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THIS WEEKThe CrucibleThe Fort White High School Thespian Guild will be performing Arthur Miller’s historical drama of the Salem witch trials, The Crucible, on Friday, December 13, at 6:00pm at the Columbia County School Board auditorium, 372 West Duval Street. Admission is free and open to the public.

Breakfast with SantaHoliday Inn & Suites is hosting a Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 8-11 a.m. Breakfast includes scram-bled eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits and gravy, juice, coffee, hot chocolate and a waffle station. Adults: $9.95 +tax, kids aged 3-12: $4.95 +tax. Proceeds will ben-efit Children’s Medical Services of North Florida. A collection box for unwrapped toys will also be available on site. For more information, call 386-754-1411.

Graduation rates riseBy STEVEN RICHMONDsrichmond@lakecityreporter.com

Columbia County’s graduation rose slightly for the 2012-13 school year, but was still well below the state aver-

age according to a report released by the Florida Department of Education Wednesday.

The high school graduation rate for Columbia County ticked up roughly

one percent over last year, reaching

65.7 percent for the class of 2013. Despite the improvement,

Columbia County still trailed the statewide graduation rate average of 75.6 percent.

The graduation rate reflected a given class, or “cohort,” of students who graduated within four years of

COLUMBIA COUNTYBy THE numBErS2012-13 Graduation Rates•State of Florida—75.57 percent•Columbia County—65.74 percent•CHS—70.04 percent•FWHS—64.53 percent•Alachua County—72.6 percent•Baker County—68.8 percent•Gilchrist County—89.7 percent•Hamilton County—55.5 percent•Suwannee County—59.5 percent•Union County—79.0 percent•Highest rate, Nassau County: 90.9 percent•Lowest rate, Jefferson County—35.1 percent

Up 1 percent here, but still trail state average.

Huddleston

Resource fair scheduled for PCS workers

From staff reports

A job resource fair has been scheduled for Potash Corp.-White Springs work-ers who were laid off from their jobs last week.

The resource fair, which was set-up by PCS and North Florida Workforce Development Board, will take place from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Dec. 20 at the PCS conference center on PCS grounds.

“They want to make sure their employees are taken care of and get the resources they need dur-ing this time,” said Diane Head, North Florida Workforce Board deputy director. “We will have resources from training providers like Taylor Technical Institute, Florida Gateway College and others.”

The resource fair will provide the laid-off work-ers with information about the re-employment assistance program, oth-

erwise known as unem-ployment.

PCS laid off 250 workers last week and announced 100 other workers would be laid off by the second half of 2014.

Head said the resource fair would also feature resources like represen-tatives from the Early Learning Coalition, as well as representatives to discuss the Affordable Care Act and insurance options.

“We have some VA resources, and we give priority of services to vet-erans,” Head said.

Some local employers representing local indus-try may also attend the resource fair.

“We haven’t confirmed individual employers yet, but several have called us and are interested in recruiting during the fair,” Head said.

Of the people laid off, a majority of them were concentrated in the Columbia County area, as well as Suwannee and

By STEVEN RICHMONDsrichmond@lakecityreporter.com

Members of the North Florida Broadband Authority met in Lake City Wednesday to discuss minor administrative tasks as Affiniti positions itself to take the reigns of the fledgling broad-band service provider.

Board members heard a report from Affiniti CEO Darol Lain on the various housekeep-ing procedures underway as the Austin-based broadband and communication company pre-pared to become the legal custo-

dian of the roughly $30 million of federal assets under the NFBA umbrella.

The two companies entered an agreement in October follow-ing an unsuccessful beginning to the federal program designed to bring broadband Internet to underserved rural communities.

Board members attributed the lack of success to “misinforma-tion” and “bad publicity.”

“The face that we projected out in the public might’ve been the reason a couple of the coun-ties dropped out,” said board member and White Springs Vice

Mayor Walter McKenzie. “We just didn’t have somebody out there that was informative and thorough and put on a good public face.”

Lain said he was interested in using the board’s existing com-munity relationships and con-nections for courting clients in the future, joking that he didn’t want to be seen as a “Yankee carpetbagger.”

“Our plan right now is still in the early stages of scouring these markets and getting to know everybody,” Lain said after the meeting. “We’re focusing

first on expanding anchor institu-tions the NFBA was connecting to, like schools, hospitals and government entities.”

Affiniti and the NFBA will effectively operate as wholesale broadband providers and con-nectors, providing public and private parties with broadband Internet access while also sell-ing bandwidth to other internet service providers.

According to Lain, Affiniti expects to invest somewhere between $3 to $5 million on

Affiniti prepares to take over NFBA

JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter

Overcoming fear to help othersColumbia High School junior Kelsie Knudsen, 16, laughs at a joke after LifeSouth mobile team leader Danielle Graham sticks her while donating blood at the school on Wednesday. ‘It’s a good thing (to save lives). I’m just a helper. I like to help people,’ said Knudsen. ‘I’m afraid of needles, but I really wanted to donate.’

PCS, Workforcelook to help 350 find new jobs.

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Ugly‘Tis the season

Photos by JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter

Sean Adams (top row, from left), Dennille Becker, A.J. Becker, Abbie Chasteen and Bridget Adams joke around as they pretend to open up gifts during a Young Emerging Professionals ‘Ugly Sweater Get Together’ at the Lake City Holiday Inn & Suites on Wednesday.

Becky Westberry (from left), Jay Swisher and Kyle Rhodes laugh at their ‘ugly’ sweaters Wednesday. ‘The best art is shopping for the sweater or digging in the closet for one and hanging with good friends and coworkers,’ Swisher said.

History of the ugly Christmas sweater

Oversized snowmen, 3-D reindeer noses, jingling bells and sometimes even lights are the telltale signs of the ugly Christmas sweater. But where, and why, did the trend start?

Bill Cosby’s character Cliff Huxtable was an icon of ugly sweaters in the ‘80s sitcom. The ‘90s saw them fade away, but in 2001 sweaters re-surfaced and holiday par-ties snowballed from there.

Now the tops are big-ger than ever, but in a very hipstery, oh-so-ironic way. Vintage stores, the Salvation Army, and Goodwill are reap-ing the benefits of this craze, but the trend has reached as far as fast-fashion shops like H&M and high-end retailers such as Nordstrom.

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AROUND FLORIDAFestivus pole put up at Capitol

TALLAHASSEE — Talk about an airing of grievanc-es. In protest of a Nativity scene at the Florida Capitol, Chaz Stevens has put up a Festivus pole with beer cans around it.

Sound ridiculous? Stevens agrees, but he did drive about 450 miles from the Fort Lauderdale area just to put up the pole.

“What’s the point? There is no point. It’s ridiculous. This is the most ridiculous thing I could come up with,” said Stevens, an athe-ist. “This is about the sepa-ration of church and state.”

Because Florida consid-ers the Statehouse rotunda to be a public forum, peo-ple can use the space to express themselves or pro-test, as long as they first apply with a state agency.

Along with the Nativity scene and six-foot Festivus pole, the Wisconsin-based Freedom From Religion Foundation has put up a banner advocating for the separation of government and religion. A Festivus pole is also on display at the Wisconsin Capitol, along with other displays.

“Festivus for the rest of us” is a non-secular holiday made up by the television show “Seinfeld.” Frank Costanza made up Festivus after becoming fed up with the commer-cialism of Christmas.

At the Florida Capitol last week, several dozen people gathered for the Nativity celebration, including a children’s choir. The only people there for the Festivus pole installation were media and Pam Olsen, who orga-nized the Nativity scene.

Audubon Florida objects to training

PENSACOLA — Audubon Florida is object-

ing to plans for military training at two state parks in the Panhandle.

The environmental group says aircraft, motorized vehicles and electronic equipment will disrupt wildlife and vegeta-tion within the Blackwater River State Forest and the Tate’s Hell State Forest.

Audubon Florida says it is especially concerned about the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker, which lives in the region.

The Air Force did not immediately respond to questions about the protest letter released Wednesday by Audubon.

Top of enrollment in marketplace

FORT LAUDERDALE — More Floridians are signing up for the new federal health insurance program than residents in any other state, with nearly 18,000 registering over the last two months.

According to figures released Wednesday, near-ly 14,500 Floridians signed up under the Affordable Care Act in November.

That compares to about 11,000 in Texas.

Florida’s November enrollment figures are considerably higher than the 3,500 in October when sign-ups were dwarfed by technical glitches with healthcare.gov. But it’s still far less than what officials originally had projected.

Enrollment statistics from the Health and Human Services Department show that 364,682 people nation-wide have signed up for private coverage as of Nov. 30. That figure is less than one-third of the 1.2 million people officials had origi-nally projected would enroll nationwide by the end of November.

USDA: Smaller citrus crop

WINTER HAVEN — The smallest orange crop in 24 years will get smaller as pre-harvest fruit drop continues to plague groves. USDA on Tuesday shaved 4 million orange boxes — or 3 percent — off the projected harvest.

Mandela ceremony interpreter a ‘fake’JOHANNESBURG

The sign-language interpreter on stage at Nelson Mandela’s glob-ally broadcast memorial service

was a faker who was just waving his arms around meaninglessly, advocates for the deaf said Wednesday.

The unidentified man seen around the world on television next to lead-ers including United States President Barack Obama “was moving his hands around but there was no meaning in what he used his hands for,” Bruno Druchen, the federation’s national director, told The Associated Press.

The allegation was yet another example of bad organization at the historic memorial service Tuesday, which was marred by public trans-portation breakdowns that hindered mourners from getting to the soccer stadium venue. In addition a faulty audio system made the remarks of world leaders inaudible for many. Police also failed to search the first wave of crowds who rushed inside the stadium after authorities opened the gates just after dawn.

Four sign language experts, includ-ing Druchen, said the man was not signing in South African or American sign languages and could not have been signing in any other known sign language because there was no struc-ture to his arm and hand movements. South African sign language covers all of the country’s 11 official languag-es, according to the federation.

Police: Player slain because of clothes

YPSILANTI, Mich. — Police say an Eastern Michigan University foot-ball player killed during a possible robbery may have been targeted because he had on expensive-look-ing clothing.

The Ann Arbor News reports the detail is in transcripts from a hearing in the case that it reviewed.

Preliminary examinations for

20-year-old Ed J. Thomas and 19-year-old Kristopher K. Pratt are scheduled for Jan. 17. They face murder charges in the fatal shooting of Demarius Reed.

The wide receiver’s roommate dis-covered his body at the bottom of a stairwell at an off-campus apartment complex on Oct. 18. Police say Reed’s wallet and cellphone were taken.

Reed was a 20-year-old communi-cations major from Chicago.

The school announced plans Tuesday to hire a total of 10 new full-time police officers by September 2014 to boost off-campus patrols.

Ukraine protesters reject govt offer of talks

KIEV, Ukraine — Opposition protest-ers in Ukraine have rejected President Viktor Yanukovych’s offer of talks, say-

ing they will not sit down with him until he fires his government and releases all arrested demonstrators.

The opposition appeared to be in a stronger position after the abrupt withdrawal of riot police early Wednesday from parts of Ukraine’s capital. This has raised hopes that weeks of demonstrations have erod-ed police support for Yanukovych and his government.

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, leader of the larg-est opposition party in parliament, calls the police withdrawal “a great victory.”

Yanukovych issued an invitation late Wednesday to political, religious and civil figures to join a national dia-logue. But it was unclear if the move was merely an attempt to buy time and mollify Western officials who are pressuring him to reduce tensions.

