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The Lake City reporter

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Title:
The Lake City reporter
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Lake City reporter (Lake City, Fla. 1967)
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Lake City, FL
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Community Newspapers Inc., Todd Wilson - Publisher
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March 3, 2012
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Daily (Monday through Friday)[<1969>-]
Weekly[ FORMER 1967-<1968>]
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English

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Newspapers -- Lake City (Fla.) ( lcsh )
Newspapers -- Columbia County (Fla.) ( lcsh )
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United States -- Florida -- Columbia -- Lake City
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30.18892 x -82.635512

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Also available on microfilm from the University of Florida.
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Vol. 95, no. 4 (Oct. 5, 1967)-
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Funded in part by the University of Florida, the Library Services and Technology Assistance granting program of Florida, the State Library and Archives of Florida, and other institutions and individuals.

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University of Florida
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University of Florida
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Copyright Community Newspapers Inc., Todd Wilson - Publisher. Permission granted to University of Florida to digitize and display this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
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Lake City Reporter WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 | YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1874 | $1.00 LAKECITYREPORTER.COM CALL US: (386) 752-1293 SUBSCRIBE TO THE REPORTER: Voice: b 755-5445 F ax: b 752-9400 Vol. 143, No. 11 TODAY’S WEATHER Opinion . . . . . . 4A Health . . . . . . . 6A TV guide . . . . . . . 2B Advice & Comics . . 3B DEAR PHARMACISTGluten can have big impact on your mood and your skin, Page 6A. 85 b 58Partly cloudy, 2A Georgia man dies in crash here, See below. + PLUS >> Folk duo to perform hereCOMMUNITY Spring practice begins at CHSSPORTSSee Page 1B See Page 5APhotos by KATRINA POGGIO/Lake City ReporterCharges dropped against vetBy TAYLOR GAINEStgaines@lakecityreporter.comFORT WHITE — After a sixmonth battle, Delbert Mullins can finally relax. On Monday, Mullins found out that the state attorney’s office was dropping its charges against him for producing marijuana. “The defendant has provided sufficient medical documentation, corroborated by licensed physicians, to sub stantiate his claim of medical necessity,” the notice of nolle prosequi said. It continued, “With the recent changes to the law regarding medical cannabis, the defendant will have an opportunity to purchase cannabis lawfully rather than grow it in his backyard.” Mullins, 67, has said previously that he needs marijuana to stay comfortable and avoid chronic pain and nausea. A U.S. Army veteran, Mullins was the victim of a drunk driving crash in the 1970s. “It’s been a nightmare,” said his wife, Karen. “He only had eight small plants, and he was Based on medical records, state attorney opts not to pursue case.Aldi, others getting close By CARL MCKINNEYcmckinney@lakecityreporter.comTaxpayers are funding unbudgeted political “feelgood” projects, says County Commissioner Tim Murphy, who on Tuesday offered up a plan to end a controversial county practice. “Year-end” cash, unanticipated surplus revenue not included in the county’s budget, should be put into a capital improvement fund and used to cover planned road projects, Murphy said. “[Then] We won’t be sitting here fighting [over the money] in election time,” Murphy added. Bowl-a-thon fundraiser setBy KATRINA POGGIOkpoggio@lakecityreporter.comThe Columbia County Sheriff’s Office will host the sixth annual “Fins and Pins” fundraiser on Saturday to raise money for the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. Fins and Pins is part bowl-a-thon and part fish fry, but all proceeds from both events go directly to the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches, an organization that focuses on preventing delinquency in the youth. Bowling will begin at 12:30 p.m. on VET continued on 2A BOWLING continued on 2A MullinsFACED PRISON FOR POT‘Slush fund’ policy under fire Murphy: Year-end cash should go to road construction. COURTESYCCSO Lt. Chris Sharpe delivers a ball during last year’s bowl-a-thon. Murphy Crash claims Georgia manFrom staff reportsA Georgia man died in a rollover crash on U.S. 441 near Northwest Delar Glen early Tuesday, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. Billie Jean Singletary Jr., 59, of DuPont, Georgia, was south bound at 5:20 a.m. when his 2001 Ford Explor er drifted over the centerline, the report stated.Singletary overcorrected to CRASH continued on 2A MURPHY continued on 2A Riding the U.S. Highway 90 retail tidal wave, Aldi, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Pet Supermarket prepare for their impending grand openings. Aldi and several other outlets popping up along Lake City’s commercial core were recruited to the area by a consulting firm hired by local government, while Tennessee-based developer Hutton ushered in the Gleason Place shopping center where Dick’s and Pet Supermarket are located. Aldi opens within the next few weeks, Pet Supermarket opens next week and the Dick’s grand opening is planned for mid-May. A3

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2A t WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 26, 2017 t DAILY BRIEFING t LAKE CITY REPORTER t 7a 1p 7p 1a 6a LAKE CITY ALMANAC SUN MOON UV INDEX EXTREME: 10 minutes to burn T oday’s ultra-violet radiation risk for the ar ea on a scale fr om 0 to 10+. FYI An exclusive service brought to our readers by The Weather Channel. SPONSORED BY City THE WEATHER WEA THER HISTORY Pensacola Tallahassee Panama City Valdosta Daytona Beach Cape Canaveral Gainesville Lake City Ocala Orlando Jacksonville Tampa West Palm Beach Ft. Myers Ft. Lauderdale Naples Miami Key West TEMPERATURESNormal high Normal low PRECIPITATIONMonth total Year total HI LO LO HI LO HI LO HI LO HI ThursdayFriday Cape Canaveral PCPC Daytona Beach PCPC Fort Myers PCPC Ft. Lauderdale PCPC Gainesville PCPC Jacksonville PCPC Key West SPC Lake City PCPC Miami PCPC Naples PCPC Ocala PCPC Orlando PCPC Panama City TSPC Pensacola TSPC Tallahassee TSPC Tampa PCPC Valdosta PCPC W. 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(386) 752-1293 Fax number .............. 752-9400 Circulation ............... 755-5445 Online ... www lakecityreporter com The Lake City Reporter, an affiliate of Community Newspapers Inc., is published Tuesday through Friday and Sunday at 180 E. Duval St., Lake City, Fla. 32055. Periodical postage paid at Lake City, Fla. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation and The Associated Press. All material herein is property of the Lake City Reporter. Reproduction in whole or in part is forbidden without the permission of the publisher. U.S. Postal Service No. 310-880. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Lake City Reporter, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City, Fla. 32056. Publisher Todd Wilson ..... 754-0418 (twilson@lakecityreporter.com)NEWSEditor Robert Bridges ..... 754-0428 (rbridges@lakecityre porter.com)A DVERTIS ING ......... 752-1293 (ads@lakecityre porter.com)CL ASSIFIEDTo place a classified ad, call 755-5440 BUSINESSController )UDQFHV:DLQZULJKW .... 754-0419 (sbrannon@lakecityreporter.com)CI RCUL AT IONHome delivery of the Lake City Reporter should be completed by 6:30 a.m. Tuesday through Friday, and by 7:30 a.m. on Sunday. Please call 386-755-5445 to report any problems with your delivery service. In Columbia County, customers should call before 10:30 a.m. to report a service error for same day re-delivery. After 10:30 a.m., next day re-delivery or service related credits will be issued. In all other counties where home delivery is available, next day re-delivery or service related credits will be issued. Circulation ............... 755-5445 (circulation@lakecityreporter.com)Home delivery rates(Tuesday -Friday and Sunday) 12 Weeks .................. $26.32 24 Weeks ................... $48.79 52 Weeks ................... $83.46Rates include 7% sales tax.Mail rates12 Weeks .................. $41.40 24 Weeks ................... $82.80 52 Weeks .................. $179.40 Lake City Reporter See an error? The Lake City Reporter corrects errors of fact in news items. If you have a concern, question, or suggestion, please call the editor. Corrections and clarications will run in this space. Thanks for reading. Submissions The Lake City Reporter accepts photographs and caption information to run at the discretion of the editor. If you would like to see your organization in the newspaper, send the picture and information to associate editor Justin Caudell at jcaudell@lakecityreporter.com. Scripture of the Day“I lift up my eyes to the hills — where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.” — Psalm 121:1-2 (KJV) Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. — Carl SaganThought for Today Winning Lottery Numbers Pick 3: (Tuesday mid-day) 4-1-9 Pick 4: (Tuesday mid-day) 5-5-7-9 Pick 5: (Tuesday mid-day) 2-8-3-5-6 QUICK HITS Saturday at Lake City Bowl on State Road 247 for pre-registered teams. Teams of three can still sign up with a $60 donation. Later in the afternoon, CCSO will kick off a fish fry at 4:30 p.m. at the Columbia County Fairgrounds. The meal, complete with catfish, baked beans, hush puppies and tea, is free, but donations are accepted. Attendees can bid on auction items, such as a wooden bench built by boys at the youth ranch, while kids jump around in the bounce houses. “It’s really high energy as far as there’s always something going on,” said Sarah Wheeler, a CCSO employee and the Fins and Pins event coor dinator. When CCSO started the event six y ears ago, they raised $7,000 for the ranches. Last year, they more than quadrupled that total at $40,000 in donations. They plan to continue raising the bar and surpass their record this year. Wheeler said Fins and Pins is mainly about raising money and awareness for the youth ranches, but it also brings the community together. “We added the fish fry to bring back the roots of Columbia County,” Wheeler said. Meeting friends, family and neigh bors while enjoying a meal is a way to bond people together and build new relationships. “It’s just a time for food and fellow ship,” she said. For more infor mation or to register a bowling team, call Wheeler at the sheriff ’s office at 386-7529212. BOWLINGContinued From 1Atreated like a dangerous criminal. It was like a heavy weight over our heads, and now it’s gone. We’re very grateful for that.” Mullins was also arrested in 2012 for producing his own marijuana. At the time, he accepted a plea agreement. This time, he was willing to fight. “We were fairly certain that the trial would exonerate him because of all the documentation in his favor,” Karen said. “But we will be abiding by this law in the future. We definitely don’t want to go through this nightmare again.” Mullins thinks he might have committed suicide a long time ago without marijuana. He said the migraines, muscle spasms, appetite issues, nausea and PTSD can be unbearable at times without it. Once, the pain in his back was so bad that he passed a kidney stone and didn’t even realize it. Mullins said having his charges dropped has given him a huge sense of relief. “I’m a lot better today than I was yesterday,” he said. Still, despite Amendment 2 passing in Florida in November, Mullins said there is a lot of work to be done for medical marijuana patients. “We’ve come a long ways, but we’ve got a long ways to go yet,” he said. “Everyone who smokes marijuana is not a bad person,” his wife said. “It doesn’t make you a bad person. There are thousands, millions of people with a need for this medicine. It can benefit so many, and it does.” Mullins said he feels more joy than he has in a long time. He’ll become a legal Florida medical marijuana patient today, Karen said. He turns 68 in June. He became a great-grandfather in January. The Mullinses didn’t find out his charges were dropped until Monday. The official date of the court filing was April 20. 4/20. “That strikes me as amusing,” Karen said. VETContinued From 1A COURTESYColumbia County Sheriff Mark Hunter presides over last year’s bowl-a-thon. the right, according to the report, causing the SUV to overturn several times. Singletary, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected, and died shortly after arrival at Shands Lake Shore Regional Medical Center, according to the report. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Cpl. James D. Smith of FHP at 386-244-4745 or 386-7580436.The county has no revenue stream for funding routine road maintenance, but had $2 million in year-end cash last year. “I feel like there is fat in our budget,” Murphy said on Tuesday during a budget workshop. Murphy referred to year-end money as a “slush fund,” pointing to one of his pre decessor’s project as an example. Scarlet Frisina, whom Murphy unseated in November, requested the money be used to pave Sherlock Ter race, which the county had not budgeted or planned for. “Out of the blue sky falls Sherlock Road,” Murphy said. “No budget, no noth ing. “It was just a feel-good, ‘let’s do it now’ deal.” Incumbents use the fund on projects that will ear n them positive publicity during election years, Murphy said. “Last three or four years, there’s been several unbudgeted projects that we’ve done a feel good thing and said ‘let’s go do it,’” Murphy added. Roadwork is normally budgeted for sev eral years in advance. Last year, when Murphy campaigned against the commission’s use of year-end cash, for mer County Commissioner Jody DuPree told the Lake City Reporter there was little oversight in how the money is spent. In theory, DuPree said, the whole coun ty commission votes on how to allocate it, creating some accountability In practice, he added, no commissioner would vote against another board member’s project for fear of the same happening to them. Last July, the fund was tapped for projects in then-Commissioner Scarlet Frisina’s and Commissioner Ron Williams’ districts. Frisina and Williams were both up for re-election, with Williams retaining District 1 and Frisina losing the District 5 seat. In Frisina’s district, $163,000 was allo cated for paving and repaving on William Young Road and Sherlock T errace. Frisina asked to use additional year-end money to construct a new park in her district, but other board members voted against the project after the fund became a hot-button issue. Around $182,000 of last year’s sur plus went to a contract with Anderson Columbia Co. for roadwork on Nor theast Christie Street, a project Murphy also crit icized on Tuesday. Williams said the Christie Str eet project had been on the budget for several years, but the funding was pulled. CRASHContinued From 1A MURPHYContinued From 1A Senate seeks common ground on marijuanaTALLAHASSEE — The author of the Florida Senate’s bill to imple ment the state’s medical marijuana constitutional amendment is hopeful he can r each a compromise agreement with the House of Representatives. Sen. Rob Bradley’s bill (SB 406) made it through its final committee stop on Tuesday, as it was passed by the Senate’s Appropriations Committee. Bradley said after the hear ing that talks continue with Re p. Ray Rodrigues on finding common ground, but they still aren’t there yet. Even though there are some similarities in both bills — notably banning smoking and instituting a seed-to-sale tracking sys tem — there remain big differ ences. The Senate bill allows for quicker additions of medical marijuana treat ment centers and elimi nates the 90-day waiting period before patients can receive cannabis. The House version keeps the 90-day waiting period while banning vap ing and edibles.Associated Press

