Palatka Daily News, Tuesday, March 29, 2016

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PALATKA DAILY NEWS
TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016
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Feds: Medicaid expansion would help mentally ill
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
Do you think state leaders and Gov. Rick
Scott are doing enough to decrease the amount
of mentally ill Floridians who don’t
have health insurance? Email
Letters to the Editor to
publicforum@palatkadailynews.
com. Letter writers must include
full name, daytime phone number and address.
There is a 350-word limit.
Officials say 726,000 uninsured Floridians suffer from mental health, substance abuse
BY KELLI KENNEDY
Associated Press
FORT LAUDERDALE — Some
726,000 uninsured Floridians suffered from mental health and substance abuse issues in 2014 and
nearly half of them could have gotten treatment if the state expanded
Medicaid, federal health officials
said Monday.
The Obama administration
released a report saying 2.8 million
adult Floridians struggled with
behavioral health in 2014 and
309,000 of those are uninsured with
incomes below 138 percent of the
federal poverty level. That means
many of those 309,000 fall into a
gap where they earn too much to
qualify for regular Medicaid and too
A flowing conversation
little to get a subsidy in the federal
marketplace. The report noted
about 26 percent of uninsured
Floridians struggle with those
See MEDICAID, Page 5A
School leaders
considers expulsion
program expansion
Solutions Center’s limited capacity forces
schools to ‘take back’ troubled students
BY ASIA AIKINS
Palatka Daily News
CHRIS DEVITTO/Palatka Daily News
St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman talks with Welaka Mayor Gordon Sands Monday during a stop at Renegades on the
River in Crescent City.
St. Johns Riverkeeper’s 13-day tour makes extended stop in Putnam County
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
BY BRANDON D. OLIVER
Palatka Daily News
R
ather than focus on conflict
of last year, local and
regional leaders gathered
Monday to focus on mending relationships and working together for a healthy St. Johns River.
Local political, business and environmental officials met with St. Johns
Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman at the St.
Johns River Center in Palatka
Monday evening for an informal gettogether and fish fry.
Putnam County Commission
Chairman Chip Laibl, pulling double
duty as cook and emcee, said he want-
What do you think of the St. Johns
Riverkeeper’s 13-day tour on the St.
Johns River and what do you think
should be the focus for
leaders in regard to the
river? Email Letters to the
Editor to publicforum@
palatkadailynews.com.
Letter writers must include full name,
daytime phone number and address.
ed to host the Riverkeeper, not to
dredge up the past, but to clarify the
county’s involvement with the river
and forge a new alliance to benefit
everyone the river affects.
“It’s definitely a conversation
between the stakeholders on the
river,” Laibl said. “We feel like we’ve
been painted unfairly in terms of
keeping the river clean.”
Monday’s friendly gathering was a
stark contrast to this time last year,
when Putnam officials and residents
were still reeling from the
Riverkeeper’s a deal with Jacksonville
officials not to sue them if they could
secure funds from the state
Legislature to dredge the river near
Jacksonville.
See RIVERKEEPER, Page 5A
A growing number of disciplinary concerns at local schools
are causing Putnam County
School Board members to consider expanding the Putnam
County School District’s expulsion intervention program. The
goal: Intervene before students
drop out.
Earlier this month, school
board members discussed
expanding Solutions Center,
the district’s expulsion intervention school, after Jenkins
Middle School met its allocation
limit for the school. Students in
sixth through 12th grades are
recommended to attend
Solutions Center by schools or
the district’s expulsion committee in lieu of expulsion.
According to Travis Weaver,
district director of student safety, Jenkins Principal Randy
Hedstrom asked to “take back”
two students who currently
attend Solutions Center to
make room for two students
school officials determined
would need to attend Solutions
Center in lieu of expulsion.
After thoughtful consideration of the nature of the incidents that originally sent the
students to the expulsion hear-
Associated Press
MIAMI — Democrats need to
win back the U.S. Senate and end
the dysfunction in Congress, Vice
President Joe Biden said Monday
as he campaigned in South Florida
with a Democratic candidate.
Biden and President Barack
Obama recently endorsed Patrick
Murphy for the Senate seat that
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Sen. Marco Rubio gave up last
year when he embarked on his
unsuccessful run for the GOP
presidential nomination.
Murphy and Biden stopped at
the Jackson Soul Food restaurant
near downtown Miami, where
Biden praised Murphy as “the real
deal” and said the candidate
“understands the difference
between being authentic and
The Voice of
Putnam County
since 1885
being caustic.”
Biden said he will be campaigning with Democratic Senate candidates across the country because
“we’ve got to win back the Senate.”
The vice president said he’s
“ashamed” of the partisan bickering in the Senate. “The idea that
See MURPHY, Page 5A
INDEX
Advice ............................. 8A
Briefing ........................... 2A
Murphy
Classified/Legals ............ 9A
Comics............................ 8A
Horoscope ...................... 8A
Lottery............................. 7A
Do you think Putnam County
School District officials should
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intervention program? Email
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ing, the board obliged with
Randy Hedstrom’s request to
allow the students to return to
Jenkins.
While the Solutions Center is
the latest creation in years of
district efforts to continue education for students who are at
the greatest risk of dropping
out, Weaver said the district’s
first priority is student safety.
And student safety starts at the
schools.
“You never know what sinks
in with a child,” Randy
Hedstrom said. “We can try to
make them as comfortable and
See EXPULSION, Page 5A
Group needs volunteers
for county’s biggest cleanup
BY ASIA AIKINS
Palatka Daily News
VP Biden stumps for US Senate candidate Murphy in Florida
WHAT DO
YOU THINK?
Keep Putnam Beautiful
Executive Director Marcia
Marinello is calling for 500 volunteers for the county’s biggest
cleanup yet.
Although the countywide
cleanup will not take place until
May 21, Marinello said, she
hopes to hear from all of the volunteers by April 7.
“Logistically, it’s such a large
event to plan,” she said. “We
hope to get groups in each area
(of the county) to volunteer soon
so we can plug them into our
map as we plan.”
Marinello said the cleanup’s
coordinating committee meets
Obituaries ....................... 3A
Opinions ......................... 4A
Sports ............................. 6A
Sudoku ........................... 9A
next on April 8.
The countywide cleanup plan
is broken up into zones, similar
to the zones covered by the five
county commissioners.
Marinello said coordinators
want to keep people working in
their communities, instead of
traveling to various parts of the
county to participate. Area leaders will be assigned to lead community cleanups after the volunteer signup is complete.
