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Lake City ReporterFRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 & 11, 2014 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | 75¢
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TODAYSpaghetti Supper
The Wellborn United Methodist Church wants to provide the community with a break from holiday cooking and will offer a free spaghetti supper and movie on Friday, Jan. 10 beginning at 5:30 p.m. The meal will include spaghetti and sauce, salad, bread, dessert and a beverage. Following the sup-per, “Though None Go With Me,” the inspirational story of Elizabeth Leroy Bishop, will be shown. This event is free of charge and open to the public. To reach the Wellborn United Methodist Church from Lake City, travel west on U.S. 90 or Lake Jeffery Road to County Road 137. From U.S. 90, turn right and travel over the railroad tracks to the church on the left. From Lake Jeffery Road, it’s less than a quarter mile after making a right turn on CR 137. For additional informa-tion about the event, contact Rev. Dr. Everett L. Parker at 386-688-1358.
Jan. 13Cancer Support
The Women’s Cancer Support Group of Lake City will meet at Baya Pharmacy East, 780 SE Baya Drive, on Monday, Jan. 13 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Sarah Welsh, Mission Delivery Specialist with the American Cancer Society, will be the guest speaker. Guests welcome. Call 386-752-4198 for more information.
Trail AssociationThe Suwannee Chapter
of the Florida Trail Association will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, Jan. 13 at the Suwannee River Water Management District Office from 7-9 p.m. Guest speak-er Sue Turner will present a program called “Getting the Mindset to Hike Light. Contact Irv Chance at 386-330-2424 for more, or Edwin McCook at 386-364-7597 in the evenings.
Jan. 14Medicare Seminar
The Lifestyle Enrichment Center is sponsoring a free educational Medicare semi-nar on Tuesday, Jan. 14 from 5-6 p.m. Irv Crowetz of C/C & Associates, Inc. will moderate the seminar. RSVP to 386-755-3476 x 107.
TODAY IN FAITHAngie Land talks about over-
coming bad days with the wisdom of Proverbs, 6A.
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TODAY INPEOPLE
Man vs. dog in tug-of-war, 2A.
Lake City’s Jernigan to enter NFL DraftAfter four years of dominating opponents
at Columbia High School, and three years plus a national championship at Florida State
University, Lake City’s Timmy Jernigan Jr. says he will enter the NFL Draft for the upcoming season.
Scouts Inc. rates Jernigan as the No. 7 overall prospect entering the draft and the top-rated defensive tackle. See the full story, 1B.
By STEVEN [email protected]
Local officials unveiled Fire Station #51 Thursday, one of three new stations part of a roughly $3.3 mil-lion expansion to Columbia County Fire Rescue’s
resources as they prepare for more stringent insur-ance requirements.
After 30 years, the Insurance Services Office (ISO), which sets safety ratings many insurance companies use to evaluate a given area’s risk factors, changed how counties and cities would be graded on fire safety in 2014.
Columbia County public safety staff had to make
extensive changes to their fire protection services in order to meet minimum ISO standards and raised local property owners’ annual non ad valorem fire assessments in order to fund the changes.
Using the new revenue from the higher assess-ments, the county con-structed three new fire stations ($180,000 each), bought three new Pierce
Kenworth fire trucks ($350,000 each) as well as $678,000 worth of other new equipment, and hired 21 new firefighters and one fire inspector ($1,080,000 in salaries, including ben-efits).
The fire stations, which Boozer said will be fully operational by next week, are located on Lake Jefferey Road, County Road 18 and Cooper Terrace, and
Mershon Road just north of Falling Creek.
The buildings them-selves consist of 2,400 square-foot metal buildings used for housing trucks as well as two bedroom, two bath mobile homes for on-duty firefighters.
“The biggest benefit we’re going to realize is that we can get more fire-
JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
First responders in trainingThe door from a junked Oldsmobile pops up as Columbia County firefighter Kayla Losco, 25, works on it with a spreader during training at the Columbia Auto Salvage yard on Thursday.
County unveils ISO upgradesThree new fire stations amongimprovements.
Program making children healthyBy AMANDA [email protected]
Struggling to get your young child to try new foods? Do you hope to get him or her away from the Playstation and participat-ing in more outdoor activi-ties?
As childhood obesity rates climb in Columbia County, the University of Florida joins its efforts with the UF-IFAS Columbia County Extension Office to provide education to parents on healthy lifestyle changes for their young children. The Healthy Kids Program is designed to help children between the ages of 3 and 7 years improve their diet and increase physical activity.
The no-cost program helps families work togeth-er to learn how to man-age real-life problems and make gradual changes to their habits.
“As we have more peo-ple in the work force and more single-family house-holds, we are really look-ing at convenience foods,” said Katherine Allen, UF-IFAS Columbia County Extension Office interim director. “They tend to be high in calories and low in nutrients. The problem is we’re filling our kids up, but we aren’t giving them the building blocks they need to grow.”
UF-IFAS
Man accidentally shoots himselfFrom staff reports
LULU — A Columbia County man accidentally shot himself Thursday morning when he dropped a loaded rifle meant to protect his mother’s chick-ens from a fox. The weapon discharged and struck him in the chest, according to Columbia County Sheriff’s Office reports.
Brian Wayne Ward, 30, 11814 SE County Road 245, in Lulu, was reported as being conscious and alert when he was taken by ambulance to UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville.
Columbia County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the accidental shooting at 11:40 a.m. Thursday.
Reports indicate that the homeowner, Patricia Barber, had a .22 caliber rifle leaning against the front door to defend her chickens from a fox.
JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
House fire on Hwy 441Columbia County firefighters work to put out a fire caused by debris from a passing semi truck on Thursday. No one was living in the duplex, which was used for storage. No injuries were reported.
By AMANDA [email protected]
Community Concerts of Lake City invites the com-munity to its presentation of Bay Street Brassworks, an award-winning brass quintet with a mellow sound performing at the Levy Performing Arts Center Tuesday at 7:30 p.m.
Performing a wide vari-ety of musical genres, the band is classified as one of America’s finest and busi-
est brass ensembles. “They relate so well
to the audience,” Dave Murdock, past president
of Community Concerts and current board mem-ber, said. “Brass is anoth-er variety of music. It’s up to individual tastes, but some people especially like brass for its liveliness and its harmony.”
The band will play approximately 16 musical pieces, including a Beatles medley, “Summon the Heroes” by John Williams, a Duke Ellington medley and more.
Founded in 1995, Bay
Street Brassworks is now based out of Indianapolis, Ind. They have performed throughout the United States and traveled to Korea during a 1999 con-cert tour. Performances of note include those alongside the American Brass Quintet, New York Brass Quintet and Harvey Phillips.
The group volunteered to perform several
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Bay Street Brassworks returns for 6th concert
COURTESY
Bay Street Brassworks will also perform at Lake City Middle School, Richardson Middle School and Columbia High School.
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Snow in Los Angeles?On this date in 1949,snow was reported inparts of metropolitanLos Angeles. Burbank,Calif. reported 4.7inches of snow, whileLong Beach andLaguna Beach alsoreceived a dusting.San Diego, Calif.received snow for thefirst time since 1882.
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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS
AROUND FLORIDA
Dispatcher helps rescue stuck driver
INDIANAPOLIS — A Florida dispatcher is get-ting credit for helping to rescue a driver stuck under his truck in Indiana.
Dispatcher Steve Moseley of First Coast Express in Jacksonville, normally hears from driver Tim Rutledge every morn-ing, but he didn’t hear from Rutledge until about 2 p.m. Monday. It turns out the 53-year-old Orlando man had crawled under the truck to fix his brakes and became pinned under an axle during a winter storm.
Moseley stayed on the phone and reassured Rutledge while waiting for employees of the Pilot Travel Center in Whiteland to find him amid a sea of other trucks parked at the truck stop about 15 miles south of Indianapolis.
Finally, Moseley heard people over the phone call-ing out for Rutledge.
Moseley calls the rescue a miracle.
Police shoot,
wound suicidal man
TAMPA — Tampa police are investigating after an officer reportedly shot and wounded a potentially sui-cidal man.
Police say the family of 37-year-old Jason Turk called 911 early Friday morning, saying they were worried he was unstable and might kill himself.
When officers arrived, they reported finding Turk sitting in a car in the drive-way. Police say Turk dis-played a gun, prompting at least one officer to shoot.
Turk was taken to a nearby hospital. His condi-tion wasn’t immediately known.
No officers were injured.
15-mo. sentence for fisherman
PANAMA CITY — A Florida fisherman has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison after operating his vessel in a closed part of the Gulf of Mexico.
Prosecutors said Wednesday that 29-year-old Thomas Zachary Breeding of Panama City pleaded guilty earlier to charges of obstruction of justice and making false statements to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Breeding was accused of illegally fishing in an area known as The Edges that is closed to commercial fishing from Jan. 1 to April 30 each year to protect spawning gag grouper.
Authorities say Breeding falsely claimed he was fishing the closed area because his GPS device was inaccurate. Breeding later admitted in court that he altered the GPS so he could claim he strayed into the prohibited area by accident.
Man accused in football fatality
JACKSONVILLE — A Jacksonville man is
accused of beating another man to death with a base-ball bat during an argu-ment over how barbeque was being sliced at a party.
Police arrested 35-year-old Alvin Kenneth “Chico” Welch Jr. on Wednesday. They say he fatally beat 31-year-old Joshua Andrew Heinz when the argument broke out Saturday night after a night of watching football games.
Area newspapers report Welch was getting a take-home plate when he and Heinz had words over how the meat was being sliced.
Assistant Chief Chris Butler says the argument escalated and Heinz was hit with the bat. He later died from his injuries.
Butler says the two men were acquaintances. The party was at Heinz’s house. Welch is being held without bail at the Jacksonville jail.
State’s underwater
properties near top
ORLANDO — A new report by research firm RealtyTrac says Florida has the nation’s second-highest rates of residential properties that were deep-ly underwater last month.
Bullock sweeps People’s Choice AwardsLOS ANGELES
Sandra Bullock reigned supreme at the 40th annual People’s Choice Awards on
Wednesday night, taking home four trophies as the evening’s top winner.
The actress was named favorite movie actress, comedic actress, dra-matic actress and shared the favor-ite movie duo award with “Gravity” co-star George Clooney. Bullock’s buddy comedy, “The Heat,” co-star-ring Melissa McCarthy, was award-ed favorite comedic movie.
Fans deemed Ellen DeGeneres their favorite daytime TV host, mak-ing her the woman who has gained the most People’s Choice Awards with a total of 14 trophies.
“As a young girl growing up in New Orleans, if anyone would have told me I was going to win 14 People’s Choice Awards I...I mean 12, yes. 13, maybe. But 14?” joked DeGeneres, host of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” who said that she wanted to make the show for everyone from old, young, black, white, guy and straight.
Movies, music“Iron Man 3” scored three awards
including favorite movie, action movie and the film’s star, Robert Downey Jr., channeling Iron Man in his acceptance speech, received the favorite action movie star honor.
Justin Timberlake also nabbed three awards. Among them was the favorite album accolade for “The 20/20 Experience.” In a sweet moment, he thanked his “beautiful wife,” Jessica Biel, “for teaching me patience and the little things like just putting the dishes in the dishwasher. It goes a long way. Fellas, you’re welcome.”
Katy Perry, who was not at the show, scored the win for favorite video for the third year in a row, fol-lowing up last year’s award for “Part of Me” and 2012’s honor for “Last
Friday Night” with her hit “Roar” this year.
A pregnant Drew Barrymore, who joked that DeGeneres had called her fat backstage, presented her “Blended” co-star Adam Sandler with the comedic movie actor award.
Talk showsAfter debuting her talk show
“The Queen Latifah Show” in 2013, fans crowned Queen Latifah their favorite new talk show host.
Ian Somerhalder and Nina Dobrev, the stars of “The Vampire Diaries,” earned the award for best on-screen chemistry at the People’s Choice Awards. The duo, who had their round of breakups and makeups on-screen and off, joked about their coupledom.
“The good thing is chemistry,” said Dobrev, with her arm around
Somerhalder, who she is no long romantically attached to. They man-aged to make a would-be awkward moment entertaining by addressing their buzz-worthy pairing head-on.
Shemar Moore heavily hit on fel-low presenter Malin Akerman, crack-ing jokes about ebony and ivory and saying he didn’t see a ring on her fin-ger. She played right along, leaning in as the crowd cheered them on.
Stephen Colbert won the favorite late night talk show host award, Britney Spears picked up the favor-ite pop artist honor, and Kaley Cuoco received the favorite come-dic TV actress prize as well as the favorite TV comedy award, along with the rest of the cast of “The Big Bang Theory.”
Thursday:Afternoon: 7-3-7
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Wednesday:5-8-10-19-34
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We come to love not by finding a perfect person,but by learning to see an imperfect per-son perfectly. — Sam Keen
“Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” — Matthew 6:19-21
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Thought for Today
JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter
Playing tug-of-warCameron Purvis, 13, plays tug-of-war with Reaper, a 9-month-old male American pit bull, outside his house on Thursday.