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“Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.” — Isaiah 7:14

“You’re never as good as everyone tells you when you win, and you’re never as bad as they say when you lose.” — Lou Holtz

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First Federal donates to districtFirst Federal Savings Bank presented $1,000 to the Columbia County School District for the Columbia County Public Schools Foundation, Inc. “They do many, many things for the district,” said Dorothy Spradley, district volunteer coordinator. (From left: Financial Center manager Nicole Storer, Spradley and Financial Center manager Reneé Faulkner).

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Farm to School discussionColumbia County School District assistant superintendent for curriculum, assessment and accountability Kitty McElhaney (from left), Superintendent Terry Huddleston and Richardson Middle School career exploration teacher John Cole speak about the school’s Farm to School program during a feasibil-ity workshop on Tuesday.

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their first enrollment of ninth grade, including transfer stu-dents from other schools with the same expected gradua-tion date.

The figure excludes non-graduates, such as students who were held behind or obtained GEDs, as well as students who dropped out altogether.

The 65.7 percent gradua-tion showed a fifth consecu-tive year of improvement since the 2008-09 school year, when Columbia County had a 56.6 percent graduation rate, according to FDOE’s report.

“I’m certainly glad they continue to improve in a positive direction,” Columbia County Superintendent Terry Huddleston said. “It’s just a testament to the hard work of all of our teachers.”

However, Huddleston, who’s been superintendent for a little over a year, said graduation was not the school board’s sole focus. He attrib-uted the higher graduation rates to a combination of dual enrollment and vocational pro-grams offered by the county, as well as summer programs that focus on bringing lagging students up to speed and on track to graduate.

“It’s not just about gradu-ating, it’s about helping stu-dents become college- and career-ready and to leave high school with industry certifica-tions,” Huddleston said. “It’s all about taking classroom applications and putting them into professions so students make those connections.”

Huddleston said he hoped to focus on raising student enroll-ment in advanced placement and dual enrollment courses, as well as “bridge” programs for students transition between the elementary, middle and high school levels.

Hamilton counties, Head said. “I hope people come in ready to ask questions and ready to talk to employ-ers, if they want help getting a resume together, they should go to local career centers.”

For additional information contact Diane Head at 850-973-1805 or headd@nfwdb.org

Employers interested in recruiting should also con-tact Head, who is the lead organizer for the event.

upgrading and maintaining the broadband infrastruc-ture set up by NFBA over the past few years.

“Lake City is right at the heart of where we think there’s a great opportunity,” he said. “We’d love to find local versions instead of transporting companies out of the northeast,” adding that he was eager to get the word out and hear from local companies.

Lain said he expects the closeout to be finished by February and that local communities would begin to feel the Affiniti’s impact by next spring.

GRADUATIONContinued From 1A

‘It’s not just about gradu-ation, it’s about helping

students become college- and career-ready.’

— Terry Huddleston, Columbia

County Superintendent

FAIR: Come with questionsContinued From 1A

NFBA: Great opportunityContinued From 1A

Report: Four area women face prostitution chargesFrom staff reports

Four area women were arrested Tuesday on pros-titution-related charges, jail records show.

Lisa Hatfield Carlisle, 41, Lake City; Sherry Lynn Williams, 37, Live Oak; and Deborah Gail Coleman, 54, Starke face charges of prostitution of prostitution, according to the Columbia County Sheriff’s website.

Annie Lisa Maeweather, 48, Lake City faces a charge of procurement for prostitution, meaning she allegedly offered or agreed to provide another person to engage in prostitution. Maeweather also faces

charges of possession of less than 20 grams of mar-ijuana and a glass crack pipe, a CCSPO report said.

Carlisle and Williams

allegedly offered to engage in sex for $30.

Maeweather allegedly sought $30 and a pack of cigarettes.

Coleman allegedly offered to perform a sex act for $5.

Williams was arrested at 2:35 p.m. at 389 NW Quinten Street; Coleman at 7:27 p.m. on NW Main Boulevard; Maeweather at 8:20 p.m. on West Duval Sttreet; Carlisle at 8:43 p.m. at 240 SW Commerce Drive.

All four were taken into custody by CCSO and booked into the Columbia County Detention Center.

They remained in custody at press time Wednesday.

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Coleman

Williams

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Gov. Scott wants to cut auto registration feesBy GARY FINEOUT

Associated Press

TALLAHASSEE — In a move that could help in a tough re-election fight, Florida Gov. Rick Scott wants to roll back the fees that motorists pay to register their cars.

During a Thursday appear-ance in Tampa, Scott will wheel out a proposal to cut auto reg-istration fees by $401 million next year. The governor’s office estimates the cut — which would kick in on Sept. 1, 2014 — would result in a decrease of more than $25 for most motor-ists.

The Republican-controlled Florida Legislature increased auto fees in 2009 as part of an overall package of tax and fee hikes to help balance the state budget. Then-Gov. Charlie Crist — who was a Republican at the time— signed the fee hike into law. Crist is now running against Scott as a Democrat.

Scott had already said he wants to cut $500 million in taxes and fees next year. But this is the first time he has spelled out

which taxes and fees he would target to cut.

In a white paper describing the proposal, the Scott adminis-tration contends that a projected

budget surplus for next year should be used to undo the auto registra-tion fee hike.

F l o r i d a e c o n o m i s t s last week con-cluded that the state’s main tax collections would grow by 3.8 percent over the current fiscal year and another 4.9 percent by the middle of 2015, bringing the total to $27.5 billion. This means that Scott and state leg-islators next spring could have a budget surplus in excess of $1 billion even after pay-ing for enrollment growth for schools and programs such as Medicaid.

When Scott first announced his plan to cut taxes and fees he held a series of public meetings with business owners and resi-dents to discuss potential areas for cuts. That created a push by groups and business interest to propose cuts in everything from business taxes on elec-

tricity to sales taxes on com-mercial leases.

The governor has sought tax cuts every year he has been in office, but his initial ef forts e n c o u n t e r e d stiff resistance from his fellow Republicans in the Legislature.

Shortly after he was inaugu-rated in 2011, Scott sought tax and fee cuts of $4 billion over a two-year period.

Some Democrats criticized Scott’s push for tax and fee cuts as a gimmick. They have said that Scott and the Legislature should use the extra money to increase funding for schools and universities.

So far GOP legislative lead-ers have come out in favor of cutting taxes next year, but they have been cautious about endorsing any set amount.

A legislative proposal to cut the auto registration fee is already moving in the Florida Senate, but the cut is not quite as large as the governor is recommending. The bill (SB 156) would cut the average auto registration fees by $12 a year and would cost the state an estimated $233 million. Auto registration fees can vary wide-ly depending on the type of vehicle.

But Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart and sponsor of the leg-islation, said he welcomes the governor’s support to cut the fees. Negron pushed a similar bill earlier this year but it died in the Florida House because it relied on ending existing tax breaks to cover the costs.

“The size and the scope of the rollback will be deter-mined during the session,” said Negron, who is also the Senate budget chief. “But the reduc-tion will be substantial. Our constituents will feel it.”

‘The size and the scope of the rollback will be deter-

mined during the ses-sion...but the reduction will be substantial. Our constituents will feel it.’

— Sen. Joe Negron (R-Stuart),

Senate budget chief

Scott

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Staying close – even when you’re not

Voting study biased

After reading the head-line in Tuesday’s edi-tion of the Lake City Reporter regarding voting statistics in

Columbia County, I feel compelled to respond.

The first sentence sheds light on the perspective of the study. The report was produced by the Center for American Progress, which is a “progressive” left wing educational and research institute, and is very closely aligned with the current White House administration. Their purpose is to promote Democrats’ ideas and candidates. Let’s just say they are not an unbiased source for information.

The first statistic offered stated that in Columbia County, only 53.5 percent of those eligible to vote par-ticipated in the 2012 general elec-tion. That sounds like an extremely low number and that fact may be correct. However, nationwide the eligible voter participation in 2012 was only 59 percent. But what needs to be emphasized is that figure includes citizens who are eli-gible to vote, but have not made an effort to register. The fact is that 76.6 percent of registered voters in Columbia County did indeed vote, compared to a statewide average of 72 percent. If eligible citizens don’t register to vote, who does that reflect poorly upon?

Further into the report, more statistics are given that begin to shed light on the agenda of the

report’s authors. The voter regis-tration numbers compared to the voting age population as recorded in the last census indicates that 69.6 percent of Columbia County citizens are actually registered to vote. When broken down by race, as “progressives” so love to do, the numbers are even worse. Just 57.9 percent of blacks and 48.3 percent of Hispanics actually bothered to register. One question that is unan-swered in the report is, Do these numbers reflect citizens counted in the census who are ineligible to vote? I also find it curious that the authors fail to provide a breakdown of white voter participation. Could it be that those figures are of no interest to them?

According to their figures, 1.98 percent of all absentee ballots were rejected compared to a statewide average of 0.96 percent. According to Department of Elections guide-lines, any ballot without a properly signed oath or with a signature that does not match the signature on file must be rejected. That is done in order to protect the integrity of an

election. I would be concerned if improper ballots were not rejected. There is an implication that the problem is lies with the Supervisor of Elections in Columbia County. But my question is, does our elections office reject ballots that should be counted, or is it possible other counties count ballots that should be rejected because they lack all of the required elements established by the Department of Elections?

The conclusion of the study states that “residents of Columbia County face multiple barriers when it comes to access to voting.” In addition, it states that “restric-tive state laws make it harder for Floridians to vote and poor election administration is disenfranchising the people of Florida.”

All of their statistics remind me of a quote. “Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are much more pliable.” Well, the fact is that if you want to vote, you can vote. If you need to register, then you can register. If you need to update your registration, you can do that as well. The Supervisor of Elections office has two locations and is open five days a week, 52 weeks a year.

Voting is a right. But it is also a responsibility. Good citizens exer-cise both.

The vast majority of those in attendance at the recent town hall meeting on a pro-posed Union monument and its location at the Olustee battlefield weren’t from anywhere around here.

Many were from Central Florida with at least one from as far away as North Carolina.

While we would prefer more local input on this important matter, it’s a free country, and folks from across the land have the right to express their views, especially on something so momentous as the Civil War and how it’s commemorated, here or elsewhere, on public lands.

But when state Rep. Dennis Baxley of Ocala joined the fray, showing up out of the blue and tell-ing folks he wanted to change the rules so that he and fellow lawmakers could have a say on the issue, we had to wonder what was up.

Baxley says the proposed Union monument is of concern to him due to his Southern heritage and because it is a state park, after all, however distant from his home down in Marion County.

There may be a little more to it than that. Baxley recently announced he’s setting up a run

for state Sen. Charlie Dean’s District 5 seat once the incumbent is term-limited out in 2016.

What better way to ingratiate himself with local folks – and possible future supporters – than step in and help defuse a controversy that seems to be growing hotter with each passing week.

We’re not sure we want Baxley’s help.First, changing the law so that the state

Legislature, as opposed to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, gets to decide when and where new monuments are placed in state parks just isn’t a good idea.

Our lawmakers have plenty to keep them busy as it is.

We’d rather they focus on bringing in jobs, improving our schools and preserving our freshwa-ter springs, among other things.

Second, and more importantly, we’ve got a state lawmaker right here who’s already on the case – and has been for nearly a year.

Our own Elizabeth Porter, who has been at work on this issue since February – and who actually represents both Baker and Columbia counties in the Legislature – will meet sometime over the next few weeks with DEP Secretary Herschel Vinyard, a man who, with a stroke of his pen, can decide the fate – and location – of this proposed monument once and for all.

