrested if they do so.
The ban on sex offenders going onto school property gained little attention as it sai led through the state Legislature this year — clear-ing both the House and Senate without any votes cast against it.
A national outcry erupted after Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed the religious objections law in late March, with critics saying it would provide a legal defense for discrimination against gays, lesbians and others. It pro-h i b i t s a n y g o v e r n m e n t actions that would “substan-tially burden” a person’s abil-ity to follow his or her reli-gious beliefs.
Douglas Laycock, a consti-t u t i o n a l s c h o l a r a t t h e University of Virginia Law School who helped win pas-sage o f the 1993 federal R e l i g i o u s F r e e d o m Restorat ion Act , said he
believes the ACLU lawsuit has merit and that making it a crime to attend church services is a major burden on a person’s religious prac-tices.
“If you have any hope of rehabilitation, religion works for some people. Telling them they can’t go to church doesn’t make much sense , ” sa id Laycock, the lead writer of an ana lys i s support ing the Indiana religious objections law. The analysis was fre-quently cited by the bill’s sponsors.
Laycock said he’s not aware of similar cases involving reli-gious objections laws in the 19 other states with similar stat-utes.
Indiana Senate President Pro Tem David Long issued a statement blasting the ACLU of Indiana’s filing of the law-suit after the group opposed the religious objections law as it was debated in the General Assembly.
“The ACLU used to be a staunch supporter of religious l i b e r t y , ” s a i d L o n g , a Republican. “Now they’ve reduced themselves to mak-ing a mockery of it. On top of this, they also support endan-gering our children while championing the rights of sex offenders. It’s a sad day for the ACLU.”
The lawsuit, filed in Elkhart County Superior Court, names the prosecutors and sheriffs of Allen and Elkhart counties as defendants.
N e i t h e r p r o s e c u t o r ’ s office had immediate com-ment Thursday on the law-suit.
Falk said the lawsuit is seri-ous and that the group has long worked to protect the right to worship.
“Regardless of what we said about the law, it is the law now,” he said. “This is a very conservative use of the law.”
Obituaries are paid adver-tising written by funeral homes based upon information provided by families. Death notices are brief announce-ments published at no charge.
Gloria E. ArmstrongGloria Elaine Armstrong,
55, of Palatka, was born on July 13, 1959 to Robert and Gloria Griffin.
Left to cherish her memory a r e h e r h u s b a n d , C a i n Armstrong; stepchildren, Lynwood Armstrong and Sophia Molina; brothers, Robert Griffin Jr. of Palatka, R i c h a r d G r i f f i n o f F o r t Lauderdale, Shawn Griffin of Melrose and Shane Griffin of Gainesville; sisters, Deborah Phillips (Joseph) of Melrose and Laura Staton of Atlanta; and a host of other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be Saturday, July 4 at 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Primitive Baptist Church in Palatka, Elder J. C. Tookes, pastor and eulogist.
Please visit and post com-ments to the guestbook at www.ewlawson.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of the E.W. Lawson & Son Funeral Home.
Vesta D. Lee-GillinsDeaconess Vesta Dorothea
Lee-Gillins was born July 20, 1964 in Richmond Va., to Willie and Dorothy Lee.
During her childhood, her family moved to Crescent City, w h e r e s h e a t t e n d e d P u t n a m County public schools. She is t h e w i f e o f Deacon Isiah Edwell Gillins Sr. She was a certified nurs-ing assistant over 25 years, the owner and provider of Gillins Family Childcare for 19 years and a Florida state certified foster parent. Deaconess Gillins was a member of Jethro First Baptist Church under the leadership of Pastor Adrian
Washington. She served over the years in numerous minis-tries, including choir director, hospitality, and praise and worship leader. She enjoyed spending quality time with her family, her goodwill shopping trips and all of her day care and foster care activities. She never met a stranger and loved meeting new people.
At 1 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2015 at Putnam Medical Center in Palatka, she peace-fully entered eternal rest.
Deaconess Gillins was pre-ceded in death by two broth-ers, Willie D. Lee and her twin, Victor D. Lee; maternal grandmother, Nazaree Batts; and paternal grandmother, Maggie Haine Ross.
Cherished memories remain in the hearts of her husband; daughters, Valentina (Calbert) Douglas and Inisha (Craig) Merchant; sons, Valerius Paul, Isiah Gillins Jr. and Quejaun Gillins; grandchildren, Valton Douglas, Vallencia Douglas and J a k y e M e l t o n ; m o t h e r , Deaconess Dorothy Lee; sisters, Valerie Lee, Vevvy Smith, Valtina Lee, Vandie (Broderick) Gordon, Tina, Trina, Theresa and Jewel Lee; brother, Vernard (Donna) Lee; aunts, Natasha Batts and Nicole (Vincent) Oliver; uncles, Randolph (Marjorie) Hill, John Hill and Horace (Betty) Hill; mother-in-law, Juniel Reed; sister-in-law, Marie Gillins; brother-in-law, Ronnie (Shirley) Gillins; stepchil-dren, Ashley Martine and Dexter Mims; godchildren, Ziomanah Sloan, Lafahara Mims, Vevvy Summerall and Floyd Morris III; and a host of loving nieces, neph-ews, cousins other loving rela-tives and friends.
The homegoing celebration will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4 at True Foundation Ministries, 608 Randolph St. in Crescent City, the Rev. Gwendolyn George, pastor. The Rev. Adrian B. Washington Sr., pastor of Jethro First Baptist Church in Crescent City, will deliver the main eulogy. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Crescent City. Visitation hours will be 4-6 p.m. and the wake
from 6-7 p.m. Friday, July 3 at Jethro First Baptist Church, 101 Cedar St. in Crescent City.
Arrangements are entrusted to the anointed Angela Dallas-Johnson Unity Funeral Home Inc., 105 W. New Hampshire Ave., DeLand. “Our steps are ordered by God.”
John A. McKinleyJohn Alton McKinley, of
Green Cove Springs, passed away peacefully on June 30, 2015.
He was born on Oct. 29, 1930 on a farm in Pitts, Ga., and was the fifth child of H o r a c e Breston and Bessie Helms McKinley.
He is prede-ceased by his parents; four b r o t h e r s , Cecil, Mac, Harold and Gerald; and his sister, Mary Fletcher.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Bettye Waide Gravley McKinley; two daughters, Shelley Thompson (Tony) of Palatka and Lori Witham (Steve) of Green Cove Springs; one granddaughter, Jennifer Waide Thompson of Jacksonville; and one brother, Charles (Phyllis) of Orange Park.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, July 7 from 6-8 p.m. in the Broadus-Raines Chapel. Funeral ser-vice will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, July 8 in the Broadus-Raines Chapel with Dr. H. Mark Nicholson offici-ating. Interment will follow in Hickory Gove Cemetery.
Please sign the family’s online guestbook at www.broadusraines.com.
Arrangements under the care of Broadus-Raines Funeral Home, 501 Spring St., Green Cove Springs, (904) 284-4000.
Sonny B. RobinsonSonny Boy Robinson, 57, of
Bunnell , passed away on
Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at his residence.
S o n n y B o y w a s b o r n Saturday, Aug. 10,1957 to R a y m o n d Webster and t h e l a t e Barbara Sing in Bunnell. He was a truck d r i v e r f o r many years. He cherished his job, and he loved the scenery as he traveled from state to state. He had a compassionate heart and he also loved people. He was always willing to lend a helping hand. Sonny loved fishing and especially motorcycle riding.
He leave to cherish his many memories a devoted companion for 12 years, VallJean Phillips; father, Raymond Webster; chil-dren, Iris Robinson, Sonny Robinson Jr., Boise Robinson, Vincent Hendrix, Felicia Phillips, Eric Phillips and Nathan Jones; and a host of sis-ters, brother, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, extended fam-ily and sorrowing friends.
The celebration of life will be 11 a.m. Saturday, July 4 at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, the Rev. Dr. Frank Giddens Sr., pastor and Eulogist. The Robinson Family will receive friends for viewing one hour prior to service on Saturday. Burial will be in Masonic Cemetery in Palm Coast.
Coleman’s Mortuary of Hastings honorably rendering services.
James H. CatesJames Howell Cates, 86, of
L i v e O a k , p a s s e d a w a y Thursday, July 2, 2015.