“We try to communicate to
schools and groups that those
students who participate will
get community service hours if
they participate,” she said.
See VOLUNTEERS, Page 5A
VOL. 128 • NO. 62
PALATKA, FLA.
Public Notices on Page 9A
3/28/16 10:33 PM
2A morning briefing
T U E S DAY, M A R C H 2 9 , 2 0 1 6
“A ship is safe in harbor, but that’s
not what ships are for.”
— William G.T. Shedd
American thelogoian
(1820-1894)
Today in History
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TODAY IN PUTNAM
In 1851, Putnam County’s first
courthouse was leased and located
on the corner just east of the present
site. When the present courthouse
was built, the old courthouse and
new courthouse were joined by a
walkway. It was later separated,
and the old building was acquired by
a cigar-making firm.
In 1956, the Putnam County
School Board announced bids opening for the new $92,000 Crescent
City school auditorium and instructed architects to draw plans for a
school bus garage/warehouse.
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TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS IN HISTORY
On March 29, 1951, Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg were convicted in
New York of conspiracy to commit
espionage for the Soviet Union. They
were executed in June 1953.
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Beauty and the Beast storytellers Mitch Weiss and Martha Hamilton will be the featured guests 12:45 p.m. Thursday at the
Melrose library, 312 Wynwood Ave. The award-winning authors and seasoned presenters have won audiences and acclaim
around the world since 1980, according to a news release, and will bring their new book, “Noodlehead Nightmares” to life.
For details about the pair, visit BeautyandtheBeastStorytellers.com. Space is limited and attendees are encouraged to
reserve seats in advance by calling 352-475-1237. For a full list of library events, visit FunInPutnam.com.
Announcements
PALATKA
DAYTONA BEACH
Putnam Habitat for Humanity is selling doors in various sizes and styles.
Interior doors start at $20. Interior glass doors cost
$75.
Exterior metal doors with lead glass start at $100.
Visit 8 a.m.–noon Mondays through Thursday at 1605
Westover Drive.
Proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity.
Officials said bike week’s 75th anniversary attracted
larger than normal crowds in Daytona Beach, which resulted in a higher number of citations being issued to motorcyclilsts.
Daytona Beach police Capt. Jennifer Krosschell said officers issued 1,049 citations and made 398 arrests during the
10-day event earlier this month. Last year, there were 318
arrests and 673 citations issued.
The city doesn’t separate citations by types of violations,
but Krosschell said many offenses were for revving engines.
That’s not allowed because cyclists could lose control of
their bikes and spin into the crowds.
Habitat for Humanity selling doors
SAN MATEO
Woman’s club to host roast pork lunch
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Bike week brought crowds, citations
The San Mateo Woman’s Club will have its annual
roast pork lunch 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. Friday at 125 E. EATONVILLE
State Road 100.
Mayor, campaign workers charged
The meal will be prepared by Brenda Masters and cost
The mayor of Eatonville and two campaign workers face
$8 for roast pork, rice, gravy, green beans and dessert.
To reserve a lunch, call 328-9137 and specify eat-in or charges of voting fraud and violating voter protection laws.
A grand jury Monday returned a 25-count indictment
takeout.
Delivery is available on orders of five or more dinners. alleging Mayor Anthony Grant and the campaign workers
participated in a bribes-for-votes scheme.
State Attorney Jeff Ashton said Grant offered bribes and
lowered rent in exchange for votes by absentee ballots.
Grant said he knew nothing about the scheme.
An investigation into Grant and the campaign workers by
the state Department of Law Enforcement began after
Grant’s opponent, Bruce Mount, sued seeking a new election.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Political commentator John
McLaughlin is 89. Author Judith
Guest is 80. Basketball Hall of
Famer Walt Frazier is 71. Singer
Bobby Kimball (Toto) is 69. Actor
Brendan Gleeson is 61. Actor
Christopher Lawford is 61. Pro and
College Football Hall of Famer Earl
Campbell is 61. Model Elle
Macpherson is 53. Movie director
Michel Hazanavicius is 49. Rock
singer-musician John Popper (Blues
Traveler) is 49. Actress Lucy
Lawless is 48. Country singer
Regina Leigh (Regina Regina) is 48.
Country singer Brady Seals is 47.
Former White House Press
Secretary Robert Gibbs is 45. Actor
Sam Hazeldine is 44. International
Tennis Hall of Famer Jennifer
Capriati is 40.
Felony Arrests
March 25
NAPLES
Officials: Florida panther killed by vehicle
Leigh Ann Baya, 34, Florahome: larceny.
Florida wildlife officials recovered remains of a Florida
Shannon Leigh Ryder, 38, Pomona Park: moving traffic
panther in Collier County.
violation.
Officials said the male panther was hit by a vehicle, and
the
carcass was recovered Friday.
March 27
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said
Sierra Christine Vestal, 22, Harlon, Ky.: aggravated in a news release the remains will be taken to Gainesville for
assault with a deadly weapon.
a necropsy.
MARKETS
EDITOR
Scott J. Bryan ...............386-312-5231
sbryan@palatkadailynews.com
ON THIS DATE
In 1638, Swedish colonists settled
in present-day Delaware.
In 1790, the 10th president of the
United States, John Tyler, was born
in Charles City County, Va.
In 1912, British explorer Robert
Falcon Scott – his doomed expedition
stranded in an Antarctic blizzard
after failing to be the first to reach
the South Pole – wrote the last
words of his journal: “For Gods sake
look after our people.”
In 1936, German Chancellor Adolf
Hitler claimed overwhelming victory
in a plebiscite on his policies.
In 1943, World War II rationing of
meat, fats and cheese began.
In 1973, the last United States
combat troops left South Vietnam,
ending America’s direct military
involvement in the Vietnam War.
In 1984, under cover of early
morning darkness, the Baltimore
Colts football team left its home city
of three decades and moved to
Indianapolis.