Porter has also reached out to U.S. Rep Ted Yoho and U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio to see whether the pro-posed Union monument might better be placed on federal land, rather than the three-acre state plot that is home to the existing monuments.

Porter said Friday she hopes for “a thoughtful, reasonable compromise.”

We feel confident she can achieve just that.Provided interlopers like Rep. Baxley stay out of

the way.

When you are little and the world seems so big, it’s hard to understand why someone you love is

here one day and gone the next.Actually, that can be hard to

understand at any age. I’ve been trying to make sense of it all my life and I still don’t get it. Or like it. But I’ve come to accept it as one of the harder facts of life.

Randy doesn’t accept it a bit. He is 3 years old and smart enough to notice that his nana -- that would be me -- shows up at his door unan-nounced, only to disappear later like the UPS guy dropping off a package.

Yes, there are differences. The UPS guy wears a crisp brown uni-form. I dress mostly in rumpled black. And he never sticks around to play with Randy, even for a minute.

I always stay at least a few days, long enough to make Nana pan-cakes (they’re the best) and read stories (about Curious George) and trick his parents into letting him stay up late.

The UPS guy never does that.But sooner or later, I always drive

away, not in a big brown van, but in a little rental car. And I’m gone for a very long time. A month. Or two. Or three.

Then I get messages on my voice mail: “Nana, can you go to the park with me today?” How do you keep saying no when all you want to say

is yes? Randy lives in California, with his parents and his brother, Wiley, who is almost a year old. Wiley doesn’t care how long I’m gone. I can’t prove it, but I think he likes the UPS guy better.

The reason for my vanishing act is simple, but not easily explained, especially to a child.

My husband and I live 500 miles from our children and our grandchil-dren, in the desert overlooking Las Vegas, with an interesting array of wildlife and all sorts of things to do.

Like many of our neighbors, we didn’t plan on the job change that brought us here. But after a few years of trying to make the best of it, we’ve been surprised to find how much we like it.

The only thing we don’t like is the 500 miles between us and the people we love.

I was almost Randy’s age when my parents divorced. I lived with my mother and will never forget how I missed my dad. But when I visited my dad, I’d miss my mother, too.

My grandmother helped me come to terms with it.

“When someone loves you,” she said, “you don’t have to be in the same room to know you are loved. Love stays forever, even when they’re out of sight.”

I remembered those words years later when I lost in slow succession my grandparents, my parents and my first husband.

I want my grandchildren to feel the same way about me. So I am teaching it to them, starting with Randy. The last day I was with him, I held his face in my hands and said, “Where is your nana when you can’t see her?”

He studied my eyes, waiting for me to tell him. So I did. I told him and I showed him, then I made him show and tell me.

“Will you remember?” I said.He nodded and smiled.Then I left. Again. The next day

his mama emailed to tell me this story. That morning Randy came out to the kitchen to ask, “Mama, where is Nana?”

“She’s gone home, honey,” she said, “with Papa Mark.”

“No, Mama,” he said, grinning and pointing to his chest. “Nana is right here in my heart.”

Take that, UPS guy.

Alton ‘Buddy’ Hines

■ Alton ‘Buddy’ Hines is Chair of the Columbia County Republican Executive Committee.

Sharon Randall www.sharonrandall.com

■ Sharon Randall can be contacted at P.O. Box 777394, Henderson, NV 89077.

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TodayCommunity Outreach

Ministry Pointing People to Christ meets every Thursday at 6 p.m. at 284 SW Beech Street. The pub-lic is invited. Call Essie Wilson at 386-755-1483 for more information.

Woodturners ClubBell Woodturners Club

meets the second Thursday of the month in the Bell community Center, Bell Florida at 7 p.m.. Every meeting features a show and tell of members cur-rent projects. There is also a full demonstration of a woodturning project by a club member. There are opportunities to take home project wood, tools and receive help from other turners. All experience lev-els are welcome. For addi-tional information, contact Kent Harris at 365-7086.

DAR meetingThe Edward Rutledge

Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will hold its monthly meet-ing on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 10:30 a. m., at the Wilson Rivers Library on the Florida Gateway College campus. Christine Boatwright, librarian at the Wilson Rivers Library, will be the guest speaker. All visitors are welcomed to attend. For more informa-tion, please call 752-2903.

Regional PlanningNorth Central Florida

Regional Planning Council will meet on Thursday, Dec. 12 at Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites, 213 NW Commerce Boulevard. Dinner will be at 7 p.m.; the meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. House Representative Halsey Beshears will be the guest speaker. Please let Carol Laine know if you will be attending. 352-95-2200 x134

Tea Party meetingThe North Central

Florida Tea Party will hold its monthly meet-ing on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7 p.m. at the Taylor Building, 128 SW Birley Ave. Constitutional attor-ney KrisAnne Hall will be the guest speaker, speak-ing on “Restoring Liberty for Future Generations. For more information about KrisAnne, go to www.krisannehall.com. For more information about the upcoming meeting, call John at 386-935-1705 or Sharon at 386-935-0821.

Dec. 13Class reunion

The Columbia High School classes of 49, 50, 51, 52, and 53 are having a class reunion on Friday,

Dec. 13 at 11:30 a.m. at the Mason City Community Center. Anyone from those CHS classes is welcome to come. Please bring a cov-ered dish to share.

FundraiserThe Woman’s Club

of Lake City is having a fundraiser on Friday, Dec. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Clubhouse, 257 SE Hernando Ave. The menu items will be chicken and dumplings, southern greens, carrot/apple/raisin salad and a brownie. You can dine in or carry out — or get your meal delivered. Cost is $6 per plate. Call Jan at 961-3217 for more information. Proceeds go to the Woman’s Club mis-sion for building renova-tion and local charities.

Christmas TrainThe Christmas Train

Display welcomes all visi-tors from Friday, Dec. 13 through Dec. 22 each evening from 6-9. We are located at 1260 SW Castle Height Terrace. For more details, call 755-6327.

Chicken Pilau DinnerFive Points school is

hosting a fundraiser lun-cheon on Dec. 13 to help purchase Christmas gifts for children. Cost per plate is $7. The menu will include chicken pilau, green beans, cole slaw, bread and cake. Delivery available for five or more plates. Plates can be picked up at the First Full Gospel Church, 288 NE Jones Way. For more information call Jimmy at 386-623-6590 or Janice at 386-623-7375.

Dec. 14Wreaths Across

AmericaAmerican Legion Post 57

is participating in “Wreaths Across America,” a nation-wide ceremony to honor veterans. The event will take place on Saturday, Dec. 14 at noon at the Oak Lawn Cemetery. Wreaths can be sponsored at the national website, wreath-sacrossamerica.org, for $15 per wreath. Use the group ID FLALP57. Call location leader Caroline Bosland 386-466-7408 for more information.

Live RecordingBlazian Productions

presents Minister Derrick McAlister and the Anointed Voices of Praise live record-ing on Saturday, Dec. 14 at Glad Tidings Assembly of God Church. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., recording begins at 7:30 p.m. General admission is $10, VIP seat-ing is $20. Featured guests

include Shady Grove mass choir. For more information please call 386-758-2964.

Cans & CoversRockstar Lounge, 723 E

Duval Street, presents Cans & Covers on Dec. 14 from 3 p.m. to 1 a.m. Admission for the event is one new or gently-used blanket or three canned goods. All proceeds will go to our local United Way and will be given to needy families in Columbia and surrounding counties. The event will feature live music with The Kris Ritchie Band, Jan Milne, Kameron Hunt and more. Comedian Matt Watts will be the spe-cial guest.

Open HouseCreative Ideas Salon, 819

SW Alachua Ave., will host a holiday open house on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 4-7 p.m. There will be refresh-ments. A door prize/draw-ing will be a part of the evening’s festivities. Come learn about this new busi-ness and meet the won-derful employees. Contact Georgia at 438-8488 for more.

RHS Alumni meetingThe RHS Alumni are

meeting on Saturday, Dec. 14 at noon at the Richardson Community Center. Call 386-752-0815 for more information.

Gun SafetyCongressman Ted Yoho

is hosting a Family Firearm Safety Event on Saturday, Dec. 14 from 2-4:30 p.m. at the Taylor Building, 128 SW Birley Ave. For more information, please call Congressman Yoho’s Gainesville office at (352) 505-0838.

Dec. 15“Beyond the Noise”

Wesley Memorial United Methodist Church, 1272 SW McFarlane Ave., will present a Christmas musi-cal drama, “Beyond the Noise,” on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 6 p.m. Dr. Tyrone A. Blue from First Missionary Baptist Church in Gainseville will speak. The performance is open to the public; admission is free.

Candlelight servicePastor Alvin J. Baker and

the members of the New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church invite the commu-nity to a candlelight ser-vice on Sunday, Dec. 15 at 5:30 p.m. The church is located at 550 NE Martin Luther King St.

Dec. 16UDC meeting

United Daughters of the Confederacy, Olustee

Chapter, will have their monthly meeting on Dec. 16 at 5:15 p.m. at China Buffet, 345 West Duval St. Andy’s Boys Barbershop Quartet will be the enter-tainment for the meeting. The group is made up of representatives from four local churches. The buf-fet will be served after the meeting. Cost is $9 for meal, cost for drink is extra. Reservations not required. For more, contact Linda Williams at 386-454-2580.

Renewal ServiceHosted by the Hospice of

the Nature Coast, a renew-al service will be offered to the public on Monday, Dec. 16 from 6-7:30 p.m. at Wings Education Center, 857 SW Main Blvd. The memorial service is an interactive, non-denomina-tional service of remem-brance and hope. There will be encouraging words, musical interludes, a time of sharing, refreshments and community fellow-ship following the service. The Renewal is provided as a community service and is offered to all at no charge. For information or to register (by December 12th) , contact Vicki Myers at 755-7714 Ext. 2411.

Dec. 17NARFE dinner

The 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.

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.

Dec. 21Extravaganza

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. 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.

JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter

Columbia’s Top TalentThe contestants for the 10th Annual Columbia’s Top Talent pose for a photograph at Columbia High School on Wednesday. Pictured are Jason Nelson (front row, from left), the show’s DJ; Willow Veda, 16; Megan Zahnley, 14; Alexis Branscome, 18; Jessica Land, 17; show coordinator Ronnie Collins; Mikaela Branscome (top row, from left), 16; Keynbresha Maeweather, 16; Angel Bennett, 16; Alora Avery, 17; and Mercedes Brown, 14. Not pictured are Jesika Sheffield and Tori Jackson. The show will take place at the Columbia High School auditorium at 7 p.m. on Friday.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR ■ To submit your Community Calendar item, contact Emily Lawson at 754-0424 or by e-mail at elawson@lakecityreporter.com.

Wilmer Jordan Sr.