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GEIRANGER, Norway
Clouds the color of spent charcoal exude a face-numbing June drizzle across this tiny town tucked into a
corner of a fjord. Oppressed by generations of socialist governments and struggling under the weight of confiscatory taxation, Norwegians here shuffle through their daily existence, wondering from where their next pickled herring sandwich is com-ing.
OK, I’m kidding. Geirangerans, like virtually all other
Norwegians, enjoy one of the highest stan-dards of living in the world. A 2015 United Nations survey of national attitudes listed Norway among the five happiest countries on Earth. The United States was 15th. Their per-capita incomes are among the highest in Europe, as is their per-capita gross national product. Their life expectan-cy exceeds that of the U.S. by more than two years. Unemployment currently stands at 2.5 percent.
They achieved that lofty position with free medical care, free education, including college, and a host of other social benefits including generous pensions and 46 weeks of paid leave for new parents.
And yes, in spite of being ranked as one of the world’s top democracies, they’re unapologetically socialist. Their national legislature is currently in the hands of Norway’s Conservative Party, but it’s safe to say their conservatives are probably more liberal than our liberals.
It wasn’t always that way. Long depen-dent on fishing and agriculture like Ireland, Norwegians were among the poor-est populations in Europe, subject to the weather and whatever pittances the con-glomerates were paying for codfish and but-ter. The 19th century saw hundreds of thousands of Norwegians – by some esti-mates, half the population – emigrate to the U.S. Today, more Americans claim
Norwegian ancestry than do Norwegians themselves.
The socialist model was written into Norway’s constitution in the 20th century. But it wasn’t until North Sea oil was dis-covered under Norwegian territorial waters in the late 1960s that the country’s econo-my began to heat up. The government bor-rowed heavily to invest in oil-producing infrastructure, but today, with no national debt, they’re lenders, not borrowers. The government owns a large part of the oil industry and is investing much of its income in order to meet future needs.
Benevolent socialism comes at a cost that even the oil revenues don’t cover, however. Norwegians themselves contribute heavily. Personal income taxes and surtaxes can approach 50 percent in the mid to upper income brackets. Value-added tax on virtu-ally all manufactured goods amounts to 25 percent – 15 percent on food. And steep excise taxes, such as on alcohol, tobacco and sweets, signify the government’s sometimes heavy-handed approach to social engineer-ing.
A young native of Bergen, Norway, told us it’s very difficult, for instance, for an ordinary Norwegian to buy a car.
“The government wants to cut down on automobile pollution and encourage public transportation, so the tax on a new car nearly doubles the price,” he said, “but the tax doesn’t apply to plug-in electric cars. So today, the second- and third-best-selling cars in Norway are the Tesla and the Nissan Leaf. The best-seller is the 65-mpg Volkswagen Golf diesel. But electric cars are now selling so well that the government
is talking about applying the tax to them, too.”
In addition to petroleum, the Norwegian government owns major shares of other heavy industries including power genera-tion and telecommunications. About 30 per-cent of the nation’s workforce is employed by some branch of the government. But the private economy is still much in evidence.
“A young college graduate who wants to start his or her own business does so with-out the burden of thousands of (dollars) of student loans,” our automotive informant said, “and they don’t have to worry about buying health insurance for themselves and their employees. Everyone already is insured. So there are lots of entrepreneurs out there.”
While Norwegians probably grumble about paying taxes as much as we do, it appears they’re satisfied they’re getting what they’re paying for.
Would a similar system work here in the U.S.? Probably not. While the typical American is competitive and ambitious and is rewarded for being so, Norwegians seem more egalitarian. The difference between a Norwegian CEO’s pay and their lowest-paid employee is much less than the simi-lar gap in the U.S. Another notable differ-ence: In the U.S., our statues and monu-ments are of national heroes and political leaders; in Norway, you’ll see modest stat-ues idealizing middle-class values – a boy with a fish, mothers with children and ordi-nary workers.
In short, the democratic socialist model wouldn’t fit our national character, and a sizeable portion of the electorate is stead-fastly dedicated to keeping it that way. The best thing government can do for us, we say, is stay the heck out of the way.
Norway isn’t our way.
Al Krombach is a former editor of the Daily News. You can write to him at [email protected].
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Other View: State should review ultimate punishment
Gay marriage and Obamacare were not the only controversial issues resolved by the
U.S. Supreme Court. Also decided was how humanely some states — including Florida — kill Death Row inmates.
Widely publicized botched executions by lethal injection prompted three Oklahoma inmates to file a lawsuit. In Glossip v. Gross, the justices were asked to decide if the lack of effectiveness of midazolam, the first of a fatal three-drug
cocktail given to render prison-ers unconscious, made the exe-cutions “cruel and unusual pun-ishment,” as the inmates charged.
In February, Florida, where about 400 inmates are on Death Row, put executions on hold in anticipation of the court’s deci-sion.
But in Monday’s 5-4 ruling, the justices said there is no evidence the drugs used in Florida and other states violate the Constitution. Executions are expected to be reinstated in
Florida, returning a hotly debat-ed issue to the forefront in a state that is a leader in killing Death Row inmates and, disturb-ingly, the number of Death Row inmates ultimately exonerated. That’s a dangerous mix.
The court ruling also gave states an opening to find alterna-tive drugs to use in executions. Florida should take this opportu-nity seriously. But right now, that doesn’t seem to be in the cards.
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has already asked the Florida Supreme Court to clear
the way for the execution of con-victed Orlando quadruple-mur-derer Jerry Correll, who would be the 22nd person put to death since Gov. Rick Scott became governor in 2011, and it looks like midazolam will be the drug used, despite its spotty history.
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund said it was disappointed with the court ruling, saying it will “continue to expose con-demned prisoners to an unac-ceptable risk of significant pain and suffering. This decision can-not be reconciled with the
Eighth Amendment’s prohibition on cruel and unusual punish-ment.”
In 2013, the Florida Bar rec-ommended a comprehensive review of the way the state kills inmates — from the point of arrest to examining who ends up on Death Row. The solid recom-mendation fell on deaf ears then. Given all that has gone awry, from how justice is meted out to the executions themselves, state leaders should do the responsi-ble thing and reconsider.
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Downtown continuesto thrive with events
The Palatka Main Street Program would like to thank David and Natalie Miner for their generosity and willingness to host the recent Florida School of the Arts student art exhibition.
This event, held in conjunction with Main Street’s Third Friday Street Party at the Miners’ building at 105 N. Third St., provided an opportunity for students to showcase their talents and be a part of the larger community.
We hope events such as these will give people the opportunity to experience all the positive things happening in downtown Palatka.
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Gay marriage ruling was front-page news
I always look forward to getting the news. I miss getting it on Mondays.
I was a bit disappointed June 27. The Supreme Court made a profound ruling, showing up in headlines across the coun-try and probably in many other countries. Not so in our Palatka Daily News. Our headlines was in reference to a goofy romance gone bad?
After looking through the paper, an article about the ruling was found on Page 5.
Come on, PDN, you can do better than that.
Betty B. BlackPalatka
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JUMPSTART Robb Armstrong
BLONDIE Dean Young & John Marshall
BABY BLUES Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE Lynn Johnston
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE Chris Browne
THE BORN LOSER Chip Sansom
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Strive for a well-balanced life-style. Your easy way of accu-mulating and utilizing knowledge will aid you in achieving your professional goals. The compas-sion you show to others will result in added confidence, which will make you attractive to potential personal partners.
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LEO(July 23-Aug. 22)
Personal relationships will be confusing. Step back from the situation temporarily until your vision is clear. Don’t force the issue when you are best off letting matters develop naturally.
VIRGO(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Standing on the sidelines will not work to your advantage. Get in the middle of things and put forth your best effort. The posi-tive attention you gain will help you advance.
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Put your idea on paper. Once you see your plan in black and white, you will find it easier to turn your plan into a reality. Love is in the stars.
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You will achieve success if you stick with your game plan. If you are constantly changing your mind, you will not have anything to show for it at the end of the day.
SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
Be careful, as a hasty decision will lead to a setback. Don’t rush matters. A step-by-step plan will result in steady progress and make you look like a genius.