State News
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COMPOSITE
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Local Forecast
PALATKA DAILY
WEATHER REPORT
+19.66
Tuesday
-6.72
Mostly Sunny
81 / 62
Precip Chance: 5%
STANDARD
& POOR 500
2,037.05
FLORIDA GAS
AVERAGE
STOCK REPORT
NAME
CLOSE
CHANGE
APPLE
AFLAC
ALCATEL
AT&T
BAXTER
CHEVRON
COCA-COLA
CISCO
COMCAST
CORNING
CSX
DELTA AIR
DUNKIN
NEXTERA
GEN ELEC
GLAXOSMITH
HOME DEPOT
J.C.PENNY
LIFEPOINT
LOWE"S
LSI
MANULIFE
MICROSOFT
PLUM CREEK
PFIZER
TRACT SUP
VULCAN
WALMART
WALT DISNEY
105.12
63.13
N/A
39.065
40.49
94.59
45.75
27.87
60.12
20.37
25.59
48.19
46.34
117.66
31.45
39.57
131.05
11.21
66.11
74.98
N/A
14.15
53.43
N/A
29.75
89.28
105.56
68.03
98.05
-0.55
0.43
N/A
0.185
0.38
-0.26
0.17
-0.09
0.11
0.12
-0.58
0.35
1.02
-0.82
0.34
0.01
0.59
0.3
0.51
0.21
0
0.22
-0.78
N/A
-0.33
0.58
0.45
0.03
0.83
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Precip Chance: 40%
Precip Chance: 40%
Precip Chance: 40%
Scat'd T-storms Scat'd T-storms Scat'd T-storms
84 / 67
83 / 63
78 / 58
Precip Chance: 30%
In-Depth Local Forecast
Monday
Few T-storms
74 / 55
Precip Chance: 30%
0-2: Low, 3-5: Moderate,
6-7: High, 8-10: Very High,
11+: Extreme Exposure
Sun & Moon
Peak Fishing/Hunting Times This Week
Sunrise today . . . . . . 7:17 a.m.
Sunset tonight. . . . . . 7:43 p.m.
Last
3/31
New
4/7
First
4/14
State Cities
Weather (Wx): cl/cloudy; pc/partly cloudy;
mc/mostly cloudy; ra/rain; rs/rain & snow; s/
sunny; sh/showers; sn/snow; t/thunderstorms
High
7:06 am
7:50 am
8:43 am
9:47 am
Day
Today
Wed
Thu
Fri
Full
4/22
Today
City
Hi/Lo
Daytona Beach . . . 79/65 s
Gainesville. . . . . . . 81/61 s
Jacksonville. . . . . . 77/61 s
Key West . . . . . . . . 84/76 s
Miami . . . . . . . . . . 81/75 t
Naples . . . . . . . . . . 80/72 pc
Orlando . . . . . . . . . 83/67 t
Panama City . . . . . 74/61 s
Pensacola. . . . . . . . 75/60 s
Port Charlotte. . . . 84/66 t
Tallahassee . . . . . . 80/57 s
Tampa . . . . . . . . . . 82/66 t
W. Palm Beach . . . 82/71 t
Day
3/29
3/30
3/31
4/1
Sunday
Few T-storms
76 / 58
Today we will see mostly sunny skies with a high temperature of 81º, humidity of 68%.
North wind 7 mph. The record high temperature for today is 91º set in 1952. Expect
mostly cloudy skies tonight with an overnight low of 62º. Northeast wind 7 to 9 mph.
The record low for tonight is 34º set in 1960. Wednesday, skies will be partly cloudy
with a high temperature of 80º, humidity of 73%. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph. Skies will
be mostly cloudy Wednesday night with an overnight low of 66º.
0 - 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11+
$2.06
MARCH 28
Precip Chance: 10%
Local UV Index
+1.11
One Gallon Regular
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy
80 / 66
Peak Times
AM
PM
3:14-5:14 3:44-5:44
4:03-6:03 4:33-6:33
4:53-6:53 5:23-7:23
5:45-7:45 6:15-8:15
Weather Trivia
Which month averages the
most tornadoes per year?
?
Answer: May, with an average of 143
tornadoes each year.
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Date
3/20
3/21
3/22
3/23
3/24
3/25
3/26
High
80
70
73
79
84
75
78
Farmer's Growing Degree Days
Date Degree Days Date Degree Days
3/20
19
3/24
18
3/21
6
3/25
18
3/22
4
3/26
21
3/23
10
Growing degree days are calculated by taking the average temperature
for the day and subtracting the base temperature (50 degrees) from the
average to assess how many growing days are attained.
Local Almanac Last Week
Low Normals
58
77/52
42
77/52
34
77/52
42
77/53
51
77/53
60
77/53
64
78/53
Low
2:43 pm
3:48 pm
4:52 pm
5:51 pm
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Farmer's Growing Days
Precip
0.01"
0.00"
0.00"
0.00"
0.26"
0.02"
0.29"
Precipitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.58"
Normal precipitation . . . . . . . 0.87"
Departure from normal . . . . .-0.29"
Average temperature . . . . . . . 63.6º
Average normal temperature . 64.9º
Departure from normal . . . . . . -1.3º
St. Johns River Tides This Week
Palatka
Low
High
12:49 am
7:29 pm
1:36 am
8:20 pm
2:30 am
9:20 pm
3:30 am
10:42 pm
Peak Times
Day
AM
PM
Sat
6:38-8:38 7:08-9:08
Sun 7:31-9:31 8:01-10:01
Mon 8:25-10:25 8:55-10:55
Day
3/29
3/30
3/31
4/1
High
7:24 am
8:07 am
8:58 am
9:59 am
Palmetto Bluff
Low
High
1:35 am
7:48 pm
2:20 am
8:35 pm
3:14 am
9:29 pm
4:16 am
10:32 pm
Low
2:26 pm
3:18 pm
4:16 pm
5:16 pm 3/28/16
10:31 PM
3 A PA L AT K A DA I LY N E W S • T U E S DAY, M A R C H 2 9 , 2 0 1 6
Discrimination not
needed to protect
faith, governor says
By Kathleen Foody
Associated Press
ATLANTA — Georgia’s
term-limited Gov. Nathan
Deal took a stand against his
own party and averted
threatened boycotts by major
corporations on Monday by
announcing his veto of a
“religious freedom” bill.
“I do not think that we
have to discriminate against
anyone to protect the faithbased community in
Georgia,” the Republican
governor declared.
Religious conservatives had
campaigned hard for Deal’s
signature, but the industries
he has recruited to Georgia
also applied pressure.
The NFL warned Atlanta’s
bid for the 2019 or 2020 Super
Bowl could be in jeopardy.
Technology firms, led by
Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff,
asked for Deal’s veto. The
Walt Disney Co., Marvel
Studios and dozens of
Hollywood figures vowed to
take projects elsewhere,
despite Georgia’s generous tax
credits for the film industry.
Multimillion-dollar events and
investments were threatened.
Lawmakers around the
nation are advancing “religious freedom” measures,
which have passed at least one
chamber in ten states: Florida,
Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky,
Mississippi, Missouri, South
Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia
and West Virginia. But Deal
said only the First Amendment
of the U.S. Constitution can
protect people of faith — along
with everybody else.