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t WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 26, 2017 t LOCAL t LAKE CITY REPORTER t 3A S&S FOOD STORES & BUDWEISER PRESENT rf AdvertiserLake City ntb bt nb tb tb ntb ntb ntb ntb JERROD NIEMANN SAMMY KERSHAW AARON TIPPIN COLLIN RAYE NEAL MCCOY From staff reportsThe Lake City/Columbia County Beautification Committee will celebrate National Arbor Day on Friday. For the 17th consecutive year, a highlight of the celebration will be a tree giveaway from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. More than 1,000 trees (including seedlings) will be available for Columbia County residents. Selections include: crape myrtle, live oak, red maple, dahoon holly, nuttail oak and arrowwood viburnum. A variety of seedlings will also be on hand. The National Arbor Day Tree Giveaway in Lake City began in 2000, when 400 trees were given away. The next year 800 trees were given out and by 2009 the number had grown to 2,200, including seedlings. Many public, nonprofit facilities and organizations have obtained trees to enhance surroundings throughout Columbia County. Lake City is celebrating its 13th consecutive year as a “Tree City, USA.” The repeat yearly designation is due to the fact that the city promotes the importance of trees and commemorates both Florida Arbor Day and National Arbor Day by quality program observances. Since the Lake City/Columbia County Beautification Committee’s inception, Bettye Lane has served as chairwoman. She will relinquish that post after this year’s tree giveaway. “When one becomes an octogenarian, the steps are slower and the energy level diminishes,” Lane said. “I will remain a member, but will not be the chair. The committee is a focused, dedicated group and will continue to enhance life in our community through beautification programs and projects.” The committee said it’s extremely grateful for the support from individuals and entities who help to make their programs possible. They will offer personal thanks after the upcoming giveaway. Each adult may receive two trees at Friday’s giveaway. Proof of Columbia County residency must be provided.Annual tree giveaway returns FridayCOURTESYColumbia County residents leave with a free tree at a previous Lake City/Columbia County Beautification Committee National Arbor Day Tree Giveaway. State starts moving on ‘safety valve’ budgetBy BRANDON LARRABEEThe News Service of FloridaTALLAHASSEE — Even as rumors of a last-minute spending deal circulated in the Capitol, the House Appropriations Committee voted Tuesday morning to move forward with a bare-bones budget in an attempt to avoid a special legislative session — or at least the blame for one. The panel voted along party lines, 19-10, to approve an $82.1 billion “standard operating budget” (PCB APC 17-06). The measur e would essentially carry over current state spending levels, with some increases for critical areas like public education and Medicaid funding, to the budget year that begins July 1. The plan has virtually no chance of becoming law; Senate leaders have already slammed the House’s approach as “ineffectual.” House Republicans said the unusual maneuver, coming just a week before lawmakers must agree on a budget or move into legislative overtime, could help avoid a special or extended ses sion. The regular session is sched uled to end May 5, but lawmakers would need to have a budget done by May 2 because of a constitu tionally required “cooling off period.” “It’s really the safety valve,” said House Appr opriations Chairman Carlos Trujillo, R-Miami. “Could we get a budget done in the next 10 days? Possibly. But if we don’t, this is our safety valve.” But Democrats blasted the proposal as a sham. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Coral Springs, called the plan “just strategy and posturing.” Most of the Democrats who spoke on the bill rattled off a list of projects serving needy Floridians that would be pared from the budget in a drive to remove all one-time spending. They also echoed the attacks of Senate Republicans, who have compared the House’s new plan to the budget gymnastics of Congress. “This is House leadership trying to turn Tallahassee into Washington, D.C., where we kick our problems down the road because we don’t have the will to solve them. ... By passing this bud get, we are essentially admitting that we have wasted the taxpayers’ time and money on two months of grandiose speeches and postur ing with nothing to show for it,” said House Minority Leader Janet Cruz, D-T ampa. Republicans responded by saying they were doing the best they could as time ran short on the session and that they intentionally avoided tr ying to discern which projects were worthy of inclusion in a last-ditch budget meant to keep the lights on. “I’m sorry if your personal pet projects are getting cut in this, but that is not a compelling state inter est, and it is not something that the constituents of the state of Florida need to participate in,” said Rep. Jason Br odeur, R-Sanford. All the while, rumors were swirling that House Speaker Richard Corcoran, R-Land O’ Lakes, and Senate Pr esident Joe Negron, R-Stuart, were closing in on an agreement on the broad outlines of a budget deal. In what some took as a sign that the real budget action might be elsewhere, the top aide to the House Appropriations Committee didn’t attend the meeting Tuesday. TrujilloSenate deals 1st gambling offerBy DARA KAMThe News Service of FloridaControversial electronic games that are the subject of a recent court decision would be outlawed under a proposal offered by the Senate, as lawmakers begin to hash out differences over gambling plans with less than two weeks before the legislative session is slated to end. In their first substantive meeting since the House and Senate passed diametrically opposed approaches to the gambling issue, negotiators acknowledged that the clock is ticking but remained upbeat about trying to bridge what appears to be an ideological divide, as pressure mounts from recent and impending court decisions and a looming constitutional amendment. “There are some low-hanging fruits in here, and there are some more complicated issues that we need to work through, but it is the intent of the House to negotiate in good faith and hopefully get us across the finish line,” the House’s chief negotiator, Rep. Jose Felix Diaz, R-Miami, said. “Obviously, time is running out, but we are still early enough in session where I think we can be productive and do a good deal for the state of Florida.” Lawmakers, who are scheduled to end the session May 5, are trying to reach consensus on a bill that could have statewide impacts on the gambling industry. A focus of the effort is reaching a new agreement with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, which has been locked in a court battle with the state over the tribe’s exclusive rights to operate banked card games, such as blackjack, at most of its casinos. A portion of a 20-year deal giving the tribe the rights to the card games — in exchange for a guaranteed payment to the state of $1 billion over five years — expired in 2015. The tribe, Gov. Rick Scott’s administration and legislative leaders have been back at the table trying to reach a deal, known as a gambling “compact.” The Legislature refused to sign off on an agreement struck between the governor and the Seminoles late in 2015. Since then, the tribe emerged victorious in the federal lawsuit over the banked games, but the state is appealing.

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I don’t know Joe Galloway well. We briefly met once or twice, having worked for the same people over a good many years. In the abstract, however, I know him quite well as a representative of the best in American journalism. Joe proved his standing among elite firsthand historians as a young correspondent for United Press International covering a horrendous fight in 1965 that was the first between American and North Vietnamese forces. It happened in a place called the Ia Drang Valley. Joe was the lone noncombatant in a battle that set the tone for a decade that ultimately saw 58,000 Americans and hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese lose their lives. Eventually, Joe was forced to pick up a rifle and fight. I’m writing about Joe because I recently watched for the second time a movie based on his account of Ia Drang. His co-author was Hal Moore, the commander of the undermanned 7th Cavalry Regiment that in that battle ran into a buzz saw of North Vietnamese regulars of division strength. I had read the book, “We Were Soldiers Once ... and Young,” and even seen the movie when it came out in 2002, starring Mel Gibson as Moore and Barry Pepper as Joe. But I had forgotten how intense and graphically dramatic the scenes of carnage and courage were. The intensity was so relentless that it had to be broken by home front sequences of wives meeting the news of almost unimaginable loss. “Why are you watching this?” I was asked. “I know you have seen it.” I explained to her that it seemed timely given the fact that Moore, then a lieutenant colonel, had just died at age 94. In his distinguished career, he had risen to the rank of lieutenant general. Galloway is still around. He is in his 70s and still going strong, I believe. Also, it brought rushing back to me memories of the gallant journalists I’ve known, some of whom I sent into harm’s way. More importantly, it made me wonder: In this world of internet technology and the continued loss of newspapers, who or what will take the places of the brave men and women who have risked life and limb to bring us the truth about war? I remembered a misty morning at the national military cemetery above Honolulu, Hawaii, when I had tears streaming down my cheeks while gazing at more than a thousand veterans of World War II who had come to see me lay a wreath on Ernie Pyle’s grave to commemorate the 50th anniversary of his death in the Pacific and to hear me recite from his most famous work documenting the life and death of brave men and women. I thought about Jim Lucas — like Pyle, a Pulitzer Prize winner — who under heavy fire told the free world, “Five minutes ago, we took Tarawa.” He then covered every conflict thereafter, including Vietnam, only to die of cancer. “All those fights and I couldn’t have caught a bullet?” he asked after calling me to drive him to the hospital for his final battle. I couldn’t answer for a moment. Then I replied, “So you could do your job.” I remembered Hal Boyle of the Associated Press and another UPI correspondent from the so-called Good War (there is no such thing), Walter Cronkite. And Andy Rooney of Yank Magazine and Bill Mauldin, who kept us laughing through the tears. And, of course, the brilliant Homer Bigart of the New York Herald Tribune. Most of all, my thoughts turned to those I had sent to places like Nicaragua, Panama, Iraq and Iran — young Peter Copeland, Lance Gay, Al Thompson and Joan Lowy — with the same admonition. Keep your head down and your powder dry. Now I was remembering and wondering about Joe Galloway, who fit the mold of all the best. As we face the perilous future of a globe that seems to be folding in on itself, I hope someone will step up to tell the personal story of heroism and humanity we need to survive. I can only trust they will. OPINION Lake City Reporter Serving Columbia County Since 1874 The Lake City Reporter is published with pride for residents of Columbia and surrounding counties by Community Newspapers Inc. W e believe strong newspapers build strong communities —-“Newspapers get things done!” Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and profitable community -oriented newspapers. This mission will be accomplished through the teamwork of professionals dedicated to truth, integrity and hard work. Todd Wilson, Publisher Robert Bridges, Editor Jim Barr, Associate Editor Sue Brannon, Controller Dink NeSmith, President Tom Wood, Chairman LETTERS POLICY Letters to the Editor should be typed or neatly written and double spaced. Letters should not exceed 400 words and will be edited for length and libel. Letters must be signed and include the writer’ s name, address and telephone number for verification. W riters can have two letters per month published. Letters and guest columns are the opinion of the writers and not necessarily that of the Lake City Reporter. BY MAIL: b Letters, P.O. Box 1709, Lake City FL 32056; or drop off at 180 E. Duval St. downtown. BY F AX: b (386) 752 -9400. BY EMAIL: b rbridges@lakecityreporter.com Wednesday, April 26, 2017 t www.lak ecityreporter.com t 4A Lake City Reporter Serving Columbia County Since 1874 The Lake City Reporter is published with pride for residents of Columbia and surrounding counties by Community Newspapers Inc. W e believe strong newspapers build strong communities —-“Newspapers get things done!” Our primary goal is to publish distinguished and profitable community -oriented newspapers. This mission will be accomplished through the teamwork of professionals dedicated to truth, integrity and hard work. Todd Wilson, Publisher Robert Bridges, Editor Frances Wainwright, Controller Dink NeSmith, President Tom Wood, ChairmanWhen gentlemen compete, they honor the rules of the game and accept the referee’s calls. But no one would mistake the rulers of the Islamic Republic of Iran for gentlemen, and their gamesmanship in pursuing nuclear weapons is deadly serious. As the mullahs make a bid for more uranium, They have been called out for cheating. The United States is obliged to withhold approval of a new supply of the radioactive material until the regime can prove it’s not up to mischief. Anything else is simply tomfoolery. Iran is said to be about to renew a petition to import 950 tons of yellowcake, the raw material from which uranium is extracted. The U.S. State Department has issued a perfunctory statement verifying conformity, but Secretary of State Rex Tillerson put his own, hard-boiled mark on the process: “The [nuclear deal] fails to achieve the objective of a non-nuclear Iran; it only delays their goal of becoming a nuclear state. The Trump administration has no intention of passing the buck to a future administration on Iran.” Given the mullahs’ history of deception, if President Trump intends to retrieve the buck that Barack Obama passed on as his legacy achievement, he is entitled to assume Iran is guilty until the mullahs can prove otherwise. Two prominent Iranian opposition groups have charged that while the regime insists its nuclear program is progressing in strict compliance with its agreement, it is secretly playing the international community like a violin, conducting research into banned activities that include triggers for nuclear bombs. The engineering is being conducted at a Parchin military facility, south of Tehran, according to the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) and the People’s Mujahideen of Iran. The nuclear deal made government military installations off-limits for international inspectors, leaving a gaping hole in any realistic effort to authenticate Iran’s compliance with a 10-year delay in its nuclear weapons program. The resistance organizations provided satellite photographs showing where the illicit research is conducted within the military facility. “There is secret research to manufacture the bomb and basically cover up the real activities of the Iranian regime,” says Alireza Jafarzadeh, deputy director of the resistance group’s Washington office. The Iranian resistance has been largely responsible for awakening the world to the danger of Iran; disregarding this most recent revelation would be seriously unwise. The Iran deal enables the regime to purchase yellowcake to enrich uranium for its own peaceful purposes and to sell the surplus on the international market, but the production capacity sought now suggests that the regime may intend to hide some for nefarious purposes. “Vetoing Iran’s proposal to buy 950 tons of uranium yellowcake from Kazakhstan should be a no-brainer,” says Sen. Marco Rubio, Florida Republican. “Iran does not need this nuclear material, which far exceeds its needs and could someday be further enriched for the purposes of nuclear weapons.” If Iran’s nuclear activities smell like mackerel left in the sun, rather than hold his nose Mr. Trump should block the yellowcake sale. The mullahs have demonstrated they will lie, cheat and steal to satisfy their nuclear addiction. By blocking their bid for uranium, the president can demonstrate he won’t pass the buck to the makers of the bomb. Truth in turbulent times FCC shouldn’t abandon net neutralityUnder its last chairman, Democrat Tom Wheeler, the Federal Communications Commission dramatically ramped up its regulation of telecommunications companies, especially those that provide broadband internet access to the home. Although the telecom industry resisted many of these steps as heavy handed and overly restrictive, internet users, consumer groups and scores of companies that offer content, apps and services online welcomed them as prudent limits on broadband providers who face too little competition. And they’re right about that — far too many consumers today have only one or two practical options for high-speed internet access at their homes today. Since becoming the FCC’s new chairman in January, however, Ajit Pai, a deregulatory-minded Republican, has moved the agency just as aggressively in the opposite direction, knocking down new FCC dictates one by one. Pai’s latest target is the net neutrality rules the commission adopted in 2015 after a federal appeals court threw out the commission’s previous neutrality regulations. The 2015 rules try to preserve the openness that has been crucial to the internet’s success by barring broadband providers from blocking or impeding legal sites and services, favoring some sites’ traffic in exchange for pay, or unreasonably interfering with the flow of data on their networks. These are all vitally important principles, as even opponents of the rules recognize. The fight has largely been over how strictly they should be interpreted and enforced. In particular, the dispute has been over the FCC’s move to reclassify broadband providers as utilities, which a federal appeals court ruled the commission had to do before it could impose blanket prohibitions on blocking, throttling or prioritizing data. The reclassification also subjected providers to some of the same, decades-old rules as local phone monopolies. The process of undoing a rule usually requires another public notice and months of public comment on the proposed change. But Pai may take a procedural shortcut next month that undoes the utility classification right away. And instead of having neutrality rules that the FCC would enforce, Pai may call on broadband providers to pledge not to block, impede or prioritize traffic unreasonably — with the Federal Trade Commission available to slap the hands of any provider that goes back on its pledge. That’s a laughable idea. Dropping the “utility” classification would make it harder for the FCC to protect net neutrality, but not impossible — Wheeler laid out a way to do so in 2014. Leaving the matter to voluntary pledges and the Federal Trade Commission, on the other hand, would be precious close to having no safeguards at all. A broadband provider could avoid an FTC lawsuit even if it stopped honoring its neutrality pledge. It would just have to adjust its terms of service to reveal any shift for example, disclosing that it was now blocking websites that did not pay an extra toll to reach their customers, or letting websites buy their way to the front of the data line. More important, opponents of the current neutrality rules have yet to offer a persuasive argument for abandoning them. A common complaint is that they somehow limit investment by broadband providers, but that investment has been trending downward for almost a decade. Nor can market forces be counted on to protect net neutrality, given how few options for broadband service most homes have. The ongoing wave of telecom industry consolidation threatens to keep the number of competitors low even after next-generation wireless networks arrive with speeds that rival fiber-optic phone and cable-TV lines. If Pai proceeds as expected, consumer groups and internet-based companies are sure to take the FCC to court, where broadband providers are already challenging the Wheeler-era net neutrality rules in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals. Congress could cut short the seemingly endless legal battling by giving the commission clear new authority to protect net neutrality, as it should have done years ago. But when it comes to the FCC’s proper role, Republicans and Democrats are as divided as Pai and Wheeler. Protecting net neutrality shouldn’t be a partisan issue, considering how widely shared that goal is. If Pai manages to kill the current rules, Congress should make clear once and for all that broadband providers mustn’t pick winners and losers online, and that the FCC has the power to make sure they don’t.Q Los Angeles TimesAddicted to uranium ANOTHER VIEWQ Washington Times Dan K. ThomassonQ Dan Thomasson is an op-ed columnist for Tribune News Service and a former vice president of Scripps Howard Newspapers. Readers may send him email at: thomassondan@aol.com.