CAPRICORN(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
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AQUARIUS(Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
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PISCES(Feb. 20-March 20)
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ARIES(March 21-April 19)
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Dear Harriette: I was hang-ing out with a group of friends last weekend when I heard a kind of disturbing thing. As we were going around the room telling things about ourselves, it became apparent that one of our friends is in trouble. She is so bitter. Each of us was saying how long we had been married, and when it got to her, she said the number — which was above 15 years — but with disdain. She then uttered under her breath that it probably wasn’t going to last. That one comment blossomed into a long list of things that are wrong with her husband and her marriage. It was awkward since he was definitely within earshot. I tried to calm her down, in part by suggesting that we talk about it privately later. But now, I really don’t know what to do. I’m not a therapist, and I have no idea what to say to her about her marriage. I know couples go through all kinds of stuff over the years, but I can’t advise her. Should I back out of our get-together? If not,
what should I say to her? — No Advice Here, Saratoga Springs, New York
Dear No Advice Here: If your friend follows up to get together — which is a big “if,” given that a lot of people spout off in the moment but don’t want to get into the weeds when a sounder mind prevails — you can agree to meet with her. Before the conver-sation gets cooking, say upfront that you are no expert. Be a good listener, but if she wants advice, suggest she go directly to a pro-fessional.
Do not get caught up in her drama to the point where you attempt to turn your story into hers. It’s OK if you don’t have parallels. Just listen. Tell her you care about her and her husband and family, and you pray that they can find peace. If she asks you to take sides, tell her that you will not do that. You have learned that it is very important not to get in the middle of people’s mar-riages. It is up to them to figure that out.
Dear Harriette: I am at a loss for how to help my niece, who is almost 30 years old and still doesn’t have her life together. She never finished college. She has not been able to keep a job because she hasn’t developed the discipline to get up and go to work on time if she doesn’t like the work she’s doing. It seems like she expects other people to pay her way in life. I can’t believe it, but I look into the future and only see her as a leech. Like she could become a brilliant home-less woman. How can I help her to turn her life around? Nothing has seemed to work yet. — Olive Branch, Dallas
Dear Olive Branch: Sometimes you have to let go in order to give people the space to figure out where they are in their lives. Your niece needs to hit her own bottom in order to determine how to climb out of it. Tell her that you will be there for her when she starts making smart choices, but for now, you have to love her from a distance.
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Les Brown, a motivational speaker, said, “Make each day count by setting specific goals to succeed, then putting forth every effort to exceed your own expectations.”
At the bridge table, make each deal count by setting the specific
goal of making or breaking the contract, then putting every effort into achieving that target. There is no need to work hard for an overtrick or an extra undertrick (unless you are playing in a pair event).
In yesterday’s deal, East had to find five defensive tricks. Today, South must come up with 10 offensive winners. How should he plan the play in four spades after West cashes his two top hearts, then shifts to the club king?
In the auction, note East’s two-heart advance. After an open-ing bid, a takeout double and a redouble (showing 10-plus points), East was marked with next to nothing. But he should pass only with no marked pref-
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Can you see 10 tricks? They have to be five spades, four dia-monds and one club. This might require taking three diamond finesses, and if so, speed is of the essence. At trick four, South must play a diamond to dummy’s 10. When it wins, he cashes the spade queen, leads a spade to his king, and repeats the diamond finesse. Then he returns to the spade ace (drawing East’s last trump), takes a third diamond finesse, and claims.
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ANDY HALL Sports Editor 312-5239
SPORTSwww.palatkadailynews.com FRIDAY, JULY 3, 2015 PAGE 7A
ANDY HALL
Say noto Jaxdistrict
The deadline may have passed, but it still makes a ton of sense for Interlachen to appeal its placement in base-
ball District 2-4A by the Florida High School Activities Association and seek a move to 5-5A.
Up to a bigger class? Darn tootin’.Better that than playing in an
eight-team district with six Jacksonville schools, including state championship-caliber programs in Trinity Christian and Providence. Interlachen doesn’t have a realistic option in class 4A and thus would be better off going upstairs into a district with Palatka, Keystone Heights, Santa Fe and Bradford. By no means would 5-5A be a snap next season, particularly in light of the Rams’ grad-uation losses, but this is a four-year commitment and Interlachen would not only have district opponents it already knows well – it was 4-4 against those schools in 2015 – but save significantly on travel.
The new districts sprang out of the FHSAA’s expansion last month from eight classifications to nine. It also applies to softball and is expected to kick in for basketball and volleyball with the 2016-17 school year. Moving up for other sports makes a lot of sense for IHS, come to think of it, and because of the timing of its announce-ment, the FHSAA is expected to cut late-appealing schools some slack.
Some will remember the Rams were lumped with St. Augustine, Menendez, Nease and Bartram Trail from 2001-03 for non-football sports. This wouldn’t be any more difficult.
n Even with its recent struggles and even if it’s only temporary, it is hard to imagine Wildwood dropping football.
The Wildcats, who were to have played both Crescent City and Interlachen this season, set the stan-dard for excellence in Lake and Sumter counties not only when I worked there in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, but for many years before and afterward. Alumni include Ellis Johnson, the former Florida defensive tackle who spent 10 years in the NFL.
Their decline reflects the rise of one Sumter County rival, South Sumter, and the (relatively) shiny new facili-ties of another, The Villages. Wildwood was down to a handful of upperclassmen, in large part because of transfers.
This is the second time in two scheduling cycles IHS athletic director Ron Whitehurst has lined up a seem-ingly beatable nondistrict opponent, only to have the team bail on football. It happened two years ago with Ocala St. John Lutheran and the Rams ended up playing Union County. This time, it appears they have lined up a more palatable replacement in Jacksonville Bishop Snyder.
n Entering its second season of eight-man football, Peniel Baptist Academy has found a natural rival in Beacon of Hope, which plays the Warriors at the Theobold Complex on Sept. 18. The St. Augustine school is going to the eight-man game after having played 11-man football in 2014.
n Myles Straw, starting center fielder for St. Johns River State College the last two seasons, was bat-ting .308 with the Houston Astros’ rookie league team in Greeneville, Tenn., as of Tuesday. He was drafted in the 12th round a month ago.
The Vikings lost a recruit to the draft – righthanded pitcher Jordan Humphreys from Crystal River High School, signing with the New York Mets after having been selected in the 18th round. He’s the brother of former SJR State slugger Tyler Humphreys, who went to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the seventh round last year. St. Johns replaced Jordan Humphreys by signing another pitch-er, Middleburg righty Pearson McMahan, who redshirted this spring with the University of North Florida.
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NASCAR asks fans not to fly Confederate flagCircuit’s tracks and promoters unite
By Jenna FryerAssociated Press
DAYTONA BEACH — NASCAR’s national series tracks announced Thursday that they are asking fans to refrain from displaying the Confederate flag at races following the deadly attack at a South
Carolina church two weeks ago.The facilities vowed to have the
most “welcoming environments in all of sports and entertainment.”
The statement was signed by International Speedway Corp. and Speedway Motorsports Inc. — which own most of the tracks in the Sprint Cup Series, stretching from Florida to New York to California — as well as 30 specific tracks. It also includes independent tracks such as Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, Pocono Raceway
and Canadian Tire Motorsport Park.“We are asking our fans and part-
ners to join us in a renewed effort to create an all-inclusive, even more welcoming atmosphere for all who attend our events,” the statement read. “This will include the request to refrain from displaying the Confederate flag at our facilities and NASCAR events.”
The move follows NASCAR’s statement last week reiterating that the flag is banned from official use at its events. And it comes ahead of
S u n d a y ’ s r a c e a t D a y t o n a International Speedway — the first in the South since the mid-June attack that left nine black churchgo-ers dead in Charleston. The suspect had embraced Confederate symbols, including the battle flag.
Daytona is planning to hold a vol-untary exchange program this weekend in which fans can swap any flag of their choice for an American flag.
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Putnam Sharks swimmers listen to guest instructor Gemma Spofforth on Thursday.
Olympic InsightVet of Beijing, London Games teaches Putnam swimmers
By andy HallPalatka Daily News
Gemma Spofforth is big on visuals whether her swimmers’ eyes are open or closed.
Eyes open, they can see videos of them-selves from an underwater perspective as she explains what they’re doing right in a
pool and what they could do better.Eyes closed, they can see themselves winning a
race, earning a scholarship and excelling in every-day life.
A two-time Olympic competitor from Great Britain and recent graduate of the University of Florida, Spofforth had the Putnam Sharks doing both this week during a clinic at the Putnam Aquatic Center in Palatka.
“Visualizing what you want and how to achieve
it – closing your eyes and envisioning what you’re doing,” Spofforth said. “We had talks on nutrition, moti-vation stress management and visualization.”