“If indeed our religious liberty is conferred by God and
not by man-made government, we should heed the
‘hands-off’ admonition of the
First Amendment to our
Constitution,” Deal said.
“When legislative bodies
attempt to do otherwise, the
inclusions and omissions in
their statutes can lead to discrimination, even though it
may be unintentional. That
is too great a risk to take.”
Deal’s veto stands in sharp
contrast to North Carolina
Gov. Pat McCrory’s signature
last week on a law that prohibits local anti-discrimination ordinances and obligates
transgender people to use
restrooms matching their
birth certificates. The outcomes highlight the increasing conflicts between the twin
pillars of the GOP’s power
structure — religion and business — in legislatures where
Republicans have overwhelming majorities.
McCrory, a 59-year-old
Republican seeking a second
term in Raleigh, must mobilize his party’s core voters in
November. Deal, now 74 and
not planning to run again for
office, is relatively immune to
such pressures. Neither did
Deal dwell on social issues in
his re-election campaign;
instead celebrating Georgia’s
ranking as the “No. 1 state
for business.”
Emboldened by the boycott
threats that forced Indiana to
revise its “religious freedom”
law last year, Georgia’s business community formed a
coalition of more than 500
companies, including ColaCola, Delta Air Lines and
other top employers, to counter the measure.
Many have large operations
in Atlanta, a city proud of the
pragmatic, “too busy to hate”
image it fostered in the civil
rights era. Back then, CocaCola’s Robert Woodruff, former
mayors William Hartsfield and
Ivan Allen and other civic leaders wanted to avoid unrest that
might spook companies deciding where to locate their
regional headquarters.
But their efforts were
focused within the city. The
legislature is more unwieldy,
with lawmakers representing
a blend of urban newcomers
and rural southerners.
Georgia legislators sparred
for three years over protecting
people whose religious beliefs
clash with state and local laws.
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s
decision legalizing gay marriage, proponents pushed even
harder. Legislative leaders
finally drafted what they considered a compromise, and only
11 GOP lawmakers joined every
Democrat in opposition.
House Speaker David
Ralston said he respects
Deal’s “thoughtful consideration” but doesn’t believe the
bill permits discrimination.
The measure included language modeled on the federal
Religious Freedom
Restoration Act. People claiming their religious freedoms
are burdened could force state
and local governments to
prove a “compelling” interest
in enforcing laws that conflict
with their beliefs. It also would
have protected clergy who
decline to perform gay marriages, businesses that turn
away customers for religious
reasons, and churches and
affiliated religious groups that
cite faith as a reason for refusing to serve or hire someone.
But Deal said he could
“find no examples that any of
the things this bill seeks to
protect us against have ever
occurred in Georgia.”
Supporters touted language the bill did not permit
discrimination prohibited by
federal or state law. But since
Georgia law lacks protections
for LGBT people, opponents
said the bill would strike local
ordinances that do prevent
discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender
identity.
Georgia’s General
Assembly has adjourned for
the year, but the issue is sure
to come up again when lawmakers return in January.
“We’re not going to quit,”
said Mike Griffin, spokesman
for the Georgia Baptist
Mission Board. “We definitely don’t want to have Gov.
Deal listening to Wall Street
and Hollywood over the citizens of the state of Georgia
who expect him to support
religious liberty.”
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Juanita F. Parrish
Juanita Ferrell Parrish, 90,
of San Mateo, quietly entered
eternal rest Thursday, March
24, 2016, at Cornerstone
Hospice Care Center in
Orlando.
She was born in DeLand,
graduated from Palatka High
School and resided in Putnam
County for
almost her
full 90 years.
She retired
from the
P u t n a m
County Tax
Collector’s
office after 18
years of service. A lifelong Catholic,
Juanita was a member of the
congregation of St. Monica
Catholic Church. Her true
happiness came from being
surrounded by family and
friends while at the beach,
traveling, at yard sales or
playing Bingo.
Juanita is survived by her
three children, Vikki Parrish,
Macalei Zipper (Brian) and
Kenny Parrish (Lisa), all of
Orlando; a brother, Paul
Elliott (Judy) of Marietta, Ga.;
five grandchildren, Scott
Blair, Steven Parrish, Shea
Parrish, Lauren Rahimitabar
(Jason) and Kari Zipper; two
great-grandchildren, Destiny
and Madison Blair; two nieces, Amanda and Beth Elliott;
and a nephew, Paul Elliott Jr.
The family will receive
friends Saturday, April 2 at
Johnson-Overturf Chapel in
Palatka from 10 a.m. until the
service, which will begin 11
a.m. with Father Amar
Nagothu officiating. Burial
will follow at San Mateo
Cemetery.
Memories and condolences
may be expressed to the family at Juanita’s Book of
Memories page at www.
JohnsonOverturffunerals.
com.
Arrangements are under
the direction of JohnsonOverturf Funeral Home in
Palatka.
Dudley Sargent II
Eaton Dudley Sargent II,
83, passed away surrounded
by his family early Friday evening, March 25, 2016, at
Putnam Community Medical
Center.
Born in Lancaster, Pa., he
grew up in Crescent City and
graduated from Crescent City
High School in 1950. He also
graduated
from Exeter
Academy in
1951. He
earned his
bachelor’s
degree in
business
administration from
D u k e
University in
1955. He
p r o u d l y
served his country with the
U.S. Air Force and piloted
B-47s. When he left the Air
Force, he had earned the rank
of first lieutenant. Mr.
Celebrating 20 Years Of Service
to our community
1996 - 2016
Sargent was deeply involved
in his little town of Crescent
City, always ready to lend a
hand. He served a term as
city commissioner and also on
the board of directors at St.
Johns River Community
College. He penned an article
in the Courier Journal,
“What’s the Score.” He was a
member of the Crescent City
Rotary Club for over 50 years.
He served as past president
and was a Paul Harris recipient. He also organized the
annual Catfish Parade for the
Rotary Club. He held a broker’s license in real estate
and worked with Coldwell
Banker Real Estate Co. He
was lay reader and on the
vestry of Church of the Holy
Comforter.
He is survived by his wife of
58 years, Rose Marie of
Crescent City; sons, Andy
(Jackie) Sargent of Virginia
Beach, Va. and Chris (Tonyia)
Sargent of Ringgold, Ga.;
daughters, Priscilla Baer of
Port St. Lucie and Stephanie
(Mark) Neary of West Palm
Beach; a brother, Tom Sargent
of Vero Beach; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be 3
p.m. Sunday, April 3 at Howe
Memorial United Methodist
Church with Father Fred
Beebe and the Rev. Karl
Wiggins officiating.
