Palatka sets executive session on water taxi lawsuit

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Palatka sets executive session on water taxi lawsuit
BY ASIA AIKINS
Palatka Daily News
Palatka city commissioners are
expected to meet in executive session
today to discuss ongoing litigation
with the contractor responsible for
renovations on the city’s water taxis.
Commissioners, city staff and City
Attorney Don Holmes plan to meet in
the upstairs conference room at
Palatka City Hall, 201 N. Second St.,
following the regular commission
meeting.
“Discussion in this session shall be
confined to settlement negotiations
and/or strategy sessions related to
litigation,” the meeting call said.
Executive sessions are not open to
the public, pursuant to Florida statute 286.011(8).
Holmes said he was looking for
direction in regard to the open lawsuit against Poseidone LLC, which
was filed in 2013 after the company
failed to meet deadlines outlined for
the completion of the water taxi renovations. The contractor changed the
company’s name to Trident Pontoons
since the lawsuit
was filed.
“The lawsuit is
still pending,”
Holmes said. “As of
the last conversations we had, the
lawsuit was to
remain open until
full contract compliHolmes
ance is achieved.”
Last month,
Palatka’s special
projects manager Jonathan Griffith
told the commission that the new
engines for the boats were expected
to arrive March 23 and the water
taxis should be completed and delivered within a month.
Griffith said he directed a marine
surveyor to travel to Tavares, where
the boats are currently located, to
check on the status of the renovations. He said he hadn’t received the
surveyor’s report as of Wednesday.
“It’s no secret that we still don’t
have boats, so we haven’t got full
COUNTY COURTHOUSE LOOKING GOOD THESE DAYS
contract compliance,” Holmes said. “I
think we’re close to full contract compliance, but I need some direction
from the city about what they want
me to do.”
Holmes said he didn’t want to discuss the city’s strategy for litigation
in an open meeting because he didn’t
want to take the chance of word getting back to the contractor about the
strategy and inadvertently causing a
hostile environment.
See PALATKA, Page 3A
Town officials
relieved by
Better Place
Plan’s renewal
BY BRANDON D. OLIVER
Palatka Daily News
CHRIS DEVITTO / Palatka Daily News
Putnam County Clerk of Courts Tim Smith stands near a electronic court docket board Wednesday that was installed as part of
improvements to Putnam County’s Courthouse.
Open house planned to show off interior improvements
BY PETE SKIBA
A
Palatka Daily News
fter workers put in new carpet, painted the walls, added decorator moldings, wooden pews and 21st century
technology, the Putnam County
Courthouse sits ready for a look-see.
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Public Notices
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Clerk of Courts Tim Smith and his everhelpful staff plan to welcome the community into the renovated halls, courtrooms and
offices after 5 p.m. April 16.
Previously, Smith said, work done on the
courthouse replaced the roof and put in
multi-paned windows to keep the facility dry
and the heat and air-conditioning bills lower.
Libraries plan series
of health workshops
See COURTHOUSE, Page 3A
CHALK EXPLOSION
BY ASIA AIKINS
Palatka Daily News
The Putnam County Library System is teaming up with the University of Florida Institute of
Food and Agricultural Sciences to present a sixmonth Eat Healthy, Be Active workshop series.
The first monthly workshop is set to take place
later this month at each of the six library branches, to focus on how to make quick and healthy
meals and snacks.
“These workshops are geared mainly toward
parents with children or just adults in general,”
said Jeremy Yates, library special projects coordinator. “These are USDA-designed courses that
are focused on promoting healthy lifestyles.”
The workshops will be presented by the Wendy
See LIBRARIES, Page 3A
Tim Smith, Putnam County Clerk of Courts
OPERATION
GREEN LIGHT
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“This time we concentrated on the interior. We used all local firms to do the renovations, keeping the jobs here in the community,” Smith said. “This building wasn’t
made for the digital world. We’ve added all
the Internet connections and monitors for
File photo
This year’s Chalk Explosion sidewalk art is slated for 9 a.m.-4
p.m. Saturday in the 300 and 400 blocks of St. Johns Avenue.
Above, Luke Taft creates sidewalk art during the 2014 event.
Municipal leaders throughout
Putnam County are breathing sighs of
relief after the majority of local voters
elected to approve the Better Place Plan
extension.
According to the unofficial election
results, 3,925 (58.05 percent) voters
chose to extend the infrastructure surtax for another 15 years starting Jan. 1,
2018, and 2,836 (41.95 percent) people
voted against the extension.
Since the Board of County
Commissioners in
February voted to put
the Better Place Plan
referendum on the
special election ballot,
county, municipal,
education and commerce, among other,
officials worked to persuade people to extend
Bush
the program.
Allen Bush,
Palatka’s interim city
manager, said had the vote gone the
other way, things would look bleak for
the city.
“I think it’s great for the city (that it
passed),” Bush said. “If we’d have lost
the Better Place Plan, you wouldn’t have
seen much going on in Palatka. A lot of
our capital items each year is from
Better Place money.”
Having been first voted into action in
2002, the Better Place Plan tax collection began in Jan. 1, 2003 and was set to
expire on Dec. 31, 2017.
Since the program’s inception, more
than $60 million has been collected to
fund dirt-to-pavement, road resurfacing,
drainage and other infrastructure projects.
Municipal officials said the program’s
extension was vital because amajority of
the Better Place Plan-funded projects
would not have otherwise been completed.
“From a financial standpoint, it
has been a tremendous help,”
Interlachen Town Clerk Pam
Wilburn said. “It helped us with
some matching funds when we
applied for some Community
Development Block Grants.”
People might not know where their
Better Place Plan dollars are spent,
Wilburn said, but the funds have gone
into numerous projects throughout
Interlachen.
She said the town would soon receive
funding from the state Department of
Transportation to pave North Francis
See PLAN, Page 3A
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Announcements
Healthy Start
sponsors diaper drive
The second annual Diaper Drive
will have donations sites in Palatka
at Edith Aldrich State Farm, 1721
Reid St.; City Café, 318 St. Johns
Ave.; and Walgreens, 719 S. State
Road 19; as well as at the East
Palatka Hitchcock’s, 164 Highway
17; Communities In Schools, 142
Ferry Road, East Palatka and
Interlachen Hitchcock’s, 1114 State
Road 20.
Did you know: babies left in soiled
diapers too long may develop skin
rashes or other health problems.
Babies who cry non-stop because of
soiled diapers are more likely to be
abused. Parents may not be able to
work and they cannot supply diapers
to their childcare provider. Diapers
cost parents up to $100 for a month
for one infant; infants average 10
dirty diapers each day.
All proceeds benefit by Healthy
Start of North Central Florida
Coalition and is sponsored by
Communities in Schools of Northeast
Florida.
PALATKA
Pop Warner
continues signups
Palatka Pop Warner will have
football and cheerleading signups
from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at
Community Partnership for
Children, 1910 Reid St. For children
ages 5-15. Also seeking coaches.
Felony Arrests
April 6
orlando
Bakery may sue evangelist
over anti-gay cake request
An Arizona man who caused controversy after his request to a
Longwood bakery to make a cake
with an anti-gay marriage message,
says he is being unfairly portrayed.
Cut the Cake bakery says it has
lost business and been harassed
since evangelist Joshua Feuerstein
posted a video of the bakery’s owner
refusing to make a cake that said,
“We do not support gay marriage.”
Feuerstein says his intent was to
show people have the freedom to refuse
service based upon their beliefs. He
says he has since removed the video.
The bakery’s owner said she may
pursue criminal charges against
Feuerstein for recording the phone
call without her consent.
An online fundraising effort has
been started to help the bakery
recoup lost revenue.
daytona beach
Mentally ill man
accused of killing wife
Police say a mentally ill Daytona
Beach man killed his wife during an
argument over his refusal to take his
medication.
Johan Chiri was arrested Tuesday
after police found him in the water
near the Seabridge Bridge in
Daytona Beach on Tuesday.
Authorities had been looking for him
since his 12-year-old daughter called
911 earlier Tuesday. The child discovered her mother’s body in the
apartment when she woke up to get
ready for school. A 10-year-old girl
was also in the house.
Deputy Police Chief Craig Capri
said Milena Chirir’s throat had been
slashed. He says her husband was
cleared medically and was arrested
on Tuesday.
April 7
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Melbourne
Exotic pet amnesty
set for Saturday
Have a python, iguana or monkey
you want to get rid of?
Florida wildlife officials along the
Space Coast are willing to take them off
your hands this weekend, no questions
asked, as part of Exotic Pet Amnesty
Day on Saturday in Melbourne.
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VA makes little headway to shorten wait times
By Kelli Kennedy
Associated Press
MIAMI — Florida veterans were
forced to wait at least 30 days for nearly
93,000 medical appointments at VA
medical facilities from September
through February, and half of those
delays were found at just seven sites in
north Florida and the Panhandle,
according to government data reviewed
by The Associated Press.
The data shows the U.S. Department
of Veterans Affairs is far from reaching
its goal of reducing long waits for care
at some hospitals and clinics in its massive health system.
The VA began auditing and reporting wait times last spring after a scandal over attempts at many facilities to
cover up delays by manipulating the
medical network’s scheduling system.
The agency vowed better transparency
and to improve wait times. Its current
goal calls for patients to be seen within
30 days.
In Florida during the six month period, nearly 29,000 appointments
involved a delay of longer than 60 days
— a figure that doesn’t include cancellations, patient no-shows, or instances
where the veteran gave up and sought
care elsewhere.
Of those delayed appointments,
2,532 were at the Pensacola VA clinic;
4,157 were at the Malcom Randall VA
in Gainesville; and a whopping 7,117
were at the VA clinic in Jacksonville.
Tampa and Orlando facilities also
had lengthy waits of more than two
months.
Six of the nation’s 75 clinics and hospitals with the highest percentage of
patients waiting more than 30 days for
care were located in Florida, according
to AP’s review of wait times from
September through January. They are
in Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Panama
City Beach, Pensacola, Lecanto and
Gainesville. The VA clinic in St.
Augustine is in the top 100.
Jerome Hutchinson, a 63-year-old
Army vet, says he doesn’t have to wait
for routine check-ups, but if he gets sick
and needs to see a doctor immediately
he can’t get an appointment in
Jacksonville. Instead, he has to drive
71 miles to Gainesville.
“To be honest, anything that happens to me in between, it’s going to be a
problem. They said, ‘You have to go to
Gainesville’ for immediate treatment,”
said Hutchinson, who was drafted in
1973, but did not serve in Vietnam.
At the Jacksonville Outpatient
Clinic, the worst offender in the state,
16 percent of its 100,716 appointments
involved delays of more than 30 days.
That’s nearly six times worse than the
national average of 2.8 percent.
There were more appointments that
took longer than 60 days to schedule at
that one clinic than all the clinics in
New York and Pennsylvania combined.
And more than 2,006 appointments
had wait times of least three months
even through the clinic is almost brand
new.
The clinic, which provides primary
care and surgical and psychiatric services for acute and chronically ill veterans, is experiencing the same problem
as several other new VA facilities
around the country — by the time construction was completed, the demand
from new patients had outpaced its
abilities.
Vets love north Florida for its good
weather, reasonably priced real
estate and proximity to several military bases. But the VA has moved
too slowly to ramp services to meet a
rising number of patients.
Recently, the Jacksonville clinic
has been enrolling another 25 new
patients per day.
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James Edward Anderson, 53,
Melrose: possession of a weapon by a
convicted Florida felon.
Ricky Wesley Comer, 40, Palatka:
possession of a controlled substance;
dangerous drugs; producing a controlled substance.
Christina Marie Flannery, 31,
Palatka: selling synthetic narcotics.
Jessica K. Hancock, 32, San
Mateo: moving traffic violation; larceny.
Tyrone Lamont Hankins, 41,
Crescent City: possession of a controlled substance.
Jamie Cartrell Jones, 38, Daytona
Beach: cruelty toward child.
Florida School of the Arts students Taylor Mancil, Chloe Cordle and Ashley Tiedgen rehearse a dance for the upcoming
“Evening of Dance,” where the dance, costume and stage design programs join together to create a colorful and exciting
evening of imagery and movement. The annual show will explore many styles and disciplines of dance. Show dates and
times are today through Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. on the Main Stage on St. Johns River State
College Palatka campus. Admission is $5. No reservations are required. The show is appropriate for all ages. For
details, call 312-4300 or visit www.floarts.org.
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Harry Bessent, 33, Hawthorne:
nine counts burglary; nine counts
larceny.
Dylan Alexander Hornick, 21,
Melrose: three counts lewd and lascivious behavior.
Richard John Iwanicki, 43, St.
Augustine: possession of marijuana;
producing marijuana.
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The goal of the day is to get the
animals into the hands of people who
may be better able to care for the
nonnative animals.
Often times, owners of exotic pets
release them into the wild if they
can’t take care of them, and officials
with the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conversation Commission want to
put a stop to that.
Pet pythons that have been
dumped in South Florida are blamed
for changing the ecosystem of the
Everglades.
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‘Waldo bill’ would ban ticket quotas
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TALLAHASSEE — Traffic
ticket quotas for law enforcement agencies would be illegal
under a bill passed by the
Florida Senate.
The so-called “Waldo Bill”
passed unanimously with no
debate Wednesday. It must
still pass the House and be
approved by the governor to
become law. The bill’s nickname comes from the city of
Waldo on U.S. 301.
Plan
said the estimated $100,000
the city gets each year is
greatly appreciated.
Kennedy said the city was
able to secure a $650,000
grant for stormwater system
improvements by putting up
$125,000 as matching funds.
The infrastructure surtax
funds have also funded road
paving, park improvement
and boat ramp projects,
among other items, Kennedy
said.
“We were able to match a
grant to purchase a fire engine
we wouldn’t have been able to
purchase otherwise,” he said.
“It’d be very tough for
Crescent City if that hadn’t
passed.”
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Seventh Judicial Circuit Judge Scott DuPont stands in his newly remodeled courtroom Wednesday in the Putnam County Courthouse.
Courthouse
the attorneys to use.”
Benches the judges sit
behind were renovated and
color matched to the rest of
the décor. The desk in the
courtroom at which court
clerks sit ihad its top lengthened so that it keeps anyone
approaching at more than
arm’s length.
Smith remembered a time
when a clerk took a slap from
an irate defendant who was
Palatka
“Now, if we have to go to
trial, it really doesn’t matter,”
he said. “But I think we’re trying to get some things done
without going to trial. I need
to present some options and I
want to make sure the city is
fully on board.”
The city entered into a contract with Posidone, LLC in
Sept. 2011. The contractor
agreed to refurbish and renovate two donated boats by
May 2, 2012 at a cost of more
than $709,000. According to a
lawsuit filed in the Seventh
Judicial Circuit on June 4,
2013, city officials filed suit
against Poseidone for not
signing paperwork in front of
the clerk’s desk. The extended
desktop keeps the clerks at an
unreachable distance.
Current renovations began
in 2013. The $380,000 cost
came from two sources, Smith
said. The county incurred no
debt and no additional taxes
contributed in renovating four
courtrooms, halls and offices.
The state chipped in with
money it held aside in a Small
County Courthouse
Improvement Grant program,
Smith added. Locally those
who had non-criminal, motor
vehicle tickets such as speeding fines contributed an addi-
tional $10 tacked on to fines.
The money went toward
flat-screen monitors in the
courtrooms and halls that post
details of the day’s court
appearances. Brown-stained
wooden pews replaced older
movie theater-style seats that
had folding bottoms prone to
breaking.
Seventh Circuit Court
Judge Scott C. DuPont said,
“The remodeling of the courthouse is a nice balance
between modern technology
and historic tradition.”
Because the courthouse
operation serves defendants,
witnesses, attorneys, staff and
others with non-criminal business every day, construction
crews completed the work at
night and on Saturdays.
“We just can’t close the
building down,” Smith said.
“All the work had to be done
around the work of the courthouse.”
Built in 1909, he courthouse
is brick and designed in the
“Classical Revival” style,
hence the pillars and triangular shaped roofline in front.
Wings were added on each
side of the front portico later.
The open house plans also
call for tours of the facility by
staff.
meeting obligations of the contract. Also listed in the suit is
American Southern Insurance
Co., which issued a performance bond to Poseidone.
In Sept. 2013, former city
manager Michael Czymbor
said the city and Poseidone
had resolved the suit and
could move forward with the
project with some shared
costs.
He said representatives
from Palatka Boathouse
Marina and marine engineers have checked on the
progress of the vessels
between Sept. and Dec.
2013.
Since then, the commission
voted to change the style of
one of the boats to a Pontoon
boat. Both water taxis were
originally planned to be riverboats, but the city suggested
one be a pontoon boat so that
it would be able to make timely trips to Welaka and
Crescent City.
Estimated completion
dates have been continuous-
ly extended since Czymbor
said the suit was resolved.
The executive session call
said the commission expects
the session to begin around
6:50 p.m., based on the regular commission meeting
beginning at 6 p.m. Holmes
said he expects the session
to be over within an hour.
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Street, but it might require
Better Place Plan funding to
complete the project.
“I’m not anticipating the
amount that we will be receiving from DOT will cover the
entire amount,” said Wilburn,
who had an engineer give her
an estimate of how much the
project might cost. “That’s
been a big project of ours.”
The five municipalities in
the county share 17 percent of
the Better Place Plan funds
that are collected each year,
and Patrick Kennedy, the city
manager of Crescent City,
Libraries
Lynch, family and consumer
science agent at the IFAS
extension office in Putnam.
Each month, Yates said, the
workshops will take on a different theme.
“They are fun and interactive,” he said. “This month,
(Lynch) will be doing a cooking demonstration.”
Participants will learn
about how to shop for and
stock up on foods that allow
quick, healthy meals. The
workshop will also include
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families and tips on how to
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on a limited budget, and want
some more information about
the food buy so they can make
wiser and healthier choices,”
Lynch said.
The workshop series is
expected to take place AprilSeptember. Sign up sheets are
available at each library
branch.
April workshops are set to
take place on the following
dates:
Palatka: 2-3 p.m. Thursday,
April 16
Interlachen: 2-3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 22
Melrose: 2-3 p.m. Thursday,
April 23
Bostwick: 2-3 p.m.
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Crescent City: 2-3 p.m.
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99th day of 2015. There are 266
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This day in Putnam:
C o m m u n i t y N e ws pa p e r s , I n c .
In 1925, Putnam County commissioners were unanimous in
calling for the No-Fence law.
(Animals did not have to be fenced
off highways. No-Fence meant
they must be fenced.)
In 1959. experimental fogging of
“blind mosquitos” in Welaka has
“wonderful results.” Buildings
near the river were almost completely covered with midges. The
school board and county commissioners debated the future of
Mellon High School next to the
courthouse. Local architect Frank
George stated that a replacement
would cost between $438,000 and
$453,000, not including land,
water and sewage facilities.