Mr. Wilmer Jordan Sr. also known as “PaPa”, age 87 resident of Lake City, Florida passed away Sunday, December 6, 2013 at the V.A. Medical Cen-ter terminating a short illness, Born in De-catur, MS. He was the son of the late Elmer Jordan and EJ Norman Jordan. He attended the public schools and was a h o n o r a b l e d i s c h a r g e d U.S. Navy Veteran. Up until his health failed he was em-ployed at Harriett’s Right Way Nursery where the children knew him as “PaPa”. Prior to that he was a contractor in the Construction Industry.Survivors include his 7 daugh-ters; Pastor Voncile “Peaches” Evans, Linda Forehand, Evan-gelist Harriett Williamson, Angela Williams, Schauncey Brown, Shawanza Dillard and Vanessa Clark, 2 sons; Wilmer Jordan Jr. and Kirstin Sconiers, 2 brothers; James Jordan and Willis Jordan, 2 sisters; Bessie Whitehead and Allene Sue Jordan, devoted sister-in-law, Mary Jane Grant, God-daughters; Linda New-ton Turner and Joyce Gillum. Fiance; Sheryl Johnson. 15 grandchildren, 21 great-grands and 16 great-great-grands.Funeral service for Mr. Wilmer Jordan, Sr. will be 11:00am Sat-urday, December 14, 2013 at Soul’s Harbor Church of God In Christ with Elder M. L. Gog-gins, Paster officiating. Inter-ment will be 9:00am, Monday December 16, 2013 at Jackson-ville National Veteran Cemetery.The family will receive friends on Friday, December 13, 2013 at Cooper Funeral Home Cha-pel from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.Arrangements entrusted to COOPER FUNERAL HOME, 251 N.E. Washing-ton Street, Lake City, Florida 32055. Willis O. Cooper L.F.D.

Shanita Renella Ford Smith

Shanita Renella Ford Smith passed away peacefully Sun-day, December 8, 2013. Sha-nita, affectionately known as “Beana” was born Febru-ary 17, 1970 to Curtis Ford and Ira Gibson Eng-lish. A resi-dent of Lake City, Florida, she was edu-cated in the public schools of Columbia County. Having been taught Christian values early in life, she was a faithful member of Dayspring Missionary Bap-tist Church. Hobbies included playing cards, fishing and pho-tography. She also enjoyed wildlife, things of nature and country music. Preceding her in death: stepfather, Rufus English and brother, Ricky Mobley, Sr. Left to cherish memories: mother, Ira English; father, Curtis Ford; sister, Edith Eng-lish; brothers, Bruce Ford (Coretta), Gerald Ford, Rufus English, Jr. (Sandra), Gregory Henderson, Anthony Brown, Sr.; uncles, Amos Gibson, Jesse Gibson, Jr., Walter Mc-Caskill; aunts, Mae Kath-erine George, Annie Berry; goddaughter, Yazmin Sim-mons, godsisters, Demetria Goshay, Latoya Clark; god-brother, Socorey Denson; spe-cial cousins, Artis Berry, Jr., Serinity McCaskill, Sharita McCaskill, Antonio Gibson; hosts of nieces, nephews other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Sha-nita “Beana” Smith will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, Decem-ber 14, 2013 at Day Spring Missionary Baptist Church, 1580 NE Congress Avenue, Rev. Aaron Lewis, Sr., Pastor. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Friday, December 13, 2013 at Dayspring Missionary Baptist Church. Arrangements entrusted to COMBS FUNERAL HOME, 292 NE Washington St., Lake City, FL. (386) 752-4366, Marq Combs-Turner, L.F.D. “The Caring Professionals.”

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SUWANNEE MUSIC PARK

Named one of the most beautiful outdoor venues in America, the Suwannee Music Park is your perfect wedding destination.

With a fairy tale wedding chapel on Rees Lake, the Grande Hall for receptions/weddings and a deck overlooking the famous

Suwannee River, this is where you want to say your vows.

From staff reports

Brides-to-be all over South Georgia and North Florida are plan-ning their big event for 2014 but before decid-

ing on all of the details, you need to check out the 5th Annual Suwannee Weddings Expo at The Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park Jan. 12, 2014. This event features food samples by caterers, a huge bridal show by the popular Golden Needle of Lake City, entertainment, wedding/event spe-cialists, photographers, travel agen-cies, florists, Origami jewelry, wed-ding DJs, Allies of Lake City, caterers, Suwannee Valley Party Rental, wed-ding cake displays, wedding jewelry, prizes and ideas galore for any size of wedding, reception or other spe-cial event. For the bride-to-be, it’s an event to ease the pains of planning.

The Golden Needle of Lake City will present a fantastic array of breath-taking bridal gowns, gor-geous bride’s maid dresses, mother of the bride, father of the bride, groom and groomsmen attire and gorgeous outfits for the precious little ring bearers and flower girls. Area models will show off these fashions during the Expo with a

huge inside fashion show. You are sure to find wedding attire for every-one in the bridal party.

Admission is free to this popular event held from 1 - 4 p.m. Jan. 12 in the spectacular Grande Hall, one of North Florida’s most favorite and most beautiful wedding reception venues. The large Grande Hall is located on the banks of the famous Suwannee River and features a beautifully decorated wedding, reception, family reunion, birthday, anniversary or business event facil-ity with a covered, wrap-around porch and huge, open-air deck. Step inside the beautiful double doors at the front or back and you’ll see the Grande Hall’s two elegant staircases leading to a second floor balcony, a first floor open fireplace with a one-of-a-kind, hand-made metal sculp-ture and unique decor. A kitchen is available and tables and chairs are available to rent or we can recom-mend an offsite vendor.

For more information about the Wedding Expo, email Michelle Goddard at michelle@musicliveshere.com or call her at 386-209-2798. To contact the SOSMP directly, emailspirit@musi-cliveshere.com, call 386-364-1683 or go to www.musicliveshere.com.

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Santa’s in the chimney at the school board meetingMelrose Park Elementary chorus sang two songs to the Columbia County School Board Tuesday night, including “There’s Someone in the Chimney.”

Making a holiday wish come true

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF), Florida Community-Based Care organizations and the Florida State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association have part-nered with One Simple Wish to grant wishes for Florida’s current and for-mer foster children.

“One Simple Wish is a wonderful program that allows donors to grant small wishes that have a big impact on the lives of our foster children,” DCF Interim Secretary Esther Jacobo said. “By having the ability to see who their donation is helping, donors know they are making a tangible differ-ence.”

One Simple Wish matches individuals who want to give with cur-rent and former foster children in need of simple wishes. Wishes start at $10 and have a maximum

gift amount of $500. Wishes can be granted all year-round. To grant a wish, visit www.onesim-plewish.org to view cur-rent needs. Wishes are searchable by location, organization, child age, price range and type of gift. Florida children have already received numerous gifts through One Simple Wish, includ-ing more than 20 wishes granted so far this month.

“One Simple Wish is proud to support Florida’s foster children by empow-ering people all across the country to brighten their lives through our wish granting program. Granting their wishes not only creates positive memories and a sense of normalcy but also proves how much love, support and hope is out there for all children,” Danielle Gletow, Executive Director of One Simple Wish said.

For more information or to grant a wish, visit www.onesimplewish.org.

Wishes granted year-round for foster children.

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Ocala officer faces batterychargeAssociated Press

OCALA — A Marion County corrections offi-cer was charged with misdemeanor battery after he slammed a sus-pect’s head into a con-crete wall, according to an arrest affidavit.

Charles Broaderick, 41, was arrested on Tuesday and released on $2,000 bail, arrest records show. When reached at home on Wednesday by an Associated Press report-er, Broaderick hung up the phone before com-menting. It was not immediately known if he has an attorney.

A surveillance video released by the sheriff’s office showed Broaderick slamming the suspect’s head into the wall on Oct. 8.

The suspect, identified as James Duckworth, was handcuffed with his back to the wall at the time.

He was in a room in the jail where suspect-ed drunken drivers are taken.

Duckworth was intoxi-cated when he made a spitting noise. Broaderick pulled Duckworth by his shirt, grabbed his throat and then slammed his head into the wal, accord-ing to the arrest affida-vit.

“You don’t spit at offi-cers,” Broaderick told Duckworth.

Duckworth appeared to be unconscious and there was blood on the wall, the report stated.

“Dude do you think that is very cool,” Broaderick asks Duckworth.

The report noted that Duckworth did not resist at any time. Another offi-cer in the room told inves-tigators that Duckworth was “mouthy” and not cooperating with the commands that he was given.

Broaderick remained on unpaid suspension.

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Irrigating turf with reuse waterFrom staff reports

LIVE OAK — The Suwannee Country Club in Live Oak will soon maintain its turf without relying on groundwater. Rather than pump-ing water from the Upper Floridan Aquifer they will be irrigate with reuse water. Reuse water is an alter-native water source produced from highly treated wastewater and used for irrigation and other non-potable uses.

The golf course will receive 100,000 gallons per day (GPD) of reuse water from the City of Live Oak’s Waste Water Treatment Plant, offsetting their groundwater irriga-tion use by 100 percent.

The Suwannee River Water Management District provided the City of Live Oak $19,570 in funding assistance to pay for the infrastruc-ture to connect the golf course to the city’s reuse system. The City was awarded the funding as part of the District’s Regional Initiative Valuing Environmental Resources (RIVER) program. Construction is scheduled for completion by February 2014.

Suwannee Country Club Manager and Superintendent Jason Cannon

has eagerly awaited the opportunity to use reuse water since the City installed its reuse system several years ago.

“We’re excited for the opportu-nity to irrigate in a manner that will reduce costs, conserve water, and provide beneficial nutrients to our turf which will reduce fertilizer use,” he said.

Other customers receiving reuse water include Camp Weed, which uses up to 450,000 GPD for aquifer recharge and Suwannee Correctional Institute which uses up to 200,000 GPD for irrigation and other non-potable uses. The District is also using reuse water for landscape irri-gation on an as-needed basis, offset-ting 100 percent of their groundwa-

ter use. “It’s a smarter use of our end prod-

uct,” said Live Oak City Administrator Kerry Waldron. “It also allows users the ability to use treated effluent for irrigation and related purposes rather than pulling from our fresh drinking water supply.”

The District has assisted several cities in its 15-county boundary with planning and funding assistance to produce reuse water. Cities within the District that have reuse programs include Alachua, Archer, Cedar Key, Lake City, Live Oak, Monticello, and Perry. Collectively, this offsets pumpage by about 4.1 million gal-lons of groundwater per day.

“The District is pleased to partner with the City of Live Oak on this project which will reduce groundwa-ter pumpage, and we are delighted that Suwannee Country Club want-ed to be a part of these efforts,” said District Executive Director Ann Shortelle. “Reclaiming water allows us to save our precious groundwa-ter supplies, while making beneficial use of high-quality wastewater. We will continue to use this important resource to help meet the District’s future water supply needs.”

COURTESY

The Suwannee Country Club announced it will soon irrigate its turf with reuse water, rather than pumping water from the Upper Floridan Aquifer. The reuse water is an alternative water source produced from highly treated wastewater.

SUWANNEE COUNTRY CLUB

‘We’re excited for the oppor-tunity to irrigate in a manner that will reduce costs, con-

serve water and provide ben-eficial nutrients to our turf.’— Jason Canon, Suwannee Country Club

Manager and Superintendent

FLORIDA BRIEFS

Marijuana legalization effort draws $425K

The group backing a proposed constitutional amend-ment to legalize medical marijuana raised $425,896 in November, with most of the money coming from Orlando attorney John Morgan’s firm, according to new reports on the state Division of Elections web-site. The Morgan Firm PA contributed $403,000 of the total raised last month by People United for Medical Marijuana. In all, the group has raised about $1.3 mil-lion as it seeks to collect enough petition signatures to get the legalization measure on the November 2014 election ballot. The group, which is led by Morgan, needs 683,149 signatures and had submitted 146,283 verified signatures to the state as of Wednesday after-noon, the Division of Elections website said. Supporters also are awaiting a ruling by the Florida Supreme Court about the proposed ballot wording. Attorney General Pam Bondi and legislative leaders are trying to block the measure because they say the ballot wording is flawed.