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Resting on Lake DeSotoWaterfowl are seen on Lake DeSoto on Thursday.
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Albert V. Bratt, Jr.
Mr. Albert V. Bratt, Jr., 91, of Lake City, FL and Center Harbor, NH, passed away Wednesday January 8, 2014 at the Suwannee Valley Haven Hospice Care Center after an extended illness. He grew up in Wellesley Farms, MA, spending summers on Lake Waukewan in Center Harbor, NH. During his high school years he attended the Cambridge School in Weston, MA. In February 1943 he joined the Army Air Force while a soph-omore at the University of New Hampshire. He trained to be a fighter pilot and was commis-sioned a 2nd Lt in March 1944. He then went overseas, joining the 79th Fighter Group operating in the Mediterranean Theatre, flying P-47 Thunderbolts. On his 40th combat mission, he was shot down over Yugoslavia by ground fire; he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross; and spent the last 4 months of WWII as a POW. In the fall of 1945, he entered Purdue University, graduating in 1948 with a B.S. Degree in Air Transportation. It was there he met and subse-quently married his wife Betty, a union which lasted for 65 years. Upon graduation, he went to work at Logan International Air-port in Boston, holding various management positions until his retirement in 1987 as Asst. Di-rector of Aviation. He also con-tinued to serve in the Air Force Reserve until 1966, retiring with the rank of Lt. Colonel. In 1997, after living for 3 years in Welles-ley Farms, 7 years in Norwood and 39 years in Lynnfield, MA, he and his wife moved to Can-
non Creek Airpark in Lake City, FL, but, continued to spend sum-mers on Lake Waukewan in NH. He is survived by his wife Betty; a son: Steve (Carol) Bratt of Lynnfield, MA; a daughter: Paula (John) Prucknicki of Dan-vers, MA; two daughters: Donna (Dan) Sawyer and Carol Crowley of Scottsville, VA; and a fourth daughter: Teresa (Joe) Stapleton of N. Easton, MA. He is also sur-vived by eleven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in the Chapel of the Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home in Lake City at 11 A.M. Mon-day January 13, 2014 with Rev. Mike Norman officiating. A sub-sequent memorial service will be held at the Mayhew Funeral Home in Meredith, NH at a later date; followed by burial of his cremated remains in the nearby Center Harbor Memorial Park Cemetery at a time to be an-nounced. Arrangements are un-der the care of Dees-PArrish FAmily FunerAl home of Lake City, 458 S. Marion Ave., Lake City, FL, 32025. Please sign the online guestbook atparrishfamilyfuneralhome.com.
emmett leslie owens
Mr. Emmett Leslie Owens, 85, of Tallahassee, FL, died Janu-ary 2nd, 2014. Born in 1928 to Charles and Lil-lie Owens, he grew up in Lake City, before leaving to attend the University of Florida. After graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering, Emmett served as captain in the US Army, stationed in Germany after WWII. Following a stint
in Colorado with the Bureau of Reclamations, he returned to Florida to work for the Depart-ment of Transportation in road and traffic operations, eventually rising to the head of the division. A tireless worker, after retiring from the state in 1988, he con-tinued to work throughout his life, first for a private developer, then as a freelance consultant, only giving up his professional license in 2013. As an engineer, Emmett left a legacy behind in the roads and buildings he de-signed and built. More impor-tant, though, is his personal leg-acy. At home, his work ethic was channeled into his commitment to improving and enhancing the lives of the people in his life, a circle reaching far beyond fam-ily and friends. Everyone Em-mett knew has a story about how he selflessly offered his help in a time of need. For this reason, as well as countless others, he will be deeply missed. Emmett is sur-vived by his wife, Linda, of Tal-lahassee, FL, their four children, Richard Owens, of Tallahassee, FL, Pat (Mary) Owens, of Mi-ami, FL, Lynn Owens (Penny Evans), of Burlington, VT, and Kara Owens (Neil Butler), of Los Angeles, CA, three grand-children, Takeo and Makoto Ow-ens, of Miami, FL, and Brooks Owens Butler, of Los Angeles, CA, and his sister, Eleanor Est-ess, of Lake City, FL. Services will be held at 2 pm this Satur-day at Bethel Methodist Church in Lake City. In lieu of flowers, please consider a contribution to Bethel Church or Hospice.
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OBITUARIES
fighters to areas more quickly,” Boozer said. The new strategically-placed fire stations and person-nel allow fire rescue to expand its coverage area to include 2,800 more homes in rural areas of the county, according to Safety Manager David Kraus.
CCFR is also standard-izing its fire trucks to include the same equip-ment on each engine, including hoses of varying sizes and drafting equip-ment to pump water from nearby rivers, lakes and ponds.
The revenue will also cover the hire and train-ing of 21 new firefight-ers—including Columbia County’s first two female firefighters.
“We were able to build a drafting pit that helps the new recruits learn pump operations and how to use the truck,” Boozer said. “We’ve had some challenges with that in the past, finding a controlled environment to do that.”
He also hinted that peo-
ple might see more fire trucks driving through neighborhoods in the near future. Many of the new firefighters are also new to the area, Boozer said, and need to famil-iarize themselves with county roadways, homes and buildings.
“How you put out a fire at a 3,000 square-foot home will be different from how you put out a fire at a 1,600 square-foot home,” Boozer said. “These guys spend a lot of time looking at houses, thinking about how to approach different situations.”
They plan to hire a new fire inspector, as well, who will serve in multiple capacities as a public information offi-cer, building inspector and fire code specialist.
“We’re also paying for a portion of the communica-tion cost and 911 center we had not been paying for in the past,” Kraus said. “We’re now paying 100 percent of our cost of doing business, I guess you would say.”
Ultimately, Kraus said the upgrades were “more about getting what you need and making it better for the citizens.”
Brian Ward, Barber’s 30-year-old son who also lives at the address, picked up the rifle to move it and dropped it. The rifle had the safety off and discharged, striking Ward in the right chest area with the bullet exiting his right shoulder, authorities said.
The University of Florida tack-les the concern by combining a team of physicians, nurses, nutri-tionist, an exercise physiologist and behavioral health psycholo-gist — all led by David Janicke, Ph.D. The study is supported by a grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Working toward a goal of reducing childhood obesity, Allen hopes the program encourages healthy eating, reduces screen time and promotes healthy activi-ties in young children.
“The idea is that the habits you form early in life are the ones that tend to stick,” IFAS exten-sion agent Cathy Rogers said. “Hopefully, if you can just get kids
eating healthy earlier, they will be healthy for the rest of their life.”
The study teaches parents about nutrients and vitamins vital to children’s growth, warning par-ents that special foods — namely junk snacks — need to remain for special occasions. Vegetables and fruits should become a priority in a child’s diet, Allen said.
But parents may wonder how to accomplish this seemingly daunt-ing task: • Make gradual changes, instead of trying to force several changes at once;• Encourage children to try foods that they haven’t liked in the past; • Prepare the foods in different ways to change the flavor of the food; • Try a new fruit or vegetable at least once a week; • Allow children to pick their own fruits and vegetables, empowering them to make their own choices.
Children’s tastebuds change
and mature over time, Rogers said. So it’s important to have a child try a food several times, even if they haven’t liked it in the past. When children select their own food, it makes them more likely to try and, even like, the item they have selected.
The program lasts for four months, with group meetings once per week for the first two months. For the last two months, the groups will meet biweekly. Families will also be followed for six months after the group meet-ings end in order to assess the long-term impact of the program.
Each session will include a group discussion and lesson for the parents, while their children enjoy fun activities that promote healthy learning. A new snack is provided weekly to expand the participant’s knowledge of vari-ous foods.
“Some of the program is just
helping parents understand they have control,” Rogers said. “Kids don’t always make the best deci-sions, so parents can be good par-ents even when they say no.”
While the program’s focus is not really losing weight, parents and children tend to drop pounds as they progress through the Healthy Kids program. The pro-gram instead focuses on being healthy, Rogers said.
For more about the program, contact Carolyn Jaeger at the Columbia County IFAS Extension Office at (386)-752-5384 or the toll free number for the Gainesville office at 1-866-673-9623. All vis-its will be held at the Columbia County Extension Office, located at 971 W. Duval St. suite 170. Families will be given $10 per group meeting for travel costs.
Screenings for the study are currently underway with the first session starting in February.
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education outreach programs on the Tuesday they perform in Lake City at Richardson Middle School, Lake City Middle School and Columbia High School.
“The idea is that they might be able to mutually agree on some students to come with them to the evening perfor-mance at the Florida Gateway College Levy Performing Arts Center. “If it works out well, we’ll all have some fun watch-ing and listening to that. ... They do so well at relating to the younger crowd and have a passion for getting them on board.”
The Tuesday performance follows another brass band at the Live! at Dowling Park Artist Series at the Advent Christian Village Church. The King’s Brass will perform Friday at 7 p.m. in Dowling Park, presenting a concert of hymn classics with contempo-rary flair.
“Both of these brass groups include percussion, as well as brass,” Murdock said.
This year a new “flex ticket” system is being offered, where each ticket can be used at any Lake City Community Concert. Members also get a pass admitting them to all Live! At Dowling Park Artist Series concerts. Single concert tick-ets are $20/adult and $5/stu-dent K-12 .
See ww.community-con-certs.info , or call (386) 466-2013, or visit the Lake City Chamber of Commerce for details.
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Columbia County firefighter Adam McCook (left) gives a tour of a fire truck to County Commissioner Ron Williams on Thursday.
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Fatal traffic accidents are down across America even while vehicles are using fuel more efficient-ly than ever. Both are
encouraging trends that deserve to continue.
Mind you, some people thought this couldn’t happen. They warned in the 1990s and in the early 2000s that if better gas mileage was a goal, cars would become lighter and thus increase the risk of fatal crashes with heavier vehicles.
Yet look at recent trends.•U.S. traffic fatalities have fallen
fairly steadily in the prior decade, from about 43,000 in 2002 to just over 33,500 in 2012. Preliminary numbers indicate fatalities dropped again in 2013.
•The average weight of passen-ger vehicles in the United States actually has been rather static in the last decade, even as highway fatality rates have fallen.
•The average weight was 3,934 pounds in 2002 and 3,920 pounds in 2012, according to an American Chemical Council report from last July. That latter figure was the lightest since 1999, the council reported.
•The average fuel efficiency of new passenger vehicles and light trucks has risen remarkably in the last decade.
Much of the credit goes to new federal regulations, supported by
the Obama administration and final-ly endorsed by major automakers, that require better fuel economy. That helps reduce the cost to drive a vehicle while also cutting harmful pollution.
New passenger cars achieved only 29 miles a gallon in 2002, but that figure had jumped to 35.6 miles a gallon by 2012, according to a recent report by the United States Department of Transportation. Average mileage for light trucks had increased from 21.4 to 25, another significant gain.
Those figures will go even higher as stricter rules take effect over the next decade.
Plenty of factors have worked to reduce fatalities.
Fewer accidents have involved drunk drivers. The total number of people killed in U.S. alcohol-impaired crashes was 13,290 in 2002, but that was down to 10,322 in 2012, according to a report last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The reported rate of seat belt use has trended up, moving from 82 percent in 2005 to 86 percent in 2012, according to the NHTSA.
Experts also point out that many design changes have made vehicles safer. Examples include stronger roofs plus crumple zones that absorb energy in crashes. Different materials are used to make vehi-cles. The weight of regular steel
and iron castings has fallen in the last decade, while more pounds of medium- and high-strength steel, plastics and rubber are used.
In some states ... transportation departments have installed cables in medians to prevent cross-over crashes. States need to add more cable where it can protect the most drivers. Rumble strips also have become more common to help alert drivers who might be veering off a road, either while falling asleep or using electronic devices.
More should be done to trim the number of fatalities. Distracted driving – often texting on phones – can be deadly. More people need to use seat belts, and more motor-ists must avoid drinking and then driving. Engineers must continue working on vehicle safety innova-tions.
The long-term reduction in traffic fatalities is an encouraging accom-plishment, made even better by the successful efforts to produce mil-lions of vehicles that are more fuel efficient and more environmentally friendly.
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See flashing lights? Move over, please
Let’s get motivated!
As a curious little child, I watched a busy ant colony in my back yard. I saw every ant work hard, digging a grain of
sand at a time, and piling it neatly around the entrance. Ants died and fell off the edge of the pile, having worked themselves to death! The ants all seemed to know what to do. They gave the project everything they had. They were what psy-chologists call “motivated” – totally dedicated to complete their goal: the perfect ant hole.
We people also have motivation. But we’re different from the ants. We think about what we’re doing, and why we’re doing it. We ques-tion whether it’s the right thing to do, what’s best for us, what the results will be, what others want from us, and how we’ll feel about the results. We can recognize obstacles in the way, and are often discouraged by the conflicts or challenges. Unlike the single-mind-ed ants, our thoughts and feelings can get in the way of what we want to get done.