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New life for
the Better
Place Plan
A
majority of Tuesday’s voters told
Putnam County that its Better Place
Plan should stick around for another 15 years.
With a roughly 15 percent turnout (still
better than that of the other counties in
Senate District 6, which averaged 10 percent), about 60 percent of those who voted
said the 1 percent sales surtax should be
renewed following the completion of the initial 15-year plan on Dec. 31, 2017.
Frankly, putting the referendum on
Tuesday’s ballot just weeks before the special election was a risky move on the part of
Putnam County commissioners. It left very
little time to educate the population on the
plan’s benefits, which are real.
Doubtless, some of the opposition it
engendered was a knee-jerk negative reaction on the part of some residents who said
they just didn’t have enough time to digest
information about the Better Place Plan.
They questioned what, if any, plan changes
might be concealed from them. Rumors
flourished.
More thorough and repeated efforts at
making the plan’s past accomplishments
public would probably have reduced that 40
percent “no” vote. A more open explanation
of how roads and other projects are identified for funding, and how the oversight committee functions, may also have generated
more positive support.
Of course, there’s always a cynical faction
who are convinced that all government is
inherently corrupt, and giving it any money
at all only encourages waste, fraud and
abuse. But we believe that the majority of
those who cared enough to vote will come
to see that the Better Place Plan, with some
wise guidance, will benefit all of Putnam
County.
Late efforts by county and municipal governments and others including the Chamber
of Commerce to promote the plan in the
days leading up to the election were effective in helping get the word out about the
Better Place Plan’s benefits. And those
efforts should not cease.
The Putnam County Better Place Plan
needs the general support of the county’s
residents to succeed. Regular updates on the
plan’s achievements, including the same
information furnished to the BPP oversight
committee, should be published and widely
circulated. The effort to win a new generation of believers must never slacken.
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Today in History
Today’s Highlight in History:
I’m obsessive-compulsive,
and loving it
I
suppose it happened slowly,
allowed. It gives me hives just
over time, but I have become
thinking about it. T-shirts must
obsessive-compulsive. Oh,
be smoothed out and all flip-ups
not about everything, just
turned back under. Then, like
about the laundry.
towels, they must be folded in
out of my head thirds with the arms tucked in,
I like it folded just so.
When I first met Mark, he
then in fourths, thirds, or halves
arrived early for a date and tried to surprise
(for kids).
me by taking my laundry out of the dryer and
Blue jeans. There are two categories of jeans
folding it for me. Instead, I was horror-strick– “dress” jeans, which get ironed, and “casual”
en.
jeans, which may be folded. I won’t get into the
“What have you done?!”
intricacies of ironing here – that is a whole
“Surprise!”
new topic best saved for another day, a day
“You’ve folded the laundry!”
without Mark around. Casual jeans must be
“Yeah!” (He was still under the impression
flattened by hand, flip-ups turned under, pockets tucked in and folded in fourths WITH THE
that he’d done a GOOD thing.)
POCKETS ON TOP!
“Oh, yeah. Well, thanks.” (I finally realized
“But, Debbie,” you say gently (gently
he thought he’d done a good thing.) The minute
because you have by now realized the depths of
he left that day, I fluffed everything out and
my affliction). “Debbie, what difference does it
started over. But he had to come back for his
keys and caught me. Sheepishly, I admitted, “I make if the pockets are on top or folded into
the garment? They’re only being stacked on a
like it done a certain way.”
shelf. No one can see them. I don’t get it.”
“I CAN be taught,” he huffed, then thank
Well, you obviously have not thought about
goodness, went away again.
The “thank goodness” part is what takes me fire then.
If I’m sleeping and a fire breaks out, I can go
from the normal category and plants me firmly
to my closet, pull out a pair of jeans and put
in the obsessive-compulsive category. When
your heart races because someone has touched them on without thinking. I KNOW I won’t
have on them backwards.
your towels, that is not normal.
This is where you go away mumbling that
But my towels have to folded in thirds, then
people watching my house burn down will
in fourths. They HAVE to be. This is so no
probably not be so harsh as to judge me for
nasty selvage edges show. So they should look
wearing backwards jeans when I come runlike they’re on the showroom floor at Macy’s.
ning out the front door with my hair on fire.
So they hang nicely over the towel bar. It is
simply the right way to fold them. But it’s use- You will probably also make some snide
less to explain. I suspect some of you have your remark about how, if YOUR house were burning down, you would not stop to get dressed
own way of folding towels which you misguidAT ALL. Well, then you are probably the type
edly think is the “right” way.
of person who wears Monday underpants on
Well, let me ask you then, how do you treat
Wednesday.
your socks? Do you roll them into balls, tie
I can’t do anything to help you. I cannot
them together or, like I do, line them up perrelate to you at all.
fectly with each other and fold one top over to
Because you are obviously not obsessivehold the pair in place? Because that’s the only
compulsive.
way to do it, you see.
And T-shirts. T-shirts drive me mad. Due to
Deborah Welky lives in Palatka with her husband,
the nature of the fabric, the bottom edge of a
Mark.
T-shirt will always flip up. This cannot be
DEborah
welky
Did Jeb Bush fight Obamacare?
For many conservatives,
the fight against Obamacare
has been the defining battle
of President Obama’s years in
the White House. For them,
and probably a majority of
the Republican base, fighting
first against the passage of
the Affordable Care Act and
later pressing to repeal it
have been so important
because: A) they strongly
oppose the substance of the
law, and B) they see opposition to Obamacare as the best
way to resist the president’s
overall expansion of government.
That the struggle has so far
been a losing one has not
changed the fact that conservatives require their presidential candidates to have
solid anti-Obamacare bona
fides.
Recently a well-known conservative activist, recalling
the GOP effort to stop the
Affordable Care Act in 2009
and 2010, asked: Where was
Jeb Bush? I don’t remember
him being there when we
were doing everything we
could to derail Obamacare.
“A big vulnerability for the
governor, when the debates
start, is to remind us again,
where were you during the
battle over Obamacare?” noted
that activist, Gary Bauer, of
the conservative group
American Values. “I don’t
recall much (from him) during
those years. I don’t think not
being a veteran of those wars
is a plus for Gov. Bush.”
Bauer is basically right. In
2009 and early 2010, as
That’s pretty much it for
2009 and early 2010, as the
health care battle raged on
Capitol Hill.
“He wasn’t in Congress,”
Bush spokesman Tim Miller
said when I asked what the
Obamacare made its troubled former governor was doing in
2009 as far as Obamacare
way through Congress, Bush
– a respected former two-term was concerned. “He did not
have a very big footprint as a
Republican governor of
guy on the cable news circuit
Florida with solid conservative credentials – remained
in the years after he left the
mostly silent about the biggovernor’s office. He was
gest public policy fight in a
focused on business.”
generation.
One part of Bush’s business
Bush statements that even was a lucrative seat on the
tangentially touched on the
board of directors of the hosAffordable Care Act were few pital giant Tenet Healthcare.
Bush joined the company
and far between. In March
2009, for example, as the bat- after leaving the governor’s
office and was paid more than
tle was just beginning, Bush
$2 million for his services
penned an op-ed calling for
conservatives to be the “loyal between 2007 and last year,
opposition” in the face of farwhen he resigned to run for
reaching Democratic initiapresident. Tenet strongly suptives. He added: “Simply
ported the passage of
opposing the massive
Obamacare and has profited
encroachment of government enormously from it.
into health care won’t solve
More recently, as a presithe problem of affordability of dential run has neared, Bush
health insurance for many
has sharpened his critique of
Obamacare. In a late 2013
Americans.”
A couple of months later, in appearance on ABC, he called
the health law “flawed to its
May 2009, when Bush joined
core.” This month, in Iowa, he
fellow Republicans Eric
Cantor and Mitt Romney on a called it a “monstrosity.”
But that is now. Back when
“listening tour” Bush said:
“It’s time for us to listen first, it was all on the line, and
Republicans were gathering
to learn a little bit, to
their forces in a desperate
upgrade our message a little
attempt to stop Obamacare,
bit and to not be nostalgic
about the past. You can’t beat Jeb Bush mostly held his
tongue.
something with nothing, and
the other side has something.
I don’t like it, but they have it Byron York is chief political correspondent for The Washington
and we have to be respectful
Examiner.
and mindful of that.”
Byron
York
On April 9, 1865, Confederate
Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered
his army to Union Lt. Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
Court House in Virginia.
On this date:
In 1413, the coronation of
England’s King Henry V took
place in Westminster Abbey.
In 1682, French explorer
Robert de La Salle claimed the
Mississippi River Basin for
France.
In 1913, the first game was
played at Ebbets Field, the
newly built home of the Brooklyn
Dodgers, who lost to the
Philadelphia Phillies, 1-0.
In 1939, singer Marian
Anderson performed a concert at
the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington D.C. after being
denied the use of Constitution
Hall by the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
In 1940, during World War II,
Germany invaded Denmark and
Norway.
In 1942, American and
Philippine defenders on Bataan
capitulated to Japanese forces;
the surrender was followed by
the notorious Bataan Death
March.
In 1945, German pastor and
theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer,
39, was executed by the Nazis at
the Flossenburg concentration
camp.
In 1959, NASA presented its
first seven astronauts: Scott
Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, John
Glenn, Gus Grissom, Wally
Schirra, Alan Shepard and
Donald Slayton. Architect Frank
Lloyd Wright, 91, died in
Phoenix, Ariz.
In 1965, the newly built
Astrodome in Houston featured
its first baseball game, an exhibition between the Astros and
the New York Yankees, with
President Lyndon B. Johnson in
attendance. (The Astros won,
2-1, in 12 innings.)
Ten years ago:
Britain’s Prince Charles married longtime love Camilla Parker
Bowles, who took the title
Duchess of Cornwall.
Five years ago:
Supreme Court Justice John
Paul Stevens announced his
retirement. (His vacancy was
filled by Elena Kagan.) Meinhardt
Raabe, who’d played the
Munchkin coroner in “The Wizard
of Oz,” died in Orange Park at age
94.
One year ago:
A 16-year-old boy armed with
two knives went on a rampage at
Franklin Regional High School in
Murrysville, Pennsylvania, stabbing 20 students and a security
guard (all of whom survived).
Today’s Birthdays:
Playboy magazine founder
Hugh Hefner is 89. Satirical
songwriter and mathematician
Tom Lehrer is 87. Actor JeanPaul Belmondo is 82. Actress
Michael Learned is 76. Actor
Dennis Quaid is 61. Actress
Keshia Knight Pulliam is 36.
Rock musician Albert Hammond
Jr. (The Strokes) is 35. Actor
Charlie Hunnam is 35. Actor
Ryan Northcott is 35. Actor
Arlen Escarpeta is 34. Actor Jay
Baruchel is 33. Actress Leighton
Meester is 29. Actor-singer
Jesse McCartney is 28. Rhythmand-blues singer Jazmine
Sullivan is 28. Actress Kristen
Stewart is 25. Actress Elle
Fanning is 17. Actor Isaac
Hempstead Wright is 16.
Classical crossover singer
Jackie Evancho is 15.
Thought for Today:
“The ultimate test of a moral
society is the kind of world that it
leaves to its children.” — Dietrich
Bonhoeffer (1906-1945).
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Royce A. Gunter
Royce A. Gunter, 87, of
Interlachen, passed away
Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his
residence following an extended illness.
He was born in Bardin and
was a lifelong resident of
Putnam County, residing in
Interlachen
for the past
25 years. He
was a railroad
switchman
for CSX, retiring in 1987
after 38 years
of service. He
enjoyed spear
fishing and snorkeling. He
enjoyed country and bluegrass
music, and played the harmonica. His love for natural
science and technology is
reflected in the lives of his
grandchildren and the career
choices they have made. He
was formerly a member of
Hillcrest Baptist Church,
where he enjoyed teaching
Sunday school. He attended
First Baptist Church in
Interlachen.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Mathew and
Mollie Gunter; a daughter,
Debra Hancock; and two
brothers, Lawrence Gunter
and Robert Gunter.
Survivors include his wife of
54 years, Opie Gunter of
Interlachen; two sons and
daughters-in-law, Matthew
and Dawn Gunter of Tampa
and Robert (Kelley Bishop)
Gunter of Redington Beach;
daughters and sons-in-law,
Kathy and Otis Brown of San
Mateo and Cyndi and Gary
Wise of Satsuma; three brothers, Furman Gunter of Seale,
Ala., Roger Gunter and
Kenneth Gunter, both of
Palatka; a sister, Betsy Ann
Brady of St. Augustine; 12
grandchildren; 17 greatgrandchildren; one great-
great-grandchild; and one
great-great-grandchild on the
way.
Family visitation will begin
at 1:30 p.m. with funeral services at 2:30 p.m. on Friday,
April 10 at the Masters
Funeral Home in Palatka with
Pastor Tony Clubb officiating.
Burial will follow in Palatka
Memorial Gardens. To honor
and celebrate his life, a video
tribute will be shown and a
celebration of life will be held
afterwards at the Ravine
Room at Ravine Gardens
State Park till 6 p.m.
Memorial gifts may be sent
to Hospice of the Nature
Coast, 927 S. State Road 19,
Palatka, FL 32177, or to the
American Cancer Society, 600
Zeagler Drive, Palatka, FL
32177.
Messages of sympathy and
encouragement may be
expressed in his online guestbook at www.themastersfuneralhomes.com.
Masters Funeral Home of
Palatka is in charge of
arrangements.
Paul R. Hagist
Paul Reed Hagist, 68, of
Pomona Park, passed away
Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015 at
Haven Hospice Roberts Care
Center following an extended
illness.
A native of St. Louis, Mo., he
resided in Putnam County for
15 years, coming from
Jacksonville.
Paul was a
U.S. Navy veteran of the
Vietnam War. He retired from
AT&T after 22 years as a lineman. Paul was a member of
American Legion Post 233 in
Palm Valley and the Fraternal
Order of Eagles in Pomona
Park. In his leisure, he enjoyed
playing golf and fishing.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, Eugene Hagist
and Patricia Mallrich Hagist,
a brother, William Mueller,
and a sister, Patricia Mueller.
Paul is survived by a son,
Trenton Hagist of Pomona
Park, and a brother, Dave
(Cynthia) Hagist of
Jacksonville Beach.
Graveside services will be
at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 10
at the Jacksonville National
Cemetery with Pastor Don
Aycock officiating and the
U.S. Navy conducting military
honors.
Memories and condolences
may be expressed to the family at Paul’s Book of Memories
page at www.JohnsonOverturf
funerals.com.
Arrangements are under
the direction of JohnsonOverturf Funeral Home in
Palatka.
Shirley R. Smith
Shirley R. Smith, 81, went
home to be with her heavenly
Father on April 6, 2015 at UF
Health in Gainesville following an extended illness.
Mrs. Smith and her husband came to live in the south
Putnam area
in 1982, coming from
Jackson,
Mich. She
was a homemaker and
also worked
for 30 years
at Kiddie
Korner Day Care in Crescent
City – later changed to
Grandma’s Learning Center.
She is survived by her husband of 48 years, Osgood J.
Smith; son, Osgood D.
“Capper” Smith of Deltona,
and daughter, Kimberly Smith
of Georgetown, a sister, Betty
(Kenneth) MacDonald of Bad
Axe, Mich., nieces, Carol Dunn
and Karen Johnston of
Pierson, and Marty Cameron
of Ponce Inlet, and many greatnieces and great-nephews.
Visitation will be 2 p.m. to
time of service at 3 p.m. on
Saturday, April 11 at South
Putnam Church with the Rev.
Brian Baker officiating. Burial
will follow services in Eden
Cemetery in Crescent City.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to the South
Putnam Church, 114 Amos
Road, Crescent City, FL
32112. Those who wish to sign
her guestbook or leave messages of condolence to the family may do so at biggsfh.com.
Arrangements are under
the careful care of Clayton
Frank & Biggs Funeral Home,
Crescent City.
Police ambush a rarity in Mexico
BY E. EDUARDO CASTILLO
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY — The U.S.
Treasury Department
announced sanctions on
Mexico’s violent and growing
Jalisco New Generation cartel
a day after the gang mounted
a bloody ambush that killed
15 Mexican police officers.
On Monday, the Jalisco cartel stopped a police convoy on a
rural highway and opened fire,
killing 15 officers and wounding five in the bloodiest single
attack on Mexican law enforcement in recent memory.
The cartel and a related
gang, the Cuinis, were placed
on the U.S. Foreign Narcotics
Kingpin list Tuesday. The designation seizes the property
and interests of the gangs and
their leaders in the United
States and prohibits U.S. citizens from engaging in transactions with them.
“These two organizations
have rapidly expanded their
criminal empire in recent years
through the use of violence and
corruption,” said John E.
Smith, acting director of the
Treasury Department’s Office
of Foreign Assets Control.
“They now rank among the
most powerful drug trafficking
organizations in Mexico.”
The cartel originated in
Jalisco, the western state once
dominated by Sinaloa cartel
leader Ignacio “Nacho” Coronel
until his death in a shootout in
2010. But since then, the cartel
“has expanded beyond Jalisco
to other Mexican states, including Michoacan and Colima,”
Smith’s office wrote in a press
statement, and “has also further developed its ties to other
criminal organizations around
the world, including in the
United States, Latin America,
Africa, Europe, and Asia.”
Monday’s assault on a
Jalisco state police convoy on
a rural road between the
Pacific coast resort of Puerto
Vallarta and Guadalajara, the
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state capital, was the latest in
a series of ambushes and
attack by cartel gunmen that
some analysts say amounts to
a military-style offensive
against the government.
While officials have been
loath to publicly name the cartel involved in Monday’s
attack, an official of the state
prosecutors’ office who was not
authorized to speak on the
record, confirmed that all evidence indicates that Jalisco
New Generation carried out
the ambush, as well as a previous string of attacks over the
last two weeks. Last week,
cartel gunmen made a failed
attempt to kill state Security
Commissioner Alejandro
Solorio, and on March 19, they
ambushed a federal police
patrol, killing five officers.
Mexican security expert
Jorge Chabat said the attackers appeared to be aimed at
“intimidating the government”
and as a reprisal for government efforts against the cartel.
BY DAVID MCFADDEN AND
JIM KUHNHENN
Associated Press
KINGSTON, Jamaica —
The Caribbean region collectively cheered when President
Barack Obama was first elected president in 2008. Calypso
and reggae songs were written
in his honor, the French
Caribbean island of
Martinique named a road
after him, and Antigua’s highest mountain officially became
“Mount Obama” as the small
country saluted him as a symbol of black achievement.
This week, Obama will try
to rekindle an enthusiasm
that has waned amid a perceived lack of attention from
the American president.
But more than just an effort
in rebuilding popularity,
Obama’s meetings Thursday
with Jamaican Prime Minister
Portia Simpson Miller and
with other leaders in the
15-member Caribbean
Community are weighted with
self-interest.