Scott designates Christmas Eve a paid State holiday

Gov. Rick Scott is once again giving state workers a paid day off before Christmas. Scott is directing executive agencies to shut down Dec. 24. Employees in positions deemed essential will still have to work that day, but will have six months to use an equal amount of administra-tive leave time. Scott made similar directives in 2011 and 2012. According to the state Department of Management Services, the state observes nine holidays annu-ally: New Year’s; Martin Luther King, Jr. Day; Memorial Day; Independence Day; Labor Day; Veterans Day; Thanksgiving; the day after Thanksgiving; and Christmas.

Atheists’ signs approved for capitolThe atheists are in at Florida’s Capitol, but Satan’s

minions remain in waiting. The state Department of Management Services approved applications Wednesday by two groups of atheists to put up dis-plays through the holiday season in the Capitol’s first-floor rotunda. The approvals came shortly after South Florida political blogger Chaz Stevens delivered to the Capitol his 6-foot-tall “Festivus” pole --- made of Pabst Blue Ribbon cans.

The Tallahassee Atheists have requested a 4-foot-by-5-foot sign that says “Happy Holidays” and “There are many reasons for the season, celebrate the one that you choose.” The American Atheists Florida Regional Directors want to put up a similar-sized poster that says “Celebrate the true meaning of Xmas!” The athe-ists’ signs become the third and fourth displays to get approval since the nativity scene was set up. A season-al banner from the Madison, Wis.-based Freedom From Religion Foundation was put up last week. DMS con-tinues to review an application from the Satanic Temple of Tallahassee. The temple has requested space for a 5-foot-by-5-foot poster. However, it remains unclear what the group intends to display. The application says “religious symbols and images that adhere to commu-nity standards.”

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BRIEFS

Todayn Columbia High

girls soccer at Oak Hall School, 6 p.m.

n Fort White High girls basketball at Interlachen High, 6 p.m.

n Columbia High boys soccer vs. Taylor County High, 7 p.m. (JV-5)

Fridayn Fort White High

soccer vs. Hamilton County High, 7 p.m. (girls-5)

n Columbia High girls basketball vs. Oakleaf High, 7:30 p.m. (JV-6)

n Columbia High boys basketball at Gainesville High, 7:30 p.m. (JV-6)

Saturdayn Fort White High boys

basketball vs. Vernon High in 2nd Annual Team Mighty Ike Shootout at Williston High, 1:30 p.m.

n Columbia High basketball vs. Palatka High, 7:30 p.m. (girls-6)

GAMES

CHS BASEBALL

Instruction camp this weekend

Columbia High head coach Heath Phillips has an instructional baseball camp planned for noon-4 p.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday. Players of all ages are invited to receive instruction from former major league players and current college players. Fee for the weekend is $100.

For details, call Phillips at 984-5261.

LCMS WRESTLING

Falcon Invitational tourney Saturday

Lake City Middle School is hosting the Falcon Invitational Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, beginning at 10 a.m. There will be 11 schools in the competition, which will continue into the evening. Admission is $5. There will be a concession stand with hamburgers, hot dogs and sweets.

For details, call Nikki Holliday at 984-0977.

YOUTH BASKETBALL

Leagues offered at Richardson

Richardson Community Center/Annie Mattox Park North is offering youth basketball leagues for boys and girls ages 5-7 and 8-10. Each league will have four teams. Cost of $50 and a birth certificate is due at registration. Registration at Richardson Community Center is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.

For details, call Mario Coppock or Nicole Smith at 754-7095.

n From staff reports

Indian infighting

JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter

Fort White High’s Melton Sanders drives to the hole against Columbia High on Dec. 5.

Fort White still unbeaten

Columbia takes top spot in meet

By BRANDON FINLEYbfinley@lakecityreporter.com

FORT WHITE — It was county-wide domination as Columbia and Fort White high schools finished on top of Wednesday’s meet with Newberry High.

Columbia took home the top spot with a score of 55 and Fort White followed closely with a 43. Newberry struggled with only nine points in the meet.

The Lady Tigers took home first place in five weight classes while the Lady Indians also had a strong showing with four individual winners.

Top finishers in each weight class were:

n 101 — Breanna Strachen, second (FW); Sara Parker, third (FW);

n 110 — Kayla Carman, first (CHS); Kayla Crews, second (FW); Sharday Warren, third (CHS);

n 119 — Kallie Horton, first (CHS); Alycia Calloway, second (CHS); Shayln Raulerson, third (FW);

n 129 — Tyrah Jackson, first (FW); Savannah Thomas, second (CHS); Kaila Edwards, third (FW);

n 139 — Madeline Ault, first (CHS); Keinna Broom, second (CHS); Jolyn Falgot, third (FW);

n 154 — Alanis Koberlein, first (CHS); Leah Johnson, second (FW);

n 169 — Emily Roach, first (FW); Glendesha Johnson, second (CHS), Brianna Pope, third (CHS);

n 183 — Gabby Marrinko, first (FW), Deona Munnerlyn,

second (CHS), Enigiah Manning, third (CHS);

n 199 — Ashley Mackey, first (CHS); Kaitlyn McCaroll, second (FW);

n Unl. — Casey Carter, first (FW), Brianna Carman, second (CHS); Destiny Crawford, third (CHS).

Columbia coach Doug Peeler felt it was one of the Lady Tigers’ better meets on the season.

“The girls have been working hard in the weight room,” Peeler said. “They’ve all shown strength gains in each meet.”

Fort White head coach Dan Marsee was also proud of his squad.

“We have a young team this year and our youth showed,” Marsee said. “I feel like this meet really helped us grow and the future is bright in Fort White. My hat is off to Columbia.”

Fort White girls finish 2nd in weightlifting.

By TIM KIRBYtkirby@lakeicytreporter.com

FORT WHITE — Fort White High flexed its basket-ball muscles in a 77-27 home win over Keystone Heights High on Wednesday.

The Columbia County Indians remained undefeat-ed at 6-0 and improved to 3-0 in District 2-4A play. The visiting Indians dropped to 1-6, 1-3.

Jalen Wyche scored the first five points of the game and finished the first quar-ter with 12 for Fort White. Paul Perry added seven points. Keystone Heights hung tough, but Fort White led 25-16 at the end of the period.

Fort White overpowered the visitors in the second quarter. Keystone Heights missed two free throws at the start of the quarter and Fort White reeled off 21 straight points. Keystone coach Jimmy Thomas tried a time out eight points into the run, but it didn’t slow down Fort White.

Joe Powers had seven points in the quarter and Wyche tacked on another seven. The score at halftime was 49-19, five points shy of a running clock.

That came at 5:10 of the third quarter and Fort White still put up 20

points in the period. Quan Porter scored six points, while Chris Cottrell and Cameron White each score four.

Tyler Velez scored six of Fort White’s eight points in the fourth quarter, going 4-for-4 from the free throw line. Dre Brown hit the final basket of the game.

Wyche finished with 21 points. Perry scored 13 points and Porter scored 12.

Other scorers for Fort White were Powers, 7, Melton Sanders and Velez, 6, and Cottrell, White and Brown 4.

C.J. Rogers scored nine points to lead Keystone Heights.

Fort White head coach Isiah Phillips said an easy win is good after a tough game, but there are draw-backs.

“It gives you a sense that you are better than you are,” Phillips said. “We didn’t come out with that intensity, but we picked it up in the second quarter. It was a good win. Everybody got a lot of playing time. We’re trying to get them all on the same page.”

Fort White plays Vernon High at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the 2nd Annual Mighty Ike Shootout hosted by Williston High.

SCOREBOARD

TELEVISION

TV sports

Today

GOLF

6:30 a.m.

TGC — European PGA Tour, The

Nelson Mandela Championship

11:30 p.m.

TGC — Asian Tour, Thailand

Championship, second round, at Bangkok

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL

9 p.m.

FS1 — FAU at DePaul

NBA BASKETBALL

8 p.m.

TNT — L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn

10:30 p.m.

TNT — Houston at Portland

NFL FOOTBALL

8 p.m.

NFL — San Diego at Denver

PREP BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

ESPN2 — Whitney Young (Ill.) at

Apple Valley (Minn.)

SOCCER

1 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA Europa League, Swansea

City at St. Gallen

3 p.m.

FS1 — UEFA Europa League, Anji at

Tottenham

WOMEN’S COLLEGE

BASKETBALL

7 p.m.

FS1 — Kentucky at DePaul

FOOTBALL

NFL standings

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

New England 10 3 0 .769 349 287

Miami 7 6 0 .538 286 276

N.Y. Jets 6 7 0 .462 226 337

Buffalo 4 9 0 .308 273 334

South

W L T Pct PF PA

y-Indianapolis 8 5 0 .615 313 316

Tennessee 5 8 0 .385 292 318

Jacksonville 4 9 0 .308 201 372

Houston 2 11 0 .154 250 350

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Cincinnati 9 4 0 .692 334 244

Baltimore 7 6 0 .538 278 261

Pittsburgh 5 8 0 .385 291 312

Cleveland 4 9 0 .308 257 324

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Denver 11 2 0 .846 515 345

Kansas City 10 3 0 .769 343 224

San Diego 6 7 0 .462 316 291

Oakland 4 9 0 .308 264 337

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East

W L T Pct PF PA

Philadelphia 8 5 0 .615 334 301

Dallas 7 6 0 .538 357 348

N.Y. Giants 5 8 0 .385 251 334

Washington 3 10 0 .231 279 407

South

W L T Pct PF PA

New Orleans 10 3 0 .769 343 243

Carolina 9 4 0 .692 298 188

Tampa Bay 4 9 0 .308 244 291

Atlanta 3 10 0 .231 282 362

North

W L T Pct PF PA

Detroit 7 6 0 .538 346 321

Chicago 7 6 0 .538 368 360

Green Bay 6 6 1 .500 316 326

Minnesota 3 9 1 .269 315 395

West

W L T Pct PF PA

x-Seattle 11 2 0 .846 357 205

San Francisco 9 4 0 .692 316 214

Arizona 8 5 0 .615 305 257

St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 289 308

x-clinched playoff spot

y-clinched division

Today’s Game

San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Philadelphia at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 1 p.m.

San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Seattle at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Chicago at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m.

Buffalo at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

New England at Miami, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Carolina, 4:05 p.m.

Arizona at Tennessee, 4:25 p.m.

New Orleans at St. Louis, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Dallas, 4:25 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s Game

Baltimore at Detroit, 8:40 p.m.

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

L.A. Clippers at Brooklyn, 8 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 p.m.

New York at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Memphis at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

Houston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

AP Top 25 schedule

Friday’s Games

No. 16 Memphis vs. UALR, 8 p.m.

No. 17 Iowa State vs. No. 23 Iowa,

9:30 p.m.

No. 21 Colorado vs. Elon, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

No. 1 Arizona at Michigan, Noon

No. 3 Ohio State vs. North Dakota

State, 8:15 p.m.

No. 4 Wisconsin vs. Eastern Kentucky,

1 p.m.

No. 5 Michigan State at Oakland,

4 p.m.

No. 6 Louisville vs. Western Kentucky,

Noon

No. 7 Oklahoma State vs. Louisiana

Tech at Chesapeake Energy Arena,

Oklahoma City, 2 p.m.

No. 11 Kentucky at No. 18 North

Carolina, 5:15 p.m.

No. 12 Wichita State vs. Tennessee,

2 p.m.

No. 13 Kansas vs. New Mexico at the

Sprint Center, Kansas City, Mo., 7 p.m.

No. 15 Oregon vs. Illinois at the Moda

Center, Portland, Ore., 9 p.m.

No. 20 Gonzaga vs. South Alabama at

KeyArena, Seattle, 10 p.m.

No. 22 UMass vs. Northern Illinois,

3 p.m.