As part of her motivation for the Sharks, who range in age from 5 to 18, Spofforth touched on her Olympic expe-riences in 2008 in Beijing, where she finished fourth in the 100-meter backstroke – finishing .04 seconds from as bronze medal – and in 2012 in London, where she was fifth in the 100 back.
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HeatkeepWadeOne-year deal valued at $20 million
By Tim reynoldsAssociated Press
MIAMI — After 12 years with the Miami Heat, Dwyane Wade needed a reminder of how much the franchise valued him.
Once he found out, any chance of him leaving vanished.
Wade accepted a $20 million, one-year deal on Thursday to stay with the Heat next season, ending his latest foray into free agency and wrapping up a weeks-long saga that had him seriously wondering about leaving for the first time. A pair of conversations, first with Heat CEO Nick Arison and then another with managing general partner Micky Arison, reminded Wade of what he meant to the team and from there it was a matter of just making numbers work.
“Sitting down with Nick, sitting down with Micky and having conver-sations with them that I’ve never had, that was big for me,” Wade told The Associated Press in a telephone inter-view. “I’ve never had a business con-versation with one of them. … They got to show me how much they really wanted me to be here, how important it was for them that I continue to wear one jersey.”
Without those conversations, Wade said, “I don’t think we would be at this point.”
Per NBA rules, the Heat could not comment other than saying that they intend to enter into a contract with Wade once the NBA moratorium peri-od ends. Wade cannot sign his new deal until July 9.
Wade said he was able to track through social media how much Heat fans wanted him to stay, which he said factored heavily into his decision-mak-ing process.
“I can’t tell you how much I appreci-ated what they all said,” Wade said.
But ultimately, he needed to know the Heat felt the same way about their 33-year-old shooting guard. The 11-time All-Star averaged 21.5 points this past season, third-best among Eastern Conference players, and believes he remains one of the game’s top threats when healthy.
He found out the Heat still agree.“Money-wise, I thought I did the
best I could for myself and my family, and I also had the Heat in mind,” Wade said. “Obviously it’s all about putting yourself in position to be able to compete. I love this organization. It crossed my mind to say, ‘If I’m going to
By Howard FendricHAssociated Press
LONDON — On the final point of the first set of his latest Wimbledon disappointment, Rafael Nadal swung his mighty, lefty forehand — and whiffed, accidentally whacking his right leg with his racket.
It was a painful, embarrassing
mistake, symbolic of the sort of day this was.
During f ive trips to the All England Club from 2006-11, Nadal reached the final every time. In his most recent four appearances, though, Nadal has exited early against an unheralded, unaccom-plished and, most importantly, unafraid opponent ranked 100th or
worse. On Thursday, Nadal lost 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the second round to Dustin Brown, who needed to quali-fy just to enter the main draw.
“It’s not the end,” Nadal said. “(It’s) a sad moment for me … but life continues. My career, too.”
Toni Nadal, Rafael’s uncle and coach, summed up the Centre Court match this way: “He played really
bad. Bad shots. Very bad with his forehand.”
All true. But give credit to Brown and his varied, risky and entertain-ing brand of tennis, a mix of old-school serve-and-volleying, drop shots, drop volleys and go-for-it returns.
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CALENDARNOTE: Schedules are submitted by schools, leagues and recreation departments and are subject to change without notice.
FRIDAY, July 3No events scheduled.
SATURDAY, July 4No events scheduled.
TIDESPalatka City Dock
High LowToday 5:05A,5:28P ---------,12:27PJuly 4 5:53A,6:20P 12:24A,1:13PJuly 5 6:43A,7:12P 1:15A,2:02P
St. Augustine Beach High LowToday 9:38A,10:09P 3:40A,3:42PJuly 4 10:29A,10:58P 4:26A,4:31PJuly 5 11:21A,11:48P 5:14A,5:24P
BASEBALLAL Standings
East Division W L Pct GBBaltimore 42 37 .532 —New York 42 37 .532 —Tampa Bay 42 39 .519 1Toronto 42 39 .519 1Boston 37 44 .457 6Central Division W L Pct GBKansas City 44 32 .579 —Minnesota 42 37 .532 3½Detroit 39 39 .500 6Cleveland 37 41 .474 8Chicago 34 42 .447 10West Division W L Pct GBHouston 47 34 .580 —Los Angeles 41 38 .519 5Texas 41 39 .513 5½Seattle 36 42 .462 9½Oakland 36 45 .444 11Wednesday’s GamesCincinnati 2, Minnesota 1Toronto 11, Boston 2Oakland 4, Colorado 1Seattle 7, San Diego 0N.Y. Yankees 3, L.A. Angels 1Baltimore 4, Texas 2Pittsburgh 9, Detroit 3Cleveland 8, Tampa Bay 1Houston 6, Kansas City 5Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis 1Thursday’s GamesCleveland 5, Tampa Bay 4, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 4Texas 2, Baltimore 0Boston 12, Toronto 6Minnesota 2, Kansas City 0Seattle at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.Friday’s GamesCleveland (Bauer 6-5) at Pittsburgh (Morton 6-1), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Archer 9-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 4-3), 7:05 p.m.Toronto (Hutchison 8-1) at Detroit (An.Sanchez 6-7), 7:08 p.m.Houston (Straily 0-0) at Boston (Masterson 3-2), 7:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Richards 8-5) at Texas (Ch.Gonzalez 2-3), 8:05 p.m.Baltimore (U.Jimenez 7-3) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 3-8), 8:10 p.m.Minnesota (Milone 4-1) at Kansas City (Guthrie 6-5), 8:10 p.m.Seattle (Happ 3-5) at Oakland (Chavez 4-7), 9:05 p.m.
NL StandingsEast Division W L Pct GBWashington 43 36 .544 —
New York 40 40 .500 3½Atlanta 38 41 .481 5Miami 34 46 .425 9½Philadelphia 27 54 .333 17Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 51 27 .654 —Pittsburgh 45 33 .577 6Chicago 42 35 .545 8½Cincinnati 36 41 .468 14½Milwaukee 33 48 .407 19½West Division W L Pct GBLos Angeles 45 35 .563 —San Francisco 42 38 .525 3Arizona 37 41 .474 7San Diego 38 43 .469 7½Colorado 34 44 .436 10Wednesday’s GamesCincinnati 2, Minnesota 1Oakland 4, Colorado 1Seattle 7, San Diego 0Milwaukee 9, Philadelphia 5Pittsburgh 9, Detroit 3Chicago Cubs 2, N.Y. Mets 0, 11 inningsMiami 6, San Francisco 5Atlanta 4, Washington 1Chicago White Sox 7, St. Louis 1L.A. Dodgers 4, Arizona 3Thursday’s GamesMiami 5, San Francisco 4Pittsburgh 8, Detroit 4Chicago Cubs 6, N.Y. Mets 1Milwaukee 8, Philadelphia 7, 11 inningsAtlanta 2, Washington 1San Diego 5, St. Louis 3, 11 inningsColorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.Friday’s GamesMiami (Koehler 6-4) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 5-3), 2:20 p.m.San Francisco (Peavy 0-2) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 5-4), 6:05 p.m.Cleveland (Bauer 6-5) at Pittsburgh (Morton 6-1), 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Fiers 3-7) at Cincinnati (Lorenzen 3-2), 7:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Morgan 1-0) at Atlanta (Teheran 5-4), 7:35 p.m.San Diego (Cashner 3-9) at St. Louis (Wacha 10-3), 8:15 p.m.Colorado (K.Kendrick 3-10) at Arizona (Ch.Anderson 4-2), 9:40 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 3-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 5-6), 10:10 p.m.