What is motivation? Carole Wade and Carol Tavris, in their textbook Psychology (10th edition, 2011, Prentice Hall) that I use in my psy-chology classes at Florida Gateway College, define motivation as “…a process within a person or animal that causes that organism to move toward a goal—to satisfy a biologi-cal need or achieve an ambition—or away from an unpleasant situation.”
They suggest that it’s good to have enthusiasm and inspiration, and that it’s helpful to use critical think-ing when deciding what you do, and to make choices that will lead you toward goals you have chosen for yourself.
But how can we use the psychol-ogy of motivation to build a better, happier, more fulfilled life? Here are some ideas:
You might not think about it, but our health and fitness is closely tied to our feelings and our power to feel motivated. Eat foods you know are healthy, and get enough physical activity to maintain fit-ness.
What do you really enjoy doing? I’ve heard, “Do what you love doing, and you’ll never work a day of your life.” Don’t settle for a mediocre job, except temporarily. Find what you love doing, plunge into it, and the rewards will fol-low. Wherever you are in your life, whatever your limits or capabilities, choose things you enjoy rather than
things you’d rather not have in your life.
Feel the joy and fulfillment you can get just from the doing -- from learning and developing your skills, talents, and knowledge. The rewards you can get from learning and growing can give you power.
Build social support, and a “work space.” Connect with family and friends who are supportive. Find a comfortable, pleasant work space.
Unlike the ants, we often have multiple goals, and our goals are often in conflict. What is really most important in your life? Choose goals that are most important, and schedule time for them.
Find a “reason to get up in the morning.” It may be to take care of your kids, knit lap blankets for the nursing home, participate in a char-ity marathon or walk, participate in sports, or whatever. Ask yourself, “What can I do to make the world a little better?”
What is your most exciting goal? Write me at [email protected].
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T O D A Y I N H I S T O R Y
On this date:
In 1776, Thomas Paine anonymously published his influential pamphlet, “Common Sense,” which argued for American independence from British rule.
In 1861, Florida became the third state to secede from the Union.
In 1901, the Spindletop oil field in Beaumont, Texas, produced the Lucas Gusher, heralding the start of the Texas oil boom.
In 1964, Vee-Jay Records released “Introducing... The Beatles,” an album which ran into immediate legal opposition from Capitol Records, which was about to come out with its own album, “Meet the Beatles!” (After a court battle, the two companies reached a settlement.)
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Traffic fatalities falling even as vehicles become more efficient
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■ Bob Denny teaches psychology at Florida Gateway College and enjoyed a career as mental health therapist for families and troubled youth in Florida. Address your comments to [email protected] or 386-454-4950.
Since 1999, more than 200 law enforcement officers across the nation have been killed and thou-sands more injured by oncoming traffic while issuing tickets or inves-
tigating a crash, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
In an effort to reduce the carnage, Florida lawmakers in 2002 enacted the Move Over law, which requires motorists who come upon a cruiser, ambulance or tow truck parked on the roadside, with lights flashing, to move one lane over.
If motorists cannot safely move over, they must slow to 20 mph below the posted speed limit.
While the law has been on the books for more than a decade, drivers don’t always do as they ought.
That’s why FHP has launched a campaign this month to alert everyone to the dan-gers of not showing a little courtesy – and common sense – when approaching first responders.
It’s not asking much. Officers and emergency workers have
tough enough jobs without somebody whiz-zing by within a few feet of them at 70 mph.
If common human decency isn’t enough, you might want to give yourself a break as well.
Failure to comply is a moving violation and can result in a fine as well as points on your license.
So please, show a little sense on the high-way when you see flashing lights up ahead and off to the right.
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FAITH & VALUESFriday & Saturday, January 10 & 11, 2014 www.lakecityreporter.com 5A
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Hebrews 9:27 says, “And it is appoint-ed for men to die
once, but after this the judgment.” Lately several people have asked ques-tions about the coming judgments. I realize today that there are many dif-ferences of opinion on the subject, but the Bible is clear on its teachings.
Some believe that at some point in time all will be resurrected and the lost, called “goats,” will be sent to hell; and the saved, called “sheep,” will go to heaven. This is confused with the judgment of the nations that will take place at the Second Coming of Jesus. The two great judg-ments that are still in the future are The Judgment Seat of Christ and The Great White Throne Judgment.
Second Corinthians 5:10 states, “For we must all appear before the judg-ment seat of Christ, that each one may receive the things done in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.” This judgment is for the saved only. Many today that profess to be Christian do not take this judgment seriously. It’s not preached or taught enough in many of our churches today. First Corinthians 3:11-15 says, “For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid,
which is Jesus Christ. Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.”
The last judgment is known as The Great White Throne Judgment. This judgment is for only those who reject the saving grace of our Lord Jesus Christ on Calvary. It is the last event on God’s calendar before eternity begins. This will be the most horrible event ever to take place. All those who stand before this judgment will be lost forever in a hell that was prepared for the devil and his angels.
Revelation 20:11-15
records this as follows: “Then I saw a great white throne and Him who sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away. And there was found no place for them. And I saw the dead, small and great, standing before God, and books were opened. And another book was opened, which is the Book of Life. And the dead were judged accord-ing to their works, by the things which were written in the books. The sea gave up the dead who were in it, and Death and Hades delivered up the dead who were in them. And they were judged, each one according to his works. Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death. And anyone not found written in the Book of Life was cast into the lake of fire.”
The Judgment Seat of Christ will be a blessed time for all those who serve God and use their talents to His glory. On the other hand, it will be a sad time for those who do not. But even they will saved from a Devil’s Hell. I pray that none who read this will reject God’s simple plan of salvation. If you do, hell awaits you. Trust Him today!
Two great judgments to come
Hugh [email protected]
■ Hugh Sherrill is an ordained minister presently serving at Philippi Baptist Church.
BIBLE STUDIES
God loves a rebellious nation
Several years after being in exile, Ezekiel is
approached by God to go to the house of Israel, also in exile, and speak to them. God tells Ezekiel that the house of Israel will not listen, but He wants Ezekiel to speak to them anyway. God tells Ezekiel that they are “a rebellious people who have rebelled against Me” (Ezekiel 2:3).
When Ezekiel spoke to this rebellious nation, he was to tell them “Thus says the Lord God” (2:4). It did not matter whether or not they listened, after Ezekiel got through speaking to them “they will know that a prophet has been among them” (2:5). Ezekiel was to endure whatever persecu-tion they would impose upon him, but he was to “speak [God’s] word to them whether they listen or not, for they are rebel-lious” (2:6, 7).
Upon reading the rest of the book of Ezekiel, we find that Ezekiel did speak to the people. This Old Testament book is a great testimony to the love God had for this rebellious nation. Even though He had sent them into Babylonian captivity, God was still trying to persuade them to return to Him. God was making a diligent attempt to give His “stubborn and obsti-nate children” information
they needed to change their ways and quit rebel-ling against Him. This is a great manifestation of the love God has for people.
The record shows with abundant examples that Israel was very rebel-lious, but God still loved them. They refused to obey His laws, but He kept sending prophet after prophet to tell them about God’s displeasure with their actions. All of these prophets, including Ezekiel, were conveying to the people God’s pro-posed actions if they did not repent and come back to Him. Most of these prophets had to endure some type of persecution because they told the peo-ple “Thus says the Lord.”
It is heard quite often that the Old Testament is full of examples where God shows His wrath and anger by punishing people. This statement about God is true, but it does not reflect every aspect of God. What is remarkable about God is that He still loved Israel
even though they were rebellious towards Him.
If God were like most of us, then once He sent them into exile He would be done with them. We would say that His patience ran out the day that He sent them into exile with the help of foreign kings, in Ezekiel’s case, Nebuchadnezzar. However, we still see God trying to influence Israel to make changes in their lives.
The love that God has for all mankind is the action of doing what is best for people, regard-less of how He has been treated. There is a great lesson for us to learn by looking at how God dealt with this rebellious nation.
The love God has means that He never gives up on His people. He is always trying to get them to do what is righteous. As recipients of this love of God, we need to appreci-ate Him all the more. One of the best ways that we can show our appreciation is for us to imitate this love in our dealings with other people. We need to tell them, “Thus says the Lord.” We need to be the Ezekiel of our generation. We need to tell people about God’s love.
BIBLICAL MEDITATION
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■ Carlton G. McPeak is an evangelist working in the Lake City area. All Scriptural quotations are from the New American Standard Bible, Holman Bible Publishers, unless otherwise stated.
Calendar ItemsCommunity 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.
Fish dinnerOur Redeemer Lutheran
Church, 5056 SW State Road 47 in Lake City, pre-pares fish dinners every Friday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. The dinner is $6 for two Alaskan pollock filets, corn, baked beans, hush-
puppies, cole slaw and tarter sauce. Take out or eat in.
Sunday schoolFalling Creek Chapel,
1290 Falling Creek Road in Lake City, has Sunday school for all ages. It is 9:30
a.m. Sundays. Adults meet in the church and children meet in our new Children’s Ministry building. For more information, call (386) 755-0580 or email [email protected].
Women’s Bible study
A women’s Bible study class will be held each Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Class Extension of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 436 SW McFarlane Ave. All denominations are welcome. For more infor-mation, call Esther at (386)
752-9909.
Bible studySouls’ Harbor Church of
God in Christ, 901 NE Lake Drive, will have Bible study each Monday from 7 to 8 p.m. For more information, call (386) 752-7811.
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Overcoming bad days with wisdom
Doesn’t take much for us to have a bad day does it?
Flat tire? Slow waitress? Get cut off in traffic? Any one of these can make for a bad day, but combine several and look out! The fact is, at times daily life can be pretty frustrating and downright inconve-nient! However, the way we choose to handle these situations may tell us more about our own character than we want to know! In the book of Proverbs 24:10, the Bible suggests that:
“If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength!”
Times of trouble can be useful to show us what kind of moral fiber we are made of, and if we are will-ing, they can strengthen those fibers considerably. Often we fail to take advan-
tage of this benefit because we misunderstand what a trial really is. Trouble actually means adversity or affliction; real trouble, not simply a minor incon-venience or a nuisance. It seems that we make it our goal to avoid any kind of real trouble and seek to detach from anything that might cause us discomfort. We grow comfortable in our luxury (compared to the rest of the world), and
become more and more self-absorbed. Our prob-lem then becomes mistak-ing simple annoyances for real suffering.
For example, we grum-ble about standing in line too long at the grocery store, when many in the world won’t have enough to eat today. We stay busy running our errands and keeping the laundry done and ignore the struggles that our teenagers are fac-ing daily. Irritated by the mistake of another driver, we assume that we are the only one on the road with an important place to be. Are we really living our lives so detached and self-absorbed?
The trials that develop strength are ones that test your faith. Troubles that can only be overcome or even accepted by the
understanding that we are not in control, nor does this world revolve around us. According to James 1:2-3, trials develop perseverance, which pro-duces maturity. Webster’s defines maturity as being fully developed. In context, we are mature not because of our physical size or the number of our years, but by how clearly we can differentiate between an inconvenience and an authentic trial. We are wise to learn to tell the difference, because our hearts matter!
HEART MATTERS
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■HeartMattersisaweeklycolumnwrittenbyAngieLand,directoroftheFamilyLifeMinistriesoftheLafayetteBaptistAssociation,wheresheteachesbiblestudies,leadsmarriageandfamilyconferences,andoffersbibli-calcounselingtoindividuals,couplesandfamilies.
Dad wrote down six things on a piece of paper which he gave
to me so many years ago. Dad was always a source of wisdom for me as he was for so many other young preachers. It seemed that the congregation where I was preaching had some problems. That shouldn’t surprise you, and I’m sure it doesn’t. Too many times, churches are the result of this very thing… they just could not get along with other Christians and decided to leave and start another one. Sometimes, this is truly necessary, while other times, it is just wrong.
Anyway, I sat with dad, and was asking his advise about how to deal with some church difficulties, and he gave me this piece of paper. I carry it in my Bible now, as a reminder, and I just wanted to pass these on to you because they are important and might be of some help.
1.) “Trust in God.” When all else fails, when others break their prom-ises, and disappoint you… God will never fail to keep His promises. “No tempta-tion has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it” (1 Corinthians 10:13). When things get tough, hold onto this, and look for the “way out,” just be sure it is the right way, because God does not lead people to do wrong.
2.) “Do not follow (Deify) man.” People tend to put people on pedestals. Whether it be TV evange-lists or local ministers… One thing is clear, as Paul addresses the Christians at Rome, “for all have sinned
and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). As surely as you put someone on a pedestal, you will eventually be disappointed in them. Paul also said, “… and all are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus” (Romans 3:24). Everyone needs Jesus and salvation from sin. It’s OK to admire, or for someone to be an example for you… but even Paul said, “Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ” (1 Corinthians 11:1). He knew he wasn’t perfect… he was just trying as hard as he could to “run the race” and FINISH the journey and go home to Jesus.