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CNN 24 200 202 Situation Room (:28) Crossfi re (N) Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Piers Morgan Live (N) (Live) AC 360 Later (N) The 11th hour (N) ICYMI

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HIST 49 120 269 Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars Å Pawn Stars (N) (:31) Pawn Stars (:02) Pawn Stars (:32) Pawn Stars

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ADULT SOFTBALL LEAGUE

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Winfield Wildcats won first place in the Columbia County Adult Softball’s 2013 fall women’s league.

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NAPA won first place in the Columbia County Adult Softball’s 2013 fall co-ed league.

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Silent Asylum won first place in the Columbia County Adult Softball’s 2013 fall men’s league.

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Step Fitness at Turkey TrotStep Fitness Racing Team members, with times, who ran in the Turkey Trot 10k in Gainesville on Thanksgiving Day are David King 48:02 (from left), Jason Williams 48:04, Tony Richards 50:26, Michelle Richards 46:02 and Alexander McCollum 18:15 (fun run). Michelle Richards won the Overall Female Master Award. All runners finished in the top 10 percent.

From staff reports

Columbia County Adult Softball winter league registration is under way through Jan. 10, with the fol-lowing schedule: Women’s league on Mondays, Church on Tuesdays,

Men’s on Wednesdays and Co-ed on Thursdays. Cost is $250 at sign-up.

For details, contact c o l u m b i a c o u n t y a d u l t softball@gmail.com or call Pete Bonilla (623-6561) or Casandra Wheeler (365-2168).

Winter league registration under way

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Southeastern Conference coaches have voted Auburn’s Gus Malzahn coach of the year, and picked his star tailback Tre Mason as the top offensive player.

Alabama linebacker C.J. Mosley and Missouri defensive end Michael Sam are co-defensive players of the year. The SEC released the winners on Wednesday.

DEAR ABBY: As the education director of the East Bay Bicycle Coalition, I work hard to encourage safe and courteous cycling for everyday transportation in Northern California. There are a number of points I would like to address to “Caring Reader, Sacramento, Calif.” (Sept. 13).

“Caring” described see-ing bicyclists run stop signs, not wear protective gear, texting/talking on cellphones, and suggested a greater enforcement of the law. Rolling through stop signs is, indeed, just as illegal as it is while driv-ing a vehicle, except in Idaho where cyclists may treat stop signs as yields. I encourage all cyclists and drivers to come to a complete stop at signs and signals, even when turning right, and especially when pedestrians are present.

Talking or texting on a cellphone while biking isn’t currently illegal in the state of California. I feel that using cellphones while biking is an unsafe practice, and I encourage cyclists (or drivers) to sim-ply pull over before mak-ing or taking a call.

Helmets are required gear only for bicyclists under the age of 18 in California. As an adult, I choose to wear one when I’m biking. However, it is not illegal for an adult to bike without a helmet.

You said in your

response that people who cycle at night should avoid wearing dark clothes to increase their visibility, but clothes color alone has been shown to have little or no effect on visibility in dark conditions. During low-light times of day like dawn or dusk, wear-ing bright or fluorescent clothes is a good strategy, but at night bicyclists should rely on lights and reflectors to be seen.

The law in California stip-ulates that bicyclists must have a white headlight, a red rear reflector and yellow or white reflectors on their wheels or spokes as well as on their pedals, shoes or ankles. However, I also recommend adding to these required items: a red rear light, and additional lights and reflectors at the front, rear and sides of the bike, or on one’s clothing or helmet. Highlighting one’s silhouette with lights and reflectors, and apply-ing them to moving parts of one’s bike or body, will increase visibility substan-tially after dark.

Abby, thanks for your attention to these issues.

— ROBERT PRINZ, OAKLAND, CALIF.

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DEAR ABBY: Last year, my 40-year-old stepson, “Rod,” gave his father a beautiful robe for Christmas. The problem is, we had given the robe to Rod for Christmas sev-eral years ago. I didn’t say anything at the time, but, of course, I recognized it because I was the one who had bought it for him.

Should I have said any-thing? Or was I right to have played dumb (which is what I did)?

Rod has “saved” other presents we have given him and regifted them to us years later. This man has a high-paying job and isn’t hurting for money. I think what he’s doing is insulting. I have suggested not exchanging gifts, but he ignores me. What can I do about this in the future? — “RECYCLEE”

DEAR “RECYCLEE”: Rod may have forgotten that he got the robe from you. As I see it, you have two choices. You can be offend-ed, or you can turn it into a joke. For this Christmas, give him the robe back.

DILBERT

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Get started early and don’t stop until you have completed every-thing on your work list. A chance to look for some-thing that will boost your confidence or update your look will bring about a wel-come surprise. Love is in the stars. ★★★

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Go where the action is and welcome any challenge that comes your way. Your persistence and bravado will help you con-nect with people who can change your future. The signal you send should be accurate and intentional. ★★★★

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t leave work unfinished. Consistency will help secure your position. Now is not the time to slow down, but instead is the moment of truth as to what you have and are willing to offer. Romance will lead to an enchanting evening. ★★★★

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make a quick decision and a fast move. Idle time will be what leads to trouble. Figure out your strategy and don’t waste time pur-suing your goal. A change at home or work appears to be beneficial. Talks will be successful. ★★★★★

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Good times are in order. Hospitality will show your heart is in the right place. Don’t feel you have to make a change because of what others do. Be true to yourself and you will not be lead astray. Protect what’s yours. ★★

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let money slip through your fingers. Impulse purchases will lead to the poorhouse. Concentrate on ways you can put your talents and skills to better use and earn more in return. Set up a budget and stick to it. ★★★★

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Act on instinct and judge others by how consistent and reliable they are. You can expand your plans and explore new endeavors, but you are best not to get involved in a joint venture. Don’t mix business with pleasure. ★★★

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO.: 09-353-CANATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC,Plaintiff,vs.SHELLY JONES; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SHELLY JONES IF ANY; MARTHA P. JONES; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF MARTHA P. JONES IF ANY; ANY AND ALLUNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIM-ANTS; MORTGAGE ELECTRON-IC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; FEDERAL NATIONALMORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POS-SESSION UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION #1 and #2, and ALL OTHER UN-KNOWN PARTIES, et. al.,Defendant(s).NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-suant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure date November 26, 2013, en-tered in Civil Case No.: 09-353-CAof the Circuit Court of the Third Ju-dicial Circuit in and for Columbia County, Florida, wherein NATION-STAR MORTGAGE LLC, Plaintiff, and SHELLY JONES; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF SHELLY JONES IF ANY; MARTHA P. JONES; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF MARTHA P. JONES IF ANY; ANY AND ALLUNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES OR OTHER CLAIM-ANTS; MORTGAGE ELECTRON-IC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; FEDERAL NATIONALMORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; JOHN DOE AND JANE DOE AS UNKNOWN TENANTS IN POS-SESSION, are Defendants.I will sell to the highest bidder for cash, Third Floor of the Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NE Hernan-do Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055 at 11:00 AM, on the 8th day of January 2014, the following described real property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 1, FRANK C. CUMMINGS SUBDIVISION UNIT 1, ACCORD-ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGES 182 AND 183, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF COLUM-BIA COUNTY, FLORIDA.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.WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on November 27th, 2013.P. DEWITT CASONCLERK OF THE COURTBy: /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk

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PUBLIC NOTICE Citizens Advisory Task Force Meet-ingThe Town of White Springs’s CDBG Citizens Advisory Task Force will hold a meeting on December 17, 2013 at 4:30 PM. The meeting will be conducted at Town Hall, 10363 Bridge Street, White Springs, FL. The purpose of the meeting will be to discuss a proposed FFY 2013 ap-plication to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) for a Small Cities Community Develop-ment Block Grant (CDBG) in an amount up to $600,000. For more information, please contact Shirley Heath, Town Clerk, at (386) 397-2310.

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTIONCASE NO.: 12-2011-CA-000554DIVISION:JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff,vs.JOSEPH RAULERESON, et al, De-fendant(s).NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-suant to a Final Judgment of Mort-gage Foreclosure dated November 26, 2013 and entered in Case No. 12-2011-CA-000554 of the Circuit Court of the THIRD Judicial Circuit

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in and for COLUMBIA County, Florida wherein JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION is the Plaintiff and JO-SEPH RAULERSON; JOSEPH RAULERSON, II A/K/A JOSEPH RAULERSON, III; THE UN-KNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF THE JOSEPH AND JOSEPH, II RAULERSSON FAMILY LAND TRUST, UNDER TRUST AGREE-MENT DATED OCTOBER 10, 2006; ANY AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UNDER, AND AGAINST THE HEREIN NAMED INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANT(S) WHO ARE NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE, WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES MAYCLAIM AN INTEREST AS SPOUSES, HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, OR OTHER CLAIM-ANTS; LANDWISE TRUST SERV-ICES, LLC, AS TRUSTEE OF THE JOSEPH AND JOSEPH, II RAU-LERSON FAMILY LAND TRUST, UNDER TRUST AGREEMENTDATED OCTOBER 10, 2006; GRAHAM & SONS ELECTRIC, INC.; STATE OF FLORIDA – DE-PARTMENT OR REVENUE; are the Defendants, The Clerk of the Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at FRONT STEPS OF THE COLUMBIA COUNTYCOURTHOUSE at 11:00AM, on the 8th day of January, 2014 the follow-ing described property as set forth in said Final Judgment:SECTION 33: COMMENCE ATTHE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST; THENCE SOUTH 89 DE-GREES 04 MINUTES 42 SEC-ONDS WEST, ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SOUTH-EAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST1/4, A DISTANCE OF 444.94 FEETFOR A POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE SOUTH 89 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 42 SEC-ONDS WEST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE 664.73 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST, 210.00 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 42 SEC-ONDS EAST, 282.00 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00 DEGREES 08 MINUTES 54 SECONDS EAST, 203.80 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89 DEGREES 04 MINUTES 42 SEC-ONDS EAST, 384.21 FEET; THENCE NORTH 00 DEGREES 21 MINUTES 09 SECONDS WEST, ADISTANCE OF 413.79 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BE-ING AND LYING IN THE SOUTH-EAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHEAST1/4 OF SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 17 EAST, CO-LUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH A CERTAIN 2001 CHAMPION MOBILE HOME LOCATED THEREON AS A FIX-TURE AND APPURTENANCE THERETO: VIN# 11437940.A/K/A 266 NE EVANSTON LN, LAKE CITY, FL 32055Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-er than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within sixty (60) days after the sale.In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons need-ing a special accommodation to par-ticipate in this proceeding should contact the Deputy Court Adminis-trator whose office is located at 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Building L, Na-ples Florida 33962, telephone num-ber (813) 774-8124; 1-800-955-8771 (TDD), or 1-800-955-8770 (v), via Florida Relay Service, not later than seven (7) days prior to this proceed-ing.WITNESS MY HAND and the seal of this Court on November 27, 2013.P. DeWitt CasonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL ACTIONCASE NO.: 12-2012-CA-000716DIVISION:JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, NA-TIONAL ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff,vs.ANNA RAINBOLT, et al, Defend-ant(s).NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANTTO CHAPTER 45NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Pur-suant to a Final Judgment of Foreclo-sure dated November 22, 2013, and entered in Case No. 12-2012-CA-000716 of the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit in and for Co-lumbia County, Florida in which JPMorgan Chase Bank, National As-sociation, is the Plaintiff and Anna Rainbolt, Daniel Rainbolt, Tenant #1, Tenant #2, The Unknown Spouse of Anna Rainbolt, The Unknown Spouse of Daniel Rainbolt, are de-fendants, the Columbia County Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on the third floor of the Columbia County Courthouse at 173 N.E. Her-nando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055, Columbia County, Florida at 11:00AM on the 8th day of January, 2014, the following described prop-erty as set forth in said Final Judg-ment of Foreclosure:COMMENCE AT THE NORTH-WEST CORNER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA, THENCE RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 05 MINUTES 03 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 1, A DISTANCE OF 644.25 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 0 DE-GREES 16 MINUTES 51 SEC-ONDS EAST, 24.88 FEET TO THE SOUTH RIGHT OF WAY OF LIT-TLES ROAD AND THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 DEGREES 28 MI-NUTES 53 SECONDS EASTALONG SAID RIGHT OF WAY, 124.71 FEET; THENCE RUN SOUTH 0 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 51 SECONDS EAST, 180.00 FEET; RUN NORTH 89 DEGREES 28 MI-NUTES 53 SECONDS WEST, 124.71 FEET; THENCE RUN NORTH 0 DEGREES 16 MINUTES 51 SECONDS WEST, 180.00 FEETTO THE POINT OF BEGINNING.A/K/A 123 SW SOUTHWOOD WAY, LAKE CITY, FL 32024-1770Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from the sale, if any, oth-er than the property owner as of the date of the Lis Pendens must file a claim within 60 days after the sale.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. To file response please contact Columbia County Clerk of Court, 173 N.E. Hernando Ave., Lake City, FL 32056-2069; Fax: (386) 758-1337.Dated in Columbia County, Florida this 26th day of November, 2013.Clerk of the Circuit CourtColumbia County, FloridaBy: /S/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR COLUM-BIA COUNTY GENERAL JURIS-DICTION DIVISIONCASE NO. 13000562CAAXMXJAMES B. NUTTER & COMPA-NY, Plaintiff,vs.UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIA-RIES, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CRED-ITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL O, et. al., Defendant(s).NOTICE OF ACTION – CON-STRUCTIVE SERVICETO: UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFI-CIARIES, DEVISEES, GRANT-EES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, AND ALL OTHERS WHO MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST IN THE ESTATE OF BARBARA R. MORRELL, DE-CEASEDwhose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the unknown defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, assignees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the De-fendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed here-in.YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mort-gage on the following property:LOT 33, OF TURKEY RUN, ASUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE MAP OR PLAT THEREOF, AS RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 7, AGES 116-117, OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDAhas been filed against you and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it on counsel for Plaintiff, whose address is 6409 Congress Avenue, Suite 100, Boca Raton, Florida 33487 on or be-fore December 27, 2013 (30 days from the date of First Publication of this Notice) and file the original with the clerk of this court either before service on Plaintiff’s attorney or im-mediately thereafter; otherwise a de-fault will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint or petition filed herein.WITNESS my hand and the seal of this Court at County, Florida, this 27th day of November 2013.CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBY: /s/ B. ScippioDEPUTY CLERK