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WNBAEASTERN CONFERENCE W L PCT GBConnecticut 7 3 .700 –– Washington 6 4 .600 1New York 6 4 .600 1 Chicago 6 5 .545 1½ Indiana 5 6 .455 2½Atlanta 4 6 .400 3 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L PCT GBTulsa 8 2 .800 –– Minnesota 7 2 .778 ½Phoenix 4 5 .444 3½Seattle 3 7 .300 5San Antonio 2 7 .222 5½Los Angeles 0 7 .000 6½Wednesday’s gamesNo games scheduledThursday’s gamesChicago 77, Connecticut 74Indiana 73, Washington 50Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m.San Antonio at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Friday’s GamesSeattle at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Tulsa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Saturday’s GamesNo games scheduled
S C O R E B O A R DTODAY ON TELEVISION
AUTO RACING9 a.m. NBC Sports Formula One practice for British Grand Prix, at Sil- verstone, England2 p.m. NBC Sports NASCAR Xfinity practice4 p.m. NBC Sports for Firecracker 250, at Daytona Beach3 p.m. NBC Sports NASCAR Sprint Cup prac-5 p.m. NBC Sports tice for Coke Zero 400, at Daytona Beach
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE7:30 p.m. ESPN2 Calgary at Montreal
GOLF9:30 a.m. Golf Channel European PGA Open de France, second round, at Paris12:30 p.m. Golf Channel Web.com Nova Scotia Open, second round, at Halifax4 p.m. Golf Channel PGA Greenbrier Classic, second round, at White Sulphur Springs, W.Va.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL2 p.m. ESPN2, FSF Marlins at Cubs6 p.m. ESPN Giants at Nationals7 p.m. MLB Network Blue Jays at Tigers7 p.m. Sun Sports Rays at Yankees10 p.m. ESPN Mets at Dodgers
MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE7:30 p.m. FS Florida Charlotte at Florida
MEN’S NATIONAL EXHIBITION SOCCER7 p.m. Fox Sports 1 U.S. vs. Guatemala, at Nashville, Tenn.
WIMBLEDON TENNIS7 a.m. ESPN Early-round match, at London
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n SJR State was supposed to host the Dixie Majors state tournament this summer, but the orga-nization found itself forced to cancel the event that would have involved high school-age players. It would have been a nice little boost for area hotels and restaurants.
More concerning locally is the fact that Palatka couldn’t put together a 12-under or 11-under team for Babe Ruth district competition.
Andy Hall is sports editor of the Palatka Daily News.
That’s where her competitive career ended.
“I figured I wouldn’t get much better and it was a good point to the next direct ion in l i fe , ” Spofforth said. “The biggest thing I emphasize between all the med-als and races was not a specific race, but all the friends I made. Cherish those friendships.”
It was a friendship that brought her to Palatka.
Spofforth became friends with
Sharks coach Jake MacGibbon while they studied counseling education at UF and MacGibbon arranged her visit.
“She’s really good. She’s been lead counselor at UF’s camp for at least two summers,” he said. “A lot of our kids go over there and because they were renovating their pool, I saw if she could come over here instead of parents driv-ing their kids to Gainesville five days a week.”
Spofforth swam for the Gators from 2007-10. She was a five-time NCAA champion, 11-time All-A m e r i c a n , f o u r - t i m e A l l -Southeastern Conference (SEC)
selection, two-time SEC champion and two-time SEC record holder.
Spofforth spent mornings cov-ering the basic strokes – freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and but-terfly – working in the pool and in a classroom setting where the swimmers, ages 5-18, watched videos of their instructor and themselves. The Thursday morn-ing session included her world-record swim of 58.12 seconds in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2 0 0 9 W o r l d A q u a t i c Championships in Rome. The record still stands.
Next, Spofforth discussed indi-vidual swimmers on video.
Students can purchase videos of themselves in which she discusses their technique.
“I go to a voice-over and tell them what they’re doing well, the techniques they can do better – all the things we’ve been going over,” Spofforth said.
Afternoon sessions covered the starts, finishes and turns execut-ed during competition. The Sharks also did some work on dry land.
“We do stretching exercises and play games like capture the flag to emphasize running,” Spofforth said. “They often run better when they’re playing.”
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“We want to be inclusive to everyone, and the last thing you want is for anyone to come to a sporting event and really not enjoy that experience because of symbols that really represent things we’re not proud of,” track President Joie Chitwood said. “Going forward, we’ll really have to look at where that other
flag goes, because it doesn’t have a place in our sport and we’ve got to take a thoughtful process on how we get to that place.”
ISC, a s ister company of NASCAR, owns 13 facilities that signed the statement. SMI, the Bruton Smith-owned rival to ISC, had its eight properties listed as supporting NASCAR. Indianapolis Motor Speedway was among the independents taking part.
D r i v e r s i n c l u d i n g D a l e
Earnhardt Jr. have been outspo-ken against the flag. NASCAR Chairman Brian France last week called the flag a symbol he f inds offensive and said he wants to be as aggressive as pos-sible in barring it from sanc-tioned events.
France said he was unsure what steps track promoters can legally take to prohibit the flag and acknowledged that enforc-ing a ban would be challenging when it comes to tens of thou-sands of fans on the sprawling
properties. France stressed that the flag, while part of NASCAR’s roots as a series for old bootleg-gers, is not indicative of what the sport represents and he had hinted that the series was work-ing with the industry on options.
“Obviously, we have our roots in the South, there are events in the South, it’s part of our histo-ry like it is for the country,” France told The Associated Press. “But it needs to be just that, part of our history. It isn’t part of our future.”
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handicap this organization by this contract, maybe the best situation is not to be there.’
“A one-year deal for $20 million, I could never look at that and roll my eyes,” Wade said. “I am from Robbins, Illinois. Look at what I’ve been through in my life.”
Wade could have made $16.1 million this season on the second year of a two-year deal, but opted out with hopes of getting a longer-term, more-lucrative contract.
For now, the more-lucrative part was enough to appease Miami’s all-time leading scorer.
The decision ends a weeks-long, sometimes-con-tentious saga between the Heat and their fran-chise player. Wade was open to the idea of leaving Miami over a contract dispute, moreso than ever before.
England wakes to more World Cup heartbreakWomen’s team drops semi via own goal
By Steve DouglaSAssociated Press
MANCHESTER, England — England’s national teams keep finding ways to make agonizing exits from major soccer tourna-ments.
Penalty-shootout defeats? There have been six of those by England’s men alone since the World Cup semifinals in 1990. Refereeing injustices? England midfielder Frank Lampard’s shot that crossed the line but wasn’t awarded as a goal in the 2010 World Cup quarterfinal exit to Germany still rankles, and led to the introduction of
goal-line technology.Now it’s the turn of England
women’s class of 2015 to feel the pain.
The nation woke Thursday to news that Laura Bassett had scored an own goal in second-half stoppage time, consigning England to a 2-1 loss to Japan in the women’s World Cup semifi-nals.
Bassett sobbed after the final whistle in Edmonton, Canada — and the hurt was shared across England.
“What a dreadful way to lose! Poor , poor Laura Bassett , ” tweeted former England strik-er Gary Lineker, a member of the 1990 team that lost to G e r m a n y o n p e n a l t i e s . “Despite the gut-wrenching nature of the defeat, England’s women were terrific and should
hold their heads high.”A peak audience of 2.4 million
in Britain watched the biggest game in the history of England’s women, broadcaster BBC said Thursday, signalling the inter-est the team has generated dur-ing the tournament.
Their run to the semifinals — the furthest England has ever reached at a women’s World Cup — has helped break down barri-ers, making back- and front-page headlines in English news-papers and getting plenty of exposure on TV and radio sta-tions.
Never before has England been so into women’s football.
“Beautiful to see the women’s game get the exposure it fully deserves here in the UK,” former England and Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand said.
“Inspirational squad.”Despite the painful nature of
the loss, England’s players were widely praised for the way they conducted themselves and are now being viewed as role models.
“Watching the post match interviews by the England play-e r s & c o a c h . P u r e c l a s s , ” American soccer great Mia Hamm said on Twitter. “You represent yourselves and your country brilliantly.”
England will take on Germany in a third-place playof f on Saturday before returning home to what likely will be a great reception. Many players are now household names in England.
“Our aim was 1) gold medal 2) inspire a nation!! We didn’t get our first task but I’m sure we have got our second,” England winger Karen Carney said.
“I had nothing to lose. If I lose 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, everyone says ‘Bravo, Rafa,’” Brown said.
The 30-year-old Brown was born in Germany to a Jamaican father — whose face is tattooed on Brown’s stomach — and German mother. They moved to Jamaica when he was 12 and returned to Europe about a decade ago. Around that time, his parents bought him an RV so he could drive from tournament to tournament.
Who could have imagined this sort of triumph back then? Or, frankly, even now?
After all, Brown is ranked 102nd, entered Thursday with a 6-11 record in 2015 and has never been past the third round at a major.
Nadal, meanwhile, is a former No. 1 and the owner of 14 major titles, tied with Pete Sampras for second-most behind Roger Federer’s 17.
Federer joined Andy Murray and Petra Kvitova as past Wimbledon champions picking up straightforward, straight-set victories Thursday. Federer’s 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Sam
Querrey of the U.S. included one particularly memorable moment — an on-the-run, between-the-legs lob.