China has steadily expanded its economic alliances in
the Caribbean, and the region
is seeking to reduce its dependence on subsidized oil from
an economically struggling
Venezuela. China is providing
much of the financing for new
roads, bridges and other infrastructure projects.
“China is running away
with the gold in the view of
many region watchers. Its
footprint is visible and obvious
through its ‘checkbook’ diplomacy in the Caribbean,” said
Anthony Bryan, an international relations professor at
Trinidad’s campus of the
University of the West Indies,
a public university system
serving 18 English-speaking
countries and territories.
“We, in looking at the
region, saw that a number of
the (Caribbean) countries had
significant energy needs,” said
Benjamin Rhodes, a White
House deputy national security adviser. “At the same time,
the United States has significant resources, not just in
terms of our own energy production, but also in our energy
infrastructure, in our ability
to work with countries that
have formed cooperative solutions to promote energy security.”
There are growing signs
that the U.S. is stepping up its
focus on the Caribbean to help
fill a potential void left by
Venezuela’s scaled-back oil
diplomacy. Earlier this year,
Vice President Joe Biden hosted prime ministers and other
top officials from all Caribbean
countries except Cuba at the
first Caribbean Energy
Security Summit in
Washington. The focus was on
exploring ways to help
Caribbean nations obtain
financing from international
financial institutions to convert diesel-powered energy
plants to natural gas and
increase alternative energy
sources.
“As the economic crisis in
Venezuela escalates, countries
reliant on Petrocaribe, the
dubious Venezuela-led oil alliance, will need alternative
energy sources sooner rather
than later. Look for Caribbean
leaders to articulate that
urgency,” said Jason Marczak,
deputy director of the Latin
America Center at the
Washington-based Atlantic
Council, a non-partisan foreign policy think tank.
tree as the U.S. president, the
fact that the American leader
is partly of African heritage is
no longer heralded as marking
an era of tolerance and possibility.
“I think some people around
here hoped Obama could
make the world’s problems go
away but this world has a
whole heap of problems that
are never going away. But
Caribbean people will always
like Obama because we can
see ourselves in Obama,”
Jamaican furniture upholsterer Llewellyn Clarke said as he
waited for a bus near the U.S.
Embassy in the island’s capital of Kingston.
The U.S., long the dominant
influence in much of the
Caribbean, remains the top
trading partner of many countries in the region and their
largest market for tourism.
Yet for years there has been a
chorus of complaints that
other than anti-drug efforts
Washington no longer pays
much attention to the region
once described by Reagan as
America’s “fourth border.”
“Any interest that the
American government shows
in the Caribbean is an
improvement because we have
been ignored completely
throughout the two terms of
the Bush presidency and most
of the two terms of this one,”
said Damien King, a prominent economist in Jamaica
who is co-executive director of
regional think tank Caribbean
Policy Research Institute.
Rhodes, the deputy national
security adviser at the White
House, did not dispute the
perception that the United
States “has not engaged these
countries as significantly as
we should.” But he said creating partnerships and investing in the region will help
address those doubts.
"Any interest that
the American
government shows
in the Caribbean is
an improvement."
~Damien King, economist
Obama’s visit to Jamaica is
the first one by a U.S. president since President Ronald
Reagan Reagan in 1982. He
was last in the Caribbean
region in 2009 when he
attended the Summit of the
Americas in Trinidad. This
time, Obama’s stop in
Kingston comes ahead of his
attendance at this year’s summit of the Western
Hemisphere’s heads of government Friday and Saturday in
Panama.
While Obama T-shirts and
bumper stickers can still be
seen on Caribbean islands
where many people share a
similar racially mixed family
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ACROSS
1 Major no-no
6 Talk boastfully
11 Coral rings
13 Counterfeit
14 Get in the
way of
15 Has poison
ivy
16 Possess
17 Brown the
bandleader
18 Double curve
21 Squelched a
squeak
23 Outback
jumper
26 Consumed
27 Thoroughfare
28 Bracken, for
instance
29 Merrymaking
31 Taj —
32 Jacket
material
33 Retired
professors
35 Medal
recipient
36 Proper partner
37 Prez after
Jimmy
38 Gridiron
meas.
39 Fresco base
40 Prior to
20 Lops off
22 Coats of paint
23 Put back on
the payroll
24 Public
speaker
25 Surfing the
net
28 Out of reach
30 Fair-hiring
letters
31 Plaque,
perhaps
41 Mine find
42 Hesitant
sounds
44 Thataway
47 Burned and
looted
51 Places of
residence
52 Without
danger
53 Thick of things
54 Long-handled
dipper
34 Skinflints
36 Jury members
39 Welcome
41 Lotto info
43 Comfy seat
44 Edible root
45Geisha’stie
46 Auction
signal
48 Media mogul
— Turner
49 Annex
50 Batik need
Talk to teen son about movies
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2 Dough
dispenser
3 Strut along
4 Bread spread
5 European,
maybe
(2 wds.)
6 Went to the
polls
7 Rainbows
8 Yuck!
9 Formerly
named
10 QBs want
them
12 Prom honoree
13 Sent in the
taxes
18 Unrefined
19 Slow-cooked
For Thursday, April 9, 2015
Your willpower, courage and
determination will help you
achieve anything you want this
year. Sitting on the sidelines is
not for you. Get involved by participating in new activities. Bold
moves will help you further your
goals. Follow your intuition.
ARIES
(March 21-April 19)
Express your outgoing attitude,
and strive to be in a good mood.
Get involved in social events that
will lead to new friendships. An
important connection will be
made.
TAURUS
(April 20-May 20)
Your quest for change will
drain your bank account. Rather
than spend money on unnecessary items, put your cash in a safe
place. An unexpected bill will set
you back.
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20)
Reflect on your current relationships. If you feel you may be
moving in a different direction
from the people around you, you
should determine what could be
done to revive the connection or
move on.
HOROSCOPE
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
Career and travel are highlighted. Advancement will head your
way if you are willing to make the
necessary changes. Keep an open
mind and a positive outlook.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22)
Don’t waste time. Use your
energy wisely. Focus on your
creative talents, and stretch your
boundaries. Classes that provide
you with the stimulation you crave
will lead to new friendships.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Before you reconnect with
someone from your past, remember how the friendship ended.
If you want to avoid a repeat
performance, focus on meeting
someone more like you.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Your empathetic nature makes
you a good friend. However, you
run the risk of burning out if you
try to do too much for too many.
Offer advice without compromising your own needs.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
Step into the limelight. Your
charm and talent will impress
the people you meet along the
way. An interesting partnership
is imminent. Embrace a new venture.
Dear Harriette: I have a 13year-old son. I admit that my husband and I are very strict with
him about lots of things, including
what he watches on TV and what
movies he views. I learned that
some of his friends routinely get
to watch R-rated movies — either
because their parents are lenient or
because their parents have given
them no restrictions on what they
watch on TV. When I learned that,
I decided not to let my son go
over their houses anymore. I want
to limit what he sees, at least for
now. Routinely, when he asks me
if he can see a movie that is rated
R, I automatically say no. I’m
wondering if I should amend that.
I don’t want him to start ignoring
me, even though I do think these
other parents are making it harder
for me to keep up my standards.
— Drawing the Line, Jackson,
Missippi
Dear Drawing The Line:
Movies have ratings for a reason.
You are not wrong with your rule
that your teenage son should be
limited to age-appropriate viewing
SAGITTARIUS
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You stand to profit if you take
advantage of a moneymaking
opportunity. Long-term savings
or careful investments will prove
to be lucrative and stress-free.
AQUARIUS
PISCES
(Feb. 20-March 20)
Don’t settle for less when you
could have so much more. Look
into your options and prepare to
make a move. Do whatever it
takes to raise your standard of
living.
receive presents from people, I
tell them that they should write a
note immediately to express their
gratitude. Half the time they do
nothing. How can I get them to be
more responsible? — Enforcing
Good Manners, Los Angeles
Dear
Enforcing
Good
Manners: While you don’t want
to run the risk of making good
manners seem like a punishment,
you may have to enforce a kind of
punishment to get your children
to fall in order. Tell them that they
cannot use the item they’ve been
given until they write the note. You
may have to extend the penalty to
no use of electronics if they remain
lackadaisical.
Another approach that may open
their eyes is to point out that someone thought about them enough to
buy or make them a gift and give
it to them. That thoughtfulness is
special and deserving of acknowledgment. Sit with your children
and help them get the notes written. If they see you doing it, the
practice may rub off on them.
BRIDGE
(Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
Your emotions will escalate.
Avoid getting involved in sensitive issues that could end in a
dispute. Find a quiet corner where
you can enjoy peace and quiet and
mull over your thoughts.
(Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
Idle time will work against you.
Find some form of mental stimulation. Discussions with people
who share your interests will turn
out well, as will taking advantage
of an opportunity to travel.
material. That said, it may be true
— in some instances — that the
reason that a movie receives that
rating is due to factors that may
not be too offensive or inappropriate for some children his age. You
have to view the movies first to
see if you think your son would be
comfortable watching them.
I recommend you do this even
if your intention is not to have him
watch the popular movies of the
season. Why? Because there’s a
very good chance that he will see
some of them or at least hear about
them among his peers.
Your job as a parent is to help
your son interpret the information
that is coming at him through your
family’s values. Whatever you
allow him to watch, make sure that
you have an open dialogue about
the events and cultural content that
cross his life. It will be in those
talks that you can assure that he is
on the right track.
Dear Harriette: I believe in
thank-you notes. I’m having a hard
time convincing my children that
they are important. When they
W.H. Auden, an AngloAmerican poet, said, “Among
those whom I like or admire, I
can find no common denominator, but among those whom I
love, I can: all of them make me
laugh.”
That is a good guideline. Today,
we have two problems that do
not have a common denominator. First, look at the South hand.
West opens three clubs, showing
a good seven-card suit and some
6-10 high-card points; North
makes a takeout double; and East
passes. What should South bid?
This is a situation so many
inexperienced players get wrong.
They bid three spades, regardless
of point-count. Yes, it is true that
North, when entering the auction
over an opponent’s pre-emptive
opening bid, will assume that
South has six or seven points
— but he has noticeably more
than that. South must jump to
four spades.
That is passed out. How should
the defenders play to defeat the
contract?
If West leads the club king,
declarer wins in the dummy,
draws trumps, ruffs his last club
in the dummy, and runs the diamonds for an overtrick. But if
West leads his singleton heart,
East wins the first trick with his
heart jack, then cashes the heart
ace and king. What should West
discard?
West should throw the diamond
nine followed by the diamond
two: high-low with a doubleton,
asking for a diamond shift. Then,
when East leads a diamond at
trick four, West ruffs to defeat
the contract.
Andy Robson, an English
expert, pointed out that if a preemptive opener leads a side suit,
that will be a singleton. If instead
he leads his own suit, play him
for a singleton in your trump
suit.
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Tiger
in 20th
Masters
AUGUSTA, Ga.
lready, it’s a Masters unlike
any other for Tiger Woods.
On Wednesday his playing
partners ranged in age from
6 to 63. On the practice range the
day before, he listened to hip-hop
music on headphones to find his
rhythm.
And in what may have been the
biggest surprise of the week so far,
he actually smiled and tried to be
engaging at his press conference,
something he normally tolerates
with a guarded terseness.
Woods is playing in the Masters
for the 20th time, almost unthinkable for those who remember his
breakout win in 1997. Even more
unthinkable after all these years is
no one has an idea what to expect
when he tees off this afternoon in an
almost desperate quest to find his
game and win a fifth green jacket.
Not the fans, who still cheer his
every move. Not his fellow players,
who have watched the roller coaster
of the past five years close up.
Not even Woods himself.
“Whether I have blinders on or
not, I don’t feel any different,” Woods
insisted, “I feel like I’m preparing to
try and win the Masters.”
The people who take money on
those kind of things don’t anticipate
that will happen, making Woods a
25-1 pick to win his first Masters
title in a decade. The odds would be
even higher — they started at 50-1
— but for a lot of people plunking
$20 bills down on Woods in Las
Vegas sports books because they
remember what he used to be able to
do on a golf course.
If some of those memories are fading, Woods has to accept some of the
blame. He has been MIA so long that
it’s hard to remember he was once
supposed to win more green jackets
than Arnold Palmer and Jack
Nicklaus combined.
A new generation of players is no
longer intimidated by the sight of
Woods in red on Sunday, something
Woods acknowledged when he talked
about how he used to drive the ball
past everyone other than John Daly
but is happy these days just to be in
the same area code. He’s 39 now,
ancient in the game of golf anywhere
but at a Masters that still includes
Ben Crenshaw in the field.
“I won the Masters when Jordan
(Spieth) was still in diapers,” Woods
said, though a quick check of the calendar showed Spieth was approaching his fourth birthday by then.
The young players who hit it past
him, though, aren’t his real worry.
The troubles for Woods are within,
and he’s been dealing with different
varieties of them ever since his infamous wreck over Thanksgiving
weekend in 2009.
His personal life now seems stable,
or at least it did Wednesday when
his children, 6-year-old Charlie and
7-year-old Sam, joined him and girlfriend Lindsey Vonn for the par-3
contest he hadn’t played in 11 years.
His swing seems better, too, at least
better than two months ago when he
fled Torrey Pines mid-round, mumbling something about his glutes not
being properly activated.
And while he’s notoriously thinskinned, Woods said he no longer
reads anything written about him or
listens when analysts talk about how
shockingly bad his game has been.
“I’ve come to the understanding
that I live it,” he said. “I know exactly what I’m doing out here and I’ve
hit the shots, and I don’t really need
someone else’s secondhand opinion of
what I was thinking of. I know exactly what I was doing out there.”
Woods certainly looked comfortable again as he played the back 9
earlier Wednesday with Spieth and
Crenshaw. He asked to join them as
they teed off, something that would
have been unheard of back in the
day when he largely practiced by
himself.
If this is a new Tiger Woods, it
seems partly by design. A kinder,
friendlier Woods seems to be the new
persona he wants to project, though
it remains to be seen how that translates in the heat of competition.
Woods said he spent the last two
months at home, working from
morning to night on his game. He
talked about finding the right
release pattern, and seems convinced
that he has ironed out his problems.
A
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Vikings’ 38th win ties record
Carr gets 12th save
in conference win
at FSC-Jacksonville
Palatka Daily News
One record went down in the process of tying another for the St.
Johns River State College baseball
team on Wednesday.
Tyler Carr broke the school’s single-season saves record and the
Vikings scored three runs in the
ninth inning to pull away for a 7-3
victory at Florida State CollegeJacksonville, matching the singleseason win record while improving
to 38-6.
St. Johns improved to 13-2 in the
Mid-Florida Conference to remain
percentage points ahead of persistent Santa Fe (27-7, 14-3), which
beat Seminole 13-5 on Wednesday.
The Vikings are first, the Saints
fourth in this week’s FCSAA poll.
FSCJ tumbled to 10-29 and 2-14.
Carr inherited runners at first
and second with two out in the
eighth, the Vikings ahead 4-3. He
struck out the first batter he faced,
then fanned two more in a 1-2-3
ninth for his 12th save, breaking
the record set in 2011 by Chris
Fern, later a San Francisco Giants
signee.
Carr, a freshman, leads the
nation in saves.
The win went to starter Andy
Toelken (6-1), who pitched the first
five, allowing four hits and one
earned run, striking out two and
walking none. Daniel Williams,
Hunter Jones, Kyle Kalbaugh and
Myles Straw all worked in relief
before Carr took over.
“Toelken had all four wisdom
teeth removed eight days ago. I
wanted to limit him and I needed to
get Daniel Williams in there.
Hunter needed some work, too,”
said SJR State coach Ross Jones.
“(Toelken) sucked it up and gave us
everything he had.”
Nick Agosto’s two-run single
broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth, putting
St. Johns ahead to stay. Alec Dowell
opened the inning with a single,
Hunter Alexander singled with one
out and a balk moved them to second and third for Agosto.
The Vikings scored again in the
sixth, but the Blue Wave got two in
the eighth to pull within 4-3. Back
came SJR State with a three-run
ninth.
Myles Straw drew a leadoff walk,
stole second and went to third on
Matthew Rhodes’ single. Straw
came in on Collin Morrill’s groundout. With first base open Wes Weeks
drew an intentional walk, then the
Vikings pulled off a double steal
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and Harlan Harris’ single scored
Warming up during Monday’s game,
Rhodes and Weeks to make it 7-3.
Tyler Carr broke the St. Johns saves
record on Wednesday.
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District Track
Bryan Williams (pictured) and Eron Carter give Palatka a powerful discus combo.
Postseason Push Starts
Panthers look for sophomores to complement proven performers in 5-2A
By Mark Blumenthal
T
Palatka Daily News
oday starts the postseason for Putnam
County track and field performers,
first for Palatka and Interlachen, next
Wednesday for Crescent City.
For Palatka, it isn’t just about the
veterans, including senior sprinter Ka’ven
Berry, who took fifth in last year’s state 2A
400-yard dash and is still coming back from a
hamstring-thigh injury, or junior Eron Carter,
a state qualifier in the discus who looks to
medal in two events this year.
The veterans seem to be primed. This run,
according to fifth-year Panthers coach Steven
Gonzalez, is about what younger runners can
do to complement the veterans.
“My seniors are the leaders. They know
what time it is,” Gonzalez said. “My message,
though, each year goes to the younger kids in
how they can help out the seniors in terms of
what we do as a team in the meet. I leave that
to them as something that gets passed on each
year. It really started two years ago and we
continue it on to now.”
So meet the Panthers who can make an
impact later today at Fred Cone Park in
Gainesville in the District 5-2A meet:
n Sophomore Travis Williams, who could be
looked upon in the high jump.
n Sophomore Demareyae Givens, who has
had a big year in the roles he’s put into by
Gonzalez, and will compete in the 400-meter
dash and the long jump.
n Sophomore Lavarus Smith, who will be
running the 800.
And while Gonzalez is hoping for good
things out of the aforementioned boys, he’s
also looking for big things out of his 4x400
relay team of Givens, Berry, Lutrell Smith
and Kendrick Aaron, who last week came in
first in a back-and-forth final race of the night
with Bartram Trail at the St. Johns River
Athletic Conference meet at PHS in 3:26.41.
“The thing is we should’ve been running
3:26 earlier in the year,” Gonzalez said. “I
think that team should’ve cleared 3:25 by now.
That’s our goal for (today), but our guys are
talking about going 3:23. It’s really more the
executing of the handoffs. They do that, I
think they can get close (to 3:23).”
Others looking to do big things starting
today are Dontaevone Evans in the sprints,
Aaron in the jumps and senior Bryan
Williams, who is hoping to make a name of his
own apart from Carter in both the discus and
shot put and is coming off a big SJRAC meet.
“I said over a month ago that I felt that this
team was built for after the district meet,”
Gonzalez said. “Just about everyone came
close to or came up with a personal best in
that (SJRAC) meet. If everyone performs to
the level I think they can perform to, I think
we have a good chance of winning the (district)
title as a team. I ran a ‘virtual’ meet and we
beat (Gainesville) Eastside by 10 points and
(Live Oak) Suwannee came in third.