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t WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 26, 2017 t LOCAL t LAKE CITY REPORTER t 5A Friction Farm to perform free library showOBITUARIES From staff reportsModern folk duo Friction Farm will play a free concert at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lake City Library, 308 NW Columbia Ave. Friction Farm is a husband and wife team of traveling troubadours. Aidan Quinn and Christine Stay combine storytelling, social commentary and humor to create songs of everyday life, local heroes and quirky observations. The duo has performed inter nationally and toured the U.S. and have been Kerrville New Folk Finalists and Falcon Ridge Emerging Artists (prestigious honors in the small world of folk and acoustic music). Quinn and Stay turned their love of reading into a musical project that saw them discussing a book, seeing where the story would take them and writing a song. They were inspired by true tales “The Voyage of the Beagle” and fictional works “The Cellist of Sarajevo,” a gift from a friend, “Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter” and a recommendation from a stranger, “The Glass Castle.” Occasionally, real life filtered in and begged them to re-read books “Reading Lolita in Tehran” and a “Walk in the Woods.” The songs created from their reading are, for the most part, not about the books. The books provided a catalyst for creative thought, sometimes a very direct path to a song and sometimes a very circuitous route connecting stories, real-life events and imagination. Friction Farm will share some of the stories behind the songs in the live library show, which they promise will be full of funny and poignant stories, sponta neous diversions, audience participation, good music and lots of fun.COURTESYAidan Quinn and Christine Stay combine storytelling, social commentary and humor to create songs of everyday life, local heroes and quirky observations. They will perform locally on Monday. Glen Russell Barrs, Sr.Mr. Glen Russell Barrs, Sr., age 74, of Branford, Florida died Sunday, April 23, 2017, from complications after openheart surgery at North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida. Mr. Barrs was born in O’Brien, Florida and graduated from Branford High School in 1961 and from Sante Fe Community College. Mr. Barrs was a Church of God minister for 51 years and also was a licensed painting contrac tor for many years. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Edna O. Barrs: One daughter, Amy Elizabeth Barrs: Four sons, Glen Russell Barrs, Jr., Timothy Blake Barrs, Colin Jerome Barrs and Joseph Matthew Barrs: Two brothers, Ray Barrs and Gerald Barrs: 14 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren also survive. Funeral service to honor the life of Mr. Barrs will be held at 11 A.M. Thursday, April 27, in the Branford Church of God with 5HY'DOH'DQVE\3DVWRURIFLating and assisted by Rev. W.C. Cobb and Rev. John Hathaway. Interment will be private at Sante Fe Cemetery, Branford, Florida. Visitation and gathering with the family will be from 10 to 11 A.M. Thursday (One hour before services) at the church. GUERRY FUNERAL HOME 2659 S.W. Main Blvd., Lake City, Florida is in charge of arrangements. www.guerryfuneralhome.net Ina Marilyn BodifordMs. Ina Marilyn Bodiford passed away on Monday, April 24, 2017 at the North Florida Regional Hospital in Gainesville, FL. Born March 8, 1941 in Lake Butler, Florida, she was the daughter of the late Ellison Mills Kelly and Ina Rene Kerce. She was preceded in death by KHUKXVEDQGRIWZHQW\YH\HDUV Charles Bodiford, her sister Millie Register, and her grandson Chas Bodiford. She was employed at K-Mart in Lake City for many years. She enjoyed crocheting, reading and loved spending time with Grandchil dren and Great-Grandchildren. She is survived by her two daughters, Barbara Coody of Lake City, Florida, and Becky Miller of Lake City, Florida. One son, Daryl Bodiford of Lake City, Florida and Two sisters, Wanda Patrena of Branford, Florida and Francis Kelly, of Lake City, Florida. Four grandchildren Stephen, Jarred, and Heather Coody, and Justin Winn. $QGYHJUHDWJUDQGFKLOGUHQ Kaydence Schneiders, Riley Ella Coody, Raiden Coody, Brantley Coody and Liam Coody. The family will receive friends at the Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home, Thursday evening April 27, 2017 from 5:00 -7:00 P.M. Funeral Services will be conducted on Friday, April 28, 2017 at 2:00 P.M. at the Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home, with the Rev. Richard &DVRQRIFLDWLQJ,QWHUPHQWZLOO follow in Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the DEES-PARRISH FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 458 South Marion Avenue Lake City, FL 32025. Please sign the family guestbook at parrishfamilyfuneralhome.comTheodore F. “BO” Norris Mr. Theodore F. “BO” Norris, 83, a lifelong resident of Columbia County passed away peacefully Sunday morning, April 23, 2017, at the home of his loving care giver and mother of his children, Dolores. Mr. Norris was one of seven children born to the late John Frank and Emma Beckham Norris. He dropped out of high school to join and serve in the United States Navy and was stationed for a time in Okinawa, Japan. Following his years of service Mr. Norris returned to Columbia County and his family farm. He worked for Champion Mobile Homes for many years prior to going to work with his son, Ronnie, at Norris Mobile Home Movers, where he worked until his retirement just a few years ago. %RORYHGKXQWLQJVKLQJLQ the river and cooking. He was famous for his “Brunswick Stew”. Bo was a story teller “extraordinaire” and usually didn’t have to embellish much and he was a true “ladies man”. But above all else, he was a family man. “Bo” loved his family with a deep passion and all that were blessed to be in his circle knew that they were loved. Mr. Norris was of the Baptist faith and was preceded in death by his sister, Linda; and his four brothers, Tommy, Johnnie, “Pee Wee”, and “Wimp”. He is survived by his chil dren, Teddy Norris of Trenton, FL, Ronnie & Melva Norris, and Whitey Norris; his sisters, Jerri Houston and Jean Craig all of Lake City; his grandchildren, Ryan Norris, Frankie Norris, Lexi Rae Norris, Jessie Norris Purks, Christen Price Bustillo and J. “Buck” Price; and special nephews, Steve Norris, Tommy Norris, Jr., Jerry Craig, B.J. Craig, Jack Craig, Leroy Norris and The Houstons. Great-grandchildren including, Cole, Cash, Maddie, Olive and River also survive. The family also wishes to express their deepest love and gratitude to their mother, Dolores and their Aunt Patsy for taking such good care of “Bo” during his last three months at home. Lane Bolen and Scott Ward were both special blessings in his life and gave of FRXQWOHVVDQGVHOHVVKRXUVRI their time with appointments during his illness. Your love and kindness will never be forgotten. Countless other family mem bers and friends also survive. Funeral services for Mr. Norris will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Thursday, April 27th, in the Chapel of the Dees-Parrish Family Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Siloam United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 Wednesday evening in the Chapel of the funeral home. Arrangements are under the direction of the DEES-PARRISH FAMILY FUNERAL HOME, 458 S. Marion Ave., Lake City, FL 32025 Messages of sympathy or Memories to be shared may be left at the on-line family guestbook at Parrisfamilyfuneralhome.comObituaries are paid advertisements. For details, call the Lake City Reporter’s classified department at 752-1293. QTo submit your Community Calendar item, stop by the Reporter or email Justin Caudell at jcaudell@lakecityreporter.com.COMMUNITY CALENDARToday‘Terrific Twos’“Terrific Twos,” a library program for toddlers, is offered on   W ednesdays at 10:30 a.m. at the main branch of the Columbia County Public Library,   308 NW Columbia A ve. in downtown Lake City. For more information about the library’s children’s programs, call 758-2101.Free soil testing Free soil pH tests are available every Wednesday morning at the Columbia County Extension Office, 971 W. Duval St., Suite 170, in Lake City. Residents may bring a sample to the office during regular business hours. For more information, call 752-5384.Seed Lending Library The Columbia Seed Lending Library is available at the main library branch in downtown Lake City on Tuesdays from 2 to 4 p.m. The CSLL meets at the Fort White branch from 2 to 4 p.m. on Wednesdays, and volunteers will also be on hand on the first and third Tuesday of each month from 10 a.m. to noon at the West branch, 435 NW Hall of Fame Drive (off U.S. 90 just past Interstate 75).   Come and select a wide variety of seeds and r eceive advice from seasoned gardeners.   TRLS BOD meetingThe Three Rivers Legal Services Board of Directors will meet at 4 p.m. at 334 NW Lake City Avenue, Lake City. The meeting is open and will discuss fiscal and program issues. For more information, call 352-4152320.ThursdayFlorida Highway Patrol Career FairThe Florida Highway Patrol is actively recruiting across the state and will be hosting an afterhours career fair for individuals interested in pursuing a career with the FHP from 3 to 7 p.m. at the Lake City FHP Station, 1350 U.S. Highway 90 W. The career fair will assist candidates to understand pay and benefits, the application process, as well as learn where open positions are currently available in North Central Florida. For more information, call 386-754-6284.Alcohol ink classGateway Art Gallery, located at 168 N. Marion Ave. in Lake City (next to Ward’s Jewelry), will present an alcohol ink class for all levels of artists from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The class is $30, which includes supplies. Call 7525229 for more information or to register.MOAA meetingThe Suwannee River Valley Chapter of The Military Officer Association of America will hold its monthly meeting at the Lake City Elks Club, 309 Hernando Street. Social hour begins at 6:30 p.m. and is followed by the program at 7. The program will be presented by retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Don Baggett, who will give a presentation on his Vietnam experience. The meeting is open to all active duty, retired and former U.S. Armed Service commissioned officers and their spouses. For information and reservations, call Margaret Henry at 386-397-2614, email rhnrymrgrt@windstream.net or call Bill French at 904-568-4357 or email billfren@comcast.net.FridayArbor Day celebrationThe Lake City-Columbia County Beautification Committee will hold its annual national Arbor Day “Tree Giveaway” from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Memorial Stadium. Trees will be given only to residents of Lake City and Columbia County. Residents must have proof of residency by showing a voter registration card or Florida driver’s license for verification of residency. An assortment of seedlings will also be available. Trees to be given out will be crape myrtle, red maple, nuttall oak, dahoon holly, live oak and arrowwood viburnum. Relay for Life Survivors DinnerSt. James Episcopal Church and their “Holy Smokers” and Parish Life Team will be cooking and serving dinner at 6 p.m. in the Richardson Middle School cafeteria for survivors and guests at the annual Relay for Life Survivors Dinner.SaturdayFlapjack fundraiserLake City’s Applebee’s will host a breakfast fundraiser for Suwannee Spirit Cheer Gym from 8 to 10 a.m. A $10 ticket at the door includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage and a beverage. The Suwannee Spirit Cheerleaders have been awarded two separate invitations to compete at the prestigious National D2 Summit Competition at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports at Walt Disney World May 12-14. All monies raised at the breakfast will go toward the teams’ travel expenses, lodging, food and competition fees. Columbia County Riding Club activitiesSpeed events are held the second and fourth Saturday of each month February through June and then resume the fourth Saturday of August though November. Leadline starts at 5 p.m., exhibition at 5:30 p.m. and ride starts at 6 p.m.Live music The Vintage Band will perform beginning at 8:15 p.m. at Marion Street Deli and Pub. The Vintage Band, made up of guitarist Billy Aldrich, bass player Mark Bower, guitarist Mark Wilson and drummer Phil Marston, plays cover rock and roll songs from the 60s, 70 and 80s as well as country songs by artists such as Kenny Chesney and George Strait.COURTESYPost-its lift school’s spiritsWestside Elementary celebrated “Positive Post-it Note Day” recently.Every student, faculty and staff member received a positive Post-it note.Notes were posted all over campus, on classroom doors and in the walkways.It was a special day to encourage kindness and celebrate all the wonderful individuals that make up the Westside family, school officials said.