In lieu of flowers, the family
requests donations in Dudley’s
memory be made to Church of
the Holy Comforter, 223 N.
Summit St., Crescent City, FL
32112. Anyone wishing to sign
his online guestbook or leave
messages of condolence for his
family may do so at biggsfh.
com.
the careful care of Clayton
Frank & Biggs Funeral Home
in Crescent City.
Death Notices
Marjorie A. Boivin
Marjorie Ann Boivin, 88, of
Interlachen, passed away,
Thursday, March 24, 2016, at
Haven Hospice Roberts Care
Center following an extended
illness.
the direction of JohnsonOverturf Funeral Home in
Interlachen.
Calvin E. Burkes
Calvin E. Burkes, 56, of
Bardin, passed away peacefully at his residence Saturday,
March 26, 2016, at his residence.
Arrangements will be
announced by Masters
Funeral of Palatka.
Johnny Heath
John H. “Johnny” Heath,
69, of Palatka passed away
Sunday, March 27, 2016, at
Haven Hospice Roberts Care
Center in Palatka following
an extended illness.
announced by Masters
Funeral Home of Palatka.
Lutisha Kelly
Leona D. Reeves
Lutisha Kelly, 95, of East
Palatka, began her eternal life
Friday, March 25, 2016, at
Haven Hospice of Orange
Park.
announced by D.A. Boyd &
Sons Funeral Home in
Palatka.
Leona D. Reeves, 71,
Bostwick, passed away
Monday, March 28, 2016, at
her residence following an
extended illness.
Arrangements are incomplete and will be announced
by Masters Funeral Home of
Palatka. Dewey M. Lane Jr.
Bernadine A.
Richardson
Dewey M. Lane Jr., 53, of
Satsuma, passed away Friday,
March 25, 2016, at Florida
Hospital in Orlando following
an extended illness.
announced by JohnsonOverturf Funeral Home in
Palatka.
Bernadine A. Richardson,
90, of Satsuma, entered the
sunset of life Sunday,
March 27, 2016, at her residence.
Arrangements entrusted to
the care of Karl N. Flagg
Serenity Memorial Chapel in
Palatka.
Floy P. Lowe
Floy Phipps Lowe, 95, of
East Palatka, passed away
Saturday, March 26, 2016, at
her home following an extended illness.
announced by JohnsonOverturf Funeral Home in
Palatka.
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— St. Johns River State College President Joe
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I got initiated to Florida by
some good, ole Welaka boys
“What is the goal specifically? Are we trying
to get more tourists to come to town or permanent residents? Are we aiming at businesses? Until we really know who it is you want to
get, you don’t know what your message is.”
— Putnam County resident Rosemary
Anderson about the LOGIC committee’s proposed
advertising campaign
J
ust out of the Navy Air Corps after
the close of World War II, I got a job
at the famous Sportsman’s Lodge at
Welaka as a naïve 20-year-old former
Tennessee hillbilly. Forest Woods, the amiable owner of the lodge, introduced boat
racing to the area. Woods always did
things in a big way. He brought in a team
of cooks, and they spent all night barbequeing two or three pigs on the grounds and
thousands of people lined up on the high
bluff and watched races all day long.
Outboard motors had been improved
with their use during the war, so Woods
bought a small racing hull and a 25-horsepower outboard. We rigged it up, and I took
it for a test run. I opened it up going up the
river, and it felt like I was going a hundred
miles per hour. It was probably going about
20, but it seemed faster after running a
five-horse Johnson Seahorse on a heavy
16-foot cypress fishing boat.
The test run went well until I tried to
make the turn for the return trip. The boat
began skeetering sideways across the river.
I wasn’t smart enough to shut the motor
down and ended up about 30 feet out in the
cypress knees. I learned later the boat had
no fin on the bottom to make it turn. I
could have been killed, so I resigned my
position as a race-boat driver on the spot.
About that time, some local boys decided
to continue my Florida education and suggested we go gator hunting one night.
Gator hunting was legal then, and a few
local fellows earned a bit of grits-and-gravy
money by killing and skinning gators. The
going rate for gator hides was a dollar per
foot.
They taped a flashlight to a rifle, and we
went to a small lake in the pasture of one
of the boys’ relatives. They gave me the rig
and told me to shine it across the water,
“According to family members, the child
recently learned to unbuckle his seat belt.
Investigators discovered the child removed
himself from the seat, presumably to grab a
toy from the floor board, saw the gun, picked
it up and accidentally fired through the rear
of the driver’s seat.”
— Putnam County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Gator
DeLoach during a news conference announcing
Jamie Gilt, who was shot by her 4-year-old son,
could face second-degree misdemeanor charge if
the Seventh Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s
Office decides to pursue charges.
“I’m looking forward to the next chapter in
my life. I’m not going anywhere. You’ll see me
out and about.”
— Putnam County Deputy Attorney Russ
Castleberry about his retirement after 22 years
serving as the county’s legal counsel.
“It’s been a really cool ride out here.”
— St. Johns River State College Security
Director David Stout about his career leading the
security team at the college.
“Where is the proof that he tried to commit
murder?”
— Defense attorney Randall Richardson about
allegations of first-degree attempted murder
against Stonie “Tony” Norris. Norris was found
guilty of attempted manslaughter in a trial.
the cable box, one for the
DVR, one for the ceiling fan
and a red one that doesn’t
seem to do anything, no matter how many times you push
its buttons. Of course, I don’t
know which remotes do what
right away; it took a while
just to get this far.
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Tune in, turn on, give up
BY JIM MULLEN
Have you ever tried to turn
on the TV at someone else’s
house? It’s like trying to figure out what toy will stop a
2-year-old from having a firstdegree meltdown while you’re
baby-sitting for the first time.
I’m in the guest room at
Melody and Mac’s house, and
just want to watch the news
before nodding off. They’ve
told me how to find the light
switch in the bathroom, how
to jiggle the toilet handle,
where to find extra blankets,
even what pets might crawl
into bed with me.
“Just make yourself at
home! Our fridge is your
fridge,” they tell me, before
they totter off to bed.
But I receive no help in the
TV department. There are
five remotes in the guest bedroom. One for the TV, one for
attached to the front for the rider to hold
on to. The trick, I quickly learned, was to
stand near the back and keep the leading
edge of the board from dipping into the
water, or else you would be thrown forward
and could be decapitated.