“But again, that’s only on paper. We have to
do it where it counts – on the track.”
See DISTRICT, Page 8A
Masters offers a major learning curve for most
By Doug Ferguson
Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Tiger Woods
was the exception. Ben Crenshaw
was closer to the rule.
Woods joined up with Crenshaw
to play the back nine Wednesday on
the final day of practice for a
Masters that is shaping up as a mystery in many ways. They are
Masters champions with multiple
green jackets. What sepa1995.
rates them is how soon
Woods wasted no time.
TODAY
they got them.
He won the first major he
Crenshaw had to suffer ESPN, 3 p.m. played as a pro by setting
a little before he could cel20 records in his 1997
ebrate his first major. He
Masters victory, and that
was a runner-up four times in the was only the start. He already had
majors, including a playoff loss to eight majors before he recorded his
D a v i d G r a h a m a t t h e P G A first runner-up finish. He had four
Championship, before he broke green jackets before he turned 30.
through in 1984 at Augusta
More players have taken the
National. He won another one in Crenshaw route.
Tom Watson. Nick Price. Phil
Mickelson. Adam Scott. The group
even includes Jack Nicklaus, who
was a 20-year-old amateur when he
finished second behind Arnold
Palmer in the 1960 U.S. Open.
Nicklaus played that day with Ben
Hogan, who also had a chance to win
until he hit into the water on the
17th hole at Cherry Hills.
See MASTERS, Page 8A
4/8/15 11:54 PM
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NOTE: Schedules are submitted by
schools, leagues and recreation
departments and are subject to
change without notice.
THURSDAY, April 9
HIGH SCHOOL
Softball
Gainesville at Palatka, 6 p.m.
Interlachen at Pierson Taylor, 6 p.m.
Florida Christian Athletic League
Semifinal Round
At Gainesville Countryside
Peniel Baptist vs. Jacksonville
Seacoast Christian, 3 p.m.
Baseball
Alachua Santa Fe at Interlachen, 7
p.m.
Palatka at Menendez, 7 p.m.
Track and Field
At Cone Park, Gainesville
Palatka, Interlachen at District 5-2A
Meet, 9 a.m.
Boys Weightlifting
Highway 100 Meet at Palatka, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE
Softball
SJRSC at FSC-Jacksonville (2), 4
p.m.
FRIDAY, April 10
HIGH SCHOOL
Softball
Menendez at Palatka, 6:30 p.m.
Tournament Championship
At Gainesville Countryside Christian
Semifinal round winners, 5 p.m.
Baseball
Lake Butler Union County at Crescent
City, 7 p.m.
Menendez at Palatka, 7 p.m.
Southern Division Tournament
At Gainesville Countryside Christian
First Round
Peniel Baptist vs. Gainesville
Countryside Christian, 4 p.m.
COLLEGE
Baseball
FSC-Jacksonville at SJRSC, 3 p.m.
TIDES
Palatka City Dock
High Low
Today
7:25A,7:50P 1:59A,2:47P
April 10 8:10A,8:39P 2:47A,3:41P
April 11 9:03A,9:36P 3:43A,4:42P
St. Augustine Beach
High
Low
Today
--------,12:03P 6:07A,6:05P
April 10 12:27A,12:50P 6:58A,7:00P
April 11
1:18A,1:44P 7:56A,8:03P
LOCAL BOWLING
TUESDAY NIGHT
MADNESS LEAGUE
At Putnam Lanes
March 31
Standings: Watermelon, 88.5-39.5;
Up Your Alley, 79-49; Sun Supply II,
78.5-49.5; S&N, 75.5-52.5; TV, 70.557.5; J&C, 70-58; Always Late,
66-62; Oops, 65-63; Double Impact,
57.5-70.5; Wipeout, 57-71; Honey
Bunny, 56.5-71.5; Double Trouble,
50-78; Taz, 49.5-78.5; The
Incredibowls, 48-80; Over The Line,
32.5-23.5.
High scratch game, team: The
Incredibowls, 414; Oops, 384; Sun
Supply I, 381.
High handicap game, team: The
Incredibowls, 474; J&C, 466; Sun
Supply II, 466, Oops, 466.
High scratch series, team: S&N,
1,098; Double Impact, 1,091; The
Incredibowls, 1,038.
High handicap series, team: J&C,
1,311; Double Trouble, 1,291; Sun
Supply II, 1,278.
High scratch game, men: J.D.
Pulley, 245; Chet Cowan, 222; Sim
Suter, 204.
High handicap game, men: J.D.
Pulley, 272; Chet Cowan, 269; Daniel
Fontanez, 254.
High scratch series, men: J.D.
Pulley, 635; Sim Suter, 590; Chet
Cowan, 568.
High handicap series, men: J.D.
Pulley, 716; Chet Cowan, 709;
Anthony Mischitelli, 689.
High scratch game, women:
Sybeth Custer, 213; Candy Stallings,
208; Cindy Smith, 202.
High handicap game, women:
Sybeth Custer, 251; Candy Stallings,
AUTO RACING
2 a.m.
NBC Sports
Formula One practice for
Chinese Grand Prix, at
Shanghai
7 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
SEC Network
GOLF
3 p.m.
ESPN
1 p.m.
7 p.m.
Missouri at Tennessee
The Masters, first round,
at Augusta, Ga.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MLB Network
MLB Network
Mets at Nationals
Giants at Padres
MEN’S NCAA HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
5 p.m.
ESPN2
8:30 p.m. ESPN2
NBA
8 p.m.
TNT
10:30 p.m. TNT
Bulls at Heat
Trail Blazers at Warriors
7:30 p.m. Sun Sports
8 p.m.
NBC Sports
1 p.m.
ESPN2
NHL
Devils at Lightning
Blackhawks at Blues
TENNIS
240; Cindy Smith, 230.
High scratch series, women:
CIndy Smith, 539; Michele Fudo, 530;
Candy Stallings, 517.
High handicap series, women:
Michele Fudo, 665; Sybeth Custer,
629; Ruth Vickers, 626.
Splits converted: J.D. Pulley, 3-10;
Joyce Cowan, 2-7; Curt Banks, 3-10;
Michele Fudo, 5-7; Jack DePriest,
3-6-7; Jean Brewer, 3-10, 2-4-10;
Vivian Brown, 3-10; Cindy Smith,
3-10; Sim Suter, 3-10; Chet Cowan,
2-7-8; Sybeth Custer (clean game);
Tom Brown, 2-7; Lee DePriest, 2-7.
PREP SOFTBALL
Crescent City 16, Hawthorne 2
Crescent City
301 (12)0–16 20 3
Hawthorne
011
00– 2 6 5
Liles and Lepanto; Fomby and
McGruder; W–Liles, 8-10. L–Fomby,
1-16. HR–Crescent City: S. Wolfe;
3B–Crescent City: M. Cummings;
2B–Crescent City: Hutchinson, T.
Cummings 2, B. Wolfe.
Records: Crescent City 8-12,
Hawthorne 1-16.
LOCAL COLLEGE
BASEBALL
SJR State 7, FSC-Jacksonville 3
SJR State
000 121 003–7 12 0
1
FSCJ
00 000 020–3 11 0
Toelken, Williams (6), Jones (7),
Straw (8), Kalbaugh (8), Carr (8) and
Harris. Knies, Eytel (4), Green (5),
Sheffield (6), Kirksey (7), Blaquier (9)
and Fitzpatrick. W–Toelken, 6-1. L–
Green, 6-4. S–Carr, 12. 2B–FSCJacksonville: Blaquier, Paparella.
Records: SJR State 38-6 (13-2),
FSC-Jacksonville 10-29 (2-14).
BASEBALL
AL Standings
Semifinal, Providence vs.
Nebraska-Omaha, at Boston
Semifinal, Boston University vs. North Dakota, at
Boston
East Division
WL PctGB
Baltimore
2 1.667 —
1 1.500 ½
Boston
New York
1 1 .500
½
1 1.500 ½
Toronto
Tampa Bay
1 2 .333
1
Central Division
WL PctGB
Detroit
2 01.000 —
Kansas City
1 0 1.000
½
1 1.500 1
Cleveland
Chicago
0 1.000 1½
Minnesota 0 2.000 2
West Division
WL PctGB
1 1.500 —
Houston
Los Angeles
1 1 .500
—
1 1.500 —
Oakland
Seattle
1 1.500 —
Texas
1 1.500 —
Family Circle Cup, round
of 16, at Charleston, S.C.
Tuesday’s Games
Baltimore 6, Tampa Bay 5
Texas 3, Oakland 1
L.A. Angels 2, Seattle 0
Wednesday’s Games
Detroit 11, Minnesota 0
Philadelphia 4, Boston 2
N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3
Tampa Bay 2, Baltimore 0
Cleveland 2, Houston 0
Chicago White Sox at Kansas City,
8:10 p.m.
Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota (Gibson 0-0) at Detroit
(Greene 0-0), 1:08 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Danks 0-0) at
Kansas City (Volquez 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Cleveland (Bauer 0-0) at Houston
(Wojciechowski 0-0), 2:10 p.m.
Texas (N.Martinez 0-0) at Oakland
(Graveman 0-0), 3:35 p.m.
Boston (Masterson 0-0) at
Philadelphia (Buchanan 0-0), 7:05
p.m.
Toronto (Da.Norris 0-0) at N.Y.
Yankees (Sabathia 0-0), 7:05 p.m.
NL Standings
East Division
WL PctGB
Atlanta
3 01.000 —
1 1 .500 1½
New York
Philadelphia 1 1.500 1½
Washington 1 1.500 1½
0 3.000 3
Miami
Central Division
WL PctGB
1 01.000 —
Cincinnati
Chicago
1 1.500 ½
1 1 .500
½
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
0 1.000 1
Milwaukee 0 2.000 1½
West Division
WL PctGB
Colorado
2 01.000 —
1 1.500 1
Arizona
Los Angeles
1 1 .500
1
1 1 .500
1
San Diego
San Francisco 1 1 .500
1
Tuesday’s Games
Atlanta 12, Miami 2
St. Louis at Chicago, ppd., rain
Colorado 5, Milwaukee 2
Arizona 7, San Francisco 6
San Diego 7, L.A. Dodgers 3
Wednesday’s Games
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis 0
Philadelphia 4, Boston 2
Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1
Atlanta 2, Miami 0
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.
Colorado at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.
San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10
p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Pittsburgh (Burnett 0-0) at Cincinnati
(DeSclafani 0-0), 12:35 p.m.
SPORTS BRIEFS
PREP ROUNDUP
N.Y. Mets (Harvey 0-0) at Washington
(Strasburg 0-0), 1:05 p.m.
San Francisco (T.Hudson 0-0) at San
Diego (Kennedy 0-0), 6:40 p.m.
Boston (Masterson 0-0) at
Philadelphia (Buchanan 0-0), 7:05
p.m.
Rays 2, Orioles 0
Baltimore Tampa Bay
ab r hbi
ab r hbi
De Aza lf 4020DeJess dh 4010
Pearce dh 4000SouzJr rf 2010
Snider rf 4000ACarer ss 4010
A.Jones cf 4000Longori 3b 2210
C.Davis 1b3000Jnngs lf-cf 3011
Machd 3b 3000Kiermr cf 2000
Flahrty ss 3000Guyer ph-lf1000
Lvrnwy c 2010Fryth 2b-1b2001
Schoop 2b 2000Dykstr 1b 1000
B
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Rivera c 3000
Totals
29030Totals 25252
Baltimore
000 000000—0
Tampa Bay
000 001 01x—2
DP—Baltimore 2, Tampa Bay 1.
LOB—Baltimore 4, Tampa Bay 7.
2B—Lavarnway (1), Longoria (1).
CS—Souza Jr. (1).
IPHRER
BBSO
Baltimore
MGnzlez L,0-1 52-3 3 1 1 5 5
Matusz
1-300 0 2 1
100 0 1 0
Jas.Garcia
Brach
2-321 1 0 1
1-300 0 0 0
W.Wright
Tampa Bay
Odorzzi W,1-0 62-3 2 0 0 0 7
Beliveau H,1 1-300 0 0 0
100 0 1 3
Jepsen H,1
Boxberger S,1-1 110 0 0 3
HBP—by Odorizzi (Schoop). WP—
Matusz.
Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert; First,
Mike Estabrook; Second, Dana
DeMuth; Third, Toby Basner.
T—3:00. A—13,569 (31,042).
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L PctGB
y-Toronto
46 32.590 —
36 42.462 10
Boston
Brooklyn
36 42.462 10
Philadelphia
18 61 .22828½
New York
15 63 .192 31
Southeast Division
W L PctGB
z-Atlanta
59 19.756 —
x-Washington 45 33.577 14
Miami
35 43.449 24
Charlotte
33 45.423 26
25 53.321 34
Orlando
Central Division
W L PctGB
y-Cleveland
51 27.654 —
46 32.590 5
x-Chicago
Milwaukee
38 40.487 13
Indiana
35 43.449 16
30 48.385 21
Detroit
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L PctGB
x-Memphis
53 25.679 —
53 25.679 —
x-Houston
x-San Antonio
53 26 .671 ½
46 31.597 6½
x-Dallas
New Orleans
42 36 .538 11
Northwest Division
W L PctGB
y-Portland
50 27.649 —
Oklahoma City 42 36 .538 8½
35 42.455 15
Utah
Denver
28 49.364 22
16 61.208 34
Minnesota
Pacific Division
W L PctGB
z-Golden State 63 15 .808 —
x-L.A. Clippers 53 26 .671 10½
Phoenix
39 39.500 24
27 50 .35135½
Sacramento
L.A. Lakers
20 57 .260 42½
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Tuesday’s Games
Atlanta 96, Phoenix 69
Miami 105, Charlotte 100
New Orleans 103, Golden State 100
San Antonio 113, Oklahoma City 88
Sacramento 116, Minnesota 111
L.A. Clippers 105, L.A. Lakers 100
Wednesday’s Games
Washington 119, Philadelphia 90
Orlando 105, Chicago 103
Boston 113, Detroit 103
Toronto 92, Charlotte 74
Atlanta 114, Brooklyn 111
Indiana 102, New York 86
Memphis 110, New Orleans 74
Cleveland 104, Milwaukee 99
San Antonio 110, Houston 98
L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.
Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.
Phoenix at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Portland, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Chicago at Miami, 8 p.m.
Portland at Golden State, 10:30
p.m.
Magic 105, Bulls 103
CHICAGO
Dunleavy 3-6 0-0 8, Gasol 4-10 7-9
15, Noah 2-6 0-2 4, Rose 3-9 2-2 9,
Butler 6-10 4-4 19, Brooks 5-11 1-2
13, Gibson 6-12 3-5 15, Mirotic 3-11
6-7 15, Hinrich 2-4 0-0 5, Snell 0-0
0-0 0. Totals 34-79 23-31 103.
ORLANDO
Harris 2-13 4-4 8, Dedmon 3-5 0-0 6,
Vucevic 9-16 4-4 22, Payton 6-14
3-3 17, Oladipo 8-14 4-6 23, A.
Gordon 2-3 3-4 7, Fournier 3-7 3-3
11, Nicholson 4-8 0-0 9, Frye 1-2 0-0
2. Totals 38-82 21-24 105.
Chicago
29 302816—103
Orlando
21 312726—105
3-Point Goals—Chicago 12-26
(Butler 3-4, Mirotic 3-5, Dunleavy 2-4,
Brooks 2-4, Hinrich 1-3, Rose 1-6),
Orlando 8-23 (Oladipo 3-7, Payton
2-2, Fournier 2-5, Nicholson 1-2, A.
Gordon 0-1, Frye 0-1, Harris 0-5).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—
Chicago 49 (Noah 11), Orlando 51
(Dedmon 11). Assists—Chicago 25
(Butler 6), Orlando 21 (Payton 9).
Total Fouls—Chicago 16, Orlando
19. Technicals—Butler. A—18,249
(18,500).
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
x-Montreal 804822 10106213183
x-Tampa Bay 804824 8104255206
Detroit
804225 13 97230217
Boston
804126 13 95209204
Ottawa
804126 13 95232214
Florida
803629 15 87199219
813044 7 67208258
Toronto
Buffalo
802349 8 54159268
Metropolitan Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
z-Rangers 805221 7111248187
x-Washington814525 11101240199
N.Y. Islanders804628 6 98245224
Pittsburgh
804226 12 96218207
Columbus
804035 5 85227244
Philadelphia 803329 18 84213228
New Jersey 803235 13 77176209
Carolina
802940 11 69185223
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
x-St. Louis 804924 7105242198
x-Nashville 804723 10104229200
804826 6102226184
x-Chicago
x-Minnesota 804527 8 98225195
804226 12 96225208
Winnipeg
Dallas
803931 10 88253259
Colorado
803731 12 86215225
Pacific Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
y-Anaheim 805023 7107234221
x-Vancouver 804629 5 97231217
Calgary
804429 7 95237210
Los Angeles 803926 15 93215201
San Jose
803932 9 87224227
Edmonton 802443 13 61192274
Arizona
802448 8 56169265
NOTE: Two points for a win, one
point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
z-clinched conference
Tuesday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers 4, New Jersey 2
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Islanders 4
Ottawa 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT
Detroit 3, Carolina 2
Winnipeg 1, St. Louis 0
Minnesota 2, Chicago 1
Colorado 3, Nashville 2
Calgary 3, Arizona 2
Edmonton 4, Los Angeles 2
Wednesday’s Games
Columbus 5, Toronto 0
Washington 3, Boston 0
Dallas at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Ottawa at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.
Carolina at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30
p.m.
Boston at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Minnesota at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m.
Los Angeles at Calgary, 9 p.m.
San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Arizona at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Tsarnaev guilty in Boston Marathon bombing
Jury to decide life or death
for 2013 terror attack
By Denise Lavoie
Associated Press
BOSTON — Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted on all charges Wednesday in the Boston
Marathon bombing by a jury that will now
decide whether the 21-year-old should be executed or shown mercy for what his lawyer says was
a crime masterminded by his big brother.
The former college student stood with his
hands folded, fidgeted and looked down at the
defense table in federal court as he listened to
the word “guilty” recited on all 30 counts against
him, including conspiracy and deadly use of a
weapon of mass destruction. Seventeen of those
counts are punishable by death.
The verdict, reached after a day and a half of
deliberations, was practically a foregone conclu-
District
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 7A
The top chances for advancing on
the girls side for PHS is sprinter
Genisha Wilson in the 100 and 200
and Abrielle Robertson in the shot
put and discus.
For Interlachen High, the pickings are slim, but are out there with
distance runner Jason Clubb in the
1,600, weight guys Travis Snyder
and Brody Steele and discuss
throwers Alison Ray and Cheyenne
Smith on the girls’ side.