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6A t WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 26, 2017 t HEALTH t LAKE CITY REPORTER t BAYA MEDICAL 1465 W. U.S. Hwy. 90 386-755-2277 Provider for Florida BCBS & Florida BlueOxygen, CPAP & Other Respiratory Supplies Schomburg named hospice’s top volunteerFrom staff reportsFran Schomburg was the recipient of the Haven Hospice Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award for the Lake City service area during a recent volunteer appreciation luncheon and awards event at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. “The Volunteer of the Year embodies Haven’s mission of honoring life by providing comfort, care and compassion to those we serve. Though Fran has only been a volunteer with Haven for a short time, she exemplifies our core values,” said Haven Hospice Lake City Volunteer Coordinator Lauren Pinchouck. “We are so fortunate to have her as a member of our Suwannee Valley team, and we are thrilled to award her Volunteer of the Year.” Schomburg started volunteering with Haven in December 2015 as a way to give back. She volunteers her time with Haven performing “Tuck-in Calls.” Tuckin Calls are calls to families on Thursdays to ensure they have the supplies they will need for the weekend. Schomburg performed almost 1,000 Tuck-in Calls in 2016. “The families and I really look forward to talking to each other every week,” Schomburg said. In addition to the Volunteer of the Year award, other volunteers recently received recognition for their service: Jan Cole, Patient and Caregiver Volunteer of the Year; Sheri Lee, Suwannee Valley Care Center Volunteer of the Year; Bob Deverick, Dave Lawson Veteran’s Honors Award; Ethel Hazelwood, Administrative Volunteer of the Year; and Diane Parks, Attic Resale Store Volunteer of the Year. These and all of Haven’s volunteers are a vital member of the Hospice Care Team, Pinchouck said. They provide companionship, support and assistance to patients residing at home, in assisted living facilities, nursing homes, hospitals and the Suwannee Valley Care Center. They also reach out to grieving families, help staff the Attic Resale Store, assist with administrative tasks and serve on special event committees. Haven has more than 700 community members dedicating their time and talents.Gluten can have a big impact on your mood and skin There are billions of pills swallowed each year, with the sole intent to reduce stomach acid. I’m referring to the category of acid blockers and antacids. Medications in this category play a huge role in gluten-related illness due to their welldocumented interference with the digestion of your food.   Undigested food pr oteins like gluten can leak into your bloodstream and cause problems all over your body.   I think these medications ar e causing a lot of gluten sensitivity (not celiac, which is autoimmune).   W ith acid blockers, how are you supposed to fully digest your meals without your stomach acid? You can’t. Soon I will tell you about three common symptoms that come from eating gluten-based bread, pasta, cookies, muffins, bagels, soy sauce and so forth. When the protein gluten breaks into smaller proteins (gliadin for example), it leaves your digestive tract through microscopic holes and get into your bloodstream. Therein lies the problem. Your body makes antibodies to gliadin and attacks whatever tissue that gliadin has attached itself too. Your immune system is just doing its job, attacking the invader, but it’s your body that pays the price. For years we’ve heard anecdotally about people who test negative for celiac disease, but whose symptoms dramatically improve when gluten (and preferably all grains) are eliminated. We are now starting to get some answers, because a separate condition called Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity (NCGS) has recently been officially identified. Patients with NCGS will absolutely test negative for the autoimmune condition of celiac disease, because they don’t have a classic allergy to wheat.   But people with NCGS experience all the   same unpleasant symptoms, and r espond favorably to a gluten-free diet. NCGS is more common than celiac. I’m sure you know that gluten sensitivity contributes to irritable bowel problems, obesity, as well as rapid transit time (i.e. you probably have diarrhea and gas soon after eating!) But there are other common symptoms you’ve probably not considered. So with that said, I’d recommend six months off gluten (and preferably all grains) if you have any of the following: 1. Brain fog. Perhaps you keep forgetting thoughts mid-sentence and word finding difficulties? Cognitive dysfunction is extremely common among gluten sensitive folks. 2. Skin problems. A painful rash called dermatitis   herpetifor mis (DH) is unique to celiac disease, but NCGS can also drive other common skin conditions, itchy unexplained rashes, rosacea and eczema. 3. Bad moods. Gluten can impact your neurotransmitters. Our brains are exquisitely sensitive to fluctuations in our environment and our body’s general health. The neurotransmitters serotonin and GABA are more prevalent in your gastrointestinal tract than in your brain. If your gut lining is damaged due to extended use or misuse of potent acid blockers, or gluten, then your brain chemicals are imbalanced. This leads to depression and anxiety. If you think you have problems with gluten, the simplest, most inexpensive thing to do is reconsider your antacids, and stop eating gluten for six months and see how you feel.   Q Suzy Cohen is a pharmacist who got her start in Gainesville. DEAR PHARMACIST Suzy Coheninfo@dearpharmacist.com www.SuzyCohen.com COURTESYFrom left, Haven Hospice President Gayle Mattson, Volunteer of the Year Fran Schomburg, Haven Hospice Lake City Volunteer Coordinator Lauren Pinchouck and Lake City Administrator Anita Howard after Schomburg was recognized during a volunteer appreciation luncheon and awards event at the Haven Hospice Suwannee Valley Care Center. Study: Exercise can be contagiousBy AMINA KHANTribune News ServiceNow here’s a contagion that might not be so bad to encounter. A new analysis of the running habits of about 1.1 million people reveals that exercise is indeed contagious — though its communicabili ty depends on who’s spreading it. The findings, published in the journal Natur e Communications, also reveal that certain relationships are better at spread ing the running bug than others — and could have implications for the study of other social contagions, such as obesity and smoking. In recent years, r esearchers in a wide range of fields — from economics and politics to medicine and computer sci ence — have begun to investigate the ways in which many of our individu al decisions affect the decisions of our peers, and how behavioral changes may spread thr ough a social network. Creating health and other interven tions that effectively could harness the social network to maximize their benefit would be a real game-changer researchers say. But it’s been difficult to draw con clusions from studies based on self-re porting surveys (where participants may not be fully honest or aware of their own behaviors). So for this paper, Sinan Aral and Christos Nicolaides of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology used fitness track er data to study the running and activity habits of around 1.1 million people in an actual global social network. The run ners had formed about 3.4 million social network ties; the resear chers analyzed the 2.1 million or so ties for which they could pinpoint geographic location and weather information for both users. Over five years, these social media users ran a collective 350 million kilometers — and their runs were all automatically posted online for their friends to see, reducing the issues that come with self-reporting. On the same day on average, an addi tional kilometer run by friends influences an individual to run an additional 0.3 kilometers. An additional kilometer per minute r un by friends pushes a person to run an additional 0.3 kilometers per min ute faster than usual. If those friends run an extra 10 minutes, that person is likely to run about thr ee minutes longer than they would have. The effect is strongest on the same day and appears to diminish with time, the authors wrote. rffn rffnrftb rrrrrfbfffbb rbrrbbrb rbrbtbrff r ER rffntMessage and data rates may apply. For more information, visit: TextERHelp.comrfntnb b choose biggER and fastER! LCM-8030 Cardio ER Ad_4.75x8_L4.indd 1 10/24/16 12:51 PM rffnrrt brrrttftfrtbtt rtrbfrtntfnrbb rtttnrtfrr rbrr rf ntbn

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NCAA workshopColumbia County Recreation Department is hosting an NCAA compliance workshop for middle and high school students along with their families. The workshop will help attendees understand the recruiting process and eligibility requirements. Optional: $80 to register child for NCAA Eligibility Center. The workshop will be held at the RCC from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. For more questions contact: 386-7547095.Summer Camp Registration Girls Club Summer Camp and Boys Club @ Teen Town Summer Camp will be holding its public registration beginning May 17 at 8:00am at the Girls Club Facility. The club will take registration until the summer camp is full. Spots are limited and on a first come first served basis. The cost for the 9-week summer camp is $275.00. Boys and Girls must be 6 years of age and completed the first grade through 12 years of age to attend. If you have any questions please contact Tara Krieghauser at 386-7195840 for information on the Girls Club Program or Heyward Christie at 386-754-3607 for infor mation on the Boys Club at Teen Town Program.Countywide Field DayLocal fifth graders will be having their endof-the-year field day on May 5 from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm at Columbia High. The students will have an opportunity to show their athletic abilities in the school’s district annual event. Physical education teachers from all nine elementary schools come together to put on a a countywide field day. The events include 50, 100 and 200-yd dash, hurdle races, ball spoon relay, ball relay, dizzy bat competitions, sack race, three legged races, balloon toss contests, bucket brigade contests and tug of war. CHS students are encouraged to help. Admission is free but spectators must remain in the stands during the festivities.Summer Camp Registration Richardson Community Center & AMN with the help of the Columbia County Recreation Department begins registration for summer camp on May 1st. The cost of the program is $225, which includes out-of-town trips, breakfast and lunches. A full STEM curriculum is taught by a certified instructor. Spots are limited to the first 50 students to register. Ages 6-13 are welcome to sign up. Camp dates are June 12-August 4. For more information, please contact Nicole Smith at 386-754-7095. Flyer and registration form can be found online at ccrd-lc.weebly.com.BRIEFSCHS FOOTBALL NASCAREarnhardt Jr. to retire following 2017 seasonCOURTESYDale Earnhardt Jr. turns 43 in October, is newly married and has said he wants to start a family. ERIC JACKSON/Lake City ReporterColumbia head coach Brian Allen tosses a pass during a drill in the opening day of spring practice on Monday. The Tigers will dress in full pads next week in preparation for the coming season this fall. Columbia hosts Raines in the Preseason Classic on May 19th. Columbia football team takes the field for spring practice this week By ERIC JACKSONejackson@lakecityreporter.comThe grind picks up where it left off this week. The Tigers are back to business. Columbia’s football team has returned to the practice field as the squad kicks off this year’s spring practice. As the new campaign nears, the Tigers have wasted no time getting prepared, working hard in early drills since reuniting on Monday. “We’re back at it again,” junior S.L. McCall said. “It’s just about getting refreshed on the plays from last year, getting used to them again.” For returners, like McCall, the next few weeks will be a review course. But for many others, like rising freshmen, they’re receiving their first glimpse of what it takes to be a Tiger. “They get an introduction of it,” Columbia head coach Brian Allen said of the newcomers. “From a school perspective, you start with a certain level of math and advance to the higher level next year and so forth. Like core academics, its same thing in little league teams, rec ball – learning the basics. Not even teaching football as a system, but understanding key fundamentals.” SPRING continued on 6BBy JENNA FRYERAssociated PressCHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. abruptly announced his retirement at the end of the season Tuesday, a decision that will cost NASCAR its most popular driver as the series scrambles to rebuild its fan base. Colorful, candid and talented, Earnhardt has been plagued by concussions the last several years and he missed half of last season recovering from a head injury. He had delayed contract talks on an extension to drive the No. 88 Chevrolet, and the two-time Daytona 500 winner will call it quits when the season ends in November. Hendrick Motorsports said Earnhardt informed his team of his decision early Tuesday, though he first discussed retirement with his boss on March 29. Earnhardt and team owner Rick Hendrick scheduled an afternoon news conference to discuss his decision. “Dale Jr. has had a huge impact on our sport and you can see that every week with his legion of fans and Junior Nation,” Jeff Gordon said in a statement released by Fox Sports, where he now works as an analyst after spending much of last season filling in for the injured Earnhardt. “He has a tremendous sense of the history of NASCAR and, while he shares his father’s name, Dale has made a name for himself with his accomplishments in racing. While we will miss Dale on the track next year, he loves this sport, those working in the industry and the fans too much to ever be too far away.” A third-generation racer, Earnhardt turns 43 in October, is newly married and has said he wants to start a family. He has become a vocal advocate for research into sports-related RETIRE continued on 2BSPRING BALL IS BACK B1