“You want to go over and give him a high-five sometimes,” Querrey said, “but you can’t do that.”
Nadal used to leave opponents feeling that way, too. Not lately. He missed time last season with a right wrist injury, then needed appendix surgery, and has spo-ken about confidence issues.
After his run of five consecu-tive French Open titles ended last month with a quarterfinal loss to Novak Djokovic, Nadal’s ranking dropped to 10th, his
worst in 10 years.Now he has failed to win any
of his past four major tourna-ments, not even reaching the semifinals. It’s the 29-year-old Spaniard’s longest drought since the first five Slams of his career.
Consider, too, Nadal’s history at Wimbledon. He lost to Federer in the 2006 and 2007 finals, then beat him 9-7 in the fifth set of the epic 2008 final. After miss-i n g t h e 2 0 0 9 t o u r n a m e n t because of injury, Nadal collect-ed another trophy in 2010, then lost to Djokovic in the 2011 final.
“I don’t know if I will be back to (that) level,” Nadal acknowl-edged.
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BASEBALL
Rays strike out 19 times in defeatTAMPA — Matt Moore made it back Thursday,
but the Tampa Bay Rays struck out a franchise-record 19 times in a 5-4, 10-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians.
Mike Aviles homered on the first pitch of the 10th inning off reliever Xavier Cedeno (1-1), giving the Indians a four-game sweep and extending the Rays’ losing streak to five games.
Corey Kluber struck out 14 over eight innings for Cleveland. Brian Shaw (1-1) pitched one scoreless inning for the win, and Cody Allen struck out the side in the 10th to earn his 15th save.
Moore, making his first start since undergoing Tommy John surgery in April 2014, faced the mini-mum nine batters over the first three innings before fading quickly.
Fernandez back, swings big batMIAMI — Jose Fernandez’s comeback required a
comeback.The precocious right-hander shook off a rocky
start in his return from Tommy John surgery, pitch-ing six innings and hitting a homer Thursday to help the Miami Marlins rally past the San Francisco Giants 5-4 and complete a three-game sweep.
The first two batters to face Fernandez scored, and he screamed at himself as he walked off the mound to end the first inning.
After that, Fernandez (1-0) found the form that made him the 2013 NL Rookie of the Year. Pitching in the majors for the first time since May 9, 2014, he allowed seven hits and three runs.
“I would have loved to have pitched a little better,” he said. “But it’s exciting I got the first one out of the way and we got a win.”
NBA
Magic go slow with top pickORLANDO — If Orlando Magic draft pick Mario
Hezonja had it his way he’d hop headfirst into the NBA fire.
The Croatian-born 20-year-old would skip straight from his just a just concluded full season with FC Barcelona in the Euroleague, to playing in every game during Orlando’s upcoming summer league, to probably working out every day until training camp.
“When I finished with Croatia, I was thinking really about the NBA already. At that age, I was 17 turning 18,” Hezonja said during his introductory news conference on Thursday.
But as energetic as the fifth overall pick might be, team officials hoping he can help propel this young Orlando team out of the rebuilding doldrums have a more controlled transition in mind.
Magic general manager Rob Hennigan reiterated that for now the plan for Hezonja is to play two of Orlando’s five games during the Orlando summer league, which opens Saturday.
NHL
Ex-Lightning star St. Louis retiresNEW YORK — New York Rangers forward
Martin St. Louis is retiring after 16 NHL seasons, seven All Star selections and one Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning.
St. Louis made the announcement Thursday, roughly a month after helping the Rangers reach the Eastern Conference finals, where they lost to the Lightning in seven games. He had 21 goals and 31 assists this past regular season, but had one goal and six assists in 19 playoffs games.
The 40-year-old St. Louis was uncertain whether he would return for another season after the Rangers were eliminated, but it was clear that New York was not going to bring the hard-working 5-foot-8 veteran back.
St. Louis had 391 goals and 642 assists in 1,134 regular-season games with the Calgary Flames, Lightning and Rangers. He won the Stanley Cup with the Lightning in 2004 and the Art Ross Trophy twice (1994, 2013) as the league’s top scorer.
–Associated Press
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vs.
MARY ELOISE HADDEN, amarried woman; and de-visees, grantees, judgmentcreditors, and all otherp a r t i e s c l a i m i n g b y ,through, under, or againsth e r ; t h e U N K N O W NS P O U S E , H E I R S , D E -VISEES, GRANTEES, andjudgment creditors of De-fendants, deceased; and allother parties claiming by,through, under, or againstdefendants; unknown nat-ural persons if alive, and ifdead or not known to bedead or alive, their severaland respective unknownspouses, heirs, through, orunder those unknown nat-ural persons; and the sev-eral and respective un-k n o w n a s s i g n s , s u c -cessors in interest, trust-ees, or any other personclaiming by, through, un-der, or against any corpor-ation or other legal entitynamed as a Defendant; andall claimants, persons orparties or claiming to haveany right, title, or interestin the property of theabove named or describedDefendants,Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: MARY ELOISE HAD-DEN, a married woman;and devisees, grantees,judgment creditors, and allother parties claiming by,through, under, or againsth e r ; t h e U N K N O W NS P O U S E , H E I R S , D E -VISEES, GRANTEES, andjudgment creditors of De-fendants, deceased; and allother parties claiming by,through, under, or againstdefendants; unknown nat-ural persons if alive, and ifdead or not known to bedead or alive, their severaland respective unknownspouses, heirs, through, orunder those unknown nat-ural persons; and the sev-eral and respective un-k n o w n a s s i g n s , s u c -cessors in interest, trust-ees, or any other personclaiming by, through, un-der, or against any corpor-ation or other legal entitynamed as a Defendant; andall claimants, persons orparties or claiming to haveany right, title, or interestin the property of theabove named or describedDefendants,Defendants.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that anaction seeking to quiet andconfirm title on the follow-ing property in PutnamCounty, Florida:
Lot 328, Section DUNNSCREEK RETREAT, MapSheet 5/37/38, Part ofAcosta Grant, as recordedin Official Records Book302, Page 437, public re-cords of Putnam County,Florida.
has been filed against youand you are required toserve a copy of your writ-ten defenses to it, if any,George A. Young, Esquire,of HOLMES & YOUNG,P.A., at 222 North ThirdStreet, Palatka, Florida,32177, (386) 328-1111, onor before the 12th day ofJuly, 2015, and file the ori-ginal with the clerk of thiscourt either before serviceon the plaintiff's attorneyor immediately thereafter;otherwise a default will beentered against you for therelief demanded in thecomplaint or petition.
DATED this 5th day ofJune, 2015.
TIM SMITHClerk of the Court
By: /s/ Kelly PurcellDeputy Clerk
6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3/15Legal No. 00034274
NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALENotice is hereby given thatthe undersigned intends tosell the personal propertydescribed below to en-force a lien imposed onsaid property under theFlorida Self Storage Facil-ity Act Section 83.801-83-809. The auction date isFriday, July 24, 2015 at1:30 pm or thereafter atDiscount Mini Storage StJohns, 790 SR 207, E Pal-atka, FL 32131.
Unit #/Name/Item
0 3 3 , A l e j a n d r o F e l i x ,H o u s e h o l d G o o d s
186, Kathleen D. Zimmer,Household Goods
277, Jill J. Mitchell, House-hold Goods
7/3/15, 7/10/15Legal No. 00034697
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Fresh Green PeanutsValencia & Jumbo, 1/4bushel $10, 1/2 bushel
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Garage SalesSale 1361 So. SR 19
Fri & Sat 8a-2p Lots ofold stuff. Rain or Shine
2-Family Sale Fri & Sat8a-2p 108 Adkins Ln.
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600 S. 14th St., Sat. 7-1Furn., baby clothes &things, DVDs, CDs, &
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823 Husson Ave.
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various hshld decor, out-door tools & equipment.
Friday 8am-? @ 122Tanner Terr. Palatka.Everything must go!
Friday 8a-2p226 Heidt Rd.
HUGE Yard Sale!695 SR 20 FrancisSunday 7/5 8a-5pToo much to list!
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 7TH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2013-CA-000151
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,Plaintiff,
vs.