“It’s not been one of our better
years,” said Rams coach C.S.
Belton, sounding more like a coach
who may be finishing his 16th and
last season after the disappoint-
sion, given his lawyer’s startling admission at
the trial’s outset that Tsarnaev carried out the
terror attack with his now-dead older brother,
Tamerlan.
The defense strategy is to try to save
Tsarnaev’s life in the upcoming penalty phase by
arguing he fell under Tamerlan’s evil influence.
The two shrapnel-packed pressure-cooker
bombs that exploded near the finish line on April
15, 2013, killed three spectators and wounded
more than 260 other people, turning the traditionally celebratory home stretch of the worldfamous race into a scene of carnage and putting
the city on edge for days.
Tsarnaev was found responsible not only for
those deaths but for the killing of a
Massachusetts Institute of Technology police
officer who was gunned down days later during
the brothers’ getaway attempt.
“It’s not a happy occasion, but it’s something,”
said Karen Brassard, who suffered shrapnel
wounds on her legs and attended the trial. “One
more step behind us.”
DISTRICT 5-2A MEET
Where, when: Fred Cone Park, Gainesville, 10 a.m. today.
County teams: Palatka, Interlachen. Admission: $6.
Directions: Take SR-20 west out to Gainesville. Make a right turn onto SE 24th Street.
Travel half a mile. Turn right onto E. University Ave. (SR-26). Travel less than half a mile. The
park is located on the right side.
DISTRICT 6-2A MEET
Where, when: Argan A. Boggus Stadium, Tavares, 11 a.m., Wednesday.
County team: Crescent City. Admission: $6.
Directions to Tavares High: Travel south on US-17 for 21 3/4 miles until getting to SR-40.
Make a right turn and travel 14 1/4 miles to SR-19. Make a left turn and continue south nearly
25 miles to US-441. Merge onto US-441 going north for just over three miles. Turn left onto
Sinclair Avenue, then turn left onto Kentucky Street, followed by a right onto Texas Avenue and
a left turn onto Givens Street. The stadium is located alongside Givens Street.
ment of the 2015 campaign. “But
I’m hoping we can get a couple of
people through to regions. I’m
thinking we will.”
While PHS and IHS go today,
Crescent City waits until next
Wednesday when the Raiders travel to Tavares for the District 6-2A
meet. And believe coach Stacy Cook
when he said he and his track
members are chomping at the bit
waiting to go.
“We want to be out there, but for
now we’re just going to practice,”
said Cook, whose last meet with the
Raiders came on March 28 at the
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She said Tsarnaev appeared “arrogant” and
uninterested during the trial, and she wasn’t
surprised when she saw no remorse on his face
as the verdicts were read. She refused to say
whether she believes he deserves the death penalty, but she rejected the defense argument that
he was simply following his brother’s lead.
“He was in college. He was a grown man who
knew what the consequences would be,”
Brassard said. “I believe he was ‘all in’ with the
brother.”
Tsarnaev’s lawyers left the courthouse without comment.
In the penalty phase, which could begin as
early as Monday, the jury will hear evidence on
whether he should get the death penalty or
spend the rest of his life in prison.
Defense attorney Judy Clarke argued at trial
that Tsarnaev was led astray by his radicalized
brother, telling the jury: “If not for Tamerlan, it
would not have happened.” She repeatedly
referred to Dzhokhar — then 19 — as a “kid”
and a “teenager.”
Seminole High Invitational in
Sanford. “I’ve got kids, though, who
are excited. We’re just going to
wait, but once we get into it, the
meets will come one after another,
one each week (the region meet is
April 23 and the state 2A meet is
May 1.”
Among the best shots of going far
are sophomore Steven Simmons in
the 100 and 200, A.J. Jara in the
long jump and 200, Max Jackson in
the 100 and 200 and Laron Fells in
the long jump, high jump and triple
jump on the boys side, while on the
girls’ side, Emonai Wynne is a
strong favorite to move on to
regions, maybe state, in the long
jump, triple jump and the 100meter high hurdles.
mblumenthal@palatkadailynews.com
Raider softball routs Hawthorne
Shaylee Wolfe’s inside-the-park grand slam highlighted a 12-run fourth inning that put the game
away and helped visiting Crescent City end a fourgame losing streak with a 16-2 rout of Hawthorne in
the Raiders’ final regular-season game on
Wednesday.
The Raiders banged 20 hits off Hawthorne pitcher
Tkeyah Fomby with Savannah Lepanto going 3-for-3
with two runs scored and Kaitlyn Jackson finishing
3-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Kylee Liles (2-for4, two runs), Taylor Cummings (2-for-2, one run, one
RBI), Brianna Wolfe (2-for-4 with two runs, two
RBI), Marisa Cummings (2-for-4, one run, three RBI)
and Sarah Hamling (2-for-3, two runs) each had two
hits, while Loris Molter, Shaylee Wolfe, Ashley
Hutchinson and Katie Wolfe had one hit apiece.
Liles (8-10) walked two, struck out five and
allowed six hits to get the win.
n Flag football. Winless Palatka continued to
struggle Wednesday, losing 40-0 at Orange Park
Oakleaf.
NBA
Pacers guard Copeland stabbed
NEW YORK — Indiana Pacers forward Chris
Copeland, his girlfriend and another woman were
stabbed early Wednesday following an argument
on the street near a Manhattan nightclub that also
led to the arrest of two Atlanta Hawks players,
authorities said.
The violence erupted just before 4 a.m. outside
1Oak Club, a trendy Chelsea spot where celebs
such as Justin Bieber and Snoop Dogg mingle with
partygoers, police said.
The couple was arguing on the street as the
attacker eavesdropped and started to interfere,
according to police. The dispute escalated until the
22-year-old suspect pulled out a knife and started
slashing, police said. Copeland’s driver grabbed
the suspect and held him until officers arrived.
The suspect, Shezoy Bleary, was in custody,
authorities said. Police said charges were pending,
and it wasn’t clear whether Bleary had an attorney who could comment on them.
Copeland, 31, a former member of the New York
Knicks, was stabbed in the left elbow and abdomen and Katrine Saltara was slashed in the arm
and across the breast. The second woman, who
was believed to be with the attacker, was slashed
in the abdomen. The victims were hospitalized and
in stable condition, police said. Police recovered a
switchblade at the scene.
Pacers coach Frank Vogel said Copeland had
surgery on his elbow and abdomen and would be
hospitalized overnight. He added it wasn’t known
yet if Copeland would miss the remainder of the
season.
–Staff, Associated Press
Masters
Hogan said after the round, “Don’t feel sorry for
me. I played with a kid today who could have won
this Open by 10 shots if he had known now.”
Nicklaus figured it out.
Also on that list is Rory McIlroy, who returns to
the scene of his greatest lesson in a major.
He was a 21-year-old with a four-shot lead at the
Masters in 2011, ready to be crowned the next big
thing in golf, when he shot 80 in the final round. He
handled the collapse with remarkable poise, said he
would learn from his mistakes. And then he posted
scoring records at Congressional two months later in
the U.S. Open.
“A lot of that win has to do with what happened at
Augusta,” McIlroy said.
The Masters is even more meaningful now.
It the only major keeping him from the career
Grand Slam, and McIlroy will be the clear favorite
when the Masters begins today.
“Everything I’ve done, all the work I’ve done gearing up for this week has been good,” McIlroy said.
“I’m just ready for the gun to go off on Thursday.”
The expectations are higher than ever for McIlroy,
and lower than ever for Woods, who is competing for
the first time since Feb. 5. That’s when he walked off
the course at Torrey Pines to work on a game that
had become so bad that hardly anyone recognized it.
Woods has shown much improvement in three
days of practice, including the nine holes he played
with Crenshaw and Jordan Spieth.
Dahlberg
He comes back at a place he knows well, on a course
where he almost always seems to be in the mix. But
he hasn’t played a full tournament since the British
Open last year, and playing in the Masters is a lot different than playing practice rounds back home.
Woods tees off in the penultimate group Thursday,
with all sorts of questions that remain to be answered.
Nobody has any idea whether this will be another
train wreck or a celebratory romp.
About the only thing for certain is that we’ll be
watching every move he makes.
Tim Dahlberg is a columnist for The Associated Press.
Vikings
Harris, Morrill, Lowe and Hunter Alexander
had two hits apiece for St. Johns, which collected
12 singles. Dowell, Agosto, Rhodes and Weeks had
one hit apiece.
The Vikings complete a three-game series with
FSCJ on Friday at Tindall Field, then host
Daytona State in a Saturday makeup game.
MIDDAY PLAY 4 6-6-3-3 FANTASY 5 3-10-14-23-27
EVENING PLAY 4 6-1-8-6 POWERBALL 1-19-45-46-58 LOTTO 12-15-26-37-38-52 XTRA 5
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4/9/15 12:09 AM
described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure:
LOT 1, LITTLE ORANGE
LAKE ESTATES; A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED
IN GOVERNMENT LOTS 6
AND 7 OF SECTION 31,
TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH,
RANGE 23 EAST, PUTNAM
COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID
PARCEL BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT A CON- IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
CRETE MONUMENT AT THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL
THE
N O R T H W E S T CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTCORNER OF SAID SEC- NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
TION 31 AND RUN SOUTH
N O .
00 DEGREES 09 MINUTES C A S E
00 SECONDS WEST, 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 9 C A A X M X
ALONG THE WEST LINE
OF SAID SECTION 31, A BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.,
DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET Plaintiff,
TO THE SOUTHERLY
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE OF A vs.
GRADED ROAD AND THE
P O I N T O F B E G I N N I N G; CASEY JONES, ET AL.
THENCE RUN SOUTH 89 Defendants
DEGREES 35 MINUTES
E A S T , A L O N G S A I D NOTICE OF FORECLOSSOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF- URE SALE
WAY LINE, 100.00 FEET TO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
A CONCRETE MONUMENT; pursuant to a Final JudgTHENCE RUN SOUTH 00 ment of Foreclosure dated
DEGREES 09 MINUTES M a r c h 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 , a n d
WEST, 284.91 FEET TO A e n t e r e d i n C a s e N o .
CONCRETE MONUMENT; 14000019CAAXMX, of the
T H E N C E C O N T I N U E Circuit Court of the SevSOUTH 00 DEGREES 09 enth Judicial Circuit in and
MINUTES WEST, 860 FEET for PUTNAM County, FlorMORE OR LESS TO THE ida. BANK OF AMERICA,
WATERS OF LITTLE OR- N.A. (thereafter "Plaintiff"),
ANGE LAKE, THENCE RUN i s P l a i n t i f f a n d C A S E
NORTHWESTERLY ALONG JONES; MARY JONES, are
THE WATERS OF SAID defendants. Tim Smith,
LAKE TO A POINT ON THE Clerk of Court for PUTNAM,
WEST LINE OF SAID SEC- County Florida will sell to
TION 31; THENCE RUN the highest and best bidNORTH 00 DEGREES 09 der for cash THE SOUTH
M I N U T E S A L O N G T H E FRONT DOOR of the CourtWEST OF SAID SECTION house; 410 St. Johns Aven31 A DISTANCE OF 1110 ue, Palatka, at 11:00 a.m.,
FEET MORE OR LESS TO on the 28th day of APRIL,
A CONCRETE MONUMENT; 2015, the following deT H E N C E C O N T I N U E scribed property as set
NORTH 00 DEGREES 09 forth in said Final JudgMINUTES EAST, ALONG ment, to wit:
SAID WEST LINE 202.84
FEET TO THE POINT OF LOT 25, BLOCK 4, ST.
BEGINNING. ALSO THAT JOHNS RIVERSIDE ESPORTION OF SAID GOV- TATES, HIGHLANDS SECERNMENT LOTS 5, 6 AND 7 TION UNIT 2, ACCORDING
BEING BOUNDED IN THE TO THE PLAT THEREOF
NORTH BY THE WATERS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK
OF LITTLE ORANGE LAKE 5, PAGE 43 OF THE PUBAS DESCRIBED ABOVE, LIC RECORDS OF PUTON THE SOUTH BY THE NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA.
SOUTH LINE OF GOVERN- TOGETHER WITH A 1998
M E N T L O T 7 , O N T H E CARR DOUBLE WIDE MOWEST BY THE WEST LINE BILE HOME, IDENTIFICAN O ' S
OF SAID SECTION 31 AND T I O N
ON THE EAST BY A GAFLW75A68556CD21
A
N
D
SOUTHERLY PROJECTION OF THE EAST LINE G A F L W 7 5 B 6 8 5 5 6 C D 2 1 ,
WHICH
IS
AFFIXED
TO
OF THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PARCEL. TO- AND LOCATED ON THE
GETHER WITH A 1/20TH ABOVE DESCRIBED PARINTEREST IN AND TO THE CEL OF LAND.
FOLLOWING DESCRIBED
PARCEL: A PARCEL OF If you are a person with a
LAND SITUATED IN GOV- disability who needs an acERNMENT LOTS 6 AND 7 commodation in order to
OF SECTION 31, TOWN- access court facilities or
SHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 23 participate in a court proEAST, PUTNAM COUNTY, ceeding, you are entitled,
FLORIDA; SAID PARCEL at no cost to you, to the
BEING MORE PARTICU- provision of certain assistLARLY DESCRIBED AS ance. To request such an
FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT accommodation, please
A CONCRETE MONUMENT contact Court AdministraA T T H E N O R T H W E S T tion in advance of the date
CORNER OF SAID SEC- t h e s e r v i c e i s n e e d e d :
TION 31 AND RUN SOUTH Court Administration, 125
00 DEGREES 09 MINUTES E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300,
0 0 S E C O N D S W E S T , Daytona Beach, FL 32114,
ALONG THE WEST LINE (386) 257-6096. Hearing or
OF SAID SECTION 31, A voice impaired, please call
DISTANCE OF 60.00 FEET 711.
TO A CONCRETE MONUMENT ON THE SOUTH- D a t e d t h i s 1 s t d a y o f
ERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE A P R I L , 2 0 1 5 .
OF A 60 FEET GRADED (SEAL)
ROAD; THENCE RUN
SOUTH 89 DEGREES 35 Tim Smith
MINUTES EAST, ALONG CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT COURT
OF WAY LINE 518.98 FEET BY: /s/ Kelly Purcell
TO A CONCRETE MONU- As Deputy Clerk
MENT AND THE POINT OF
C U R V E ; T H E N C E R U N 4/9/15, 4/16/15
SOUTHEASTERLY ALONG Legal No. 00032647
SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT
OF WAY LINE WITH A
CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHWESTERLY, SAID CURVE
HAVING A CENTRAL
ANGLE OF 72 DEGREES 33
MINUTES 36 SECONDS, A
RADIUS OF 50.00 FEET AN IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
ARC LENGTH OF 63.32 THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL
F E E T , A N D A C H O R D CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PUTBEARING AND DISTANCE NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
OF SOUTH 53 DEGREES 18 CIVIL DIVISION
MINUTES 12 SECONDS
EAST, 59.17 FEET TO A Case #: 2013-CA-000591
CONCRETE MONUMENT;
THENCE RUN SOUTH 17 Nationstar Mortgage LLC
DEGREES 01 MINUTES 36 Plaintiff,
SECONDS EAST, ALONG
SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT -vs.OF WAY LINE 91.47 FEET
TO A CONCRETE MONU- C a l v i n R a y G o r e , J r . ;
M E N T ; T H E N C E R U N Sheryl Frances Gore, KeySOUTHEASTERLY ALONG bank National Association,
SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHT Unknown Tenant #1, UnO F W A Y L I N E W I T H A known Tenant #2
CURVE CONCAVE NORTH- Defendant(s).
EASTERLY, SAID CURVE
H A V I N G A C E N T R A L NOTICE OF SALE
ANGLE OF 57 DEGREES 10 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
MINUTES 06 SECONDS, A pursuant to order resRADIUS OF 430 FEET, AN cheduling foreclosure sale
ARC LENGTH OF 429.04 or Final Judgment entered
F E E T A N D A C H O R D in Civil Case No. 2013-CABEARING AND DISTANCE 000591 of the Circuit Court
OF SOUTH 45 DEGREES 36 of the 7th Judicial Circuit in
MINUTES 38 SECONDS and for Putnam County,
EAST, 411.37 FEET TO A Florida, wherein NationCONCRETE MONUMENT star Mortgage LLC, Plaintiff
A N D P O I N T O F T A N - and Calvin Ray Gore, Jr.
G E N C Y ; T H E N C E R U N and Sheryl Frances Gore,
SOUTH 74 DEGREES 11 Husband and Wife are deMINUTES 42 SECONDS f e n d a n t ( s ) , I , C l e r k o f
E A S T , A L O N G S A I D Court, Tim Smith, will sell
SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF to the highest and best bidWAY LINE 12.11 FEET AND d e r f o r c a s h A T T H E
THE POINT OF BEGIN- SOUTH END DOORS OF
NING; THENCE CONTINUE T H E P U T N A M C O U N T Y
SOUTH 74 DEGREES 11 COURTHOUSE, LOCATED
MINUTES 42 SECONDS AT 410 ST. JOHNS AVENE A S T A L O N G S A I D UE, PALATKA, PUTNAM
SOUTHERLY RIGHT OF COUNTY, FLORIDA, AT
WAY LINE 42.52 FEET TO 11:00 A.M. on MAY 14,
A CONCRETE MONUMENT; 2015, the following deTHENCE RUN SOUTH 00 scribed property as set
DEGREES 09 MINUTES forth in said Final JudgWEST, 454.75 FEET TO A ment, to-wit:
CONCRETE MONUMENT;
T H E N C E C O N T I N U E A TRACT OF LAND SITUSOUTH 00 DEGREES 09 ATED IN THE SOUTHWMINUTES WEST, 650 FEET EST 1/4 OF THE NORTHWMORE OR LESS TO THE EST 1/4 OF SECTION 21,
WATERS OF LITTLE OR- T O W N S H I P 1 0 S O U T H ,
ANGE LAKE; THENCE RUN RANGE 26 EAST, ALL IN
NORTHWESTERLY ALONG PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORSAID WATERS TO A POINT IDA. BEING MORE PARTICBEARING SOUTH 00 DE- ULARLY DESCRIBED AS
GREES 09 MINUTES WEST F O L L O W S : F R O M T H E
FROM THE POINT OF BE- SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
GINNING; THENCE RUN THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF
NORTH 00 DEGREES 09 THE NORTHWEST 1/4 OF
MINUTES EAST, 645 FEET SECTION 21, TOWNSHIP
MORE OR LESS TO A 10 SOUTH, RANGE 26
CONCRETE MONUMENT ; EAST, RUN NORTH 88 DET H E N C E C O N T I N U E GREES 53 MINUTES 34
NORTH 00 DEGREES 09 SECONDS EAST ALONG
MINUTES EAST, 456.31 THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
FEET TO THE POINT OF S O U T H W E S T 1 / 4 O F
BEGINNING. ALSO A POR- NORTHWEST 1/4 FOR A
TION OF SAID GOVERN- DISTANCE OF 816.66 FEET
MENT LOT 7 LYING ADJA- TO A POINT ON THE EAST
CENT AND SOUTH OF THE LINE OF THOSE LANDS
A B O V E D E S C R I B E D RECORDED IN THE OFFILANDS BOUNDED ON THE CIAL RECORDS OF PUTSOUTH BY THE SOUTH NAM COUNTY IN BOOK
LINE OF SAID GOVERN- 395, PAGE 602 AND THE
M E N T L O T 7 : O N T H E POINT OF BEGINNING OF
WEST BY A SOUTHERLY THIS DESCRIPTION, (1)
PROJECTION OF THE T H E N C E C O N T I N U E
WEST LINE OF ABOVE DE- NORTH 88 DEGREES 53
SCRIBED LANDS; AND ON MINUTES 34 SECONDS
THE EAST BY A SOUTH- EAST A DISTANCE OF 110
ERLY PROJECTION OF FEET MORE OR LESS TO
THE EAST LINE OF THE A POINT ON THE WEST
LINE OF THOSE LANDS
ABOVE LANDS.