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2B t WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 26, 2017 t SPORTS t LAKE CITY REPORTER t TV LISTINGSToday GOLF 10:30 p.m. GOLF — European PGA Tour, Volvo China Open, first round, at Beijing 2:30 a.m. (Thursday) GOLF — European PGA Tour, Volvo China Open, first round, at Beijing MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, Kansas City at Chicago White Sox OR Cincinnati at Milwaukee (1:30 p.m.) 7 p.m. ESPN — N.Y. Yankees at Boston 10 p.m. MLB — Regional coverage, L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco OR San Diego at Arizona (joined in progress) NBA BASKETBALL 6 p.m. TNT — NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference, first round, Game 5, Chicago at Boston 8:30 p.m. TNT — NBA Playoffs, Eastern Conference, first round, Game 5, Atlanta at Washington NHL HOCKEY 8 p.m. NBCSN — Stanley Cup Playoffs, Western Conference, semifinal, Game 1, Nashville at St. Louis 10:30 p.m. NBCSN — Stanley Cup Playoffs, Western Conference, semifinal, Game 1, Edmonton at Anaheim SOCCER 2:40 p.m. ESPN2 — German Cup, semifinal, Bayern Munich vs. Borussia Dortmund NBCSN — Premier League, Tottenham at Crystal PalaceMLB STANDINGSNATIONA LEAGUE East Division t W t L t Pc t t GB Washingt on t 13 t 6 t .684 t — Miami t 10 t 8 t .556 t 2 Philadelphia t 9 t 9 t .500 t 3 New Yor k t 8 t 11 t .421 t 5 Atlan ta t 6 t 12 t .333 t 6 Cen tral Division t W t L t Pc t t GB Chicago t 11 t 8 t .579 t — Cincinna ti t 10 t 10 t .500 t 1 Milw aukee t 10 t 11 t .476 t 2 St Louis t 9 t 10 t .474 t 2 Pittsbur gh t 8 t 11 t .421 t 3 West Division t W t L t Pc t t GB Color ado t 14 t 6 t .700 t — Ar izona t 13 t 8 t .619 t 1 Los A ngeles t 9 t 11 t .450 t 5 San Diego t 8 t 13 t .381 t 6 San Francisco t 7 t 13 t .350 t 7 AMERICAN LEA GUE East Division t W t L t Pc t t GB Baltimore t 13 t 5 t .722 t — New Yor k t 11 t 7 t .611 t 2 Bost on t 11 t 8 t .579 t 2 Tampa Ba y t 10 t 11 t .476 t 4 Tor onto t 5 t 14 t .263 t 8 Cen tral Division t W t L t Pc t t GB Cleveland t 10 t 8 t .556 t — Detr oit t 10 t 8 t .556 t — Chicago t 9 t 9 t .500 t 1 Minnesota t 9 t 10 t .474 t 1 Kansas C ity t 7 t 12 t .368 t 3 West Division t W t L t Pc t t GB Houston t 13 t 6 t .684 t — Oakland t 10 t 9 t .526 t 3 Te xas t 9 t 11 t .450 t 4 Los A ngeles t 9 t 12 t .429 t 5 Sea ttle t 8 t 12 t .400 t 5 Wednesda y’s Games Kansas City (Karns 0-1) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 0-4), 2:10 p.m. Houston (McCullers 2-0) at Cleveland (Bauer 1-2), 6:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-2) at Baltimore (Bundy 3-1), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 2-1) at Boston (Sale 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Paxton 2-0) at Detroit (Norris 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Santiago 2-1) at Texas (Hamels 1-0), 8:05 p.m. Toronto (Latos 0-0) at St. Louis (Martinez 0-3), 8:15 p.m. Oakland (Manaea 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 0-1), 10:07 p.m. Cincinnati (Davis 0-0) at Milwaukee (Peralta 3-1), 1:40 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Lester 0-0) at Pittsburgh (Glasnow 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Volquez 0-2) at Philadelphia (Pivetta 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Dickey 1-2) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Latos 0-0) at St. Louis (Martinez 0-3), 8:15 p.m. Washington (Roark 2-0) at Colorado (Chatwood 2-2), 8:40 p.m. San Diego (Cahill 1-2) at Arizona (Walker 2-1), 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Wood 1-0) at San Francisco (Cueto 3-1), 10:15 p.m.NBA PLAYOFFSFIRST ROUND EASTERN CONFERENCE Boston 2, Chicago 2 Wednesday, April 26: Chicago at Boston, 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 28: Boston at Chicago, TBA x-Sunday, April 30: Chicago at Boston, TBA Atlanta 2, Washington 2 Wednesday, April 26: Atlanta at Washington, 6 p.m. Friday, April 28: Washington at Atlanta, TBA x-Sunday, April 30: Atlanta at Washington, TBA Toronto 3, Milwaukee 2 Thursday, April 27: Toronto at Milwaukee, TBA x-Saturday, April 29: Milwaukee at Toronto, TBA Cleveland 4, Indiana 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE Golden State 4, Portland 0 San Antonio 2, Memphis 2 Tuesday, April 25: Memphis at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Thursday, April 27: San Antonio at Memphis, TBA x-Saturday, April 29: Memphis at San Antonio, TBA Houston 3, Oklahoma City 1 Tuesday, April 25: Oklahoma City at Houston, 8 p.m. x-Thursday, April 27: Houston at Oklahoma City, TBA x-Saturday, April 29: Oklahoma City at Houston, TBA L.A. Clippers 2, Utah 2 Tuesday, April 25: Utah at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Friday, April 28: L.A. Clippers at Utah, TBA x-Sunday, April 30: Utah at L.A. Clippers, TBA SCOREBOARD WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 26, 2017 Comcast Dish DirecTV6 PM6:307 PM7:308 PM8:309 PM9:3010 PM10:3011 PM11:30 3-ABC 3 -TV20 NewsABC World NewsEnt. TonightBe a MillionaireThe Goldbergs (N) Speechless (N) blackish (N) blackish (N) Designated Survivor “Lazarus” (N) News at 11 Jimmy Kimmel Live 4-IND 4 4 4News4JAX at 6PMNews4JAXEnt. TonightInside Edition (N) Hot in ClevelandLast Man StandingBig Bang TheoryBig Bang TheoryThe 10 O’Clock News (N) News4JAX(:35) The Insider 5-PBS 5 -DW NewsNightly BusinessPBS NewsHour (N) Nature “Forest of the Lynx” (N) NOVA Chernobyl nuclear reactor. (N) Wild Weather (N) BBC World NewsCapitol Update 7-CBS 7 47 47Action News JaxCBS Evening NewsJudge Judy Family Feud (N) Survivor “A Line Drawn in Concrete” Criminal Minds “Unforgettable” (N) Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders (N) Action NewsLate Show-Colbert 9-CW 9 17 172 Broke Girls 2 Broke Girls Mike & Molly Mike & Molly Arrow “Dangerous Liaisons” (N) The 100 “DNR” (N) Law & Order: Criminal Intent Gambling. Judge Faith Anger 10-FOX 10 30 30Action NewsAction NewsTMZ (N) Access HollywoodShots Fired (N) (DVS) Empire “Love Is a Smoke” (N) Action NewsAction NewsAction NewsModern Family 12-NBC 12 12 12News NBC Nightly NewsWheel of FortuneJeopardy! (N) Blindspot “Regard a Mere Mad Rager” Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (N) Chicago P.D. “Grasping for Salvation” News Tonight Show WGN-A 16 239 307Blue Bloods Danny shoots a cop. “U.S. Marshals” (1998) Tommy Lee Jones, Wesley Snipes. Sam Gerard gets caught up in another fugitive case. Underground “Auld Acquaintance” (N) Underground “Auld Acquaintance” TVLAND 17 106 304M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H “Pilot” Love-RaymondLove-RaymondLove-RaymondNobodies (N) Lopez (N) King of QueensKing of Queens OWN 18 189 279The Book of John Gray Greenleaf Calvary’s Fall Revival. Greenleaf “Point of No Return” Greenleaf “The Royal Family” Greenleaf “Born to Trouble” (N) Greenleaf “Point of No Return” A&E 19 118 265The First 48 Storage WarsStorage WarsStorage WarsStorage WarsStorage Wars (N) Storage Wars (N) ExterminatorExterminator(:03) Storage Wars(:33) Storage Wars HALL 20 185 312Last Man StandingLast Man StandingLast Man StandingLast Man StandingLast Man StandingLast Man StandingThe Middle The Middle The Middle The Middle “Pilot” The Golden GirlsThe Golden Girls FX 22 136 248(5:00) “Taken 3” (2014, Action) Liam Neeson. “Captain America: The First Avenger” (2011, Action) Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell. Fargo Varga makes a move. (N) Fargo Varga makes a move. CNN 24 200 202The Situation Room With Wolf BlitzerErin Burnett OutFront (N) Anderson Cooper 360 (N) The Lead With Jake Tapper (N) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) CNN Tonight With Don Lemon (N) TNT 25 138 245Bones Witness Protection Program.d NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. NBA action from the rst round of the playoffs. d NBA Basketball First Round: Teams TBA. NBA action from the rst round of the playoffs. NIK 26 170 299Henry DangerHenry DangerThe ThundermansThe ThundermansNicky, RickyGame ShakersFull House Full House Full House Full House Friends Friends SPIKE 28 168 241(5:00) “Varsity Blues” (1999) James Van Der Beek. “The Blind Side” (2009) Sandra Bullock. Premiere. A well-to-do white couple adopts a homeless black teen. “The Blind Side” (2009, Drama) Sandra Bullock. MY-TV 29 32 -Mama’s FamilyMama’s FamilyM*A*S*H M*A*S*H Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Seinfeld Hogan’s HeroesCarol BurnettPerry Mason DISN 31 172 290Tangled: The SeBizaardvark K.C. UndercoverGood Luck CharlieStuck/MiddleAndi Mack Liv and MaddieLiv and MaddieBunk’d Bunk’d Jessie Jessie LIFE 32 108 252Little Women: Atlanta Little Women: Atlanta Little Women: Atlanta (N) Little Women: Atlanta (N) (:02) Little Women: Dallas (N) (:07) Little Women: Dallas USA 33 105 242NCIS A chop shop run by Marines. NCIS An ambulance explodes in transit.k NHL Hockey Conference Quarternal: Teams TBA. (N) NCIS: Los Angeles (DVS) BET 34 124 329Meet the BrownsHouse of PayneHouse of PayneHouse of Payne“A Madea Christmas” (2013) Tyler Perry, Kathy Najimy. Madea dishes out her own brand of Christmas spirit. Martin Martin ESPN 35 140 206SportsCenter With Michael and Jemelea MLB Baseball New York Yankees at Boston Red Sox. From Fenway Park in Boston. (N) Baseball Tonight (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) (Live) ESPN2 36 144 209Around the HornInterruptionSportsCenter (N) (Live) SportsCenter Special Welcome/NFLWelcome/NFLWelcome/NFLNFL Live SUNSP 37 -Reel AnimalsRays Pregamea MLB Baseball Tampa Bay Rays at Baltimore Orioles. From Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore. (N) Rays PostgameInside the RaysInside the RaysInside the Rays DISCV 38 182 278The Last Alaskans “Legacy in Danger” The Last Alaskans “Bear Intruder” The Last Alaskans “Killer Instinct” The Last Alaskans (N) Naked and Afraid XL Alaskan Bush People “A Big Gamble” TBS 39 139 247Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Seinfeld Big Bang TheoryBig Bang TheoryBig Bang TheoryBig Bang TheoryBig Bang TheoryFull FrontalConan “Dennis Quaid; Nikki Lane” (N) HLN 40 202 204Forensic FilesForensic FilesForensic FilesForensic FilesPrimetime Justice Forensic FilesForensic FilesForensic FilesForensic FilesForensic FilesForensic Files FNC 41 205 360Special Report With Bret Baier (N) The First 100 Days (N) The O’Reilly Factor (N) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) Hannity (N) The O’Reilly Factor E! 45 114 236(4:30) “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”E! News (N) Total Divas “Group-Sext” Total Divas “Runaway Bride” (N) Total Divas “Runaway Bride” E! 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Tanked “Old School vs. New School” FOOD 51 110 231Cooks vs. Cons “Salad Bar Blowout” Cooks vs. Cons “Lunchbox Bonanza” Cooks vs. Cons “All About Alfredo” Cooks vs. Cons “Egg Fight” (N) Cooks vs. Cons Cooks vs. Cons “A Lotta Frittata” TBN 52 260 372Behind the ScenesCaroline LeafRestoringThe Potter’s TouchJohn Gray WorldTurning PointJoseph PrinceSteven FurtickLiving ProofThe Blessed LifeJohn Gray WorldDrive Thru History FSN-FL 56 -Gators SpecialMarlins Pregamea MLB Baseball Miami Marlins at Philadelphia Phillies. From Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia. (N) Marlins PostgameInside the Marlins World Poker SYFY 58 122 244Warm Bodies“The Goonies” (1985) Sean Astin. Young mists nd a 17th-century pirate’s treasure map. “The Matrix” (1999) Keanu Reeves. A computer hacker learns his world is a computer simulation. AMC 60 130 254(5:00) “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows” (2011) Jude Law “Lethal Weapon” (1987) Mel Gibson. A veteran detective is paired with an eccentric partner.“Lethal Weapon 2” (1989, Action) Mel Gibson. COM 62 107 249(5:50) Futurama(:20) Futurama(6:55) South Park Animated. Coon and friends help victims. South Park South Park South Park The Comedy JamSouth Park The Daily ShowAt Midnight CMT 63 166 327Last Man StandingLast Man StandingLast Man StandingLast Man Standing“Secretariat” (2010) Diane Lane, John Malkovich. Premiere. The story of the 1973 Triple Crown winner. “Secretariat” (2010) Diane Lane. NGWILD 108 190 283Predator Fail “Seek & Destroy” Animals Gone Wild “Shock & Awe” Destination Wild Python vs. Gator Python/alligator battle. Anaconda : Silent Killer Destination Wild NGEO 109 186 276Alaska State Troopers Vegas Maa Gambling mecca. Tijuana Drug Lords Tales from the American Mob (N) Miami Drug Cartel Philly Mob Philadelphia maa. SCIENCE 110 193 284NASA’s Unexplained Files NASA’s Unexplained Files NASA’s Unexplained Files (:02) NASA’s Unexplained Files (N) (:04) Outlaw Tech “Episode 1” (:06) NASA’s Unexplained Files ID 111 192 285Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda Homicide Hunter: Lt. Joe Kenda See No Evil “Dead on Reection” See No Evil “The Long Walk Home” Reasonable Doubt “Southern Justice” See No Evil “Dead on Reection” SEC 743 408 611(3:00) The Paul Finebaum Show (N)a College Baseball Xavier at Kentucky. From Cliff Hagan Stadium in Lexington, Ky. (N) College Football Kentucky Spring Game. SportsCenter HBO 302 300 501(5:45) “Ride Along 2” (2016) Ice Cube. ‘PG-13’ VICE News Tonight“Suicide Squad” (2016, Action) Will Smith, Jared Leto. ‘PG-13’ (:05) The Leftovers (:05) The Leftovers MAX 320 310 515(:10) “Species” (1995, Science Fiction) Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina. ‘R’ “The Purge: Election Year” (2016, Action) Frank Grillo. ‘R’ (9:50) “Death Race” (2008) Jason Statham. ‘R’ (:40) The Exorcist SHOW 340 318 545(5:30) “Lincoln” (2012, Historical Drama) Daniel Day-Lewis. ‘PG-13’ Burn Motherf..., Burn! The roots of civil unrest in California. “Enemy at the Gates” (2001, War) Joseph Fiennes, Jude Law. ‘R’ (:45) The Bank Job brain injuries, and the hit he took last June led to months of rehabilitation that gave him a new perspective on his life. The concussions left him with nausea, double vision, anxiety and other symptoms that he has discussed in great detail. His wife, Amy, posted on Twitter shortly after the announcement: “I’m so proud of Dale for working so hard to get back and even prouder for his courage & self awareness to make the decision to retire. I’m sure God has many other great plans for him and us!” The news was the latest blow to the stock car series, which had lost Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart to retirement the past two years. Now Earnhardt, the last of the true country boys, is following their exit. Born and raised in North Carolina, Earnhardt has deep roots in NASCAR. His late Hall of Fame father, Dale, won seven titles and, known as “The Intimidator,” was one of the greatest drivers in NASCAR history. Earnhardt’s grandfather, Ralph, ran 51 races at NASCAR’s highest level. Earnhardt has won NASCAR’s most popular driver award a record 14 times. He has 26 career Cup victories and is a two-time champion of NASCAR’s second-tier series. But the son of the late champion has never won a Cup title. The Kannapolis, North Carolina, native in his 18th full-time season at the Cup level and he made his 600th career series start earlier this year. Earnhardt has driven for Hendrick since 2008 after a nasty split with Dale Earnhardt Inc., the team founded by his father but run by his stepmother. He was unhappy with the direction of DEI since his father’s 2001 death in a last-lap accident at the Daytona 500, and a frosty relationship with his stepmother led him to bolt to NASCAR’s most powerful team. Earnhardt is not off to the greatest start this season, with only one topfive finish so far. He took another hit Monday at Bristol Motor Speedway when a mechanical issue caused him to crash. “I feel good. We’ll get in here and find out,” he said as he walked to the care center. After his long layoff last season, Earnhardt discussed his comeback before this year’s Daytona 500 in February and said whenever he made his decision to retire it would be “the right thing to do.” He also said he wanted time to become confident about his health before considering a new contract. “For the longest time, I let racing be who I was instead of what I did,” he added. “I’ve got a whole other life beyond driving, and I really believe that. I have got a lot of things I’d love to do. Outside of having a family, there’s a lot of things in business that I’d love to see if I can succeed at. I think we got a glimpse of what that would be like. It looks pretty awesome.” RETIRE Continued From 1B NASCARNotable achievements in Earnhardt Jr.’s racing career Associated PressNotable achievements in the driving career of Dale Earnhardt Jr. Hendrick Motorsports announced Tuesday that Earnhardt will be retiring at the end of the season. 1998: Wins the Busch Grand National Series points championship for the first time at the age 24. 2000: Earns his first Winston Cup victory at DirecTV 500 in Fort Worth, Texas. The victory came in just his 12th career Winston Cup start. 2000: Wins his second Busch Series points title. 2001: In the first race held at Daytona International Speedway since his father was killed in a crash on the final lap of the Daytona 500, Earnhardt Jr. wins the Pepsi 400. He jumps to the hood of his car after the race, throws his fists in the air and then hugs 2001 Daytona 500 champion and Dale Earnhardt Inc. teammate Michael Waltrip. 2001: In the first NASCAR event since the 9/11 attacks, Earnhardt wins the Cal Ripken Jr. 400 at Dover, Delaware. He carries a large American flag during his victory lap. 2003: Captures Aaron’s 499 title to win at Talladega Superspeedway for a record fourth straight time. 2004: Earns his first Daytona 500 title exactly six years to the day after his father’s lone Daytona 500 championship. One of his career-high six titles that season. 2004: Wins an October race at Talladega but gets fined $10,000 and is docked 25 points for swearing during an NBC interview after the race. Penalty drops him out of the lead in the points race at the time. 2007: Announces he is moving from Dale Earnhardt Inc. to Hendrick Motorsports, effective in 2008. 2008: Ends a 76-race title drought by winning at Michigan International Speedway when he goes the final 55 laps without stopping for gas. 2012: Ends another long drought at Michigan again when he earns his first Sprint Cup victory since 2008. He had gone 143 races without a title. 2014: Captures his second Daytona 500 title in a race that included a rain delay lasting 6 hours, 22 minutes. Launches a comeback year in which Earnhardt also records season sweep at Pocono Raceway (also launches Twitter account that now has over 2 million followers). 2015: Wins the Coke Zero 400 in another rain-delayed race at Daytona for his 10th career victory on a restrictor-plate track. He would earn his 26th and most recent career victory later that year in Phoenix. 2016: Named NASCAR’s most popular driver for a 14th consecutive season despite missing half the year due to concussion-like symptoms. Bill Elliott is the only person to be named the most popular driver more often. 2017: Announces on April 25 that he will retire at the end of the season.COURTESYDale Earnhardt Jr. has driven for Hendrick since 2008 after a nasty split with Dale Earnhardt Inc. B2