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISIONCASE NO. 13-242-CPIN RE: ESTATE OFVERONICA JANE BAKER,deceased.NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the estate of VERONICA JANE BAKER, de-ceased, whose date of death was September 23, 2013; File Number 13-242-CP, is pending in the Circuit Court for Columbia County, Florida, Probate Division, the address of which is 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055. The names and addresses of the personal repre-sentative and the personal represen-tative's attorney are set forth below.All creditors of the decedent and oth-er persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate, on whom a copy of this notice is required to be served, must file their claims with this court WITHIN THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AF-TER THE DATE OF SERVICE OF A COPY OF THIS NOTICE ON THEM.All other creditors of the decedent and other persons having claims or demands against decedent’s estate must file their claims with this court WITHIN 3 MONTHS AFTER THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICA-TION OF THIS NOTICE.ALL CLAIMS NOT FILED WITH-IN THE TIME PERIODS SETFORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE FLORIDA PROBATE CODE WILL BE FOREVER BARRED.NOTWITHSTANDING THE TIME PERIOD SET FORTH ABOVE, AN CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECE-DENT’S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of this notice is: December 5, 2013.Personal Representative:/s/ CHARLES DENNIS GREENE38 NW Fiddler LaneLake City, Florida 32055Attorneys for Personal Representa-tive:FEAGLE & FEAGLE, ATTOR-NEYS, P.A.By: /s/ Mark E. FeagleFlorida Bar No. 0576905153 NE Hernando AvenuePost Office Box 1653Lake City, Florida 32056-1653386/752-7191mefeagle@bellsouth.net

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE 3RD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISION:CASE NO.: 12-535-CAWELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.,Plaintiff,vs.JOSEPH L. PICCIONI A/K/A JO-SEPH PICCIONI; FLORIDACREDIT UNION; JESSICA PIC-CIONI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JESSICA PICCIONI; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JOSEPH L. PICCIONI A/K/A JOSEPH PICCIONI; UN-KNOWN TENANT IN POSSES-SION OF THE SUBJECT PROPER-TY,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. 12-535-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 JOSEPH L. PICCIONI A/K/A JOSEPH PICCIONI FLORI-DA CREDIT UNION JESSICAPICCIONI UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JESSICA PICCIONI; and UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF JOSEPH L. PICCIONI A/K/A JOSEPH PICCIO-NI UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION OF THE SUBJECTPROPERTY are defendants. The Clerk of this Court shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash at the, Columbia County Courthouse, 173 N.E. HERNANDO AVENUE, LAKE CITY, FL 32055, 11:00 AM on the 8th day of January, 2014, the following described property as set forth in said Final Judgment, to wit:LOT 5, VELMA PERRY SUBDIVI-SION, A SUBDIVISION ACCORD-ING TO THE PLAT THEREOF RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 6, PAGE 175 OF THE PUBLIC RE-CORDS OF COLUMBIA COUN-TY, FLORIDASUBJECT TO A NON EXCLUSIVE EASEMENT FOR ROADWAYPURPOSES OVER AND ACROSS THE NORTH 60.0 FEET OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROPERTY.TOGETHER WITH THAT CER-TAIN 1986 CLARK SINGLE WIDE MOBILE HOME IDENTIFIED BYVIN NUMBERS: LFLCM1AF517010936ANY 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 this 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 27 day of November, 2013P. DEWITT CASONClerk Of The Circuit CourtBy: B. ScippioDeputy Clerk

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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA CIVIL DIVISIONCASE NO.: 12-2013-CA-000526DIVISION:OCWEN LOAN SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff,v.EDGAR A. BLALOCK; JULIANNE BLALOCK; UNKNOWN TENANT#1; UNKNOWN TENANT #2; ALLOTHER 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, Defendant(s).NOTICE OF ACTIONTO: EDGAR A. BLALOCKLast Known Address: 1991 SE County Road 252, Lake City, Florida 32025Current Address: UnknownPrevious Address: UnknownTO: 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 whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be dead, the un-known Defendants who may be spouses, heirs, devisees, grantees, as-signees, lienors, creditors, trustees, and all parties claiming an interest by, through, under or against the De-fendants, who are not known to be dead or alive, and all parties having or claiming to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed here-in.YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the fol-lowing property in Columbia Coun-ty, Florida:LOT 3, COUNTRY CREEK SUB-DIVISION, AS PER THE PLATRECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 4, PAGE 81, PUBLIC RECORDS OF COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA. This property is located at the Street address of: 1991 SE County Road 252, Lake City, Florida 32025YOU ARE REQUIRED to serve a copy of your written defenses on or before December 26, 2013, a date which is within 30 days after the first publication, if any, on Elizabeth R. Wellborn, P.A., Plaintiff’s Attorney, whose address is 350 Jim Moran Blvd., Suite 100, Deerfield Beach, Florida 33442, and file the original with this Court either before service on Plaintiff’s Attorney, or immedi-ately thereafter; otherwise, a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint or Petition.This notice shall be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in Lake City Reporter.IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE 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.WITNESS my hand and the seal of the court on November 25, 2013.P. DEWITT CASONCLERK OF THE COURTBy: /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk

05542431December 12, 19, 2013

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR COLUM-BIA COUNTY.CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-803-DRIN RE: The Marriage ofHAROLD EARL JOHNSON,Husband/Respondent,andVICKIE DARNELL,Wife/Petitioner.NOTICE OF ACTIONTO HAROLD EARL JOHNSONLast know address: 7777 98th PlaceLive Oak, Florida 32060YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that a Petition for Dissolution of Marriage and Other Relief has been filed against you in the above styled cause, and you are required to serve a copy of your answer or pleading to the Petition upon the Wife’s Attor-neys, ROBERT A. SANDOW, Post Office Box 2818, Lake City, Florida 32056, and to file the original thereof in the office of the Clerk of the above styled Court whose name and address is P. DEWITT CASON, Clerk of Circuit Court, Post Office Box 2069, Lake City, Florida 32056 on or before January 16, 2014 if you care to contest the same; otherwise, the allegations set forth in the Peti-tion will be taken as confessed by you, and a Default may be entered against you.DONE AND ORDERED in Lake City, Florida, this 10th day of De-cember, 2013P. DEWITT CASONBy: /s/ Sol. S. RodriguezDeputy Clerk

05542498December 12, 19, 26, 2013January 2, 2014THE TOWN OF WHITE SPRINGSFIRST PUBLIC HEARING NO-TICEThe Town of White Springs is con-sidering submitting an application for funding of up to $600,000 through the Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) under the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for FFY 2013. These funds must be used for one of the following purposes:1. To benefit low and moderate in-come persons; or2. To aid in the prevention or elimi-nation of slums or blight; or3. To meet other community devel-opment needs of recent origin having a particular urgency because existing conditions pose a serious and imme-diate threat to the health or welfare of the community and where other fi-nancial resources are not available to meet such needs.The categories of activities for which these funds may be used are in the areas of housing, neighborhood revi-talization, commercial revitalization,

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or economic development and in-clude such improvement activities as acquisition of real property, loans to private-for-profit business, purchase of machinery and equipment, con-struction of infrastructure, rehabilita-tion of houses and commercial build-ings, and energy conservation. Ad-ditional information regarding the range of activities that may be under-taken will be provided at the public hearing.For each activity that is proposed, at least 51% of the funds must benefit low and moderate income persons.In developing an application for sub-mission to DEO, the Town of White Springs must plan to minimize dis-placement of persons as a result of planned CDBG activities. In addi-tion, the Town of White Springs has developed a plan to assist displaced persons.The public hearing to receive citizen views concerning the community's economic and community develop-ment needs will be held at Town Hall, 10363 Bridge Street, White Springs, FL 32096 on Tuesday, De-cember 17, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. For information concerning the public hearing, contact Shirley Heath, Town Clerk at (386) 397-2310.The public hearing is being conduct-ed in a handicapped accessible loca-tion. Any handicapped person requir-ing an interpreter for the hearing im-paired or the visually impaired should contact Shirley Heath at least five calendar days prior to the meet-ing and an interpreter will be provid-ed. Any non-English speaking per-son wishing to attend the public hearing should contact Shirley Heath at least five calendar days prior to the meeting and a language interpret-er will be provided. To access a Tel-ecommunication Device for Deaf Persons (TDD) please call (800) 955-8771. Any handicapped person requiring special accommodation at this meeting should contact Shirley Heath at least five calendar days pri-or to the meeting.A Fair Housing Workshop will be conducted immediately after the pub-lic hearing on the same date and at the same location.EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EM-PLOYMENT, HANDICAP ACCES-SIBLE AND FAIR HOUSING JU-RISDICTION. THIS LOCAL GOV-ERNMENT SUPPORTS THE EM-PLOYMENT OF SECTION 3 & W/MBE PERSONS.