RECORDED IN OFFICIAL
A/K/A 155 SHE SHE ROAD, RECORDS OF PUTNAM
COUNTY IN BOOK 438 ,
HAWTHORNE, FL 32640
PAGE 915, (2) THENCE
Any person claiming an in- RUN NORTH 01 DEGREES
terest in the surplus from 06 MINUTES 26 SECONDS
the sale, if any, other than WEST A DISTANCE OF 150
the property owner as of F E E T M O R E O R L E S S
the date of the Lis Pen- ALONG THE WEST LINE
dens must file a claim with- OF THOSE LANDS DESCRIBED IN SAID BOOK
in 60 days after the sale.
438, PAGE 915 TO THE
Dated in Putnam County, S O U T H E R L Y L I M I T O F
Florida this 2nd day of T H O S E L A N D S D E SCRIBED IN OFFICIAL REAPRIL, 2015.
CORDS OF PUTNAM
COUNTY IN BOOK 358 ,
Clerk of the Circuit Court
PAGE 307, (3) THENCE REPutnam County, Florida
TURN TO THE POINT OF
BEGINNING AND RUN
By: /s/ Ashley Darby
NORTH 01 DEGREES 06
Deputy Clerk
MINUTES 26 SECONDS
A T T E N T I O N : P E R S O N S WEST A DISTANCE OF 150
FEET MORE OR LESS
WITH DISABILITIES
If you are a person with a ALONG THE EAST LINE OF
disability who needs an ac- L A N D S D E S C R I B E D I N
commodation in order to SAID BOOK 395, PAGE 602
participate in this proceed- TO THE SOUTHERLY LIMing, you are entitled, at no ITS OF THOSE LANDS DEcost to you, to the provi- SCRIBED IN THE OFFIsion of certain assistance. CIAL RECORDS OF PUTPlease contact Court Ad- NAM COUNTY, IN BOOK
ministration, 125 E. Or- 3 5 8 , P A G E 3 0 7 , ( 4 )
a n g e A v e . , S t e . 3 0 0 , THENCE RUN EASTERLY
Daytona Beach, FL 32114, ALONG THE SOUTHERLY
386-257-6096, within 2 days LINE OF THOSE LANDS
of your receipt of this no- DESCRIBED IN SAID OFFItice. If you are hearing im- CIAL RECORDS BOOK 358,
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL ACTION
C A S E
N O . :
542013000542CAAXMX
DIVISION: 53
WELLS FARGO BANK,
N.A.,
Plaintiff,
vs.
THOMAS BIVINS, et al,
Defendant(s).
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NOTICE OF SALE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 45
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
Pursuant to a Final Judgment dated MARCH 30,
2015, and entered in Case
No. 542013000542CAAXMX
of the Circuit Court of the
Seventh Judicial Circuit in
and for Putnam County,
Florida in which Wells
Fargo Bank, N.A., is the
Plaintiff and Thomas Bivins, and Jawanda Realynn
Jinkins, are defendants,
the Putnam County Clerk
of the Circuit Court will sell
to the highest and best bidder for cash in/on Front
Steps of the Putnam
County Courthouse, 410 St.
Johns Avenue, Palatka,
Florida 32177, Putnam
County, Florida at 11:00
a.m. on the 30th day of
APRIL, 2015, the following
described property as set
forth in said Final Judgment of Foreclosure:
LOT 1, LITTLE ORANGE
LAKE ESTATES; A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED
IN GOVERNMENT LOTS 6
AND 7 OF SECTION 31,
TOWNSHIP 10 SOUTH,
RANGE 23 EAST, PUTNAM
COUNTY, FLORIDA; SAID
PARCEL BEING MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
COMMENCE AT A CONCRETE MONUMENT AT
THE
NORTHWEST
CORNER OF SAID SEC-
ANY PERSON CLAIMING
AN INTEREST IN THE SURPLUS FROM THE SALE, IF
GETHER WITH THAT CERTAIN ACCESS AND UTILITY EASEMENT AS RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL
RECORDS OF PUTNAM
COUNTY IN BOOK 358,
PAGE 307. ALSO SUBJECT TO A 10 FOOT
DRAINAGE EASEMENT
ADJACENT TO AND EASTERLY OF CALL NO. 3.
GRANTOR DOES NOT
WARRANT TITLE TO THE
SOUTHERLY 3.85 FEET
HEREIN.
ANY PERSON CLAIMING
ANY, OTHER THAN THE
PROPERTY OWNER AS OF
THE DATE OF THE LIS
PENDENS MUST FILE A
CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS
AFTER THE SALE.
If you are a person with a
disability who needs any
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participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no
cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance.
Please contact the ADA
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Tim Smith
CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
COURT
Putnam County, Florida
/s/ Ashley Darby
DEPUTY CLERK
COURT
OF
4/9/15, 4/16/15
Legal No. 00032699
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
C A S E
N O .
14000227CAAXMX
BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.;
Plaintiff,
vs.
EVANGELINA ARZOLA, ET
AL.
Defendants
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE IS GIVEN that, in
accordance with the Default Final Judgment of
Foreclosure dated MARCH
25, 2015, in the abovestyled cause, The Clerk of
Court will sell to the
highest and best bidder for
cash at the SOUTH FRONT
ENTRANCE of the Putnam
County Courthouse, 410 St.
Johns Avenue, Palatka, FL
32178-0758, on APRIL 28,
2015 the following described property:
BEGINNING AT THE
SOUTHWEST CORNER OF
LOT 12, SECTION A, FERNWOOD ESTATES, AS
SHOWN ON THE MAP
FILED IN PLAT BOOK 5,
PAGES 25, 25A AND 25B
OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PUTNAM
COUNTY, FLORIDA; AND
PROCEED EAST ALONG
THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID
LOT 12, A DISTANCE OF
226 FEET; THENCE NORTH
193 FEET; THENCE WEST
AND PARALLEL TO THE
SOUTH LINE OF LOT 12, A
DISTANCE OF 226 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 193 FEET
TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND CLOSE.
TOGETHER WITH AN
EASEMENT FOR INGRESS
AND EGRESS OVER THE
SOUTH 15 FEET OF THE
EAST 382.75 FEET OF
SAID LOT 12, SAID EASEMENT SHALL RUN WITH
THE LAND, BE PERMANENT IN NATURE, AND INURE TO THE BENEFIT OF
THE GRANTEES, THEIR
HEIRS AND ASSIGNS
FOREVER.
TOGETHER WITH THAT
CERTAIN 1995 NOBI
DOUBLEWIDE MOBILE
HOME VIN# N86730A
TITLE# 64649896 AND VIN#
N86730B TITLE# 64649894.
Property Address: 109
STALLION ROAD, CRESCENT CITY, FL 32112-0000
ANY PERSON CLAIMING
ANY, OTHER THAN THE
PROPERTY OWNER AS OF
THE DATE OF THE LIS
PENDENS MUST FILE A
CLAIM WITHIN 60 DAYS
AFTER THE SALE.
If you are a person with a
disability who needs an accommodation in order to
access court facilities or
participate in a court proceeding, you are entitled,
at no cost to you, to the
provision of certain assistance. Please contact Court
Administration, 125 E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300,
Daytona Beach, FL 32114;
(386) 257-6096 at least 7
days before your scheduled court appearance, or
immediately upon receiving this notification if the
time before the scheduled
appearance is less than 7
days; if you are hearing impaired call 711.
WITNESS my hand and the
seal of this court on APRIL
2, 2015.
Clerk of Court
By: /s/ Kelly Purcell
As Deputy of Court
4/9/15, 4/16/15
Legal No. 00032657
CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 15-87-CP
IN RE: THE ESTATE OF
NETTIE E. SHEPPARD, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
(Summary Administration)
TO ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE
ABOVE ESTATE:
You are hereby notified
that a Petition for Summary Administration has
been entered for the estate
of NETTIE E. SHEPPARD,
deceased, File Number: 1587CP, in the Circuit Court
for Putnam County, Florida, Probate Division, the
address of which is Post
Office Box 758, Palatka,
Florida 32178; that the decedent's date of death was
5 January 2015; that the
value of the non-exempt
property of the estate is
negligible -- an amount
which will be exceeded by
the expenses for administration, attorneys fees and
funeral expenses. The
names and addresses of
the heirs of the estate who
have an interest in the estate are:
NAME:
FAY TYRE
ADDRESS:
140 Spring Lake Drive
Interlachen, FL 32148
ALL IN TERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED
THAT:
All creditors of the estate
of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate
of the decedent must file
their claims in this court
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA STATUTES.
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED
WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE TIME
PERIOD. ANY CLAIM FILED
TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE
AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEAT
H I S4:08 PM
4/8/15
BARRED.
KEYSER & WOODWARD,
P.A.
Attorneys for Beneficiary
/s/ R. KEVIN SHARBAUGH
Florida Bar Number: 86240
Post Office Box 92
Interlachen, Florida 32148
(386) 684-4673 fax: (386)
684-4674
4/9/15, 4/16/15
Legal No. 00032736
Mattresses: Thick plush
pillow-top or tight-top, all
sizes. Cheapest prices!
Pomona Park 336-1544
Solid pine wood frame
sofa, loveseat & ottoman
in very good cond., $300.
386-244-9342/325-5143
Garage Sales
240 River Dr. E Pal., Sat
9am-? Cleaning out,
Glass collection, Furn.,
Some vintage things.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC
AUCTION
Annual Community
Yard/Craft Sale Sat. 8-2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
10145 Kirchherr Ave.
THAT ON 01 MAY, 2015, Flagler Estates. Multiple
9:00 A.M. THE FOLLOWING VEHICLES WILL BE hshlds, many items. Free
hot dogs, chips & drinks!
SOLD:
2000 CHEV
3GNEC16TXYG183300
SALE TO BE HELD AT
JOHNSON’S TOWING &
RECOVERY, 253 HIGHWAY 17 NORTH, PALATKA, FL 32177, PUTNAM
COUNTY. JOHNSON’S
TOWING & RECOVERY RESERVES THE RIGHT TO
BID.
4/9/15
Legal No. 00032778
The Board of Directors of
the St. Johns River State
College Foundation, Inc.
will hold a meeting on
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
at 4:00 p.m. in the St. Augustine Campus Library,
Room L112, 2990 College
Drive, St. Augustine, Florida. Further notice is given
that two or more members
of the St. Johns River State
College District Board of
Trustees also serve as
members of the St. Johns
River State College Foundation Board and may be
present. Any inquiries
should be made to the Vice
President for Development
and External Affairs at
(386) 312-4270.
4/9/15
Legal No. 00032643
400
MERCHANDISE
Fri & Sat 9a-1p
2114 President St.
Palatka.
Furn. & Yard Sale ThursSat 7a-7p 114 Edgewater Rd, Appliances, Decor, Travel items & more
Good Stuff - Great Prices
Sat. only 8a-1p 205 Hess
Rd. Georgetown. 309 S.
to Browns Fish Camp,
left on Hess. Some free
stuff. No kids' stuff.
Multi-Family Sale Sat.
8am 1221 Moseley Ave.
(Palatka Heating & Air).
Clothes, furn., ping
pong table, toys,
Sat 8-3, St. Andrews
Episcopal Church Community Sale, $5/space.
111 Francis St. Interl.
Judy: 386-972-2277
Saturday 8a-?
106 Lemon Ln.
Ceiling fan light kit,
$15. Good condition.
386-328-3992
Vintage Sale in
Historic South Side This Friday! Fabulous
furn., wicker, adorable
fabric, claw foot tub/sink,
fireplace mantel, lamps,
mirrors, windows, doors,
shabby chic & Nordic
French accents, $0.99
table w/quality items.
Lots of cool stuff! Store
owners welcome! 8a-2p
220 S. 4th St.
(follow signs).
Dwarf yellow Marigold
plant in a 6 inch black
pot, $1.50. 386-264-7574
Miscellaneous
Two 5ft tall fast-growing,
med. size Bay Trees,
$25 for both. 325-7649
Mobile home axles, rims
and parts for sale. Make
offer. 386-684-2704
Items $25 or
Less
700
560
Car tire - 255/50/17,
good tread, $25.
386-325-8564
Handyman Special! 1205
Old Jacksonville Rd.
Palatka. Asking $16K.
Call for more info:
904-583-1931
Livestock
Acreage / Lots
Hay - Fertilized, BarnStored. Large Rolls $55.
Pomona Park area
386-546-4466
149 Hernando Dr.,
Florahome, 0.34 ac., nice
wooded lot to build your
new home! High & dry,
paved rd, close to
lake & boat ramp.
$140K. 561-964-9042
FOR RENT
REAL ESTATE
Homes
Pool chemical - 25lb
powder DE filter for
swimming pool, never
opened, $10. 530-0898
Pool parts - filter for
swimming pool, $10,
used. 386-530-0898
PETS & SUPPLIES
1 large pickup truck load
of goat manure, $15. You
haul. Free mulch hay
also. 386-329-8603
River Villas 2BR/2BA,
Screen porch, Carport,
New AC, Crn lot, $60k
For appt. 386-649-6817
Apartments
Barrington Apts
Offering 1 & 2BR
Leasing for April.
386-325-0512
www.barrington
apartments.org
Homes
Palatka, in-town 3/1
remodeled, 2-car garage,
workshop, $850/m F/L/S.
904-613-3605
Husband was a Hoarder!
Giant Sale! Things for
men, women, animals.
115 Sabrina Ln. Palatka.
Fri & Sat 7am-?
TOMATO PLANTS
& other vegetable plants
for sale. Collard greens
$3/bunch. 386-538-0152
FREE LIST
Foreclosures, Bank,
Gov't, Short Sales, FixerUppers. From $16K &
up. Call Sunstate
Realty, 386-916-8328.
RECREATIONAL
1986 camping trailer,
36ft, exc. cond. Best
offer. Please call
386-336-1544.
Boats &
Accessories
Cars &
Accessories
'99 Stratos bass boat,
Model 285 PEOC w/175
Evinrude, alum. trailer,
$8,250 OBO. 467-9085
'00 Mustang convertible,
V6, 5-spd, very clean,
$3,500. '98 Saturn 4-cyl
auto, cold AC, very
clean, $2,500. 972-3133
06 Key Largo 160 Ctr
Console, Like New, 90hr
Merc 50hp, Alum trailer
w/ S/T, Wireless trolling
mtr, Depth finder, GPS, 2
Optium batteries $7200
386-603-5005
1987 Chevy Monte Carlo
SS, needs some work
but runs. Asking $2K.
386-530-0308
TRANSPORTATION
Mobile Homes
Affordable living, quiet,
Senior park, $3,500$19,000, 386-698-3648
lakecrescentflorida.com
'04 4BR/2BA on canal,
back deck, fireplace,
$800/m 1st & sec. or
$85K. 386-329-9478
Mobile Home
With Land
FREE LIST
Foreclosures, Bank,
Gov't, Short Sales, FixerUppers. From $13K &
up. Call Sunstate
Realty, 386-916-8328.
Interlachen, Satsuma,
Owner fin., low down
pymt. Starting @
$25K, 386-559-0660
15ft boat w/trailer & OMC
motor, exc. cond. $3,200.
Also O/B motors for sale
386-336-1544
SUVs &
Accessories
'94 Jeep Grand
Cherokee Laredo 2WD
6-cyl, auto, $1,300.
386-972-2178
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Merchandise for Sale
1 Item $25 or Less • 1 Item Per Coupon
2 Coupons Per Week • 4 lines - 4 Days
Inside Yard Sale 200 S.
11th St. across from Post
Office. All items must go!
NROR! Sat. 8a-?
Coupon MUST be filled out and include price.
Please No Phone Calls, Faxes or Emails
Ladies Auxiliary VFW
Post 3349, corner of
Palm Ave & Hwy 100
Fri & Sat 8a-3p. Indoor
Sale. Clothes, dishes, sm
appliances, crafts, books,
hoes, purses, bedding,
whatnots, etc. Jewelry &
craft vendors.
Coupon must be mailed or dropped off.
Palatka Daily News, P. O. Box 777, Palatka, FL 32178
or 1825 St. Johns Avenue
Newspaper reserves the right to edit copy.
Large Indoor Sale @
San Mateo Presbyterian
Church, 201 Currie Rd.
Fri & Sat 8am-?
Fruits &
Vegetables
For Sale/Trade: 3/2
on 1.5 ac. New roof &
kitchen. N. Palatka.
$65K 386-916-9172
Homes for sale Palatka,
E. Palatka, Owner fin.,
low dn pymt. Starting
@ $40K, 386-559-0660
3BR/2BA on canal - Rent
$650/m + dep., or Sale
$75K. CH/A, dock, San
Mateo. 904-396-7626
or 904-710-1119
Campers /
Travel Trailers
900
The date of first publication of this Notice is April
9, 2015.
3 bar stools, $50.
Rocker, $20. Twin bed
frame, $75. Secretary,
$50. Call 386-684-2704.
$100K. Serv. animals
only. 561-502-1531
Black & Decker 17"
electric hedge trimmer in
good condition, $25.
386-328-3992
Waterfront
800
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
OTHER APPLICABLE TIME
PERIOD. ANY CLAIM FILED
TWO (2) YEARS OR MORE
AFTER THE DECEDENT'S
DATE OF DEATH IS
BARRED.
Furniture &
Upholstery
600
Legal Notices
ALL CLAIMS AND DEMANDS NOT SO FILED
WILL BE FOREVER
BARRED.