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t LAKE b CIT Y b REPOR TER ADVICE & COMICS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 t 3B DEAR ABBY: I’ve been married almost four years. My husband and I are both barely 40, still quite young, but we have sex only once or twice a month. Our relationship is great, and we love each other. I just wish we had sex mor e often. I’ve told him I would like more, but it stays the same. When we talked about past relationships, he mentioned women hounding him to have sex, so I don’t think it’s me. I don’t want to cheat, but I’m afraid I eventually will if my needs are not met. I don’t want to leave him, but I don’t want an almost sexless mar riage. He’s a very masculine man, so I don’t know how to ask him to go to the doctor to get something to increase his sex drive. Should I do that? — NEEDS MORE IN FLORIDA DEAR NEEDS MORE: You appear to have married a very masculine man who has a very low sex drive or who may be bor derline asexual. If marital aids would help you, by all means get some. You should also have a frank talk with your husband and suggest he consult his phy sician about the discrepancy in your sex drives. Mar riage counseling might help to impr ove your level of communication, but if none of the above work, you will have to decide if you are prepared to live with the situation as it is. DEAR ABBY: I just stumbled upon my daughter-in-law’s Twitter account. She has posted half-naked pictures, talked about all the drinks she was con suming, and said that if she didn’t have a child, she’d be gone. The language she used would make a sailor blush. I baby-sit for her, and I was shocked, to say the least. I foolishly posted a shocked cat on Facebook, stating that “this is me r eading your Twitter account.” My son is now upset with me that I read her Twitter posts. I am not sure he had seen them. I saved them on my computer, which he picked up when he was her e and ran thr ough my history. I know I didn’t handle this the right way, but she was saying she starts drinking at 7 a.m., and that “moonshine wasn’t working anymore.” I am truly concerned about the baby What can I do to repair this situation? — SHOCKED IN KENTUCKY DEAR SHOCKED: If that post was public, then anyone could see it. Your son may be embarrassed that you saw how dysfunctional his marriage is, and that’s why he is misdirecting his anger toward you rather than where it belongs. If your daughter-in-law is drinking fr om the moment she wakes up, she’s in no condition to be caring for a baby. If she is using something stronger, you need to remind your son that the child’s welfar e must come first. If your statement is ignored, you will have to decide whether to involve child protective services.Q Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069 Abigail Van Burenwww.dearabby.com While wife’s sex drive races, husband is stuck in neutral DILBERT BABY BLUES BLONDIE BEETLE BAILEY B.C. FRANK & b ERNEST FOR BETTER OR WORSE ZITS HAGAR THE HORRIBLE SNUFFY SMITH GARFIELD CLASSIC PEANUTS DEAR ABBY HOROSCOPES | THE LAST WORD BY EUGENIA LAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): Figure out the best way to reach your goals and start the process of turning your dream into a reality. Educational pursuits will give you insight into something you enjoy doing that could also lead to additional income. +++TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotions will be difficult to control, but will also help you deal with situations that you have not encountered in the past. Be honest, but also ready to offer solutions to bring about a positive outcome. +++GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Offer suggestions instead of taking on responsibilities that don’t belong to you. You will be better served by doing things that will benefit you. Excessive behavior will lead to criticism and financial loss. +++CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t be a follower. Set your own course and make do with what you have. Your resourcefulness will help you get more out of whatever you decide to do. Make a point to address demands, but don’t promise to get involved. ++++LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): What you want to do and what you are allowed to do will conflict. Don’t make a fuss when a determined attitude, preparation and good organization are required to complete what’s necessary as well as fulfill your needs. ++VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll have a chance to put your skills, knowledge and expertise to the test. Don’t be afraid to show off. Anyone who doesn’t appr eciate you is probably jealous of what you can do. Hard work and a good attitude will be rewarded. +++++LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s in your best interest to take time to improve your surroundings at home or to get your personal documents or taxes in order. Ease your stress by taking responsibility for situations. Self-improvement is featured. +++SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Emotional matters will lead to unusual changes. Express your desires and take the initiative to incorporate your plans into your daily routine. Don’t deny yourself the right to a better life or a brighter future. Do what’s best for you. +++SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Consider your past and the way things turned out before you make a decision about the future. History will repeat itself if you don’t learn from your mistakes. Use your intelligence to make the best choices for you, and you will excel. +++CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Do whatever it takes to ensure that you feel comfortable and at ease with the lifestyle you have chosen and the people you spend most of your time with. Don’t put up with uncertainty Ask questions and resolve issues. +++++AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Voice your opinion, offer solutions and be a participant if you want to bring about positive changes. If you don’t participate, you won’t have the right to complain. Do your part and you will encounter someone who can help you personally ++PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Perfection, precision and being reserved about your plans until you are fully prepared to share will set the stage for a successful outcome. Your upbringing and experience will help you deal with dif ficult situations. ++++ctress-comedian Carol Burnett is 84. Guitarist-songwriter Duane Eddy is 79. Singer Maurice Williams of Maurice and the Zodiacs is 79. Singer Bobby Rydell is 75. Singer Gary Wright is 74. Actor Giancarlo Esposito (“Revolution,” ‘’Breaking Bad”) is 59. CELEBRITY BIRTHDAYS