I got on that contraption about three
miles north of Welaka at a place called
Shell Harbor. I managed to stay on it until
we reached Morris Fish House at Welaka,
and if there was a gator out there, its eye
would reflect the light. Sure enough, a yel- where my legs seemed to tuning to jelly.
low eye reflected back at me about 100 feet Then, the boat driver thought it would be
great sport to throw me off by going in ciraway.
cles. With the extension of the rope, I found
They instructed me to take careful aim
myself going three times as fast as the
and shoot it. I did as instructed. The gator
thrashed around a bit and then grew quiet. boat.
When the forward edge of the board hit a
Then they said, “Now you have to wade out
wave of our own making, I went sailing
and get it.” So I did, trusting these nice
gentlemen would not tell met do something through the air and hit the water like a
sack of rocks. I was stunned, knocked out
that would cause me harm. I had never
of breath and sank so deep I couldn’t tell
even seen a live alligator up close, but I
which way was up. I simply guessed which
waded out arm-pit deep and grabbed the
direction to swim and finally popped out of
critter by its tail.
the water with bursting lungs.
Those good, ole boys didn’t tell me a
And yes, there was the usual laughing. I
gator isn’t plumb dead just because it had
wondered just how many naïve dudes like
quit thrashing after being shot. When I
me they had actually drowned. I resigned
took hold, it began to thrash. I figured if I
tried to get away from it in the dark, and in riding an aquaplane after that and also
decided to find another set of less lethal
its own element, I would lose a leg or
worse, so I just grabbed it around the mid- local guys to pal around with.
My final initiation was one night when I
dle. The gator began rolling and taking me
with it. Every time I surfaced, I could hear drove my 1938 Ford coupe down to Jean’s
those fellows laughing. Finally, one of them Grill in downtown Welaka to get a hamwaded out with the rifle and administered burger. When I drove up, a grizzled old
the coup de grace, and helped me drag it to commercial fisherman walked over to my
car and tossed a live, and very active,
shore. That’s when I found out the critter
armadillo through my rolled-down window.
was larger than me.
I resigned as a gator hunter on the spot. I had never seen such a critter and didn’t
want to get acquainted with one.
Next, they introduced me to an aquaI resigned my car.
plane. It was a piece of plywood about
three feet wide and six feet long, which was
Jody Delzell is former publisher of the Daily News.
tied behind a speedboat with about 100
jodelz@bellsouth.net
feet of rope. The board had a short line
Today’s news will be in the
history books before I figure
this out.
I can get the TV to turn on
and I can get the cable to turn
on, but not at the same time.
Oh, I see — you have to turn
on the DVR first, then the
cable, then the TV. Wow, is
that loud. Click, click, click —
nothing. Whoops, you have to
turn down the TV volume
with the TV remote, not the
cable remote.
Now, which channel has the
news? Melody and Mac’s
channels are totally different
than mine, since they use a
different cable service. Their
service is much better. They
get all kinds of channels I
don’t. Oh wow. It seems
Melody and Mac subscribe to
a lot of premium “adult”
entertainment channels.
Now I can’t turn off the TV.
It’s getting louder. I have
pushed every button on every
remote 10 times. It sounds
like I’m hosting an MTV-style
Spring Break party in the
guest room. Finally I get up,
unplug everything and climb
back into bed.
I hadn’t noticed it before,
but the mattress is harder
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than the tiles on the bathroom
floor. It’s like trying to sleep
on a brick. I would toss and
turn, but I’m afraid I’d bruise
myself.
The next morning Melody
says, “I had no idea you were
such a night owl! Maybe you
should have your hearing
checked. We could hear the
TV at the other end of the
house.” I apologize for interrupting their sleep. She winks
at me and says, “Oh, we
weren’t sleeping.”
Suddenly I remember the
slew of X-rated channels.
Ewwwwww. TMI.
Maybe I’m just not a born
traveler. I have friends who
go all over the world for
months at a time, and they
tell me how much fun they
have. “Oh, you’ll love
Thailand! We spent six weeks
there, and it changed our
lives. We lived in a grass hut
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and caught our own fish.”
They’re making Motel 2 sound
like heaven. Six weeks? I’ve
only been away two days and
I’m already missing my own
bed, my own remote controls,
my own bathroom.
I don’t like having to be on
my best behavior in someone
else’s house. My worst behavior is where I really start to
shine.
“How about that mattress?”
Melody asks, with obvious
pride in her voice.
I don’t know what to say, so
I go with, “I’ve never slept on
anything quite like it.”
“Yes,” she says. “I love the
way you can make it harder or
softer with just the push of a
button.”
So that’s what the red
remote does.
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Top jobs recruiter stepping down after clash
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s
top jobs recruiter is stepping
down from his post after state
legislators rejected calls for
additional money.
Gov. Rick Scott’s office
announced Monday that Bill
Johnson, the leader of
Enterprise Florida, is resigning.
Scott’s office did not
announce the exact date of
Johnson’s departure.
Johnson took over the post in
2015 at the start of Scott’s second term in office.
But he wound up clashing
several times with the state
Legislature about the amount
of money needed to lure new
companies to the state.
Scott wanted legislators this
year to set aside $250 million
for a new fund that would be
used for business incentives.
Legislators rejected the
entire request.
Scott on Monday sent out a
memo to Enterprise Florida
board members that said the
economic development organization is going to have to cut
spending due to the decision by
legislators.
Medicaid
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issues, but only 8.8 percent
receive treatment. Mental
health disorders range from
depression and anxiety to
more debilitating diseases
like bipolar disorder and
schizophrenia.
Federal health officials
said among the roughly 30
states that expanded
Medicaid to low-income residents, health providers
report an increase in patients
seeking preventive care and
taking medications.
Experts said treating
behavioral health conditions
has been shown to reduce
rates of disability, increase
employment productivity
and decrease criminal justice
costs.
Nineteen states including
Florida have opted against
expanded Medicaid insurance programs.
“Mental illnesses, if left
untreated, are more debilitating over time … by giving
them an easy door into treatment you really have a
chance to improve their productivity,” said Richard
Murphy
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St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman talks with members of her group Monday during a stop at Renegades on the River in Fruitland.
Riverkeeper
Part of the deal involved
breaching the dam at Rodman
Reservoir. Putnam officials
weren’t made aware of the deal
until they read it in a newspaper from another county.
“I feel like we were not …
treated fairly with negotiations
with JAX Chamber,” Laibl said.