3.) “Allow humans to be human.” We get frus-trated, loose our tempers, say things we don’t mean. We want others to give us ‘elbow room’ right? We want others to over look our ‘bloopers’ right? We want others to be patient with us while we learn and grow, right? We want oth-ers to forgive and encour-age us, right? But often, we don’t allow the same for others. We just are not perfect, and the sooner we accept this, the better. This will help families and churches as well! Jesus said, “Do to others as you would have them do to you” (Luke 6:31).
6 things to remember
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CHURCH CALENDARJan. 6
RevivalNew Beginning Church,
HWY 242 E Branford, will host Rev. Leon Bachelor of Tyler, Texas in a reviv-al from Monday, Jan. 6 through Friday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m. each night. We will have special singing and prayer for those in need. Everyone is invited. Call 386-789-8985 or 386-292-3927 for more.
Jan. 11Night of Worship
Bethel AME Church, HWY 242A, will host a night of worship on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 6-8 p.m. For more information contact Lena Lofton at 386-754-4694.
Jan. 13Guest presentation
New Beginnings of Life Church, 184 SW Windswept Glen, is hosting a Women
and Men of Valor presen-tation entitled “All Things Become New,” with guest speaker Chaplain Robert Proy on Jan. 13 at 7 p.m. For more information, call Pator Charm Greene at 386-755-3677.
Jan 16.Revival
United Methodist Church and New Jerusalem Full Gospel Church, Hwy 121 in Worthington Springs, will have a revival at 7 p.m. on Jan. 16-18 at 11 a.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19. This is put on through the Wayne and Lydia Spratlin ministry. Everyone is wel-come. Call 386-496-1461 for more.
Evangelism classEvangelist Chad Taylor
will be teaching a class on evangelism at New Beginnings of Life Church, 184 SW Windswept Glen, on Jan 16 at 6 p.m. Taylor
will also be speaking at the Sunday morning service at New Beginnings on Jan. 19 at 10 a.m. Call 386-755-3677 for more.
Jan. 18Bluegrass concert
Beth Haven Baptist Church, 5187 216th St., is having a bluegrass gospel concert on Saturday, Jan. 18 at 6 p.m. The gospel features Kentucky Sleepy Hollow Band, Jack and Judy Tomlin, and more. Call 386-292-5124 for more.
Jan. 19Trinity River Band
The First Baptist Church, 182 NE Justice St., pres-ents “Trinity River Band” in a bluegrass gospel music concert on Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. Trinity River Band is a national-touring band from Callahan, Fla. Admission to this event is free. Call 386-752-5422 for more.
Jan. 22Bible study
New Beginnings of Life Church, 184 SW Windswept Glen, hosts a bible study beginning Jan. 22 and continuing each Wednesday night at 7 p.m. The study, written by John Bevere, is entitled “The Bait of Satan,” and helps bring people out of hurt and deception into victory. Cost for the workbook is $13.19. Call 386-755-3677 for more.
Jan. 25SWAT
New Dayspring MBC, 709 NW Long St., is hav-ing a SWAT Conference on Jan. 25 beginning at 9 a.m. SWAT stands for “‘Sistahs’ with a Testimony.” Tickets are on sale now for $10. For more information, contact Alpheia at 386-623-1295 or Roshonda at 386-623-1897.
Priest beaten to death with stakeGRANTS PASS, Ore. — An autopsy shows a priest who
was killed on New Year’s Day in the Northern California city of Eureka was beaten to death with a wooden stake and a metal gutter pipe. A coroner declined to release further details about the beating death of Rev. Eric Freed because the investigation has not concluded.
But at his arraignment, Gary Lee Bullock, was charged with murder with a special allegation of torture. He is also charged with burglary, arson and auto theft. Bullock pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $1.2 million.
Pope strikes ‘monsignor’ title for most
priests in keeping with humble aimsVATICAN CITY — Pope Francis has done away with the
honorific title “monsignor” for all but a few priests, further evidence of his desire for priests to be simple, humble ser-vants.
The Vatican’s Secretary of State sent a letter to its embas-sies asking them to inform bishops’ conferences of the change. From now on, the Vatican says only diocesan priests who are “chaplains of the Holy Father,” can use the
honorific, and then only after they turn 65.Bishops, vicars and archbishops still get to be called
“monsignor” and Holy See officials will have the title if their office warrants it.
Former NBA star lashes out about missionary held by North Korea
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is denounc-ing an angry outburst by former NBA star Dennis Rodman in North Korea.
Rodman is in North Korea for a basketball exhibition hon-oring the regime’s leader, Kim Jong Un (kim jawng oon). The former Chicago Bull didn’t like being asked during a CNN satellite interview if he would bring up the detention of American Kenneth Bae (bay). The missionary, who is in poor health, is being held on charges of “anti-state” crimes. Bae has been held for more than a year.
White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters he wouldn’t dignify Rodman’s outburst. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki (SAH’-kee) says the U.S. remains very committed to securing Bae’s release and is gravely concerned about his health. She said those listening to Rodman’s comments should remember that he’s not repre-
senting the U.S.
Freed monsignor told to report weeklyPHILADELPHIA — A judge in Philadelphia has told a
Roman Catholic church official convicted in a sex-abuse scandal that she already has signed an arrest warrant that she would issue if he violates the term of his release.
Monsignor William Lynn’s conviction was overturned last week and he was released from prison on Friday after serv-ing 18 months of a three- to six-year prison term for felony child endangerment.
Lynn was the first U.S. church official ever convicted in the handling of abuse complaints. But a state appeals court ruled Dec. 26 that the state’s child-endangerment law in the late 1990s did not apply to supervisors like Lynn.
Lynn attorney Thomas Bergstrom says Lynn is restricted to the two floors of a rectory at St. William Parish in north-east Philadelphia. Lynn has to get permission to leave for appointments with his doctor, lawyer or to attend to anything else. There is no school at the parish.
His diocese put up bail money for Lynn, which has drawn criticism.
RELIGION NEWS IN BRIEF
■ Associated Press
Service, unity and jealousy — a model churchFrom staff reports
If you were to pick one of the New Testament church-
es as the model church, the church of Corinth would
probably be last on the list. This church (remarkably
still called saints in 1 Cor. 1:2 — a true sign of God’s
gracious nature) was filled with virtually every vice
and was divided on essentially every issue of the faith.
Throughout 1 Corinthians, Paul attempts to unify the
body on different issues, and his plea for unity culmi-
nates in this chapter through an illustration that is easy
for all of us to relate to.
Just as the body is unable to go anywhere if its right
and left legs don’t work together, so also the body of
Christ is not much good without being unified in the
person of Christ. Oftentimes in the church, jealousy
runs rampant–people want to serve in one capacity, but
they are ill-suited for that ministry and would be better
used in a different area. Paul’s call here is clear–don’t
wish that you were someone else! Use the gifts that
God has given you, and why? Paul gives us the answer
in a similar passage in Ephesians 4:12-16: to build up the
body of Christ. How are you using your gifts to build up
the body of Christ? In what way are you bringing about
unity in the church?
Christianity + science: A centrifugal churchBy PASTOR JORDAN GOWING
Courtesy
Back in high school, I loved physics, and thought that I would eventually end up in a science-related career. (Looking back and seeing what some of my engineer friends had to endure through col-lege makes me forever grateful that God has called me elsewhere). And while I am now on a very dif-ferent career path, discussions of a scientific nature still excite me and peak my interest. So imagine something that ties laws of physics with the church — you can’t beat it, right?
The church I currently attend has spent the past few weeks dis-cussing the nature of the church — is it evangelism-focused or is it edification-focused? (To which I would answer, ‘yes.’) Yet this dis-cussion on the church reminded me of an excerpt from Christianity Rediscovered by Vincent Donovan that I read a number of years ago concerning different church mod-els.
The church of God is meant to be a centrifugal force.
In the Old Testament, God placed
Israel at the crossroads of several international highways (the land of Canaan forms a land-bridge between the powerful empires of Egypt, Rome/Greece, and Babylon/Persia/Assyria/etc.). God led his people to the Promised Land, where they were to reflect his glory to the nations. These nations were to be called to Israel, where they would join the people of God in worship on Zion (the entire book of Isaiah, especially ch. 1-2 emphasize this): this is a centripetal model of minis-try.
A centripetal force is a force that draws objects towards the center of a circle, for example, the moon around the earth or the earth around the sun (don’t worry, the moon isn’t going to come crash-ing into us anytime soon). Israel, at the center of the ancient world, was positioned in a place that would draw all people to them; in this way, God was going to reach the world.
Yet that was never God’s ultimate goal — after the Resurrection, we see Jesus command his disciples to go make disciples.
After the cross event, God sends us out into the world — whether across the street or across the
globe. The model of ministry has changed–now the people of God are a sending agent, a centrifugal force. Much like a roller coaster that goes through a loop, so we also are being forced out of our church buildings by the Spirit of God to reach the lost.
Look at your church. Too often our churches seem to follow the Old Testament model of the people of God: we set up shop on a corner, make sure that our programs are relevant, our music is hip, and our preaching is contextualized (all of which are good things); then we wait for people to come. How often do we build relationships with the lost, bringing them into our lives and into our churches?
Is your church a centrifugal church or a centripetal one? Are you following the model of the New Testament? Are you going?
Instead of thinking of new pro-grams and putting flyers up, hop-ing that people will come into your church, how about trying to build a relationship with someone and invite them? That’s how God’s church will grow most effectively: through centrifugal ministry.
Now, go be a roller coaster.
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BRIEFS
GAMES
Todayn Columbia High
girls basketball at Union County High, 6 p.m.n Columbia High boys
soccer vs. Fort White High, 6 p.m.n Columbia High girls
soccer at Suwannee High, 7:30 p.m. (JV-5:30)n Fort White High
basketball at Santa Fe High, 7:30 p.m. (girls-6)n Columbia High JV
boys soccer tournament in Tallahassee, TBA
Saturdayn Columbia High JV
boys soccer tournament in Tallahassee, TBA
ADULT SOFTBALL
Coaches meeting at 7 p.m. today
Columbia County Adult Softball winter league registration ends today. Cost is $250, along with a team roster and signed liability waivers and code of conduct. A coaches meeting is 7 p.m. today in the meeting room above the concession stand.
For details, call Pete Bonilla at 623-6561.
FLAG FOOTBALL
Final sign-up for Christ Central
Christ Central Sports offers flag football for girls and boys ages 5-12. Registration ends today. Cost is $45.
For details, call Ronny Busscher at 365-2128.
YOUTH BASKETBALL
Registration for Boys Club ends
The Boys Club of Columbia County offers a basketball program for girls and boys ages 7-14. Registration at the Boys Club on Jones Way ends today. Cost is $45. Practices are twice weekly at the club.
For details, call 752-4184.
Final sign-up for RCC/AMN league
Final registration for Richardson Community Center/Annie Mattox Park North youth basketball leagues (boys and girls ages 5-7 and 8-10) is 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Richardson Community Center. Cost of $50 and a birth certificate is due at registration.
For details, call Nicole Smith at 754-7095.
Breakfast on Saturday
Richardson Community Center/Annie Mattox Park North and the Daughters of the Pride of B & S Combs Temple 1238 will host its annual pancake breakfast fundraiser on Saturday. Tickets are on sale for $5 from any board member and at Brian’s Sports, with all proceeds going to support the RCC/AMN and Lake City Middle School’s girls basketball program. The menu consists of pancakes, Nettles sausage, eggs and orange juice.
For details, call Mario Coppock at 754-7095.
n From staff reports
Jernigan declares
PAUL BUCHANAN/Lake City Reporter
Lake City product Timmy Jernigan Jr. declared for the NFL Draft on Thursday morning. Jernigan Jr. will forgo his senior year for Florida State University.
Lake City product enters draftBy BRANDON FINLEY
After dominating oppo-nents for four years at Columbia High, Lake City product Timmy Jernigan Jr. made his commitment to play for Florida State University.
After three years and a national championship on Monday with the Florida State Seminoles, Jernigan Jr. made it official that he would declare for the NFL Draft.
Scouts Inc. had Jernigan rated as the No. 7 over-all prospect entering the draft and he is the top rated defensive tackle. He was described as both “disrup-tive,” “violent,” and “relent-less.”
Jernigan is a rare mix of size and speed at the defensive tackle position. He comes in at 6-foot-2, with 292-pounds backing him up.
Jernigan had a solid junior year for the Seminoles while only playing a half in most of the games due to Florida State resting its starters in blowout perfor-mances.
In all, Jernigan had 11 tackles for loss, which led the Seminoles, and regis-tered 4.5 sacks in his junior year. It was Jernigan’s first year as a full-time starter for Florida State after starting two games in his freshman and sophomore seasons.
Jernigan had 30 tackles and six for loss in his fresh-man campaign before add-ing 46 tackles and eight for loss as a sophomore. He added 63 tackles this sea-son to earn first-team All Atlantic Coast honors along
with being named a sec-ond-team Associated Press All-American.