LAMAR COHEN A/K/ALAMAR COHEN, JR. A/K/ACOHEN LAMAR LAMAR;HARRIETT COHEN A/K/AHARRIET COHEN; ANYA N D A L L U N K N O W NPARTIES CLAIMING BY,THROUGH, UNDER ANDAGAINST THE HEREINNAMED INDIVIDUAL DE-FENDANTS WHO ARE NOTKNOWN TO BE DEAD ORALIVE, WHETHER SAIDUNKNOWN PARTIES MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST ASSPOUSES, HEIRS, DE-VISEES, GRANTEES OROTHER CLAIMANTS; UN-KNOWN TENANT(S) INPOSSESSION,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENpursuant to a Consent Fi-nal Judgment of MortgageForeclosure dated January26, 2015, and an Order Res-cheduling Foreclosure Saledated June 18, 2015, bothentered in Case No. 2013-CA-000151, of the CircuitCourt of the 7th JudicialCircuit in and for PUTNAMCounty, Florida. BANK OFAMERICA, N.A., is Plaintiffand LAMAR COHEN A/K/ALAMAR COHEN, JR. A/K/ACOHEN LAMAR LAMAR;HARRIETT COHEN A/K/AHARRIET COHEN, are de-fendants. The Clerk, TIMSMITH, will sell to thehighest and best bidder forc a s h a twww.putnam.realforeclose,at 11:00 a.m., on the 10thday of September, 2015.The following describedproperty as set forth insaid Final Judgment, towit:
LOT 5, BLOCK F, ROLLINGHILLS SUBDIVISION UNIT2, ACCORDING TO THEPLAT THEREOF AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4,PAGE 153, OF THE PUB-LIC RECORDS OF PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA.a/k/a 204 MIMOSA DRIVE,PALATKA, FL 32177
DATED this 22nd day ofJune, 2015.
Heller & Zion, L.L.P.Attorneys for Plaintiff1428 Brickell Avenue, Suite700Miami, FL 33131Telephone: (305) 373-8001Facsimile: (305) 373-8030D e s i g n a t e d E m a i l :m a i l @ h e l l e r z i o n . c o mBy: /s/ Kurt A. Von Gonten,EsquireFlorida Bar No.: 897231
If you are a person with adisability who needs an ac-commodation in order toaccess court facilities orparticipate in a court pro-ceeding, you are entitled,at no cost to you, to theprovision of certain assist-ance. To request such anaccommodation, pleasecontact Court Administra-tion in advance of the datethe service is needed:Court Administration, 125E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300,Daytona Beach, FL 32114;(386) 257-6096. Hearing orvoice impaired, please call1 (800) 955-8770.
Any person claiming an in-terest in the surplus fromthe sale, if any, other thanthe property owner as ofthe date of the lis pendensmust file a claim within 60days after the sale.
6/26/15, 7/3/15Legal No. 00034663
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 7TH JUDICIAL IN ANDFOR PUTNAM COUNTY,FLORIDA
CASE No.: 2014-381-CA-53
ESTATE OF RUSSELLTHOMAS KOHUTH, Plaintiff
vs.
CAROL D. WELLS-FRIES,NOVA SOUTHERN UNI-VERSITY, CAPITAL ONEBANK and ANY AND ALLUNKNOWN TENANTS INPOSSESSION, Defendants
N O T I C E O F S A L E I SHEREBY GIVEN pursuantto an Order of Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure datedJune 24, 2015, entered inCivil Case No. 14-381-CA-53 of the Circuit Court ofthe 7th Judicial Circuit Inand for Putnam County,Florida, wherein ESTATEOF RUSSELL THOMAS KO-HUTH, Plaintiff and CAR-O L D . W E L L S - F R I E S ,NOVA SOUTHERN UNI-VERSITY, CAPITAL ONEBANK and ANY AND ALLUNKNOWN TENANTS INPOSSESSION, are Defend-ant(s), I will sell to thehighest and best bidder forcash in room 250 of thePutnam County Court-house in Palatka, FL at11:00 o'clock A.M. On thethe 4th day of August,2015, or at www.putnam-realforeclose.com, the fol-lowing property as setforth in said Order of FinalJudgement, to-wit:
This land referred to is loc-ated in the County of Put-nam in the State of Floridain Official Records Book636 at Page 887 and is de-scribed as follows: A partof that land described asParcel #1 recorded in Offi-cial Records Book 267,Page 689 of the Public Re-cords of Putnam County,Florida, described as fol-lows: BEGINNING at apoint on the West line ofthe East ½ of the South-east ¼ of Section 15, Town-ship 10 South, Range 26East, where said line inter-sects the Northwesterlyline of the Old Palatka-Peniel Dir t Road, andthence run North and alongthe West line of the East ½of the Southeast ¼ , a dis-tance of 355.43 feet to apoint; thence run East, par-allel with the South line ofsaid Section 15, a distanceof 337 1/3 feet to a point;thence run South ad paral-lel with West line of saidSection 15, to the Northline of the Old Palatka-Peniel Dirt Road; thencerun Southwesterly alongthe Northwesterly Right-of-Way line of the Old Palatka-Peniel Dirt Road, returningto the POINT OF BEGIN-NING and to close.
Dated at Palatka, Florida,this 23 day of June, 2015.
By/s/Lloyd H. Falk, EsquireFlorida Bar No: 346306Attorney for Plaintiff600 S.W. 4th Avenue, Suite113Fort Lauderdale, Florida33315Tel: (954) 763-3232Fax (954) 764-1968
Legal No:07/03/15, 07/10/15
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT, IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 2015-248-CADivision: 53
GWENDOLYN C. HADDENand CAROLYN C. BRYANT,Plaintiffs,
vs.
MARY ELOISE HADDEN, amarried woman; and de-visees, grantees, judgmentcreditors, and all otherp a r t i e s c l a i m i n g b y ,through, under, or againsth e r ; t h e U N K N O W NS P O U S E , H E I R S , D E -VISEES, GRANTEES, andjudgment creditors of De-fendants, deceased; and allother parties claiming by,through, under, or againstdefendants; unknown nat-ural persons if alive, and ifdead or not known to bedead or alive, their severaland respective unknownspouses, heirs, through, orunder those unknown nat-ural persons; and the sev-eral and respective un-k n o w n a s s i g n s , s u c -cessors in interest, trust-ees, or any other personclaiming by, through, un-der, or against any corpor-ation or other legal entitynamed as a Defendant; andall claimants, persons orparties or claiming to haveany right, title, or interestin the property of theabove named or describedDefendants,Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: MARY ELOISE HAD-DEN, a married woman;and devisees, grantees,judgment creditors, and allother parties claiming by,through, under, or againsth e r ; t h e U N K N O W NS P O U S E , H E I R S , D E -VISEES, GRANTEES, andjudgment creditors of De-fendants, deceased; and allother parties claiming by,through, under, or againstdefendants; unknown nat-ural persons if alive, and ifdead or not known to bedead or alive, their severaland respective unknownspouses, heirs, through, orunder those unknown nat-ural persons; and the sev-eral and respective un-k n o w n a s s i g n s , s u c -cessors in interest, trust-ees, or any other personclaiming by, through, un-der, or against any corpor-ation or other legal entitynamed as a Defendant; andall claimants, persons orparties or claiming to haveany right, title, or interestin the property of theabove named or describedDefendants,Defendants.
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that anaction seeking to quiet andconfirm title on the follow-ing property in PutnamCounty, Florida:
Lot 328, Section DUNNSCREEK RETREAT, MapSheet 5/37/38, Part ofAcosta Grant, as recordedin Official Records Book302, Page 437, public re-cords of Putnam County,Florida.
has been filed against youand you are required toserve a copy of your writ-ten defenses to it, if any,George A. Young, Esquire,of HOLMES & YOUNG,P.A., at 222 North ThirdStreet, Palatka, Florida,32177, (386) 328-1111, onor before the 12th day ofJuly, 2015, and file the ori-ginal with the clerk of thiscourt either before serviceon the plaintiff's attorneyor immediately thereafter;otherwise a default will beentered against you for therelief demanded in thecomplaint or petition.
DATED this 5th day ofJune, 2015.
TIM SMITHClerk of the Court
By: /s/ Kelly PurcellDeputy Clerk
6/12, 6/19, 6/26, 7/3/15Legal No. 00034274
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Legal Notices
In accordance with the pro-visions of State law, therebeing due and unpaidcharges for which the un-dersigned is entitled to sat-isfy an owner’s lien of thegoods hereinaf ter de-scribed and stored at:
AMERICAN MINI STOR-AGE, 100 N. Hwy 17, Pal-atka FL 32177 (386) 312-0064
And, due notice havingbeen given, to the owner ofsa id proper ty and a l lparties known to claim aninterest therein, and thetime specified in such no-tice for payment of suchhaving expired, the goodswill be sold at PUBLICSALE at the above ad-dress to the highest bidderor otherwise disposed ofon Friday July 17th, 2015 @11 A.M.