05542490December 12, 2013

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

twestberry@lakecityreporter.comor 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:

rhoskins@thefranklinpress.comor mail to: Rachel Hoskins,

Franklin Regional Publisher, PO Box 350,

Franklin, NC 28744.

05542427

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

resumes@suwanneecement.comor fax to Human Resources:

386-935-5071.

100 JobOpportunities

Administrative Assistant neededmust be flexible, great personality, outgoing, salary negotiable, plus

benefits. Send reply to Box 05113, C/O The Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL, 32056

COOKS & Servers - ExperienceOnly - If you love what you do

Contact Country Skillit 1-3pm 41/441 S. of 75

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.

HOUSEKEEPER NEEDEDin Wellborn area.

Monday's 10am-3pm, $65.386-362-8165.

IMMEDIATE HIRINGMini Bus Driver – Must have CDL+P – Local Route from Lake City

– Monday through Friday, no weekends, no holidays – Must be friendly and professional – Fax or

Email Resume 386-935-3700, lakecityroute@gmail.com

Openings Immediately

NOW HIRING Full time Experi-enced Servers ONLY need apply. Apply in person, No phone calls

please. IHOP, Lake City

OFFICE MANAGER Full-timefor busy office. Hrs Mon-Fri with some weekends. Must be flexible, Salary negotiable, paid vacation & health ins. Located in Live Oak.

Send reply to Box 05112, C/O The Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, FL, 32056

WANTED - Legal Secretary/Para-legal - local law firm. Want some-one with legal experience/training, willing to teach a highly-motivated person who has newly-graduated

with a paralegal concentration. Fax resume to: 386-719-4788.

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

05542402RN’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

05542455UF Lake City

Cardiovascular CenterWanted part-time RN, 20 very

flexible hours per week. ACLS certified require,

Cardiology exp. preferred. Please send resume to pam.now-

lin@jax.ufl.eduAn Equal Opportunity Institute

Drug-Free Workplace

Check Out ClerkHigh volume, fast paced Medical facility seeking a Checkout Clerk.

Duties include Cash handling, schedule appointments, data entry.Knowledge of medical terminolo-gy and medical insurance. Medical

office Exp Preferred. If youdisplay a friendly, professional and

courteous manner. Please send your resume to

jsmith@ccofnf.com

OPHTHALMIC TECHNICIANGeneral Ophthalmology Practice in Lake City needs Ophthalmic

Technician F/T or P/TExperience Preferred Fax resume

386-755-7561

PT CNA or MAneeded for medical office on

T, W, TH 8a-5p. Fax resume to (386) 754-1712

Youth Services International is pleased to announce the opening

of the Jasper Youth Treatment Center and is now interviewing for opportunities in all Departments. Come join our team of dedicated

professionals and make ameaningful positive impact on

youth lives. Open positionsinclude Licensed Clinical

Director and Clinical Staff – LMHC/LCSW/LMFT Master

Level Therapists, Case Managers, Registered Nurses, YouthCounselors, TransitionalSpecialists, Direct Care

Supervisors. Certified Behavioral Analysts, Business Managers, and Administrators. Must be 21 years

of age or older and have a high school diploma or equivalent to

apply. Please fax or e-mailresumes to 941-953-9198 or email

jasperytc@youthservices.com.For any and all inquiries please

call 386-205-9914.Qualified candidates will be

contacted directly to schedulean interview time.

240 Schools &Education

05542377INTERESTED in a Medical

Career?Express Training offers courses

for beginners & exp

• Nursing Assistant, $499next class- 12/9/2013

• 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

CREAM COLOR Bobtail Male kitten, 8 weeks, litter box trained.

Free to good homeContact 386-288-2504, 288-4481

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.

405 Bicycles

DELUXE ADULT Tricycle. Full size, extra wide seat. Front & back brakes, fenders. Good condition.

$200. 386-961-5517

407 Computers

DESKTOP COMPUTERSReferbished/cleaned 100% ready, $40 and up. Repair, trades. Not a

dealer. 386-697-5871

408 Furniture

Dark Green Reliner, very clean, no pets.

$75.386-754-0023

LT Blue multi color couchVery clean, no pets

$100386-754-0023

410 Lawn & GardenEquipmentSelf-propelled

vacuum/chipper/shredder.Like new. $699 386-754-0854

or 239-671-9235

420 Wanted to Buy

K&H TIMBERWe Buy Pine Hardwood &

Cypress. Large or small tracts. Call 386-288-6875.

430 Garage Sales

721 COLEGATE Rd, Ft White. All day Saturday 12/14,Living room, kitchen &

patio Furniture.

MULTI-FAMILY INDOOR .Fri. 12/13 & Sat. 12/14, 8am-2pm

1420 SW Main Blvd. (Old Sunshine Hardware Bldg.)

PUBLISHER'S NOTEAll Yard Sale Ads Must be Pre-Paid.

440 Miscellaneous

12 FT Christmas TreeNice and Full

$80352-339-8575

MAYTAG WASHER and dryer, white, looks and runs great

$350 OBO386-292-3927

NICE GE Gas RangeWhite works great

$200386-292-3927

WHITE GE RefrigeratorNice and Clean

$200386-292-3927

630 Mobile Homesfor Rent

2 & 3 BR MH. $400 - $700. mo. Plus Deposit. Water & Sewer

Furnished. Cannon Creek MHP & other locations 386-752-6422

2BD/1BA COUNTRY setting,Branford area. $525/mo plus sec386-590-0642 or 386-867-1833

www.suwanneevalleyproperties.com

2BR/1BA MH in parkoff Racetrack Rd.

$425. mo. $100. dep. 386-303-1192

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

Large 3BR/2BA Doublewide, 5 points area, no pets, $700-750/mo $500 dep, Large 2br/2ba $650/mo

$500/dep, no pets, Woodgate village, 386-961-1482

710 Unfurnished Apt.For Rent2BR/1BA APT.

CH/A$500. mo $500 dep.

No pets 386-697-4814

A LANDLORD You Can Love! 2 br Apts $600. & up + sec. Great area. CH/A washer/dryer hookups.

386-758-9351 or 352-208-2421

710 Unfurnished Apt.For Rent

BETTER THAN Apt 1br/1ba house, carport, fenced, pets ok, w/d on site $675/mo all util. & cable incl Lake City, 10 min. S

Hwy 41 386-758-2408

GREAT AREA West of I-75, de-luxe 2br apts, some w/garage.

W/D hookups & patio. $625-$750plus SEC. 386-438-4600

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

05542452Lake City

4BR/2BA 1836SF $850Nice house, repainted inside.

3BR/1.5BA 1357SF $800Great location (off Bascom

Norris)

3-4BR/1BA 1592SF $800Brick; Fenced yard; Storage

Bldg.

Lloyd Peterson386-961-9959(w)386-397-3362 (c)

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 acre of land for sale, Ft White area on SR18, Call 904-353-9391 or

904-551-8638

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

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

810 Home for Sale

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

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

Rustic cypress log cabin 2br/1ba w/solar panels. Wood stove & gas range. 18 acres fenced. MLS81761

$94,999 Remax ProfessionalsJo Lytte 365-2821

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

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

Century 21-Darby Rogers PriceReduced! Recently remodeled tri-level home, lg open kitchen w/lots of cabinets. $199,000 MLS84683

Heather Craig 466-9223

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

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

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

Well maintained custom built, many unique features. Split floor

plan, plus more! $349,999 Centry21 Darby Rogers MLS85308

Heather Craig 466-9223

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

Brick 3br/1ba, corner lot, near shopping, parks, schools, screen porch, wooded deck, fenced back yard. $94,000 Denise Milligan-

Bose Realty 397-3313 MLS85637

820 Farms &Acreage

10 ACRES with w/ss/pp. Owner financed, low down paymentDeas Bullard/BKL Properties

386-752-4339 www.landnfl.com

4 1/2 acre lot. Lake Jeffery Road. Gorgeous Oaks!Paved Rd

Owner Financing! NO DOWN! $59,900. $525mo 352-215-1018. www.LandOwnerFinancing.com

830 CommercialProperty

HOME/OFFICE Building in town with 1,564 sq. ft., very nice! Only

$95,000 (386) 719-0382 Hallmark Real Estate

MLS#85234

860 InvestmentProperty

LOADED Hunting camp on 89 acres with everything (call for list) you need! $299,000 Rob Edwards

(386)965-0763 Hallmark Real Estate MLS#85131

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By BRANDON FINLEYbfinley@lakecityreporter.com

Columbia High’s Lady Tiger soccer team had mixed results in the Timberwolf Classic in Tallahassee.

Columbia came away with a 1-2 record over the weekend.

Lincoln and Chiles high schools both netted wins over Columbia, but the Lady Tigers were able to defeat Maclay.

“The girls played very well this past weekend,” Columbia head coach Lindsay McCardle said. “We played Lincoln Friday night and lost 4-1. Krysten Giebeig got the goal in the second half off a break away. It was a nicely placed ball to the corner, beauti-ful goal. The girls worked hard, but fell short.”

In the first game on Saturday the Lady Tigers played Maclay and came away with a 2-1 win.

“The girls came out hard

and definitely wanted the win,” McCardle said. “It wasn’t until the second half that Krysten played a ball to Natalia Pardo, and Natalia found the net to put us up 1-0. Several minutes later, Delanie Redmond found the back of the net to put us up 2-0. Maclay was able to score a goal in the last 10 minutes of the game. “I was beyond thrilled to get a hard fought win.”

Columbia ended the tour-nament with a district loss against Chiles.

“Considering we had played two games prior to that and they had not, I will say they were at an advantage,” McCardle said. “Chiles mercy ruled us the last time we played them, so to finish the game only going down 3 goals, I’d say is progress. I am beyond proud of my soc-cer team and the dedication and sweat they are giving every day at practice and in games.”

Donielle Harrington had over 40 saves during the tournament. Harrington was named the MVP in two of the Lady Tigers three games.

“She had some amaz-ing saves,” McCardle said. “I’m very proud of her. Brittney Lee who played strong in the back, she was consistently on point each game. I even moved her to a forward position to get more speed up top. She played well in both positions, sweeper and for-ward.”

The Lady Tigers travel to Oak Hall School at 6 p.m. tonight for their last game before Chirstmas.

Columbia soccer

Columbia High fell 5-0 at Gainesville High on Tuesday.

The Tigers play host to Taylor County High at 7 p.m. tonight in Lake City.

JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter

Fort White High striker Mallory Sealey moves the ball around Columbia High’s Brittney Lee during a game on Oct. 28.

Split results for Lady Tigers

Jags want to resign Jones-DrewBy MARK LONG AP Sports Writer

JACKSONVILLE — The Jacksonville Jaguars want running back Maurice Jones-Drew back next sea-son.

Jones-Drew is doing all he can to make it happen.

He’s sharing carries, playing through injuries

and complaining about nothing. He’s all in, fully committed to what’s hap-pening in Jacksonville under coach Gus Bradley, general manager Dave Caldwell and owner Shad Khan.

“I want to be here,” Jones-Drew said. “It’s a fun environment. It’s different than I’ve ever been a part

of. It works. It takes time to build anything. It’s starting to turn around for us, and we’re starting to play well. That’s exciting.”

It also might keep Jones-Drew from testing the free-agent market.

Jones-Drew has three games remaining on a five-year, $31 million contract he signed in 2009.

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