In all, Jernigan had 138 tackles, 25 tackles for loss and 8.5 sacks during his three years with the Seminoles.
When it came time to declare for the NFL Draft, the decision for Jernigan to turn professional was an easy one for the Seminoles, although they would have certainly welcomed back the defensive tackle.
“Timmy Jernigan was basically the one player on roster I had been told FSU’s coaches weren’t really going to encourage to stay. He’s ready,” Ira Schoffel of the Tallahassee Democrat reported on Thursday.
Jernigan is a big believer in his own talents and feels that he is ready for the NFL.
“I feel I am the most versatile defensive line-man in the draft,” Jernigan told ESPN’s Joe Schad on Thursday. “Some team will get an athletic, hard-work-ing lineman who attacks, plays smart and doesn’t come off the field.”
Some critics attacked Jernigan after the cham-pionship game against Auburn when he appeared tired in the fourth quarter, but it was later revealed that Jernigan was battling the flu and had side effects from the medicine he was given for the affliction.
Fans and Lake City residents alike flocked to Jernigan’s Facebook page to wish him luck on his next venture after the news broke on Thursday.
Jernigan also left the fans with a personal message
about his decision.“All I have I gave...it was a
blessing being able to wear that spear on my helmet for 3 years these were by far the best 3 years of my life I couldn’t have been blessed with a better group of guys
to do it with. I’m gonna miss the hell out yall boys n running out of that tun-nel but I have been blessed enough to be in a great situ-ation and I will chase my dream and go pro....#loco-o c h o # n o l e b l o o d e d , ”
Jernigan wrote on his Facebook page.
The comment received more than 200 likes.
Jernigan did not return repeated phone calls made by the Lake City Reporter on Thursday.
PAUL BUCHANAN/Special to the Reporter
Florida State’s Timmy Jernigan Jr. signals to the crowd in a game earlier this season.
SCOREBOARDSCOREBOARD
TELEVISION
TV sports
Today
BOXING
9 p.m.
ESPN2 — Junior lightweights, Arash
Usmanee (20-1-1) vs. Juan Antonio
Rodriguez (24-4-0), at Tacoma, Wash.
GOLF
11 a.m.
TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo
Champions, second round, at Durban,
South Africa (same-day tape)
7 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour, Sony Open,
second round, at Honolulu
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
7:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Alabama Huntsville at
Notre Dame
NBA BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
ESPN — Miami at Brooklyn
10:30 p.m.
ESPN — L.A. Lakers at L.A. Clippers
———
Saturday
FIGURE SKATING
3 p.m., 8 p.m.
NBC — U.S. Championships
GOLF
7 a.m.
TGC — European PGA Tour, Volvo
Champions, third round (same-day tape)
7 p.m.
TGC — PGA Tour, Sony Open, third
round, at Honolulu
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
11 a.m.
ESPN2 — Saint Louis at Dayton
Noon
ESPN — North Carolina at Syracuse
12:30 p.m.
NBCSN — St. Bonaventure at UMass
1 p.m.
ESPN2 — Florida at Arkansas
FS1 — Villanova at St. John’s
2 p.m.
ESPN — Kansas St. at Kansas
2:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Rhode Island at George
Washington
3 p.m.
ESPN2 — Memphis at Temple
3:30 p.m.
CBS — Kentucky at Vanderbilt
5 p.m.
ESPN2 — Virginia at NC State
7 p.m.
FS1 — Georgetown at Butler
MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY
8 p.m.
NBCSN — Harvard vs. Yale
MOTORSPORTS
9:30 p.m.
FS1 — AMA Supercross, at Phoenix
NFL FOOTBALL
4:30 p.m.
FOX — NFC Divisional Playoff, New
Orleans at Seattle
8 p.m.
CBS — AFC Divisional Playoff,
Indianapolis at New England
PREP BASKETBALL
4 p.m.
ESPN — Oak Ridge at Montverde
SOCCER
7:40 a.m.
NBCSN — Premier League, Chelsea
at Hull City
9:55 a.m.
NBCSN — Premier League, Crystal
Palace at Tottenham
12:30 p.m.
NBC — Premier League, Swansea City
at Manchester United
WOMEN’S COLLEGE
BASKETBALL
4 p.m.
FSN — UTSA at Southern Miss.
FOOTBALL
NFL playoffs
Saturday
New Orleans at Seattle, 4:35 p.m.
Indianpolis at New England, 8:15 p.m.
BASEBALL
Hall of Fame voting
(571 votes cast, 429 needed)
Greg Maddux 555 (97.2, Tom Glavine
525 (91.9), Frank Thomas 478 (83.7),
Craig Biggio 427 (74.8), Mike Piazza 355
(62.2), Jack Morris 351 (61.5), Jeff Bagwell
310 (54.3), Tim Raines 263 (46.1), Roger
Clemens 202 (35.4), Barry Bonds 198
(34.7), Lee Smith 171 (29.9), Curt Schilling
167 (29.2), Edgar Martinez 144 (25.2), Alan
Trammell 119 (20.8), Mike Mussina 116
(20.3), Jeff Kent 87 (15.2), Fred McGriff
67 (11.7), Mark McGwire 63 (11.0), Larry
Walker 58 (10.2), Don Mattingly 47 (8.2),
Sammy Sosa 41 (7.2).
By receiving fewer than 28 votes (less
than 5 percent), Rafael Palmeiro 25 (4.4),
Moises Alou 6 (1.1), Hideo Nomo 6 (1.1),
Luis Gonzalez 5 (0.9), Eric Gagne 2 (0.4),
J.T. Snow 2 (0.4), Armando Benitez 1 (0.2),
Jacque Jones 1 (0.2), Kenny Rogers 1 (0.2),
Sean Casey 0, Ray Durham 0, Todd Jones
0, Paul Lo Duca 0, Richie Sexson 0, Mike
Timlin 0 are no longer eligible for election
by the BBWAA.
2B LAKE CITY REPORTER SPORTS FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JANUARY 10 & 11, 2014
2BSPORTS
FRIDAY EVENING JANUARY 10, 2014 Comcast Dish DirecTV 6 PM 6:30 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 3-ABC 3 - - TV20 News ABC World News Entertainment Ton. Inside Edition (N) Last Man Standing The Neighbors (N) Shark Tank (N) Å (:01) 20/20 Å News at 11 Jimmy Kimmel Live
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WGN-A 16 239 307 America’s Funniest Home Videos America’s Funniest Home Videos How I Met/Mother How I Met/Mother How I Met/Mother How I Met/Mother WGN News at Nine (N) Å How I Met/Mother Rules/Engagement
TVLAND 17 106 304 Andy Griffi th Show Andy Griffi th Show Andy Griffi th Show Andy Griffi th Show (:12) The Andy Griffi th Show Å Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond
OWN 18 189 279 Oprah: Where Are They Now? Å Oprah: Where Are They Now? Å Oprah: Where Are They Now? (N) Oprah’s Lifeclass (N) “Dark Girls” (2011) Deep-seated biases within black culture. Oprah: Now?
A&E 19 118 265 The First 48 Å The First 48 “Mother and Child” Å The First 48 Å The First 48 Å After the First 48 “Brutal Business” (N) (:01) The First 48 Å HALL 20 185 312 The Good Wife Alicia’s brother visits. The Good Wife “Cleaning House” The Good Wife “VIP Treatment” Å The Good Wife “Bad Girls” Å Frasier Å Frasier Å Frasier Å Frasier Å FX 22 136 248 How I Met/Mother How I Met/Mother How I Met/Mother How I Met/Mother ››‡ “Iron Man 2” (2010) Robert Downey Jr. The superhero must forge new alliances and confront a powerful enemy. (:03) ››‡ “Iron Man 2” (2010, Action)
CNN 24 200 202 Situation Room Crossfi re (N) Erin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) Å Piers Morgan Live (N) (Live) Crossfi re Unguarded Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown (N)
TNT 25 138 245 Castle “Flowers for Your Grave” Castle “Nanny McDead” Å (DVS) Castle Death of a teenage boy. ››› “Source Code” (2011) Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan. Å (DVS) Cold Justice “Small Town Tragedy”
NIK 26 170 299 SpongeBob SpongeBob Sam & Cat Å Every Witch Way The Thundermans The Thundermans Full House Å Full House Å Full House Å Full House Å Friends Å (:36) Friends Å SPIKE 28 168 241 Cops Å Jail Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å Cops Å 10 Million Dollar Bigfoot Bounty Cops Å Cops Å MY-TV 29 32 - The Rifl eman The Rifl eman M*A*S*H Å M*A*S*H Å Monk A killer murders women. Å Monk Monk takes up painting. Å Seinfeld Å Dick Van Dyke The Twilight Zone Perry Mason Å DISN 31 172 290 Jessie Å Austin & Ally Å Good Luck Charlie Dog With a Blog Jessie (N) Dog With a Blog Wander-Yonder Fish Hooks (N) Liv & Maddie Austin & Ally Å Liv & Maddie Good Luck Charlie
LIFE 32 108 252 Wife Swap Video-gamers; competitive. Wife Swap “Cedarquist/Oeth” Å “Blindsided” (2013, Suspense) Michelle Monaghan, Michael Keaton. Å “Social Nightmare” (2013, Drama) Daryl Hannah, Kirsten Prout. Å USA 33 105 242 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family
BET 34 124 329 106 & Park: BET’s Top 10 Live (N) ››‡ “Lakeview Terrace” (2008) Samuel L. Jackson. A police offi cer harasses the interracial couple next door. Å Being Mary Jane “Storm Advisory” The Game Å The Game Å ESPN 35 140 206 SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å NBA Countdown d NBA Basketball Miami Heat at Brooklyn Nets. From Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. (N) d NBA Basketball: Lakers at Clippers
ESPN2 36 144 209 Around the Horn Interruption NFL Kickoff (N) (Live) Å s Boxing Friday Night Fights. (N) Å SportsCenter (N) (Live) Å SUNSP 37 - - Icons of Coaching Sports Unlimited Halls of Fame Tampa Bay Rays Encore (N) The Game 365 Driven American Ski Classic
DISCV 38 182 278 Gold Rush “Paid in Full” Å Gold Rush “Jungle Boogie” Å Gold Rush: Pay Dirt “Hope Creek” (N) Gold Rush “Blowout” (N) Å Bering Sea Gold Tempers fl are. (N) Gold Rush “Blowout” Å TBS 39 139 247 Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å Seinfeld Å Family Guy Å ››› “Meet the Parents” (2000, Comedy) Robert De Niro, Ben Stiller. (DVS) ››‡ “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2006) Will Ferrell. (DVS)
HLN 40 202 204 What Would You Do? Secret Lives with Jane Velez-Mitchell Secret Lives with Jane Velez-Mitchell Forensic Files Forensic Files Forensic Files
FNC 41 205 360 Special Report With Bret Baier (N) On the Record W/Greta Van Susteren The O’Reilly Factor (N) Å The Kelly File (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor Å E! 45 114 236 (5:00) ›› “She’s Out of My League” E! News (N) Keeping Up With the Kardashians Fashion Police (N) Fashion Police Chelsea Lately E! News
TRAVEL 46 196 277 Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern Man v. Food Å Man v. Food Å Ghost Adventures “Rose Hall” Å Ghost Adventures “The National Hotel” The Dead Files (N) Å The Dead Files “Arctic Wrath” Å HGTV 47 112 229 House Hunters House Hunters HGTV Dream Home 2014 Å Renovation Real. Renovation Real. Renovation Real. Renovation Real. House Hunters H Hunt. Int’l Hunters Int’l Hunters Int’l
TLC 48 183 280 Say Yes: Bride Say Yes: Bride Borrowed, New Borrowed, New Say Yes: ATL Say Yes Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL Borrowed, New Borrowed, New Say Yes: ATL Say Yes: ATL
HIST 49 120 269 (5:00) Megaquake 10.0 Å American Pickers “Pickin’ Perry-dise” American Pickers “Pick or Treat” American Pickers Å American Pickers Å (:02) American Pickers Å ANPL 50 184 282 Treehouse Masters Å Treehouse Masters Å Treehouse Masters: Out on a Limb Treehouse Masters: Out on a Limb (N) Treehouse Masters Treehouse Masters: Out on a Limb
FOOD 51 110 231 Eat Street (N) Eat Street (N) Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive
TBN 52 260 372 (5:00) Praise the Lord Å It’s Supernatural The Potter’s Touch Behind the Scenes Hal Lindsey Harvest Å Perry Stone Praise the Lord Å FSN-FL 56 - - The Game 365 Big 12 Showcase UFC Unleashed Inside the Magic (Subject to Blackout) Inside the Magic Magic Live! (Live) d NBA Basketball Orlando Magic at Sacramento Kings. (N Subject to Blackout)
SYFY 58 122 244 (5:00) ››‡ “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” (2008) Å WWE Friday Night SmackDown! (N) Å Helix A CDC team investigates a strange retrovirus. Helix “Pilot/Vector”
AMC 60 130 254 (5:00) ›› “Pearl Harbor” (2001, War) Ben Affl eck, Josh Hartnett. Å ›››‡ “The Green Mile” (1999, Drama) Tom Hanks, David Morse, Michael Clarke Duncan. A guard thinks an inmate has a supernatural power to heal. Å COM 62 107 249 (5:59) South Park (:29) Tosh.0 Å The Colbert Report Daily Show Futurama Futurama Futurama Futurama Tosh.0 Å Tosh.0 Å Key & Peele Å (:31) Key & Peele
CMT 63 166 327 Reba “Invasion” Reba Therapist. Reba Å Reba Å The Dukes of Hazzard “High Octane” The Dukes of Hazzard Sweet Home Alabama (N) Cops Reloaded Cops Reloaded
NGWILD 108 190 283 World’s Deadliest “Amazon” Caught in the Act “Crocs vs. Lions” Mega Piranha World’s Weirdest “Extremities” (N) World’s Weirdest “Sneak Attacks” Mega Piranha
NGC 109 186 276 Ultimate Survival Alaska Bigfoot: The New Evidence “Yeti” (N) Bigfoot: The New Evidence (N) Bigfoot: The New Evidence (N) Ultimate Survival Alaska Bigfoot: The New Evidence
SCIENCE 110 193 284 How-Made How-Made Alien Encounters Å Alien Encounters Å Alien Encounters 2 “The Invasion” Alien Encounters 2 “The Offspring” Alien Encounters Å ID 111 192 285 Deadly Women “Master Manipulators” Deadly Women “Matriarchs of Murder” Facing Evil (N) Facing Evil Deadly Women “Untamed Evil” Å Wives With Knives (N) Å Facing Evil Å Facing Evil
HBO 302 300 501 (4:30) Life of Pi (:45) ››‡ “We Bought a Zoo” (2011, Comedy-Drama) Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson. ‘PG’ Å ›› “Jack the Giant Slayer” (2013, Fantasy) Nicholas Hoult. ‘PG-13’ Å Sex//Now Å 24/7 Red Wing
MAX 320 310 515 (:15) ›› “Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous” (2005) Sandra Bullock. (:15) ›› “A Good Day to Die Hard” (2013) Bruce Willis. Premiere. ‘R’ Å Banshee “Little Fish” Å Banshee “Little Fish” Å SHOW 340 318 545 (5:00) ›› “Wicker Park” (2004) ‘PG-13’ ›› “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1” (2011) Kristen Stewart. ‘PG-13’ ››› “Seven Psychopaths” (2012, Comedy) Colin Farrell. ‘R’ Å “Stake Land” (2010) Nick Damici. ‘R’
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Columbia High School senior Nae Bryant wipes away a tear while being honored before the start of the game against Madison High during senior night on Thursday.