Space # \Customer NameInventory
2114 Shantina Bell Printer,Boxes, Luggage
2179 Tereatha Hatcher,Dresser, Deep Freezer,Misc
2187 De'Vante Smith Fur-niture, Pillows, Artwork
2 1 8 8 D e ' V a n t e S m i t hCouch, Boxes, Lamps
07/03/15, 07/10/15Legal No:00034810
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE 7TH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO. 2013-CA-000151
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,Plaintiff,
vs.
LAMAR COHEN A/K/ALAMAR COHEN, JR. A/K/ACOHEN LAMAR LAMAR;HARRIETT COHEN A/K/AHARRIET COHEN; ANYA N D A L L U N K N O W NPARTIES CLAIMING BY,THROUGH, UNDER ANDAGAINST THE HEREINNAMED INDIVIDUAL DE-FENDANTS WHO ARE NOTKNOWN TO BE DEAD ORALIVE, WHETHER SAIDUNKNOWN PARTIES MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST ASSPOUSES, HEIRS, DE-VISEES, GRANTEES OROTHER CLAIMANTS; UN-KNOWN TENANT(S) INPOSSESSION,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENpursuant to a Consent Fi-nal Judgment of MortgageForeclosure dated January26, 2015, and an Order Res-cheduling Foreclosure Saledated June 18, 2015, bothentered in Case No. 2013-CA-000151, of the CircuitCourt of the 7th JudicialCircuit in and for PUTNAMCounty, Florida. BANK OFAMERICA, N.A., is Plaintiffand LAMAR COHEN A/K/ALAMAR COHEN, JR. A/K/ACOHEN LAMAR LAMAR;HARRIETT COHEN A/K/AHARRIET COHEN, are de-fendants. The Clerk, TIMSMITH, will sell to thehighest and best bidder forc a s h a twww.putnam.realforeclose,at 11:00 a.m., on the 10thday of September, 2015.The following describedproperty as set forth insaid Final Judgment, towit:
LOT 5, BLOCK F, ROLLINGHILLS SUBDIVISION UNIT2, ACCORDING TO THEPLAT THEREOF AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4,PAGE 153, OF THE PUB-LIC RECORDS OF PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA.a/k/a 204 MIMOSA DRIVE,PALATKA, FL 32177
DATED this 22nd day ofJune, 2015.
Heller & Zion, L.L.P.Attorneys for Plaintiff1428 Brickell Avenue, Suite700Miami, FL 33131Telephone: (305) 373-8001Facsimile: (305) 373-8030D e s i g n a t e d E m a i l :m a i l @ h e l l e r z i o n . c o mBy: /s/ Kurt A. Von Gonten,EsquireFlorida Bar No.: 897231
If you are a person with adisability who needs an ac-commodation in order toaccess court facilities orparticipate in a court pro-ceeding, you are entitled,at no cost to you, to theprovision of certain assist-ance. To request such anaccommodation, pleasecontact Court Administra-tion in advance of the datethe service is needed:Court Administration, 125E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300,Daytona Beach, FL 32114;(386) 257-6096. Hearing orvoice impaired, please call1 (800) 955-8770.
Any person claiming an in-terest in the surplus fromthe sale, if any, other thanthe property owner as ofthe date of the lis pendensmust file a claim within 60days after the sale.
6/26/15, 7/3/15Legal No. 00034663
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Please check your ad the first day it runs to see that all of the information is correct. This will insure that your ad is exactly what you want the reader to see.
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He said he would pull from his experience in Alachua to meet the needs of Palatka. Keystone Heights has a popula-tion of about 1,400 people, while Palatka has a population of more than 10,000 people.
Suggs will be paid $88,965.98 annually, with a 5 percent increase at the end of the first six months. Former City Manager Michael Czymbor made $116,315 annually.
He is required to live in the city within 30 days of his start date.
Suggs said he would hold office hours from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, but doesn’t expect to be in the office all the time.
“I like to get out in the com-munity and work in the differ-ent departments and with staff,” he said. “But if someone walks in and that door is open, they’re more than welcome to come in.”
To make an appointment with Suggs, send an email to [email protected] or call 329-0104.
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“I knew if I did the pageant, I would have to put school on the back burner,” Merissa Missick said. “I didn’t want to do that.”
Felton said Merissa Missick was an “exceptional” student, who excelled in reading and memorizing Bible verses.
“I think her heart was on what God would want, even at a young age,” Felton said.
After Peniel, Merissa Missick attended Jenkins Middle School and Palatka High School. As she entered high school, she decided to adopt a larger course load.
During the summer and throughout the year, Merissa Missick attended Florida Virtual School online and par-ticipated in dual enrollment at St. Johns River State College. She completed a
semester-and-a-half of college by the time she graduated from PHS.
She also participated in athletics, clubs and service projects while attending PHS.
As college graduates, Merissa Missick’s mother, Melissa Missick, said she and her husband, Sherman Missick, have encouraged aca-demics at home.
“She was always very studi-ous,” Melissa Missick said. “We only had to come in as her support system to back her up if she was discouraged from taking on so much. She did it all on her own.”
“We want to let them spread their wings,” Sherman Missick said. “We don’t want to mother hen them.”
Merissa Missick’s brother, Sherman Missick Jr., earned $137,000 in scholarship money last year and attends The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
Merissa Missick will leave for the University of Alabama
in August. She hopes to earn her bachelor’s degree in psy-chology in three years or less.
She will live in a dorm – almost five hours away from her family – with a roommate.
“I was (worried) at first,” Sherman Missick said. “But over the last few months she’s really proven her responsibili-ty. She’s ready.”
“If God will look over her here in Palatka, he’ll look over her (in Tuscaloosa),” Melissa Missick said.
Merissa Missick said she has texted with her room-mate, but her roommate doesn’t know she’s 16.
“I want people to respect me and not see me as a teen-ager with all the stigmas,” she said. “I don’t want people to treat me like a toddler.”
As a college student, Merissa Missick hopes to become more social and plans to join academically driven student organizations. She’s already looked into a psychol-ogy honors society.
She said she’s on an “aca-demic high” right now and doesn’t plan on slowing down until she earns a doctorate in psychology. She also wants to attend law school and become a family attorney.
“I think the key is staying busy,” Merissa Missick said. “Don’t procrastinate, and don’t let people get to you.”
While her motto states she’s “heading for Jupiter,” Merissa Missick said she is simply fol-lowing her dreams, and encour-ages other Putnam County stu-dents to do the same.
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Merissa Missick, left, poses with her mother, Melissa Missick, and father, Sherman Missick, at their Palatka home.
By Gary FineoutAssociated Press
T A L L A H A S S E E — A Florida judge once again blocked the state ’s new 24-hour waiting period for abortions on Thursday, ended two days of legal limbo.
The new law, pushed by Republican legislators who said they wanted women to have a reflective period before an abortion, was signed by Gov. Rick Scott ear-lier this year and took effect Wednesday.
Earlier in the week, a judge had agreed to put the law on hold pending a lawsuit filed by a Gainesville clinic and other groups. But the state quickly appealed the deci-sion, leading to a 40-minute emergency hearing in the chambers of Judge Charles Dodson.
Dodson, a judge in the cir-cuit based in Tallahassee, decided after the hearing to reinstate the injunction against the law. He agreed with lawyers representing the clinic that if left intact the law would cause “irrepa-
rable harm.” He also said in his two-page order that he found it unlikely the state would be successful in over-turning the injunction on appeal.
“We’re grateful that the legislature’s anti-abortion politics will not be imposed upon women during the chal-lenge to these new restric-tions, and they will not have the burden of traveling mul-tiple times to a clinic and fac-ing unnecessary delays to receive the care that they need,” said Nancy Abudu, the l e g a l d i r e c t o r f o r t h e American Civil Liberties Union of Florida, which rep-resented the clinic.
A s p o k e s w o m a n f o r Attorney General Pam Bondi said the state was reviewing the decision.
Florida briefly became the 27th state to have a manda-tory waiting period and back-ers of the measure had pre-dicted the law would with-stand a legal challenge.
Abortion was the subject of emotional debate during the Legislature’s regular session, which ended May 1.
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