“There’s kind of been bad air
(and) ill feelings ever since.”
Expulsion
happy as possible, and try to
take care of issues here.”
Since the beginning of the
2015-2016 school year, Weaver
said, seven students have been
expelled from Putnam County
district schools.
“One of these was a carry
over from an event (at) the end
of the 2014-2015 school year,”
he said. “Out of the 11 expulsions (recommended by schools
this year), four (students) were
assigned to Solutions in lieu of
expulsion.”
Movements toward independence and developments in
morals, values and self-direction such as “rule and limit
testing,” are common behaviors for adolescents during
middle school and high school
years, according to the
American Academy of Child
and Adolescent Psychiatry.
With Putnam County graduation rates falling to 54.9 percent last year, administrators
are trying to find avenues for
disciplinary intervention
before students reach the point
of expulsion.
Randy Hedstrom, who
served as assistant principal at
Jenkins for a year before being
named interim principal, said
teachers and staff members at
Jenkins try to be understanding of students.
He said counselors, deans,
administrators and teachers
meet weekly to discuss individual student intervention plans,
also known as Multi-tiered
System of Support meetings to
determine methods of intervention and possible expulsion
recommendations.
“We try to do everything
before it gets to that point,”
Randy Hedstrom said. “We’ll
adjust their schedule if it
seems they keep getting in
trouble in the same class. We
have people from Stewart
Marchman (behavioral health
services) come in. … It’s hard
to get to the solution if you
don’t know what the problem
is.”
All the district’s schools use
a matrix for incidents and
intervention outlined in the
Code of Conduct. Weaver said
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But now, local officials and
the Riverkeeper want a new
opportunity to repair relations
and work together, Laibl said,
because dwelling on past strife
won’t solve problems.
Rinaman arrived in Putnam
County early Monday, the first
of three days she and her team
will spend in the area, as part of
her 13-day Save the St. Johns
tour.
After shaking hands and
meeting with small groups during the fish fry, Rinaman
addressed the entire crowd,
where she echoed Laibl’s senti-
ments about moving forward
together for a positive future.
“This has been an incredible
night,” Rinaman said. “This was
a fantastic day. (This tour is)
about celebrating our river, but
it’s also important … to talk
about the threats.
“It’s not just about the tour.
It’s about the river. It’s about
rebuilding relationships. It’s
just the continuation of building
stronger, better relationships.”
Numerous speakers talked
about different threats to the
river including sea level rise,
pollutants, the dredging project
near Jacksonville and how the
project could negatively impact
the river in and near Putnam.
Rinaman said it was vital to
the river’s health that everyone
– government official, business
owner, environmentalist, scientist and river enthusiast alike –
should work together and give
their input to maintain the river’s health and make it an even
greater asset.
“We know to protect the river,
we have to do it in a holistic
way,” she said.
the matrix is traced back to at
least 2001, and was last
revised during the 2014-2015
school year.
Incidents include minor,
moderate, major, serious and
critical designations.
Intervention options are listed
for each category.
In an age of instant communication through social media
and texting, Randy Hedstrom
said technology plays a major
role in escalating social issues
that could result in student
altercations.
“Kids are kids. They make
mistakes,” Randy Hedstrom
said. “But now the results are
almost instant.”
Some incidents, such as
weapon possession, drug sale
or distribution and aggravated
battery, are incidents that are
mandatory recommendations
for expulsion and law enforcement involvement.
According to Putnam County
Sheriff’s Office Capt. Joe
Wells, deputies have been dispatched to district secondary
schools — not including E.H.
Miller School — 263 times
since the beginning of the
school year.
While the total number of
calls don’t include alarm
responses, routine patrols,
campus security checks, traffic
control duties or calls handled
by district police, Wells said
only a small percentage of the
calls are criminal in nature.
Weaver said Jenkins, Price
Middle School, Interlachen
High School, C.L. Overturf Jr.
Sixth Grade Center, E.H.
Miller and Crescent City
Junior-Senior High School
each has a sheriff’s office school
resource officer assigned. Two
are assigned to Palatka High.
Palatka High, with a student population of about 1,256,
had 101 calls dispatched to the
sheriff’s office so far this year.
Principal Mary Beth
Hedstrom said the school’s
most common disciplinary
issues include skipping class,
failure to report to detention,
open defiance and disruptive
actions.
Multi-tiered System of
Support meetings are also held
weekly at Palatka High, Mary
Beth Hedstrom said.
Warnings, counseling, guidance referrals, parent contact,
behavior contracts, loss of privileges, restitution, work detail,
in-school suspension and outof-school suspension are methods of intervention available at
Palatka High.
Even if a student is recom-
mended for expulsion by a
school official, Weaver said,
there is an extensive process
before the decision is final. The
school will ask for an extended
suspension until the process is
complete.
Putnam County School
Board member Kathy
Jorgensen is on the expulsion
committee and is an advocate
for the Solutions Center in lieu
of expulsion, while also maintaining student safety.
She suggested opening
another classroom at Solutions
Center, and Superintendent
Phyllis Criswell said allocating
money from retiring teachers’
salaries could fund a salary for
an additional teacher at
Solutions Center next year.
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Marinello said volunteers
with trucks are also needed to
drop off debris at centralized
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The debris will ultimately be
transported to the landfill,
she said.
“The goal is 500 volunteers,” Marinello said. “It will
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people volunteer in a one-day
event. We hope to make it an
annual event.”
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How’s
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T
he top sports stories in yet
another Weekend That Was:
5. The Golden State
Warriors moved closer to
breaking the Chicago Bulls’ mark of
72-10 with wins over the Dallas
Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers
over the weekend, improving to 66-7.
4. With Jamie Dixon heading to
TCU, his alma mater, the University
of Pittsburgh turns to longtime
Vanderbilt coach Kevin Stallings to
take over their men’s basketball program.
3. Surprising Syracuse and
Washington, two non-No. 1 seeds,
are the first two schools to punch their
tickets to the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four with Washington
stunning Pac-12 rival Stanford in the
regional final. Connecticut rolls along
over Mississippi State, 98-38, then
UConn coach Geno Auriemma has to
answer criticisms over his team’s
blowout wins are ruining the sport.
2. Jason Day defeats Rory McIlroy
in the semifinal, then routs Louis
Oosthuizen in the World Match Play
championship in Austin, Texas to
claim the No. 1 ranking in the world
just two weeks before the Masters.