1 0 A C L A S S I F I E D S • PA L AT K A DA I LY N E W S • T H U R S DAY, A P R I L 9 , 2 0 1 5
4 cast iron plants - fern 3/2 House, CBS, InterLIVESTOCK & SUPPLIES
FOR SALE
in 3-gallon pots, $6 ea,
lachen. 1 fenced acre,
REAL
ESTATE
Rent $600/m Sale
$24 for all. 386-325-7649
Multi-Family Sale Fri &
Sat 8a-12p Point of
Woods @ 100, 101 &
102 Sunset Point.
550
All creditors of the estate
of the decedent and persons having claims or demands against the estate
of the decedent must file
their claims in this court
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA STATUTES.
Name:
Address:
Moving Sale Thurs & Fri
8a-3p 112 Dogwood St.
Interl. Furn., inversion
table, double bass, dog
cage, wooden swing,
tools, & misc.
Phone:
Ad:
Multi-Family Fundraiser
Sale @ Peniel Baptist
under pavilion. Sat. 8am
Variety of items! Coffee
& sweets! All proceeds
benefit CentriKid
Bible Camp.
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46% bought something advertised
45% visited a store
39% picked up shopping ideas
37% checked a website to learn more
58% compared prices from one insert to another
45% shared the insert items with friends or family
41% took their insert to the store
40% made an unplanned purchase based on an ad
result of newspaper advertising in the past 39 days.
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COMMNITY OUTREACH
Project provides dresses and
accessories for girls in need while
offering blessings for those
who help make it happen
Keith recalls helping one year a single
mother who lived in St. Augustine
Palatka Daily News correspondent
whose husband died unexpectedly the
year before.
here are many touching stories
“She worked at McDonalds and
from people in the community of
shared with me that she could barely
how much of a difference St.
make her month to month bills,” she
James United Methodist Church
said. “Her daughter wanted so badly to
mission project called “Once upon a
go to the prom, but there was no way
Prom” has made in the lives of young
she could afford to buy a dress and all
ladies in Putnam County.
the accessories for her to go.”
Just ask Alice Keith, youth director
Keith said the single mother was so
at the church, who has been a part of
thankful for the help she got for her
the project since it started in 2008.
“Every person who has been involved daughter.
“With tears in her eyes, she thanked
with the project has walked away feeling blessed,” she said. “The girls are so me for what our group was doing and
appreciative and the parents, often sin- said that prom would not have been a
possibility without it,” Keith said. “I
gle parents or grandparents raising
their grandchildren, are so grateful for have countless moments just like that;
parents moved to tears and so thankful
this service.”
that we are there, not only providing
“Once Upon a Prom” outfits area
beautiful gowns, but giving their
girls for their prom from head to toe
daughters the chance to feel like a
dresses, shoes, purses and jewelry.
“We started this as a mission project princess for a day and to be able to
choose from a room full of quality
for the Ignite Youth group at the
gowns.”
church the first year that I served as
This year Keith said she is preparing
youth director,” Keith said. “Each year,
the project has grown and changed and for her own daughter to go to her first
we have dressed over 130 girls to date.” high school dance.
“It really hit home how hard it would
The Once Upon a Prom boutique offihave been if I would not have been able
cially opened this year for appointto give her the opportunity to experiments on Tuesday. Junior or senior
ence this rite of passage,” she said. “It
high school girls can call for a private
appointment to select a gown. To make is about more than a dress; it is about
giving a young girl confidence and
an appointment, call the church office
helping her to feel beautiful.”
at 328-1461 or call Keith at 937-3248.
Her daughter, Sara, who has
Palatka High School and Interlachen
helped with the project since fifth
High School proms are May 16, so
grade, agrees.
appointments will be available until
“Finding my dress was an amazing
May 9.
By Mary Connor Saucier
T
C
OVER PHOTOS: Hannah Harvey, front, with the help of Sara
Keith tries on one of the prom dresses at the "Once Upon a Prom"
boutique at St. James United Methodist Church in Palatka. The
girls are part of the youth group Ignite at the church, that sponsors
the annual event providing donated prom dresses and accessories to area
girls who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to go to their proms.
Alice Keith, right, and her daughter, Sara, look through the racks of donated prom dresses
at St. James United Methodist Church's "Once Upon a Prom" boutique.
moment for me, and it dawned on me
that other girls don't get that opportunity,” she said. “I would say that it definitely changed my perspective.”
Alice Keith said the project is always
in need of new inventory such as dresses, shoes, costume jewelry and evening
bags. Only current style dresses can be
accepted. There is also a need for larger size gowns and shoes.
Keith’s group also accepts cash donations, which helps with the cost of dry
cleaning for the donated dresses.
Donations can be dropped off at St.
James United Methodist Church at 400
Reid St., Palatka, or at Putnam EDGE
High School at 951 Moseley Ave.,
Palatka, Monday through Friday
between 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.
“You may think you do not have anything to donate, but I assure you every
Please see PROM Page 8
REVIVALS
House the Lord Built
Holy Temple of God will
have a revival service at 7:30
p.m. today at 129 Big Apple
Road, East Palatka. Guest
speaker will be Evangelist
Beverly Crawford. Willie
Ross is the host pastor; assistant pastor is R. Boykin.
ANNIVERSARies
New Creation Christian
Center Inc. will have its
24th pastor’s and church;S
anniversary celebration at
7:30 p.m. Saturday at 301 N.
11th St., Palatka. Guest
speaker will be Evangelist
Charles Crooms of Port
Orange. Apostle Elijah and
Pastor Annie Jackson are
host pastors.
CONCERTS
Junior or senior high
school girls can call for a
private appointment to
select a gown. To make
an appointment, call the
church office at 3281461 or Alice Keith at
937-3248. Palatka High
School and Interlachen
High School proms are
May 16, so appointments
will be available until
May 9.
4 Rooms Carpet Cleaning - $10000
Includes Hallway - (Traffic Lanes Only)
24 HOUR FIRE & WATER EMERGENCY SERVICES
LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED BY ED & WENDY KILLEBREW
328-8660
Like it never even happened.
®
details, call 328-4424.
Eden Baptist Church
welcomes The Englighteners,
a blind duet with a vision of
heaven, in concert at 6 p.m.
Flagg
Stackpole
Sunday at 2405 County
Road 219A, Hawthorne. For
details, call (352) 481-2958.
Christ
Independent
Methodist Church will
present “The Story Musical”
at 7 p.m. April 17 and 10:45
a.m. April 19 at 4078 Silver
Lake Drive, Palatka. The
Newbill
Thorpe
musical, with a video drama,
shares the Bible from the
creation to the second comMt. Tabor First Baptist
ing of Christ. Admission is Church will continue the
free; the public is invited. A 24th anniversary celebration
nursery will be provided. For of the Rev. Karl N. Flagg
Sunshine
CLEANING SERVICE
Photo by CHRIS DEVITTO / Palatka Daily News
2 • Applause • THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2015
U-TURN
2015
Community Outreach
with Teen Challenge will
begin at 11 a.m. Saturday,
April 18, at the John
Theobold Sports Complex,
120 Carter Road, Palatka.
Special guest performance
will be at 11 a.m. by Cadence,
a family based band from
Boca Raton.
The event is an anti-drug
and alcohol outreach that
addresses drug and alcohol
prevention, awareness, offers
referrals and help and, most
of all, hope for those in need.
Highlights include kid's
activities such as rock climbing, inflatables, train ride,
sports drills, a beauty tent,
face painting, a fun zone,
education and information,
dramas and testimonies, live
music, free food, numerous
door prizes and fun for the
whole family.
608 Main Street
Palatka, Florida
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BLIND CLEANING
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FREE ESTIMATES
FULLY INSURED INCLUDING
LIABILITY AND WORKER’S
COMPENSATION
386-328-3017
www.palatkapressurewashing.com
Jim Andrews, Robert Gill & Josh Hill
ALWAYS LOW PRICES. ALWAYS WALHMART.
1024 S. State Rd. 19
328-6733
Open 24 Hours
7 Days A Week
Sunday with worship service at 8 a.m. with guest
messenger, the Rev. Ted
Stackpole, pastor of First
Assembly of God, Palatka.
The Rev. Steve Newbill,
associate pastor of The First
Church of Jacksonville, will
be the guest messenger at
the 10:30 a.m. service.
Guest messenger at 4
p.m. will be the Rev. Kevin
Thorpe, pastor of Missionary
Baptist
Church
of
Gainesville.
Mid-week celebration
begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday,
April 15, with guest messenger Pastor Gwendolyn
George of True Foundation
Ministries of Crescent City.
On Sunday, April 18, at 8
a.m., guest messenger will
be the Rev. Frederick T.
Demps, pastor of Calvary
Missionary Baptist Church.
Culminating services will
be at 10:30 a.m. and 4 p.m.
as well as 7 p.m. Monday
and Tuesday with guest
revivalist, the Rev. Zachary
Royal, pastor of St. Mary’s
Missionary Baptist Church
of Miami.
Bethlehem
Baptist
Church will observe its
69th church anniversary at
11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday
and April 19 at 804 Madison
St., Palatka. The Rev.
Tommy J. Rodgers is pastor. The theme is “The
Church Still Standing on
the Promises of God!”
Members of the Senior
Usher’s Ministry are sponsoring the event. Sheridan
Jackson is ministry president.
At 11 a.m. Sunday, the
Rev. Clarence Mallory Jr.,
former pastor, will deliver
the message with the Rev.
Byron E. Hodges, pastor of
Greater St. Mary’s Baptist
Church of St. Augustine
delivering the message at 4
p.m.
The Rev. Robert L.
Wright, pastor of Greater
Mt. Pleasant Baptist
Church of Green Cove
Springs, will bring the message at 11 a.m., Sunday,
April 19, with the Rev.
James McGriff, pastor of
Bethel A.M.E. Church brining the message at 4 p.m.
New Life Deliverance
Center will host its 19th
church anniversary at 7:30
p.m. Friday, April 24, with
Pastor James Vickers of
Palatka as guest speaker.
Apostle Tony King of
Daytona Beach will be the
guest speaker at 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25. The
public is invited. The church
is at 1011 Elms St., Welaka.
dedication
Calvary Missionary
Baptist Church will host a
deaconess dedication service titled
“One Lord,
One Faith,
O
n
e
Baptism”
at 10 a.m.
Sunday at
322 N. 19th
St. Guest
Floyd
speaker
will be Ann
Floyd. Frederick T. Demps
is pastor.
MEETINGS
Trinity
United
Methodist Church United
Methodist Women general
meeting will begin at 9 a.m.
Saturday, April 18, in the
fellowship
hall,
1400
Husson Ave., Palatka. The
Rev. John F. Bennett is pastor. The meeting will begin
with a continental breakfast
and is hosted by Wesley
Ann Circle.
St. James United
Methodist
Church
Mission Study will be April
18 at 400 Reid St., Palatka.
This year’s mission will be
“The Church and People
with Disabilities,” an informative study of areas in
which people without disabilities do not normally
think about. Registration
begins at 9:30 a.m. with the
program beginning at 10
a.m. A free lunch will be
provided, as well as free
child care. Reservations
required; call 328-1461.
St. James United
Methodist
Church
Crafters will meet at 10
a.m. Tuesday, April 21, at
400 Reid St., Palatka. The
meet is for anyone interested in helping with ongoing
projects, sorting and pricing
items or just visiting.
Participants should bring a
bag lunch. Call 328-1461.
SPECIAL SERVICES
Grace
&
Truth
Deliverance Ministries
Inc. will continue its celebration of Apostle Cora B.
Fells’ Appreciation Service
at 7:30 p.m. today and
Friday at 700 N. 11th St.,
Palatka.
Guest speakers will be
Pastor Denise Brown of
Haigos
Ministries
of
Gainesville; Pastor Linda
Hall of To God be the Glory
Holiness Church of Palatka;
Apostle Andrew McGlocking
of Jesus is a Way Maker
Ministry of St. Augustine;
Apostle Mary Dornes-Terry
of The Chosen of God
Miracle Kingdom Builders
International Ministries of
Jacksonville;
Pastor
Edward Davis of Harvest
Temple
Ministry
of
Grandin; Pastor Willie Ross
of The House the Lord Built
Holy Temple of God of East
Palatka; Pastor Dorothy
moody of Tree of Life EPC of
Palatka; Pastor Patricia
Jones of Redeem Church
Ministry of Jacksonville;
Pastor Chris Coleman of
Harvest Time Ministries of
Hastings;
and
Superintendent H. Wayne
Colbert Sr. of Victorious
Faith Impact Ministries of
Palatka.
First
Presbyterian
Palatka
Church
of
Sunday morning worship
begins at 10:30 a.m. with
the Chancel Choir singing
“Were You There” directed
by Melody Thompson and
accompanied by music
director, Tommy Clay.
The Rev. George T.
Head’s message will be
“Why Are You Here Today?
What Do You Expect?
(Psalm 95).
Wednesday night program for adults resumes
with dinner at 5:30 p.m.
April 15 with the Spillsbury
Bake-Off. Activities for children and youth will be from
6:15-7
p.m.
each
Wednesday. The church is
at 123 S. Second St.,
Palatka.
Saint Peter’s Anglican
Church Sunday school
begins at 9 a.m. with Holy
Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday evening prayer
and Holy Eucharist begins
at 6:15 p.m. Friday Hour of
Prayer begins at 11 a.m.
The church is at 103 W.
Louis Broer Road, East
Palatka. The Rev. John
Jacobs is vicar. Call 5465899 or visit stpetersanglican.com.
Love and Deliverance
Ministry Where It’s All
About Souls Outreach Inc.
Sunday school begins at 10
a.m. with worship at 11
a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays.
The church will meet at the
Palatka Library, 601
College Road, Palatka.
For details, call Pastor
Timothy L. Johnson at 5464561 or 530-0951 or
Minister
Yolanda
D.
Johnson at 227-1824.
Light-House of Hope, a
New Testament Church,
service begins at 10:30 a.m.
Sunday at 101 Sesame
Street off Stokes Landing
Road, Palatka. Durwood
Moore is pastor. For details,
call 983-1617 or 983-0608.
All Saints Anglican
Church, 1928 Book of
Common Prayer, Koffee
Klatch begins at 9:30 a.m.
Sunday. Holy Eucharist
begins at 11 a.m. A nursery
will be available. Lunch will
follow the services.
Wednesday
Holy
Eucharist begins at 6:30
p.m. with Bible study, soup
and sandwiches to follow.
The Rev. Frank Bartlett is
the priest in charge. The
church is at 1250 State
Road 19 South, Palatka.
Visit allsaintsanglicanpalatka.org.
Word of God/Unity of
God Church will have
Friday night evangelist services beginning at 7 p.m. at
1202 Madison St., Palatka,
with Assistant Pastor
Frankie
Mincey
and
Minister Will L. Wright Jr.
Refreshments will follow.
Sunday morning worship
service begins at 11 a.m.
with healing and deliverance with Pastor Apostle
M.L. Thomas.
College Road Church
of Christ Sunday Bible
study begins at 9 a.m. with
worship service at 10 a.m.
Sunday afternoon worship
begins at 1:30 p.m. The
church is at 400 College
Road, Palatka.
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News at 1825 St. Johns Ave.,
Palatka.
WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
Tree of Life E.P.C. Annual
Women’s Conference continues
today and Friday at 7:30 p.m. and
11 a.m. Sunday at 417 N. 9th St.,
Palatka. The theme is “Women of
Destiny Letting go of the Past &
Embracing the Future.”
Messengers are Pastor Carol
Little on Thursday; Pastor Valeria
McMillon on Friday and Sister
Carole Ansley on Sunday. Dorothy
Moody is host pastor.
Davis-Flowers Rose
Peters
Keys of Authority Ministries
Inc. will sponsor “Nothing Can
Separate Us From the Love of
God” Women’s Conference April
17-18 at First Assembly of God,
3111 St. Johns Ave., Palatka.
Registration table will be open
from 6:30-7 p.m. April 17. Services
will begin at 7 p.m. with the Rev.
Marsha
Davis-Flowers
of
Confident Covenant Ministries
speaking.
Beginning at 9:45 a.m., April
18, the Rev. Deena Rose of Deena
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Summit St., Crescent City.
The menu includes pancakes,
eggs, bacon, sausage, toast, biscuit and gravy, oatmeal, grits,
orange juice, coffee and tea.
Rose Ministries will be the speak- Felder at (9904) 692-4785, leave a Prices begin at $1.50. For details,
call 698-2635.
er. Afternoon session begins at 1 message.
p.m. with the Rev. Jesten Peters of
Keys of Authority Ministries
FISH FRY AND OYSTER ROAST
BREAKFAST
speaking.
St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
Trinity United Methodist
Admission is free; but a free will will host its 36th annual Fish Fry Church United Methodist Men
offering will be received. A meal and Oyster Roast from noon to 4 breakfast meeting will begin at
plan is available for Saturday for p.m. Saturday, April 18, at 124 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the fellow$10 and includes continental Commercial Ave., East Palatka.
ship hall, 1400 Husson Ave.,
breakfast at 9 a.m. and a boxed
Fish dinners for adults are $15 Palatka. The Rev. John F.
lunch at noon in the fellowship hall and $8 for children. Fish dinners Bennett is pastor. Guest speaker
of the church.
with “all you can eat” oysters are will be Valerie Brooks, represenPre-registration is requested, $25 with limited number sold. tative of the Lee Conlee House.
but not required. Cut off date for Meals include fries, cole slaw, All men and ladies are invited.
the meal plan is Tuesday, April 14. hushpuppies, Minocran clam For details, call 325-5272.
Participants should note if they chowder, dessert and beverage.
Calvary Missionary Baptist
want ham, turkey or a veggie
Live music will be by Paul J. Church will host a prayer breaksandwich, as well as their choice of Linser, president of the Gamble fast at 9 a.m. April 18 at the
a soda, diet soda or bottled water in Rogers Folk Festival Inc. The Family Life Center, 1414
the boxed lunch. Mail the meal cost event will also include arts and Bronson St., Palatka. Guest
of $10 to Keys of Authority crafts vendors.
speaker will be Minister Crystal
Ministries Inc., 6401 St. Johns
Robinson Brown. Tickets are $15
Ave., $166, Box #36, Palatka, FL
a person. Call Evangelist Patricia
FUNDRAISERS
32177; include name, address and
First Presbyterian Church Milton at 325-7886.
phone number.
of Palatka’s Partners in Faith
For details, call the Rev. Peters 16th Annual Golf Tournament
LUNCH
at 530-2636 or email jesten@keyso- will begin at 9 a.m. April 18 at
St. James United Methodist
fauthorityministries.org. An event the Palatka Golf Club, 1715 Church fundraiser luncheon
page has been created on Facebook Moseley Ave.
will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
at Nothing Can Separate Us…
Player fee is $50 per person. Tuesday at 400 Reid St., Palatka.
Women’s Conference.
Hole sponsorship is available for Cost is $7 and includes pulled
A Helping Hurting Women $100. Donations of gift cards or pork, rice, gravy, green beans
Conference, “Rising from Behind other door prizes are being and a homemade roll. Available
the Shades of Abuse,” will begin at accepted, as well as volunteers to for dine in, take out or delivery
5 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at prepare food for the luncheon.