Bryant honoredBy BRANDON FINLEY
Columbia High senior Nae Bryant was honored before the Lady Tigers game against Madison County High on Thursday.
Although the Lady Tigers lost, 50-39, it was still a spe-cial moment for the senior.
“Over the last few years she has grown as a lead-er,” Columbia head coach Michael Reynolds said. “She’s shown leadership
without every complain-ing and makes us a better team.”
Bryant finished with six rebounds in the contest.
Au’maria Kelly led the Lady Tigers with 14 points in the game.
My boyfriend of two years, “Clint,” recently brought a large framed picture of his deceased wife into our home. He placed it on his dresser in front of framed photos of us together.
His wife died three years ago. We are living together in a condo Clint bought for me. He made it clear from the beginning that he didn’t want to move me into “her house.”
Clint also still wears his wedding ring. He carries guilt and doesn’t seem to have made closure. I told him I don’t feel comfort-able with her picture “look-ing at us.” He doesn’t think there should be a problem. Should I move on? — IN THE SHADOWS
DEAR IN THE SHADOWS: That Clint still wears his wedding ring tells me he may not have accepted his wife’s death. How sad for him.
Ask him to move his wife’s picture to a room other than the bedroom because, while he doesn’t think it’s creating a prob-lem, it is creating one for YOU. If he can’t bring him-self to do that -- and join a grief support group -- then you should consider mov-ing on.
DEAR ABBY: Enough with the problems! It’s time you printed a positive letter.
I’m an active, friendly senior who lives alone, but I’m not lonely. I have many friends of all ages and a devoted family. Why? Because as I traveled through many states dur-ing my life, I reached out to people along the way.
The saying, “If you want a friend, be a friend,” is true. If we want friends, we can’t sit back and wait for people to come to us. Smile, speak up, pay a sincere compliment -- just communicate! If you do, the majority of people will respond positively.
I socialize with people my age in church circles,
card clubs and dining-out groups who can’t under-stand why I’m always so busy. They don’t reach out except to people they already know. As people get older, that group is constantly shrinking. Join a religious group, com-munity clubs and organiza-tions. Volunteer to read at schools and libraries. Visit a senior group or center.
Many people of all ages fear they won’t be accepted. But if they show up with a friendly attitude, they will be. You have to contribute -- whether it’s with a smile, an opening remark or some other wel-coming gesture.
I served in the military, taught Sunday school, led Girl Scouts, garden clubs, church and neighborhood groups while following my husband through eight states and raising three children. My husband was often away in his business, but we had a strong, sup-portive marriage. He joined me in many activities when he could be home.
I think many people have forgotten we must give in order to get. When we reach out to others, most of the time those people reach back. — NOT LONELY IN WOODSTOCK, ILL.
DEAR NOT LONELY: It’s easy to see why you have a wide circle of friends. Your positive ener-gy leaps off the page.
There are two types of people in the world: those who come into a room and their attitude says, “Here I am!” and those who come into a room and their attitude says, “There you are!” You
are one of the latter. If people want a warm welcome, they should keep in mind that the happier they are to see oth-ers, the happier others will be to see them.
DEAR ABBY: My hus-band and I are a young couple, married almost two years. He recently told me he isn’t happy with me anymore and that he may want to leave. He won’t tell me why. He says he doesn’t know why.
It was a complete shock to me. He refuses to seek marriage counseling and has dealt with a lot of depression for which he won’t seek help, either. We have a child, and I am now pregnant again. It hasn’t changed his thoughts about leaving.
What should I do for myself and our children? What can I do to help my husband change his mind? I’m still deeply in love with him. — CONFUSED IN SOUTH CAROLINA
DEAR CONFUSED: I can only imagine how painful this must be for you. Because your hus-band won’t see a counselor about your marriage or do anything about his depres-sion, then YOU should. And when you do, start figuring out a “plan B” for how you will support your children if it becomes necessary. You should also consult an attorney who can help you ensure that your husband lives up to his responsibilities if he does decide to leave.
The reason for your husband’s ambivalence will become apparent in time. You may love him deeply, but for your sake and that of your children, it’s important you stay calm and rational.
DEAR ABBY: My broth-er-in-law is a registered sex offender. I am uncomfort-able having him stay at our house with my husband and me and our children. My mother-in-law insists we need to forgive him and let
him stay. I hate putting my husband in the middle (it is his sister’s husband), but I do not want him under our roof overnight.
Am I right to refuse, or do I let him stay and be on major guard? — MOMMY IN MEMPHIS
DEAR MOMMY: As a mother, it is your job to protect your children. Because you feel your brother-in-law might be a danger to them, he should sleep elsewhere -- and “for-giveness” has nothing to do with it.
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 17-year-old girl, turning 18 soon. Ever since I started high school, my family has pressured me to do my best in everything I do. Some examples: my grades, hav-ing the perfect boyfriend and being first in sports.
I know they want the best for me. But I’m a human being. I sometimes make mistakes. At the same time, I don’t want to disappoint them. What should I do? Should I tell them to get off my back or continue to accept their pressure? — TEEN IN TURMOIL, TULSA, OKLA.
DEAR TEEN: Your parents probably push you because they want you to get a college education. Good grades, various activ-ities and a talent for sports can make you a more attractive candidate.
There are ways to tell your parents to ease up without saying, “Get off my back.” Your message might be better received if you said to them what you wrote to me: “I know you want what’s best for me. I don’t want to disappoint you. But I’m a human being and I sometimes make mistakes. I love you, but the pressure is getting to me.” It’s not hostile, and they may hear what you’re saying without becoming defensive.
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DEAR ABBY
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Look straight ahead and don’t stop until you have completed everything on your to-do list. Don’t let interference sidetrack you. Step away from anyone who is unpre-dictable or posing a prob-lem. Focus, achieve and conquer. HHH
TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ve got what it takes to succeed so don’t wait for things to happen; be the instigator. An indus-trious attitude will give you the clout you need to get others interested in what you are doing. Romance should make your day complete. HHH
GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A change of scenery will give you something to think about. Look at locations that have something to offer person-ally and professionally. Don’t limit the possibili-ties. Expand your current plans. A private matter is likely to be revealed. Defend your principles. HHH
CANCER (June 21-July 22): Offer what you can, but don’t take on responsibilities that will stand between you and your goals. It’s important that you leave room for socializing and sharing with someone you love. An idea you have will bring you good fortune. HHHH
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being tight-lipped will help you avoid controversy with peers or superiors. Put your effort into your work,
not the uncertainty going on around you. Consider what you enjoy doing that may have potential to lead to greater prosperity. Sell your ideas. HH
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Self-improvement, making a difference to others and dealing with the young and the old in your circle will bring you the greatest satisfaction. Relationships can take an unusual turn if you add a little romance into the mix. Let happiness transpire. HHHHH
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Size up your situa-tion at home and look for alternatives that will best suit your needs. Don’t let anyone bully you into something you don’t want to do. Put more emphasis on your surroundings and making them stressful and more convenient. HHH
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Set your sights on whatever will make you happy and head in that direction. Let your thoughts be heard and your intentions laid out for those involved in your plans. Put love and romance at the top of your list. HHH
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Re-evaluate what you know and how you are using your knowl-edge and skills. You may want to make a couple of adjustments if it will help you receive what you are worth. A move, change of location or more diverse marketing will pay off.
HHH CAPRICORN (Dec.