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All candidates must pass a drug screen and background check, as well as possess an active certification. Please apply in person @ Avalon Healthcare, 1270 SW Main Blvd. Lake City, FL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COLUMBIA COUNTY Columbia County Board of County Commissioners Job Vacancy: Firefighter Full Time Position with 24 hour shifts. Must maintain Florida State Firefighter Certification. Must possess or obtain, within one year of employment, a valid State of Florida, Department of Health, EMT Certification. $10.76 per hour plus benefits. Additional $0.25 per hour for State of Florida EMT Certification and additional $0.25 per hour for State Haz Mat Certification. Valid FL drivers license required. Position Description and Application may be obtained at the Human Resources Office, Board of County Commissioners, 135 NE Hernando, Suite 203, Lake City, FL 32056, (386)719-2025, TDD (386) 758-2139, or online at www.columbiacountyfla.com An AA/EEO/ADA/VP Employer. Deadline for applications: April 26, 2017. EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COLUMBIA COUNTY Columbia County Board of County Commissioners Job Vacancy: Equipment Operator III Motor Grader Full Time Position, $12.50 hour. Posting will remain open until May 10, 2017. Position Description and Application may be obtained at the Human Resources Office, Board of County Commissioners, 135 NE Hernando, Suite 203, Lake City, FL 32056, (386) 7192025, TDD (386)758-2139, or online at www.columbiacountyfla.com An AA/EEO/ADA/VP Employer. Caring Hands Animal Hospital is currently hiring for technician. Veterinary experience is preferred. Applicants should email resumes to hr@caringhandslc.com or drop off in person. Homes of Merit is now hiring. Offering excellent benefits with great pay. Various open positions. Apply in person at: 1915 SE SR 100, Lake City. Drug Free Workplace btnnftr btnbf btnnftr btn btn btn btn btn btnfr bnfn Security Officers Needed in Live Oak & Lake City areas $10/hr Current D Security Lic., Clear background, Drivers Lic, phone, Diploma/GED. Benefits, DFWP EEO Must Apply at: www.dsisecurity.com BB9100030 Multi-Family, 4/29, 8-2 p.m., 497 SW Lunsford Terr., Hwy 47 South, furniture & lots of items. INDOOR YARD SALE: Epiphany Catholic Church, 1905 SE Epiphany Ct, Sat, April 29 at 7am-2pm Available Position: Revenue Specialist III Florida Department of Revenue, General Tax Administration, Collections Location: Lake City Apply at People First website https://peoplefirst.myflorida. com The State of Florida is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer / Affirmative Action Employer. Livelinks is the best chatline for meeting real, fun-loving singles. Call 855-334-7726 and make a REAL connection. AIRLINE SERVICE DISPATCHER Get FAA approved training in weeks not years to become a certified aircraft dispatcher. Job placement assistance. Call AIM 888-242-2649. Estate/Yard Sale: 219 SW Angela Ter, Sat & Sun 8am-4pm Antiques, antique clocks, furn. Everything must go! Wanted Front End & Alignment Tech, experience required. 386-755-5755 PUBLISHER'S NOTE All Yard Sale Ads Must be Pre-Paid. LEGAL NOTICE COLUMBIA, HAMILTON AND SUWANNEE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED COORDINATING BOARD BUSINESS MEETING The North Central Florida Regional Planning Council announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited. DATE AND TIME: May 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. or as soon thereafter PLACE: Live Oak Public Library Meeting Room, located at the Suwannee River Library System Live Oak Branch, 1848 Ohio Avenue South, Live Oak, Florida 32064. GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To conduct the regular business of the Columbia, Hamilton and Suwannee Transportation Disadvantaged Coordinating Board. A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: North Central Florida Regional Planning Council, 2009 NW 67th Place, Gainesville, Florida 32653-1603. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this meeting is asked to advise the agency at least 2 business days before the meeting by contacting 352.955.2200. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1.800. 955.8771 (TDD) or 1.800. 955.8770 (Voice). If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the meeting, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued. 335298 April 26, 2017 LEGAL NOTICE COLUMBIA, HAMILTON AND SUWANNEE TRANSPORTATION DISADVANTAGED COORDINATING BOARD PUBLIC WORKSHOP The North Central Florida Regional Planning Council announces a public workshop to which all persons are invited. DATE AND TIME: May 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. PLACE: Live Oak Public Library Meeting Room, located at the Suwannee River Library System Live Oak Branch, 1848 Ohio Avenue South, Live Oak, Florida 32064. GENERAL SUBJECT MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: To conduct a public workshop for the purpose of receiving public comment relating to the local transportation services provided under Floridas Transportation Disadvantaged Program in Columbia, Hamilton and Suwannee Counties. A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: North Central Florida Regional Planning Council, 2009 NW 67th Place, Gainesville, Florida 32653-1603. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this public workshop is asked to advise the agency at least 2 business days before the meeting by contacting 352.955.2200. If you are hearing or speech impaired, please contact the agency using the Florida Relay Service, 1.800. 955.8771 (TDD) or 1.800. 955.8770 (Voice). If any person decides to appeal any decision made by the Board with respect to any matter considered at the public workshop, he/she will need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceeding is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence from which the appeal is to be issued. 335305 April 26, 2017 Madison FL: Full time Registered Nurse Faculty Position (PhD or be enrolled in a PhD program). See www.nfcc.edu for details. Full Time position open for Purchasing, Shipping/Receiving, Data Entry and general office duties. Experience in Purchasing and good computer skills necessary, knowledge in steel fabrication/mechanical equipment fabrication and/or AutoCAD helpful. Send Resume to; Fab Purchasing 3631 US Hwy 90 East, Lake City Fl. 32055 Hiring Warehouse clerk fulltime position for industrial warehouse shipping, receiving, loading, unloading and ticket picking, computer knowledge needed, will train apply in person 3631 E US Hwy 90, Lake City FL, email: guy@qiagroup.com Security company seeking full time employee for customer service, scheduling and managing the warehouse. Full benefit package, including retirement. Send resume to hrhd7@yahoo.com EXPERIENCED LOG TRUCK DRIVER Apply in person 25755 NW 130th Avenue High Springs FL 32643 Contact: Jeff 3864541511 Good pay Excellent Benefits Full time Now hiring experienced lawn maintenance laborer. Winning attitude. Apply at stoneridgemgmt.com CDL DRIVERS CLASS A Warren Pine Straw Co is hiring local drivers. Home every day/night or every other day/night. Good pay. Contact 386-935-0476. Wayne's Carpet Plus, 3325 US Hwy 441 S, Sat 4/29 8-? Lots of furn, office electronics, clothes, HH, carpet remnants. Stop Paying Over $ 70/mo fo r television programming! 4 TV's 185 channels w/locals $55/mo Call now 870-551-2220 $35 activation 1st bill Classic LLC seeks 1 temp FT Ranch Worker 5/15/17 3/15/18. Worksite: 33525 Newstead Lane, Upperville, VA 20184. Responsible for managing/harvesting grass/hay fields; attend to live horses: feed, water, load; maintain records on horses; assists in birth deliveries; halter-break & care for young horses, admin meds, vaccinations, or insecticides as appropriate; clean/maintain housing areas; cleans stalls, pens & equip. Walk, turn-out, hand lunge, & use electronic walker as req. Work hours: 7AM 4PM, Tues-Sun. Day off rotates. $11.27/hr. Employer guarantees to offer employment for a min. of 3/4 of workdays for total specified period during which work contract & all extensions thereof are in effect, beginning with the 1st day after worker arrives @ place of employment & ending on expiration date specified in contract or extensions thereof. 1 mo. exp. req. Work tools, supplies & equip. provided w/o cost to worker. Housing provided w/o cost to workers, including U.S. workers who cannot reasonably return to their perm residence @ end of each work day. Expenses for subsistence & transp to worksite provided or paid by employer, w/ payment made no later than completion of 50% of contract. To apply, call Cindy Perry 540-592-3636 between 8AM & 5PM or contact nearest VA Workforce Connections office using job listing 1027047.

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Classi ed Department 755-5440 WEDNESDAY APRIL 26, 2017CLASSIFIED LAKE CITY REPORTER5B 4+ acres in White Springs, FL, city limits, 1.5 mi from Suwannee River boat dock, across from bike trail off Hwy 41, Zone Commercial & Res, sewer, water & hydrant on property. For more info call 386-984-0215 Dryer white, good condition $75 386-965-6767 or 678-617-5560 Electric Stove white, works great $75 386-965-6767 or 678-617-5560 Washer white, works great $100 386-965-6767 or 678-617-5560 Coldwell Banker-Bishop Elaine Tolar 365-8414 MLS93551 80' covered porches, updated ki t w/ SS appliances, FP, lots o f storage, metal roof $299,000 Coldwell Banker-Bishop Patti Taylor 623-6896 MLS96190 4/5.5, many upgrades: new roof, pool, pool house & more REDUCED TO $449,000 Coldwell Banker-Bishop Elaine Tolar 365-1548 MLS96592 2/1 older home w/lots of character! Priced to sell, extra rm could b e 3rd BR. $79,000 2BR/1BA, kit/dinette area, CH/A, 1 car garage, W/D hook up, new carpet. $580/mo, 1 mo sec. No pets. 386-961-8075 2BR/1BA Duplex Apt close to town $650/mo $650/dep, water included. Application/Credit check required. 386-965-2922 Century 21-Darby Rogers 7526575 MLS96045 $201,000 Brick 4/2.5 w/lots of covered space to entertain, big workshop, fenced w/fruit trees. Century 21-Darby Rogers 7526575 MLS96475 $109,900 3/2 offers plenty of room, close to town and schools. Century 21-Darby Rogers 7526575 MLS96583 $200,000 Modern country feel! Open-plan living & dining, kit w/stainless steel appliances. Century 21-Darby Rogers 7526575 MLS96671 $345,000 Classic brick Cape Cod w/hardwood flooring, stainless steel ki t overlooking family room. Century 21-Darby Rogers 7526575 MLS96720 $69,900 Cozy home w/metal roof, dbl insulated windows, garage/workshop, 2nd shop 1/1br apt. Century 21-Darby Rogers 7526575 MLS96767 $197,500 3/2 brick on 20 ac, brick wood FP, split plan, roughly 4ac planted oak & 7ac mature oaks. btnf btn bttnbfr fntb btn bnfrb b btffbr btnbf nb btnbf nb btnf ttb bnfr btftrb btftrb btftrb btnftr fb btnftr fb bnfr r bt ftr btnf tfb btnfnr rtnbft bttf rfbt b Daniel Crapps Agency 7555110 MLS96883 Midtown commercial, 3 units to choose from, $800/mo for 1, call for details on other 2. OFFICE SPACE up to 8500 sqft in excellent location w/plenty of parking. Tom Eagle GRI 386-961-1086 Daniel Crapps Agency, Inc. (Realtor) Daniel Crapps Agency 7555110 MLS96625 $199,500 4BR/3BA brick, 10' ceilings, hand-scraped oak flooring, open kit & fenced backyard. Daniel Crapps Agency 7555110 MLS96695 $69,900 3/1 concrete block home that needs some TLC, in Suwannee Co.on 4 acres Daniel Crapps Agency 7555110 MLS96721 $50,887 2/1 bungalow-style on 2ac w/ variety of mature trees, workshop, 2 carports on concrete slabs Daniel Crapps Agency 7555110 MLS96707 $56,000 14 acres MOL w/oaks surrounding old sinkhole in NE corner plus cave. Daniel Crapps Agency 7555110 MLS96738 $71,500 2/2 Condo in great location, 2-story, covered patio, easy access to community pool. 1/2 to 10 acre lots; owner financing. some with w/s/pp Deas Bullard/BKL Properties 386-752-4339 www.landnfl.com United Country, Dicks Realt y 755-8585 MLS93123 $259,000 5/3, bonus room, master w / door to screened lanai, open airy rooms, lg closets. United Country, Dicks Realty 755-8585 MLS96302 $134,000 3/2 brick home w/1 car garage on corner lot east of town. United Country, Dicks Realt y 755-8585 MLS96714 $39,900 2835 NW Suwannee Valley 3/2 DWMH move-in-ready, furnished on 2.21 ac. United Country, Dicks Realty 755-8585 MLS97053 $149,900 982 SW Lake Montgomery 3/2 brick, fenced and close to town United Country, Dicks Realty 755-8585 MLS97066 $449,000 10728 SW Tustenuggee 4/3.5 on 10ac w/pool currently residence/Bed & Breakfast. United Country, Dicks Realty 755-8585 MLS96973 $87,000 3/2 2000 DWMH over 2000 sf on 6.3ac. Starting at $ 545/mo, tile floors, fresh paint. Great Area. Call ( 386 ) 752-9626 First Coast Homes 288-8379 2/2 on 1 acre in Lake City. Move in ready! $34,900 FirstCoastMHS.com First Coast Homes 288-8379 Overstocked 3/2 doublewide delivered & set up with A/C $39,900. 288-8379 FirstCoastMHS.com First Coast Homes. Mobile Home Show Spring 2017. All models are reduced to make room for new show models! FirstCoastMHS.com Five Ash Forest, Lake Citys premier 55 plus manufactured home community. 752-7207 Lot lease includes water, sewer, garbage & lawn maintenance. KILLS ROACHES-GUARANTEED! Buy Harris Roach Tablets or Spray. Odorless, Long Lasting. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com. Try Harris Bed Bug Killers Too! Steel Garage Buildings, Factory Sale/Clearance Save up to 30% 18x30, 22x35, 24x30; 30x40-10 Regular $12,250, Sale Price $10,160 Brand New. Still crated. Free Installation. Pete 863-216-1334 www.EversafeBuildings.Com Viagra!! 52 Pills for Only $99.00 Your #1 trusted provider for 10 years. Insured and Guaranteed Delivery. Call Now 1-800-224-0305 Hallmark Real Estate Donna Dawson 288-5613 MLS95886 Spacious home on 4.08ac, detached storage bldg & pole barn. $89,900 Hallmark Real Estate Anita Tonetti 697-3780 MLS96015 3/2 totally fenced backyard, above ground pool, wooden playset. Move-in ready $79,000 Hallmark Real Estate Tanya Shaffer 397-4766 MLS96414 3/2, open floor plan, fenced back yard, landscaped w/oak trees. $149.900 Hallmark Real Estate Janet Creel 719-0382 MLS96951 Brick 3/2 on 1ac, new roof, cabinets & paint throughout. $92,000 Hallmark Real Estate Tanya Shaffer 397-4766 MLS96960 3/2 in the country club. Needs a little TLC. $65,000 Hallmark Real Estate Anita Tonetti 697-3780 MLS93785 .30ac lot needs no prep, water, sewer & power pole are in place. $10,500 Live in the country 2BR/1BA $550/mo $400/sec dep 386-752-5205 4 BR/2 BA on almost one acre, 428 NE Doublerun Road, Lake City, Call 386-628-2570 DOUBLE WIDE MOBILE HOME 1ACRE 3b 2b 960 sq-ft. Double Wide Home Being Sold "AS IS" Laminate/Vinyl Flooring. Washer/Dryer. All Appliances Included. Partially Furnished. Please Call John 386-935-9211 Rem 700 30-06 Redfield scope 400 rounds $800 OBO 1 oz gold coins $1200 each call for info 386-496-0840 Great 5 ton work truck, rblt, eng, trans, & rear gear. Not pretty, runs great $4800/obo 386-496-0840 PUBLISHER'S NOTE Florida 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 wildlife must be licensed by Florida Fish and Wildlife. If you are unsure, contact the local office for information. PUBLISHER'S NOTE All 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 national 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 children under the age of 18. This newspaper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. Our readers are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised in this newspaper are available on an equal opportunity basis. To complain of discrimination call HUD toll free at 1-800-669-9777, the toll free telephone number to the hearing impaired is 1-800-927-9275. Magnolia Real Estate Group Nate Sweat 628-1552 2/1 on 20 acres. Live in while you build or rent for income. MLS94017 Magnolia Real Estate Group Nate Sweat 628-1552 Updated, renovated, private, deeded river access 3/2, new AC, stove, well & septic. MLS96042 Magnolia Real Estate Group Nate Sweat 628-1552 Vintage 4/3 needs some repair to bring back to its original grandeur, master on 1st floor. MLS96336 Magnolia Real Estate Group Teresa Brannon 365-834 3 Comm property S. side of Live Oak on Hwy 129, warehouse space MLS93437 $169,900 Magnolia Real Estate Group Teresa Brannon 365-8343 4BR handicap accessible, privacy fenced backyard, new roof in 2015 MLS96488 $79,000 Magnolia Real Estate Group Teresa Brannon 365-8343 3 parcels 37.19ac pastures w/grandfather oaks, partiall y fenced $171,074 MLS97070 Remax, Missy Zecher 6230237 MLS96723 $135,000 Remodeled home move-in ready, updated kit, metal roof is 2 1/2 yrs old, fenced backyard. Remax, Missy Zecher 6230237 MLS96724 $287,500 Stunning home on 4.7ac w/majestic oaks, chef's kit w/farm sink, gas range & granite island Remax, Missy Zecher 6230237 MLS96766 remodeled home on 5ac, mother-in-law suite, stocked pond, lg master w/office or sitting rm $245,000 Remax, Missy Zecher 6230237 MLS96861 $48,000 Estate home, great front porch, newer appliances, city water & gas avail, nice size yard Remax, Missy Zecher 6230237 MLS96891 $125,000 Cozy home on oversized lot, roof less than 1 yr old, electric has been upgraded. Pole barn Remax, Missy Zecher 6230237 MLS96917 $139,900 Move-in ready, open floor plan, covered back porch & nice sized yard. Lg sofa w/matching love seat & recliner. $200 for set 386-628-2110 6500sf warehouse, 1000sf AC office/retail, 2 lg roll-up doors, 20608 CR 49, O'Brien 352-2151018 $1500/mo flexible terms www.Landownerfinancing.com 5 acre lot. Lake City, beautifully cleared homesite, Owner Financing! NO DOWN! $39,900. $410/mo 352-215-1018. www.LandOwnerFinancing.com Remax, Pam Beauchamp 3032505 $349,000 MLS94106 4/3 on 5ac, parquest & h/w floors, FP, garden rm, huge workshop, less than 10 min to town. Remax, Pam Beauchamp 3032505 $299,000 MLS96832 4/3, 5ac, well maintained home, stone FP, det 3 car garage, whole house generator. Remax, Pam Beauchamp 3032505 $1,300,000 MLS96956 Approx $150,000 in used car inventory, 1620sf show rm, 3 offices, 2 bay service center. Poole Realty Vern Roberts 6881940 Live Oak 3/3.5, HVAC 2 yrs old, completely remodeled inside 2 yrs ago, 20x41 metal shed $263,500 MLS94616 Poole Realty Glenda McCall 208-5244 MLS94714 $299,900 Two-story home on 9.54 acres Poole Realty Anita Handy2085877 Move-in ready 2BR/2BA 1656 sq ft, $139,000 MLS95912 Poole Realty Vicki Prickitt 5901402 MLS96500 $425,000 Custom 4BR/3BA home on 13.79 acres Poole Realty Kellie Shirah 2083847 MLS96835 $229,000 Immaculate 4/2 brick on 4+ acres Poole Realty Ronnie Poole 208-3175 MLS96842 $285,900 Beautifule 3BR/2BA on 60 ac w/fincing & cross fencing Eastside Village 55+ community 2BR/2BA 12 mo lease & $1050/mo 386-292-2078 Rockford Realty Group, Debi Bennefield 288-1208/Scot t Stewart 867-3498 MLS94086 $109,900 3/1 w/bonus rm, shed & fenced. Recently remodeled. Rockford Realty Group, Debi Bennefield 288-1208/Scot t Stewart 867-3498 MLS94885 $120,000 3/2 open floor plan in new, well-located S/D Rockford Realty Group, Debi Bennefield 288-1208/Scot t Stewart 867-3498 MLS97056 $219,900 Ranch home on 8ac, lg back deck, lg live oaks Rockford Realty Group, Debi Bennefield 288-1208/Scot t Stewart 867-3498 MLS96791 $269,900 4/2 new construction, open floor plan. Rockford Realty Group, Debi Bennefield 288-1208/Scot t Stewart 867-3498 MLS96938 $179,900 '05 mfg home, screened bakckporch Rockford Realty Group, Debi Bennefield 288-1208/Scott Stewart 867-3498 MLS94358 $39,900 3.7ac on cul-de-sac in High Pointe Farms. Office space, warehouse space and storage units available. PRIME LOCATION just off US-90! 386-752-1444 2BR/1.5BA w/garage, 5 min from Haiko & VA. 386-365-5150 *2 Estate Auction #1* On site Lake City, FL 6953 SW CR 242 *Sat, April 29th @ 10AM* auctionzip.com #20822. 100's B/B guns, rifles/pistols, early toys, complete tool shop, #8000 generator, cut torch set, lg air compressor, 16' trailer, riding mower, rest. equipment: hot/cold bars, deep fryer, pans, cement mixer, air tools, lg floor jack, Hamilton #15 child's rifle, #51/22 rifle, jewelry. ----------------------------------------*Estate Auction #2* On site: Lake City, FL *Sat, May 6th @ 10AM* SE Country Club Rd & Hwy 242 auctionzip.com #20822 COMPLETE ESTATE: BR/DR/LR Furniture, 2009 Toyota Truck w/29,000 mi, riding mower, tools, jewelry, 10% B.P. See Photos, C. Williams AU437/AB3447 352-258-0604 3BR's as low as $699/moWindsong ApartmentsWe offer 1, 2, & 3 BR's2580 SW Windsong Circle386-758-8455All amenities included!