(of four or more orders). To
Solomon Calhoun Community
For details, call Patrick Tripp reserve lunch, call 328-1461.
Center, 1300 Duval St., St. at 937-3554 or the church at 328Augustine. The event will be host- 1435.
DINNERS
ed by Rhonda Felder, author of the
Howe Memorial United
San Mateo Presbyterian
book, “Feel Me.” Tickets are $20 a Methodist Church will have a Church will have a fried chicken
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Thursday, April 17, at 201 Currie
Road, off of State Road 100 East.
Cost is $8 and includes fried
chicken, rice and gravy, green
beans, roll, drink and dessert.
Eat in or take out is available.
Church men’s dinner and program will begin at 6:30 p.m.,
Tuesday, April 21, at 400 Reid
St., Palatka.
Guest speaker will be Larry
Harvey, Putnam County commissioner, District 4 and former
president of Save Rodman
Reservoir Inc.
Dinner is $6 and reservations
must be called in by Friday,
April 17 to 326-4087.
If you do not wish to eat, you
can attend the program only at 7
p.m.
FAMILY EVENTS
Eden Baptist Church will
have a picnic at 10 a.m. Saturday
at 2405 County Road 219A,
Hawthorne. There will be music,
a bounce house, horseshoes and
more. Hot dogs and hamburgers
will be served. For details, call
(352) 481-2958.
Trinity United Methodist
Church picnic will be from 3-5
p.m. Sunday, April 26, at
Rodman Plantation. The Kids’
Klub cake auction fundraiser
will be held as well as hamburger and hot dogs provided by the
United Methodist Men; bring a
covered dish to share. For details,
call 325-5272.
Church will host its monthly
Family Night potluck at 6 p.m.
April 26 at 400 Reid St., Palatka.
This month will be game night.
Guests should bring a dish to
share.
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Meeting for worship at
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Sunday
10:00 AM Bible Study
11:00 AM Worship
6:00 PM Worship
Wednesday
7:00 PM Bible Study
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Bring your Bible
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coleslaw, dessert and drink. Eat in
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deadline is noon Monday for publication on Thursday.
1
CALL FOR ARTISTS.
Second annual “Arts in the
Air,” hosted by Palatka Main
Street and the Arts Council of
Greater Palatka. Banners will be
displayed on lamp poles along St.
Johns Avenue, Downtown
Palatka. Gallery in the streets
runs from May 15 until June 22,
with a Silent Banner auction in
July. Canvas banners will be provided to participating artists and
available for pick up from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Monday through
Thursday, April 6-9, at Larimer
Arts Center, 216 Reid St.,
Palatka. Only one banner will be
issued to each artist. Deadline for
completed banners is May 14.
Number of artists is limited and
all banners must be returned.
Proceeds form the auction will
cover the cost of the event and
support the Palatka Public Art
Fund. Details: Charles Rudd, 3290100, ext. 333; palatkamainstreet@gmail.com.
2
PHOTO CONTEST, hosted by the Friends of Ravine
Gardens, now through 4
p.m. April 30, Ravine
Gardens State Park, 1600 Twigg
St., Palatka. Top three photographs will be displayed at the
Friends of Ravine Gardens 20th
Anniversary Celebration on May
16. Details: 329-3721.
3
AN EVENING OF
DANCE, presented by
Florida School of the Arts,
7:30 p.m. today through
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday,
main stage, St. Johns River State
College, 5001 St. Johns Ave.,
Palatka. Cost is $5. Details: 3124300; www.floarts.org.
PAM HARWEEN'S WORK ON DISPLAY IN MELROSE
Pam Harween’s paintings are on display at the Melrose
Public Library. Harween, who was born and raised in
Miami, attended Florida International University where she
graduated with high honors as she received her bachelor of
fine arts degree. She worked as an art teacher in the
Miami-Dade Public School System for 13 years. Her
artwork was exhibited at the Kennedy Library in Hialeah
and became the subject of a Miami Herald article, which
led to her appearance on the PBS program--Something on
17. After relocating to Bradford County in 2001, Harween
taught art in Clay County schools for the next 8 years.
During her time in North Florida, her work has received top
honors at various festivals and fairs, such as being Best in
Show at Starke’s Strawberry Festival. Harween is now
retired from teaching but still enjoys teaching art in the
community. Harween's work will be on display through
June. For details about Harween or her paintings, call the
library at (352) 475-1237. The Melrose Library is at 312
Wynnwood Ave., behind the post office in Melrose. The
library is open Tuesdays through Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to
6 p.m. and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
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RIVER CITY PLAYERS
presents “Baggage” by
Sam Bobrick, 7 p.m. today
through Saturday and a
matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday,
Scarlett-Hill Theater, Larimer
Arts Center, 216 Reid St.,
Palatka. Champagne opening
night is sponsored by Linda and
Vernon Myers. Tickets are $15
each. Reservations suggested:
(904) 377-5044.
5
SNACK AND A MOVIE,
5 p.m. today, Bostwick
Library, 125 Tillman St.
Families are invited to
bring a snack item and watch
“Big Hero 6.” Details: 326-2750.
6
7
OPEN MIKE NIGHT
AT THE LANDING, 6
p.m., second Thursdays,
300 State Road 26,
Melrose. Live music during sign
up. Open mike, 7-9 p.m. Details:
(352) 475-5347.
KAYAKING 101 at Dunns
Creek, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.,
Friday, Lake Broward, Lake
Broward Recreation Area,
N. Broward Avenue, Pomona
Park. Training space is limited
and is $25 per person. Kayak, paddle, and PFD rentals are included
in training fee. Dress accordingly.
No funds available for training
unless another participant can fill
the spot. Registration required:
www.Kayaking101.eveningbrite.
com. Details: 329-3721.
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TRIVIA NIGHT, 7 p.m.,
Friday, AMVETS Post 86,
6685 Brooklyn Bay Road,
Keystone Heights. Free;
benefits local area vets. Details:
(352) 473-7951.
FISH FRY FRIDAYS,
4-7 p.m., Fridays, St.
Monica Catholic Church
hall, corner of Oak and
Fourth streets, Palatka. Prepared
by the Knights of Columbus.
Dinners are $8 each and include
baked or fried fish, or shrimp and
10
MASONIC LODGE
YARD SALE, 9 a.m.
to 2 p.m. Friday and
Saturday, Masonic
Lodge Lake Lodge 72 (F&AM),
112 Shrine Club Road, Lake
Como. Household items, lawn
equipment, furniture, tools and
more. Rain or shine.
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PUTNAM COUNTY
RELAY FOR LIFE,
Friday and Saturday, 6
p.m. to 9 a.m., Putnam
County Fairgrounds, 117
Yelvington Road, East Palatka.
Schedule of events: 4 p.m., survivor and caregiver appreciation
dinner; 6 p.m., 2015 Relay For Life
of Putnam County opening ceremonies; 9 p.m., luminaria program; 6 a.m., fight back program;
and 9 a.m. closing ceremonies.
*plus tax
– Trisha Murphy, Lifestyle Editor
Happy Moments
AT LEFT: Brianna Solomon and her
dog, Tara, are all smiles for the
camera.
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ANNUAL INDOOR
YARD SALE, 8 a.m. to
3 p.m., Friday and
Saturday, April 10-11,
Ladies Auxiliary Veterans of
Foreign Wars Post 3349, 3201
Reid St., corner of Palm Avenue
and State Road 100, Palatka.
Outdoor spaces are available for
$5 each to vendors. Proceeds from
the sale are used to purchase
school supplies for Putnam County
students in grades 1-12. To
reserve a space, call 325-6190.
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Monday, Barberville Pioneer
Settlement, 1776 Lightfoot Lane,
Barberville. Cost is $60 for adults
and $40 for girls ages 10-17.
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BICYCLE CLINIC AND
RIDE, 10 a.m., Saturday, the
Pavilion, Edgar Johnson Senior
Center, 1215 Westover Dr.,
Palatka. “Roadside Repair” will be discussed
about tools and spare parts every cyclists
should carry for emergency repairs, as well
as most common hazards and how to best
avoid them. Ride helmets are required.
Details: 546-1668; putnambluewaysandtrails.org.
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19. Sign up is at 5:45 p.m.; game time
at 6:30 p.m. The event is open to everyone. Sign up fee is $10 per rider for
PHC members and $20 per rider for
nonmembers. Spectators are free; concessions will be available. Competition
classes include: Toddlers – kindergarten and under; Small Fry – first
through fifth grade; Juniors – sixth
through eighth grade; High School –
ninth through 12th grade; Young
Adults – 18-49 years; Senior Adults –
50 and over. If you are of high school
age, but do not attend school, you will
be in the Young Adults class. Details:
Dottie Tennenberg at 546-8489 or 3120241.
THIRD ANNUAL PALATKA
CHALK EXPLOSION presents:
“Visions of Well-being” Saturday.
ADULTS DISCO, 9 p.m.
Join for visions of well-being
every Saturday, Elks
themed chalk art event. Music, food, crafts,
Lodge, 828 Moody Road.
and more. 328-8998; artsinputnam@aol.com;
Entertainment by D.J.
or artsinputnam.org.
Alvoid. Cost is $5 per person. Details:
Frankie at 530-0285.
FAMILY-FRIENDLY
MOVIE NIGHT, 6 p.m., second Saturday, American
Legion Post 293, 145 S. County
Road 315, Interlachen. Admission is free;
food and drinks available for donations.
continued from PAge 2
Details: 972-0800.
woman has something they can give,”
she said. “Just think about those strappy sandals you no longer wear or rhineSONS OF THE
stone jewelry or an evening bag from a
AMERICAN LEGION
party long ago, all these things help
CLASSIC MOVIE NIGHT,
complete a young girl’s look.”
5:30 p.m., second Saturdays,
According to Keith, the community
American Legion Post 45, 316 Osceola St.,
has donated everything in the inventoPalatka. Cost is $5 per ticket and menu
ry.
includes: large pizza slice; $2, hot dogs, $1;
“This project would not be possible if
popcorn, $1; ice cream sandwich or cone, $1;
canned soda and bottled water, $1. Preshow we did not live in this wonderful community where people are so generous to
classic cartoons will include Popeye, Betty
give,” she said.
Boop, and Superman. Details: 328-6976.
For Sara Keith, it’s all about putting
a smile on people’s faces.
THE PALATKA
“I know this is what my mom is pasHORSEMEN'S CLUB
sionate about, so I try helping her with
POINT SERIES
COMPETITION 2014-15, sec- as much as I can,” she said. “I want
people to know that our main goal is
ond and fourth Saturdays, club on
just to make young girls feel beautiful
Horseman’s Club Road off of State Road
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GARDENING AT
BOSTWICK LIBRARY, 4
p.m., Tuesdays, April 14 and
April 28, 125 Tillman St.
Lynda Eidson, master gardener, will work
with patrons in the spring gardening.
Details: 326-2750.
VFW POST 10177 OF
CRESCENT CITY and
GFWC Crescent City
Woman’s Club Craft and
Rummage Sale, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday,
April 17 and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday,
April 18, Woman’s Club, 604 N. Summit
St, Crescent City. Crafter and vendor spaces available. Grilled hot dogs and burgers
as well as baked goods for sale. To reserve
a space: Bill Bila at (954) 292-3340.
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SPRING FESTIVAL AT
DUNNS CREEK STATE
PARK, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 18, with
at their prom. My favorite part of the
project is seeing the emotion in the
girls’ faces once they find ‘the dress.’”
Alice Keith knows the “Once Upon a
Prom” project has touched hearts,
including girls who have benefitted in
the past.
Tamara Spears, who was a
Interlachen High School freshman four
years ago, was one of them.
“The dress I received was wonderful,”
she said. “I felt so beautiful. They took
my hand and guided me through the
whole thing. There were so many dresses to choose from and I felt like a princess with a beautiful gown, shoes and
even a purse and jewelry.”
Spears said “Once Upon a Prom” was
a gift from God to her.
“The church and the women are doing
God’s work,” she said. “They are all
wonderful people doing the Lord’s work.
I was so thankful that I donated my
dress back after the prom because I
know how much it meant to me to have
it and I hoped it could help someone
else.”
Alice Keith said the motto of her
group is “you had fun wearing it now
have fun sharing it.”
“If everyone could just think back to a
time when someone helped them, not
because they had to, but because they
genuinely just wanted to make their life
better and brighter,” she said. “That is
what this mission project is about.”
Keith said her life has been touched
by the project.
“The joy, smiles and tears have made
a permanent impression on my heart
and I am so blessed to be able to be a
part of this project each year,” she said.
camping April 17-18, 320 Sisco Road,
Pomona Park. Events highlights: camping;
live entertainment; equestrian trail and
poker rides; guided mountain bike ride;
guided nature hike; kayak/canoe tour on
Dunns Creek; kayak/canoe poker ride; pontoon boat rides; sack races, horseshoes, and
corn hole games for kids; campfire; and
food for purchase by the SmokeHouse.
Fees: $10 per night of camping; $10
donation per family for all rides and tours;
$5 per hand for poker rides.
Check in Friday at noon, check out by 4
p.m. Sunday; primitive camping only, no
drinking water or electricity provided;
water provided for horses only; no individual campfires; Negative Coggins required;
children under 16 are required by state law
to wear a helmet on bikes or horses. Pets
welcome and must be confined to a six foot
leash or less at all times.
Camping reservations: www.eventbrite.
com/e/spring-festival-at-dunns-creek-statepark-tickets-15947922666.
“We are not providing basic needs here,
we are providing the items to help
make a young girl feel beautiful. We
are helping to make memories that will
last a lifetime. In a county that is
struggling so much with poverty the
need is great to help these families in
every way we can.”
The feeling is catching on and Sandi
Hunsuckle, a former member of St.
James, who now lives in St. Augustine,
can attest to it.
Four years ago, she contacted Keith
about starting the same project in her
community.
“I started “Once upon a Prom” in St.
Johns County because I thought it was
such a wonderful program at St. James
and I knew it would be something that
the girls here could really use,” she
said. “This is our fourth year and we
have given away 200 dresses.”
Hunsuckle said the project in St.
Johns County is also open to Putnam
girls in need.
“If they can't find something there,
they are welcome to contact me and
come to ours as well,” she said. “It's
best if they call me to let me know they
are coming to help with me scheduling
other volunteers.”
The St. Johns County boutique dates
are Saturday and again April 18 from
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. For details, call
Hunsuckle at (904) 806-1426.
Hunsuckle said both projects are
about helping kids who can’t afford a
dress, shoes, hair and nails and
wouldn’t go to prom if they didn’t have
this.
“We make that dream come true,” she
said.
Prices include five meals. Public viewing
is welcome 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday with
paid admission. Pre-register by April 1.
Reservations: www.pioneersettlement.org/
ladies-historical-encampment or call (386)
749-2959.
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15
JAMMING AT BOSTWICK
COMMUNITY CENTER,
6:30-8:30 p.m., second and
fourth Fridays, 125 Tillman
St. Sponsored by Bostwick Library. Bring
musical instruments to play along or just
enjoy the music. Details: 326-2750.
ARTS COUNCIL OF
GREATER PALATKA
SPRING AND SUMMER
CONCERT SERIES presents
The Dewey Via Band, 4-6 p.m., Saturday,
300 block of St. Johns Avenue, downtown
Palatka. Other performers: Other performers include Richie Reiter of the rock
band Downpour, Biscuits and Gravy, and
The Reasons Why, a four-piece electric
folk rock group. Free and open to the public. Seating is limited; bring chairs.
Details: 328-8998; artsinputnam.org
16
FIRST “GARY HAYMAN”
MEMORIAL POKER
RUN, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Saturday, AMVETS Post 86,
6685 Brooklyn Bay Road, Keystone
Heights. Cost is $15 per person and benefits Keystone Heights High School JROTC
and the Patriot Guard Riders. Details:
(352) 473-7951 or (904) 501-9057.
17
GARDEN EXPO AND
PLANT SALE, 9 a.m. to 4
p.m., Saturday, Trinity
Presbyterian Church, 156 N.
Florida Park Drive, Palm Coast.
Highlights include plant sale, bake sale,
treasure’s from the attic sale, and raffle
baskets. Proceeds will benefit the Club’s
scholarship program. Details: Jane at
(386) 446-0341.
Please see calendar, Page 8
Lee Conlee
House 5K Run/
Walk winners
O
Special to the Daily News
n Saturday, Feb. 21, advocates
and supporters of the Lee Conlee
House gathered at the south end
of Crescent City to host the First
“Breaking Free” 5k Run/Walk to benefit
the Lee Conlee House.
With 57 registered runners and walkers as well as assistance from the community, and professional race timing
provided by Milestone Race Authority,
the event was a perfect start to what
will become an annual event for the Lee
Conlee House, according to a news
release from organizers.
Many at the event commented on the
beautiful race route that took participants up Prospect Street and across to
Lake Street to run alongside Lake
Crescent. Spectators were blown away
when the first participant crossed the
finish line at a time of just 17:25, making Gary Maze, photo at right, the
Overall Male Winner with a pace of just
over five and a half minutes per mile,
the release said.
The crowd then stared wide-eyed as
the Overall Female Winner crossed the
line at 23:04, providing an amazing win
for nine-year-old Abigail Wicker, photo
at left, one of the youngest race participants and a member of the Peniel
Baptist Academy’s racing club.
Medals were also awarded to the top
male and female racer in each of 14 age
groups, providing a chance for many
who participated to have a moment in
the spotlight.
Submitted photos
This event would not have been possible if not for the generous support of
many local agencies and community
members and we would like to take a
moment to thank them all here:
Platinum Sponsors: WastePro and
Palatka Healthcare Center
Gold Sponsors: Florida Power & Light,
Christ Episcopal Church, and Oliver
Oaks & Vines
Silver Sponsors: Lakeside Title, First
Baptist Church Pomona Park, and
CenterState Bank
T-Shirt/Prize Sponsors: Mrs. Joyce
Conlee, Putnam Well Drilling, and
United Church of Christ of St. Augustine
In-Kind Sponsors: Crescent City
Winn-Dixie, WHIF, and Atomic Tees
Community Supporters/Volunteers:
Putnam County Fire/EMS, Crescent
City Fire Station, Crescent City Police
Department, Mr. Bill Pickens, Mr.
Erwin Baldricks, Mrs. Pat Freeman,
Mrs. Carol Harrahill, Mrs. Bobbie
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Thery McKinney.
The Lee Conlee House is one of 42 certified domestic violence centers in
Florida assisting survivors of domestic
violence from Putnam County and surrounding areas, according to a news
release.
Funding received by the agency is
used towards providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, and outreach
services to survivors of abuse seeking
assistance from the agency, as well as
providing community education and violence prevention education within
Putnam County. The center also operates a 24-hour hotline for survivors to
call and receive support and assistance
at any time of the day or night by calling
386-325-3141 and speaking with an
advocate.
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