22-Jan. 19): Time spent with those you like to col-laborate with the most personally or profession-ally will help you make an important decision regard-ing your future. An impul-sive individual will be a warning of what’s to come. Choose wisely. HHHHH
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Charity begins at home. Before you rush off to help others, you must take care of your needs first. You can make adjustments to your resi-dence that will encourage you to pursue a goal you have yet to accomplish. HH
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Sharing
your thoughts will help you make a good decision regarding your attributes and how best to use them to get ahead. Contracts and settlements can be made and promises will be honored. Ask and you shall receive. HHHH
Happy Birthday: Where there is a will, there is a way, and you’ll stop at nothing until you get what you want. Your determination and passion will outshine any competi-tion you face. Travel and communication, however, must be dealt with care-fully. Injury and insult is apparent if you don’t proceed with caution and do your best to avoid argu-ments. Your numbers are 4, 10, 19, 21, 33, 37, 46.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO.: 10-797 CACOLUMBIA BANK,Plaintiff,v.GERALD MILTON SMITH, JR., JENNIFER J. SMITH, CAMPUS USA CREDIT UNION, and TEX-TRON FINANCIAL CORPORA-TION,Defendants.NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 17, 2013 in Case No.: 10-797 CA of the Circuit Court of the Third Judi-cial Circuit in and for Columbia County, Florida wherein Columbia Bank is the Plaintiff and Gerald Mil-ton Smith, Jr.; Jennifer J. Smith, Campus USA Credit Union, and Textron Financial Corporation are the Defendants, I will sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, at public sale, at the courthouse steps, located at Columbia County Court-house, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055 at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday the 29th day of January, 2014 the following described parcel of real property located in Columbia County, Florida as set forth in said Final Judgment:A parcel of land located in Township 5 South-Range 16 East, Section 30, Columbia County being more partic-ularly described as follows:Commence at the Northwest corner of the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of said Section 30, run thence S 0˚11’38” E along the West line of said SE 1/4 of SW 1/4 455.05 feet to the Point of Beginning; run thence N 89˚48’22” E 466.69 feet; run thence S 0˚11’38” E, 466.69 feet; run thence S 89˚48’22” W 466.69 feet; run thence N 0˚11’38” W 466.69 feet to the Point of Beginning.Also Easement described as follows:A parcel of land 30 feet in width to the right and 15 feet to the left of a line defined as follows: Commence at the Northwest corner of the SW1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 30, Township 5 South, Range 16 East, and run S 89˚44’22” E, 15 feet to the Easterly maintained R/W line of Old Ichetucknee Road, a County main-tained road; run thence N 0˚10” Walong said Easterly R/W line 15 feet to the Point of Beginning of said line; run thence S 89˚44’22” E, 1328.24 feet; run thence S 0˚11’38” E 470.05 feet to the Point of Termi-nation of said line, in Columbia County, Florida.Any 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.*Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Notice: Individuals With Dis-abilities Who Need a Reasonable Accommodation To Participate In This Proceeding Are Entitled, At No Cost, To The Provision of Certain Assistance. Please Contact: Court Administrator, Phone: (904) 321-5709 Within 2 Working Days Of Your Receipt Of This Notice. If You Are Hearing Or Voice Impaired Please Call: 1-800-955-8771.Dated this 20 day of December, 2013CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTBy /s/ B. ScippioDeputy Clerk
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION2007 ChryslerVIN# 3A4FY48B27T629203To be held on JANUARY 21, 2014At Daniel’s Towing & RecoveryArrowhead Road Lake City, Florida 32056-3026At 9:00 am
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDACase No.: 12-2010-000360Section:BAC HOME LOANS SERVICING, LP, F/K/A COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING, LPPlaintiff,v.BOBBIE DYAL LANHAM; TONI DYAL GUYER; 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-ANTSDefendant(s)NOTICE OF SALENOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pur-suant to an Order of Final Judgment of Foreclosure dated December 13, 2013 entered in Civil Case No. 12-2010-CA-000360 of the Circuit Court of the Third Judicial Circuit in and for Columbia County, Florida, wherein the Clerk of the Circuit Court will sell to the highest bidder for cash on 16 day of April, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. on the Third Floor of the Columbia County Courthouse, 173
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NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055, in accordance with Chapter 45 Florida Statutes, relative to the following described property as set forth in the Final Judgment, to wit:COMMENCE AT THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF THE SE 1/4, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, CO-LUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDA ND RUN THENCE N 89˚18’21” E, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 21, 248.36 FEET; THENCE N 00˚24’47” W, 605.74 FEET; THENCE S 89˚19’13” W, 1013.93 FEET; THENCE N 08˚00’23” W, 498.38 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE N 08˚00’23” W, 221.70 FEET; THENCE S 81˚5’09” W299.91 FEET; THENCE S 08˚00’23” E, 221.70 FEET; THENCE N 81 DEGREES, 57’09” E, 299.91 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. TOGETHER WITH A 30 FOOT INGRESS AND EGRESS EASEMENT, BEING 30 FEET TO THE LEFT OF THE FOL-LOWING DESCRIBED LINE:COMMENCE AT THE SOUTH-WEST CORNER OF THE SE 1/4, SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 5 SOUTH, RANGE 16 EAST, CO-LUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDAAND RUN THENCE N 89˚18’21” E, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SECTION 31 248.36 FEET; THENCE N 00˚24’47” W, 605.74 FEET; THENCE S 89˚19’13” W, 1013.93 FEET; THENCE N 08˚00’23” W, 720.08 FEET; THENCE S 81˚57’09 W, 299.91 TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE CONTINUE S 89˚57’09” W, 376.46 FEET TO THE EASTRIGHT OF WAY OF SW FAULK-NER DRIVE AND TO TERMINUS POINT OF SAID LINE. TOGETH-ER WITH A 2009 FLEETWOOD DOUBLE-WIDE MOBILE HOME, VIN#S GAFL834A81462SH21 AND GAFL834B146SH21.Any 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.AMERICANS WITH DISABILI-TIES ACT: If you are a person with a disability who requires accommo-dations in order to participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, the provision of cer-tain assistance. Individuals with a disability who require special accom-modations in order to participate in a court proceeding should contact the ADA Coordinator, 173 NE Hernan-do Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, FL 32055, (386) 719-7428, within two (2) business days of receipt of notice to appear. Individuals who are hearing impaired should call (800) 955-8771. Individuals who are voice impaired should call (800) 955-8770.Dated at LAKE CITY , Florida this 20 day of December, 2013./s/ B. ScippioP. Dewitt CasonCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURTColumbia COUNTY, FLORIDA
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY, FLORIDACASE NO. 12-2012-CA-000052WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.Plaintiff,v.JAMES J. BROWN; KIMBERLYD. BROWN; UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JAMES J. BROWN; UN-KNOWN SPOUSE OF KIMBERLYD. BROWN; UNKNOWN TENANT1; UNKNOWN TENANT 2; AND ALL UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING BY, THROUGH, UN-DER OR AGAINST THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANT(S), WHO (IS/ARE) NOT KNOWN TO BE DEAD OR ALIVE WHETHER SAID UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIM AS HEIRS, DEVISEES, GRANTEES, ASSIGNEES, LIE-NORS, CREDITORS, TRUSTEES, SPOUSES, OR OTHER CLAIM-ANTS; DHW INVESTMENTGROUP, INC.Defendants.NOTICE OF SALENotice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered on December 13, 2013, in the Circuit Court of Co-lumbia County, Florida, the clerk shall sell the property situated in Co-lumbia County, Florida, described as:LOT 14, BLOCK A, OF SUWAN-NEE HILLS SUBDIVISION, ASUBDIVISION, ACCORDING TO THE PLAT THEREOF, AS RE-CORDED IN PLAT BOOK 5, PA-GES 70, 70-A, 70-B, OF THE PUB-LIC RECODS OF COLOMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA.TOGETHER WITH A 2008 SOUTHERN OAK DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE HOME LOCATED THEREON AS A PERMANENTFIXTURE AND AN APPURTE-NANCE THERETO. VIN NUM-BER LOHGA10810213A, TITLE NUMBER 101279141 AND VIN NUMBER LOHGA10810213B, TI-TLE NUMBER 101279121, BOTH TITLES OF WHICH HAVE BEEN RETIRED.a/k/a 381 N.W. SUGARCANE PLACE, LAKE CITY, FL 32055
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at public sale, to the highest and best bidder, for cash, Third Floor of the Columbia County Courthouse, 173 NW Hernando Avenue, Lake City, FL 32055, on April 16, 2014. begin-ning at 11:00 AM.If you are a person claiming a right to funds remaining after the sale, you must file a claim with the clerk no later than 60 days after the sale. If you fail to file a claim you will not be entitled to any remaining funds.NOTICE TO PERSONS WITH DIS-ABILITIES: IF YOU ARE A PER-SON WITH A DISABILITY WHO NEEDS ANY ACCOMMODATION IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROCEEDING, YOU ARE ENTITLED, AT NOT COST TO YOU, TO THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CONTACT NANCY NYDAM ATROOM 205, COLUMBIA COUN-TY COURTHOUSE, P.O. BOX 1569, LAKE CITY, FL 32056, (904) 758-2163; SUNCOM 839-2163, WITHIN 2 WORKING DAYS OF YOUR RECEIPT OF THIS NO-TICE. IF YOU ARE HEARING OR VOICE IMPAIRED, CALL (904) 758-2139.Dated this 20th day of December, 2013.P. DeWitt CasonClerk of the Circuit CourtBy: /s/ P.A. PerryDeputy Clerk
05542665January 3, 10, 2014
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR COLUMBIA COUNTY,FLORIDAPROBATE DIVISIONFile No.: 13-283-CPProbate DivisionIN RE: ESTATE OFMEENAKSHI J. PATELDeceased.NOTICE TO CREDITORSThe administration of the Estate of MEENAKSHI J. PATEL, deceased, whose date of death was June 30, 2013, is pending in the Circuit Court for Columbia County, Florida, Pro-bate Division, the address of which is 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida 32055. The names and addresses of the Personal Represen-tative and the Personal Representati-ve'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 ON OR BEFORE THE LATER OF 3 MONTHS AFTER THE TIME OF THE FIRST PUBLI-CATION OF THIS NOTICE OR 30 DAYS AFTER 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 PERIODS SET FORTH ABOVE, ANY CLAIM FILED TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE AFTER THE DECEDENT'S DATE OF DEATH IS BARRED.The date of first publication of this notice is January 3, 2014.Personal Representative:/s/ Vishnubhai R. PatelVISHNUBHAI R. PATEL2044 US Highway 441 NLake City, Florida 32055Attorney for Personal Representa-tive:/s/ Matthew C. MitchellMATTHEW C. MITCHELLFlorida Bar No. 028155Brannon, Brown, Haley & Bullock, P.A.116 NW Columbia AvenueLake City, Florida 32055(386) 752-3213
05542742January 3, 10, 2014
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUN-TY, FLORIDAJUVENILE DIVISIONIN THE INTEREST OF: CASE NO.: 2013-04-DPM. K. DOB: 01/16/2013MINOR CHILD.SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF AD-VISORY HEARING FOR TERMI-NATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIPSTATE OF FLORIDA:TO: Earl Jones(address unknown)WHEREAS, a Petition for Termina-tion of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is on file with the Clerk of Court,YOU ARE HEREBY COMMAND-ED TO APPEAR before the Honora-ble Wesley R. Douglas, Circuit Judge, at the Columbia County Courthouse, Lake City, Florida, on JANUARY 22, 2014, at 10:30 A.M., for a Termination of Parental Rights Advisory Hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME SPECI-FIED.
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*****FAILURE TO PERSONAL-LY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORYHEARING CONSTITUTES CON-SENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION AT-TACHED HERETO.********Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the avail-ability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.Special Accommodations. In ac-cordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any ac-commodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, Telephone (386) 758-2163, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance or imme-diately upon receiving this notifica-tion if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days. If you are hearing impaired or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Lake City, Columbia Coun-ty, Florida, on this 18th day of De-cember 2013.P. DEWITT CASON Clerk of Circuit CourtBy: /s/ S. RodriguezDeputy Clerk
05542591December 20, 27, 2013January 3, 10, 2014
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUN-TY, FLORIDAJUVENILE DIVISIONIN THE INTEREST OF: CASE NO.: 2013-04-DPM. K. DOB: 01/16/2013MINOR CHILD.SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF AD-VISORY HEARING FOR TERMI-NATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIPSTATE OF FLORIDA:TO: Natosha Kelley(address unknown)WHEREAS, a Petition for Termina-tion of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is on file with the Clerk of Court,YOU ARE HEREBY COMMAND-ED TO APPEAR before the Honora-ble Wesley R. Douglas, Circuit Judge, at the Columbia County Courthouse, Lake City, Florida, on JANUARY 22, 2014, at 10:30 A.M., for a Termination of Parental Rights Advisory Hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME SPECI-FIED.*****FAILURE TO PERSONAL-LY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORYHEARING CONSTITUTES CON-SENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION AT-TACHED HERETO.********Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the avail-ability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.Special Accommodations. In ac-cordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any ac-commodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, Telephone (386) 758-2163, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance or imme-diately upon receiving this notifica-tion if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days. If you are hearing impaired or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Lake City, Columbia Coun-ty, Florida, on this 18th day of De-cember 2013.P. DEWITT CASON Clerk of Circuit CourtBy: /s/ S. RodriguezDeputy Clerk
05542592December 20, 27, 2013January 3, 10, 2014
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUN-TY, FLORIDAJUVENILE DIVISIONIN THE INTEREST OF: CASE NO.: 2012-118-DPB.L.P.P-A. (M) DOB: 03/21/2011MINOR CHILD.SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF AD-VISORY HEARING FOR TERMI-NATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIPSTATE OF FLORIDA:TO: Brittany Shaw(address unknown)WHEREAS, a Petition for Termina-tion of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is on file with the Clerk of Court,YOU ARE HEREBY COMMAND-ED TO APPEAR before the Honora-ble Wesley R. Douglas, Circuit Judge, at the Columbia County Courthouse, Lake City, Florida, on JANUARY 22, 2014, at 10:30 A.M., for a Termination of Parental Rights Advisory Hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME SPECI-FIED.*****FAILURE TO PERSONAL-LY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORYHEARING CONSTITUTES CON-SENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION AT-TACHED HERETO.********Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the avail-ability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.Special Accommodations. In ac-cordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any ac-commodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, Telephone (386) 758-2163, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance or imme-diately upon receiving this notifica-tion if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days. If you are hearing impaired or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Lake City, Columbia Coun-ty, Florida, on this 11th day of De-cember 2013.P. DEWITT CASONClerk of Circuit CourtBy: /s/ S. RodriguezDeputy Clerk
05542589December 20, 27, 2013January 3, 10, 2014
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCONCERNING AN AMENDMENTTO THE COLUMBIA COUNTYCOMPREHENSIVE PLANBY THE PLANNING AND ZON-ING BOARD OF COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA, SERVING ALSO AS THE LOCAL PLAN-NING AGENCY OF COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended, and the Columbia County Land Develop-ment Regulations, as amended, here-inafter referred to as the Land Devel-opment Regulations, objections, rec-ommendations and comments con-cerning the amendment, as described below, will be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board of Columbia County, Florida, serving also as the Local Planning Agency of Columbia County, Florida, at a public hearing on January 23, 2014 at 7:15 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Columbia County School Board Administrative Com-plex located at 372 West Duval Street, Lake City, Florida.CPA 0209, an application by Joseph B. Dicks, as Co-trustee of The Resid-uary Family Trust, to amend the Fu-ture Land Use Plan Map of the Com-prehensive Plan by changing the fu-ture land use classification from COMMERCIAL to HIGHWAY IN-TERCHANGE for the property de-scribed, as follows:A parcel of land lying within Section 25, Township 4 South, Range 16 East, Columbia County, Florida. Be-ing more particularly described, as follows: Commence at the Northeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 25; thence South 86°36'36" West along the North line of said Northeast 1/4 of Section 25 a dis-tance of 33.00 feet to the West right-of-way line of Southwest Arrowhead Terrace; thence South 00°56'50" West along said West right-of-way line of Southwest Arrowhead Ter-race a distance of 205.70 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue South 00°56'50" West along said West right-of-way line of Southwest Arrowhead Terrace a distance of 205.40 feet; thence South 89°23'56" West 388.07 feet; thence South 01°09’07” West 204.87 feet to the North right-of-way line of Southwest Billowing Glen; thence South
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87°42’53” West along said North right-of-way line of Southwest Bil-lowing Glen a distance of 20.15 feet; thence North 01°02'18" East 205.44 feet; thence South 84°37'54" West 201.22 feet; thence North 01°06’45” East 195.56 feet; thence North 86°53’51” East 609.52 feet to the Point of Beginning.Containing 3.01 acres, more or lessThe public hearing may be continued to one or more future date. Any in-terested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any con-tinuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hear-ing and that no further notice con-cerning the matter will be published, unless said continuation exceeds six calendar weeks from the date of the above referenced public hearing.At the aforementioned public hear-ing, all interested parties may appear to be heard with respect to the amendment.Copies of the amendment are availa-ble for public inspection at the Office of the County Planner, County Ad-ministrative Offices located at 135 Northeast Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida, during regular business hours.All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hear-ing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such pur-pose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the tes-timony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons need-ing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in the pro-ceeding should contact Lisa K. B. Roberts, at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the hearing. Ms. Rob-erts may be contacted by telephone at (386)758-1005 or by Telecommu-nication Device for Deaf at (386)758-2139.