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6B t WEDNESDA Y, APRIL 26, 2017 t SPORTS t LAKE CITY REPORTER t Columbia coaches have tried to simplify in the opening week of practice leading up to next week’s full-dressed practices. The Tigers look to continue sharpening their skills before their first showcase, the annual spring game on May 12. “This spring should just be a carryover for what the young guys have already gotten,” Allen said of the soon-to-be middle school graduates. “So you’re not giving it to them fresh… But right now for the young guys we’re just trying to teach them the basics.” Columbia prepares to host Bartram Trail in a few weeks and a week later hosts Raines in the Preseason Classic. But there’s plenty of work to be done until then, coaches say. “A lot of news faces and a lot of refreshing for older guys,” Allen said. “We use [spring] to target key areas that could have been better a year ago. And we’ve hashed out things as coaches, things we’re trying to identify moving forward to move this group closer to the finish line.” The Tigers enter spring practice following an impressive weightlifting season. Columbia’s 7v7 squad also fared well in recent competition in Ocala against schools like Vanguard and Buchholz. The Tigers are hopeful this translates moving forward into spring and summer ball. “Both quarterbacks did some really good,” Allen said. “But like anything else, we’re trying to get better with every week.” Columbia is poised to compete in the North Florida qualifier 7v7 tournament in mid-June. Returners as well as firstyear players have joined Columbia’s 7v7 squad this spring. Newcomers could be an integral part of this year’s group as several transfers have made their way on to the practice field this week. “We haven’t had this many [transfers] together combined in the seven years I’ve been here what I’ve gotten in this one year,” Allen said about the newbies from Belmont, Union County, Baker County and other schools. Allen maintains he would never recruit, yet welcomes those who want to join the CHS fraternity. “I look at it as a positive in the fact that people are looking at our program and are saying ‘hey I want my kid to be apart of that’.” SPRINGContinued From 1BPhotos by ERIC JACKSON/Lake City ReporterColumbia defensive coordinator Chris Martinez (above) works with the defense on Monday night. CHS wide receiver TJ Jones (left) and CHS quarterback Dylan Blair (right) fastens his helmet before a drill this week. COLLEGE FOOTBALLMichigan paints Italy blue in team-building, paintball event Associated PressROME — Jim Harbaugh got paint on his designer khakis. And, it looked like he loved it. Michigan’s football coach and his players participated in a paintball competition Tuesday in Italy. The team had lunch later in the day near Lake Albano, hung out on the beach and went kayaking. The Wolverines visited landmarks in Rome on Monday and are expected to go to the Vatican later this week. They will close the unique trip with three practices. After the scheduled part of the trip ends, the players will be free to study and travel overseas or simply to return home to work out and take classes.Lawyers want Aaron Hernandez’s murder conviction dismissed NFLAssociated PressBOSTON — Lawyers for former NFL star Aaron Hernandez are formally asking that his first-degree murder conviction be dismissed in Massachusetts now that he has died. A spokesman for the Bristol district attorney’s office says the motion was filed by defense attorneys on Tuesday in Superior Court. He says prosecutors will oppose the motion. Hernandez hanged himself at a maximum-security state prison last week, just days after he was acquitted of fatally shooting two Boston men in 2012. He was serving life without parole in the 2013 murder of Odin Lloyd, a semi-pro football player. Courts in Massachusetts have held that when a defendant dies before having an appeal heard, the conviction is vacated. Hernandez’s appeal hadn’t yet been heard when he hanged himself. Hernandez’s funeral was held Monday.NBADrake to host first-ever ‘NBA Awards’ on June 26 Associated PressNEW YORK — Drake will host the NBA’s first-ever awards show this June. The Canadian rapper will preside over the June 26 ceremony in New York, which will be televised live on TNT. The Rookie of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award, Most Improved Player and Coach of the Year will be announced during the show. The league and Turner Sports say other awards will be open to fan voting. Those categories and finalists will be announced later this week. Award winners have previously been announced separately throughout the postseason. Drake serves as global ambassador for his hometown Toronto Raptors and is frequently seen in courtside seats at their games. Drake Harbaugh Hernandez NFLPeterson says he’s agreed on 2-year contract with Saints Associated PressNEW ORLEANS — Free-agent running back Adrian Peterson says he has agreed to a two-year contract with the New Orleans Saints. The Saints have not announced a deal, but Peterson told ESPN in a statement Tuesday that he’s agreed to play in New Orleans. “It goes without saying that the Saints are really solid behind Drew Brees. I feel like my skill set can make them even more dominant as a unit,” Peterson said in his statement. “They have a great offensive line, which is something that stood out to me as well.” Peterson, 32, has spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, surpassing 1,000 yards rushing in a season seven times and 2,000 yards once. His career-best 2,097-yard rushing season in 2012 came one season after he had reconstructive knee surgery to repair a torn ACL. Peterson played in only three games last season before being sidelined by another knee injury, a meniscal tear that was surgically repaired. He also missed 15 games in 2014 because of a child abuse case in which he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless assault. The victim was his son, then 4 years old. Peterson’s last full season was in 2015, when he had 1,485 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing. Now, Peterson joins a club for which he could wind up as a backup running back in an offense that passes the ball most of the time. Mark Ingram, who is coming off one of his best seasons, is New Orleans’ incumbent starter at running back. Brees led the NFL in passing last season with 5,208 yards. Yet, in his statement, Peterson did not seem concerned about how frequently he’d get to carry the ball in the Saints’ system. “I could tell from talking to head coach Sean Payton over the last two weeks that he did his due diligence in evaluating how I could contribute,” Peterson said.FILEAdrian Peterson spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, surpassing 1,000 yards rushing in a season seven times and 2,000 yards once. LPGA TOURGolf’s ruling bodies move to limit video evidence By DOUG FERGUSONAssociated PressIn a swift response to increasing debates over television reviews, golf’s ruling bodies issued a new decision on the Rules of Golf that limits the use of video evidence and could spare players from being penalized even if they violated a rule. The decision issued Tuesday — and effective immediately on all tours around the world — has two standards. Players can avoid a penalty if the violation could not be noticed with the naked eye. That would have spared Anna Nordqvist a two-shot penalty during a playoff in the U.S. Women’s Open last year when her club nicked the sand while she was playing from a fairway bunker. Rules official also can eliminate penalties if they feel players made a “reasonable judgment” in taking a drop or replacing their golf balls on the putting green. “We’re all responsible for applying rules and calling penalties on ourselves,” said Thomas Pagel, the USGA’s senior director of rules. “But we’ve seen situations where there is no way the player or anyone around the player could be aware of that. When dealing with video evidence, should we be holding players to a high standard simply because they’re on television?” Top officials had discussed these new standards over the last five years during a rules modernization project. The new set of rules, once it goes through a public comment period, is to take effect in 2019. The USGA and R&A decided not to wait. The catalyst for such quick action was Lexi Thompson, though it was not clear if she would have been exonerated from a four-shot penalty with six holes to play in the ANA Inspiration earlier this month. Thompson had a 15-inch par putt on the 17th hole in the third round when she stooped to mark the ball, and then quickly replaced it about an inch away. A television viewer contacted the LPGA Tour the next day, and officials determined it was a clear violation. Thompson was assessed a two-shot penalty for where she replaced the ball, and because it happened the day before, she received a two-shot penalty for signing an incorrect scorecard. She went from a three-shot lead to one shot behind, and eventually lost to So Yeon Ryu in a playoff. Under the new decision, players should not be held to the “degree of precision” that video technology can provide. The rules committee would consider such things as the players’ actions, their explanation and the amount of the discrepancy relative to the drop. Thompson, who did not speak to reporters after the final round, said in a Golf Channel interview: “I did not mean that at all. I did not realize I did that.” Two issues the USGA and R&A did not tackle was whether to allow television viewers to call in violations, and whether to add penalty shots for what becomes an incorrect scorecard. That still could be coming. In addition to the new decision, the USGA and R&A announced a working group of officials from the LPGA Tour, PGA Tour, European Tour, Ladies European Tour and the PGA of America to start a comprehensive review of broader video issues. B6