05542851January 10, 2014
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR COLUMBIA COUN-TY, FLORIDAJUVENILE DIVISIONIN THE INTEREST OF: CASE NO.: 2012-118-DPB.L.P.P-A. (M) DOB: 03/21/2011MINOR CHILD.SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF AD-VISORY HEARING FOR TERMI-NATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS AND GUARDIANSHIPSTATE OF FLORIDA:TO: Juan Pablo Perez-Aguilar(address unknown)WHEREAS, a Petition for Termina-tion of Parental Rights under oath has been filed in this court regarding the above-referenced child, a copy of which is on file with the Clerk of Court.YOU ARE HEREBY COMMAND-ED TO APPEAR before the Honora-ble Wesley R. Douglas, Circuit Judge, at the Columbia County Courthouse, Lake City, Florida, on JANUARY 22, 2014, at 10:30 A.M., for a Termination of Parental Rights Advisory Hearing. YOU MUST APPEAR ON THE DATE AND AT THE TIME SPECI-FIED.*****FAILURE TO PERSONAL-LY APPEAR AT THIS ADVISORYHEARING CONSTITUTES CON-SENT TO THE TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO THIS CHILD (OR CHILDREN). IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR ON THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED YOU MAY LOSE ALL LEGAL RIGHTS TO THE CHILD (OR CHILDREN) NAMED IN THE PETITION AT-TACHED HERETO.********Pursuant to Sections 39.802(4)(d) and 63.082(6)(g), Florida Statutes, you are hereby informed of the avail-ability of private placement with an adoption entity, as defined in Section 63.032(3), Florida Statutes.
Special Accommodations. In ac-cordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you are a person with a disability who needs any ac-commodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact Carrina Cooper, Court Administra-tion, 173 NE Hernando Avenue, Room 408, Lake City, Florida 32055, Telephone (386) 758-2163, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance or imme-diately upon receiving this notifica-tion if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days. If you are hearing impaired or voice impaired, call 711. WITNESS my hand and seal of this Court at Lake City, Columbia Coun-ty, Florida, on this 11th day of De-cember 2013.P. DEWITT CASONClerk of Circuit CourtBy: /s/ S. RodriguezDeputy Clerk
05542586December 20, 27, 2013January 3, 10, 2014
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGCONCERNING AN AMENDMENTTO THE OFFICIAL ZONING AT-LAS OF THE COLUMBIA COUN-TY LAND DEVELOPMENT REG-ULATIONSBY THE PLANNING AND ZON-ING BOARD OF COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA, SERVING ALSO AS THE LOCAL PLAN-NING AGENCY OF COLUMBIACOUNTY, FLORIDA, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Sections 163.3161 through 163.3248, Florida Statutes, as amended, and the Columbia County Land Develop-ment Regulations, as amended, here-inafter referred to as the Land Devel-opment Regulations, objections, rec-ommendations and comments con-cerning the amendment, as described below, will be heard by the Planning and Zoning Board of Columbia County, Florida, serving also as the Local Planning Agency of Columbia County, Florida, at a public hearing on January 23, 2014 at 7:15 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matter can be heard, in the Columbia County School Board Administrative Com-plex located at 372 West Duval Street, Lake City, Florida.Z 0536, an application by Joseph B. Dicks, as Co-trustee of The Residu-ary Family Trust, to amend the Offi-cial Zoning Atlas of the Columbia County Land Development Regula-tions by changing the zoning district from COMMERCIAL INTENSIVE (CI) to COMMERCIAL HIGHWAYINTERCHANGE (CHI) for the property described, as follows:A parcel of land lying within Section 25, Township 4 South, Range 16 East, Columbia County, Florida. Be-ing more particularly described, as follows: Commence at the Northeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of said Section 25; thence South 86°36'36" West along the North line of said Northeast 1/4 of Section 25 a dis-tance of 33.00 feet to the West right-of-way line of Southwest Arrowhead Terrace; thence South 00°56'50" West along said West right-of-way line of Southwest Arrowhead Ter-race a distance of 205.70 feet to the Point of Beginning; thence continue South 00°56'50" West along said West right-of-way line of Southwest Arrowhead Terrace a distance of 205.40 feet; thence South 89°23'56" West 388.07 feet; thence South 01°09’07” West 204.87 feet to the North right-of-way line of Southwest Billowing Glen; thence South 87°42’53” West along said North right-of-way line of Southwest Bil-lowing Glen a distance of 20.15 feet; thence North 01°02'18" East 205.44 feet; thence South 84°37'54" West 201.22 feet; thence North 01°06’45” East 195.56 feet; thence North 86°53’51” East 609.52 feet to the Point of Beginning.Containing 3.01 acres, more or lessThe public hearing may be continued to one or more future date. Any in-terested party shall be advised that the date, time and place of any con-tinuation of the public hearing shall be announced during the public hear-ing and that no further notice con-cerning the matter will be published, unless said continuation exceeds six calendar weeks from the date of the above referenced public hearing.At the aforementioned public hear-ing, all interested parties may appear to be heard with respect to the amendment.Copies of the amendment are availa-ble for public inspection at the Office of the County Planner, County Ad-ministrative Offices located at 135 Northeast Hernando Avenue, Lake City, Florida, or phone 386.754.7119 during regular business hours.All persons are advised that if they decide to appeal any decision made at the above referenced public hear-ing, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such pur-pose, they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the tes-timony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons need-ing a special accommodation or an interpreter to participate in the pro-ceeding should contact Lisa K. B. Roberts, at least seven (7) days prior to the date of the hearing. Ms. Rob-erts may be contacted by telephone at 386.758.1005 or by Telecommuni-cation Device for Deaf at 386.758.2139.
05542852January 10, 2014
020 Lost & Found
BROWN & Black NursingBeagle seen on HWY 100 ran
south into the woodsbetween Lulu & Rd 239
FOUND VERY young male cat. Solid dark gray, friendly and lov-ing. Free to owner or good home.
FOUND HOME.
LOST MALE YORKIE last seen on HWY 100 & Baya area. If
found reward available.386-365-9994
LOST POCKETBOOK.Please return the billfold with ID cards to the rightful owner, finder
can leave it on the porch.
100 JobOpportunities
05542847
HOLIDAY INN & SUITES
Lake City’s only full service hotel seeks the following: � Maintenance Person � Room Attendant
� BartenderP/T including weekendsExperience preferred
Apply Mon-Fri 12-5pm213 SW Commerce Dr.
EOE/DFWP.
LOOKING FOR Class Adrivers with experience
in hauling logs.Call 904-964-4500.
Mechanic/Leadman with truck experience needed.
Excellent pay package. Southern Specialized 752-9754
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
05542816
UF Lake CityCardiovascular Center
Wanted part-time RN, 20 very flexible hours per week. ACLS certified require,
Cardiology exp. preferred. Please send resume to pam.now-
[email protected] Equal Opportunity Institute
Drug-Free Workplace
LPN NEEDED, day position. Send resume to: Debbie Brannon,
Admin., 1580 S Marion Ave,Lake City FL 32025
240 Schools &Education
05542832
INTERESTED in a Medical Career?
Express Training offers courses for beginners & exp
• Nursing Assistant, $499next class- 1/13/2014
• Phlebotomy national certifica-tion, $800 next class- 1/13/2014
• LPN APRIL 14, 2014
Fees incl. books, supplies, exam fees. Call 386-755-4401 or
expresstrainingservices.com
310 Pets & Supplies
POMPOM CHIHUAHUA mix6-8 pounds, real sweetie,
Family friendly. $125386-292-3927
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.
SMALL QUAKER Parrotw/free-standing cage.
For sale $100478-230-7537
420 Wanted to Buy
K&H TIMBERWe Buy Pine Hardwood &
Cypress. Large or small tracts. Call 386-288-6875.
430 Garage Sales
PUBLISHER'S NOTEAll Yard Sale Ads Must be Pre-Paid.
440 Miscellaneous
N FL Young Guns are having try-outs for a 10 and under traveling
baseball team. Tryouts are at Sante Fe HS Softball field in Alachua FLSunday, Jan 12 1pm-3pm Serious
players only. 352-258-2800
Studio PianoSuitable for small church or home
$500 OBO386-292-3927
450 Good Thingsto Eat
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EAT HEALTHY IN 2014!Bambi’s Organic
Country FarmLOCAL FARM FRESH
PRODUCEBroccoli, Cabbage, Sweet
Potatoes, Asian Greens, Kale, Lettuce, Peppers, Herbs & more.
Come visit us at the farm inFort White.
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630 Mobile Homesfor Rent
2BD/1BA COUNTRY setting,Branford area. $500/mo plus sec386-590-0642 or 386-867-1833
www.suwanneevalleyproperties.com
LARGE 3BR/2BA DWMH on large farm 8 miles NW of Lake
City. Ideal for farm family w/ani-mals. $700/mo+sec 755-3456
710 Unfurnished Apt.For Rent
1BR APT.Downtown Location, Clean.
$450 mo, plus Security. NO PETS. Call 386-755-3456
710 Unfurnished Apt.For Rent2BR/1BA APT.
CH/A$500. mo $500 dep.
No pets 386-697-4814
2BR/2BA DUPLEX w/garage$700mth
Plus Deposit Call 755-6867
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
Downtown Ft White Upstairs Stu-dio Apt, private and clean, Must have ref.1st+last+sec. $450/mo
Available Feb 1st. 941-924-5183
GREAT AREA West of I-75, de-luxe 2br apts, some w/garage.
W/D hookups & patio. $625-$750plus SEC. 386-438-4600
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
Immaculate Studio Apt. Avail Now $500. mo. $300. dep. Incl.
appliances, cable, internet, water. Smoke Free Envir., No Pets
386-697-3031 or 386-487-5172
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
730 UnfurnishedHome For Rent
2BR/2BA Columbia CityAvail Now, no dogs,$700/mo $500/dep.
755-8818 or 344-4271
3BR/2BA, CH/AIR, All applian-ces $825/mo, 1st+last+sec. 560 SE
Saint Johns St., LC FL 32055386-697-8893 or 305-962-2666
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
Nice 2BR/1BA 174 Irma Ave., Avail. Feb 1st. CH&A, Washer
/Dryer hook ups, No pets. $600/mth, $600 dep.386-344-5065
ON LAKE Jeffery 3BR/2BA, se-cluded and private, unattached of-fice, carport & storage. $1000/mo
1st+last. 386-397-5131
750 Business &Office Rentals
OAKBRIDGE OFFICEComplex Professional Office
Available 725 SE Baya DrCall 752-4820
805 Lots for Sale
1/4 ACRE, new well, septic and power, paved rd, owner fin, no
down pym’t, $24,900, ($256 month) 352-215-1018
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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
1BR/1BA w /24x30 workshop on 2.8 acres. Owner financing $4K down $491/mo 201 NW Bronco
Terr. 352-215-1018www.LandOwnerFinancing.com
820 Farms &Acreage
10 ACRES with w/ss/pp. Owner financed, low down paymentDeas Bullard/BKL Properties
386-752-4339 www.landnfl.com
820 Farms &Acreage
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
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