1. In a weekend filled with
upsets, No. 1 seeds Kansas, Virginia
and Oregon are taken down by
Villanova, Syracuse and Oklahoma,
respectively. North Carolina survives
its No. 1 seed status to advance to the
NCAA men’s basketball Final Four
after knocking off feisty Notre Dame.
Our topic of discussion: 1. And the
Final Four is complete ...
So who had this quartet in their
Final Four? If you had three or all
four, you are obviously lying like a
rug. There’s just no way that can happen. Even yours truly got two right
(North Carolina and Oklahoma) and
felt blessed. Some people I know went
0-for-4 in their Final Four.
I’m going to skip past North
Carolina since they took care of business. Let’s say the Tar Heels are on a
bit of a roll right now and I fully
endorse them going all the way to win
the national championship.
But let’s look at the other teams:
n Oklahoma jumped out to a quick
lead and never looked back against
Oregon. I questioned a couple of
weeks ago if those Ducks were No. 1
worthy. They showed they were really,
really good, but Oregon doesn’t have
what Oklahoma does have – a bona
fide star. Buddy Hield is proving to be
as big a star as Indiana State’s Larry
Bird, Michigan’s Glen Rice and
Georgia Tech’s Dennis Scott. Those
three players are the only ones who
averaged over 25 points a game and
who made it to a Final Four since
1975, Bird in 1979, Rice in 1989 (for
the champion Wolverines) and Scott
in 1990. Hield is averaging 25.4 points
a game.
Hield helped his average in
Saturday’s 80-68 win over the Ducks
with 37 points, most on a jump shot
that had most fans salivating. The
senior is most definitely ready to move
on to the next level. But he has one
more challenge: The national championship. He’s two wins away, and that
would be great for his head coach, Lon
Kruger, who is back in the Final Four
after leading the Florida Gators there
in 1994 and losing to Duke in the
semifinal.
n If the Sooners are to win it all,
they’d have to beat Villanova, which
played as good as you will see a team
play by knocking off the overall No. 1
seed– Kansas. The Wildcats don’t
have a star player. They have a team
of role players who know what needs
to be done – Kris Jenkins, Josh Hart
and Ryan Arcidiacono, who seems to
be the straw that stirs the Villanova
drink as point guard.
It was a 10-0 run that got the
Wildcats ahead of the Jayhawks,
50-45, in the second half, and ultimately led to the 64-59 win. Villanova
coach Jay Wright has been in the
Final Four, but it was short-lived after
See BLUMENTHAL, Page 7A
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TUESDAY, MARCH 29, 2016
PAGE 6A
PREP ROUNDUP
McCole triples twice as Rams rock Warriors
Palatka Daily News
Kyle McCole tripled twice in an
11-hit Interlachen offense Monday
as the Rams downed Peniel Baptist
Academy 16-6 in five innings at the
Francis Youth Complex.
McCole went 3-5 and had two RBI
as the Rams improved to 9-5. Peniel
is 5-11. Interlachen was up 7-0
before the Warriors got on the board
in the bottom of the second.
Logan Faulk and Tyler White
were both 2-3, Faulk with a double
three RBI and White with two runs
for the Rams. Blake Russell was 1-2
and scored four runs. Kaleb
an 8-2 run through District 2-2A
with a 19-7 rout of Jacksonville
Seacoast Christian.
Bryan allowed four hits, walked
two and hit one batter over five
innings as both she and the
Warriors improved to 9-8 overall.
She helped herself with a 3-for-5
performance at the plate.
Maddy Harrell also went 3-5 for
Peniel. Ashley Spedden was 2-4.
The Warriors’ other hits were doubles by Lilly Harrell and Rylee
Romay and a single by Abi Collier.
SOFTBALL
n Seventh-grader Paige Bryan
Though stopped after five
struck out 14 and Peniel completed innings on the mercy rule, it was
Santiago, Hagen Masciale and
Kolby Fleming had one hit apiece.
Masciale (2-0) pitched the first
three innings on his way to the win.
Vincent Dodge and Ariel Leto
each went 2-3 with a double for
Peniel. Austin Spedden was 2-2.
David Dennin and Dominic Huerta
were both 1-3.
The Warriors got within 7-3
before Interlachen put up six runs in
the fourth inning.
an extraordinarily long game as
two Seacoast pitchers combined for
24 walks.
n Madison Chappell pitched a
one-hit shutout, striking out 11 as
Pierson Taylor blanked host
Crescent City, 15-0.
The Raiders’ Lois Molter broke
up Chappell’s no-hit bid with a
leadoff single in the fifth inning.
Shae Gagnon and Alice Carroll
had four hits apiece as Taylor
improved to 14-3 overall and 2-0 in
the Northern Division of District
8-1A. Crescent City is 6-10 and
1-2.
Force Play
Rudolph
emerging
as top FSU
receiver
By Joe Reedy
Associated Press
ANDY HALL / Palatka Daily News
SJR State shortstop Nick Owens fires to first after erasing Santa Fe’s Stephen Smith at second.
Saints Alive
Santa Fe takes first two in MFC series with SJR State
T
By Andy Hall
Palatka Daily News
op-ranked Santa Fe College won’t be
going anywhere when the FCSAA baseball coaches’ poll comes out today.
Or shouldn’t.
Not in the view of St. Johns River State
College coach Ross Jones, whose Vikings have
taken their first back-to-back losses of the season,
4-0 at Tindall Field on Saturday and 8-5 in
Gainesville Monday.
“They are, in my opinion, the best team in the
state,” Jones said. “They played mistake-free baseball the last two games. They are a very, very good
baseball team.”
Good enough to beat St. Johns’ No. 1 starting
pitcher, Andy Toelken, on Saturday and ace reliever Tyler Carr on Monday. It was the first loss of the
season for each.
The Vikings dropped to 30-7 overall and 11-3 in
the Mid-Florida Conference, two games in the loss
column behind Santa Fe (29-4, 10-1). SJR State
won every conference series on its way to three
straight conference titles, but will not be able to do
better than a split with the Saints. They go back to
Gainesville for a makeup game April 9 and host
Santa Fe on April 18.
“The bottom line is we’ve got them two more
times and they’ve got to play (third-place)
Seminole,” Jones said. “We need some help, but the
most important thing is we’ve got to take care of
ourselves – do what we do and get back on track.”
Three days after scoring a season-high 21 runs
on 13 hits in a rout of Daytona State, the Vikings
found themselves stymied Saturday by the Saints’
Trent Johnson, who struck out seven, walked two
and gave up three hits over seven and two-third
innings.
Johnson (5-1) took a no-hitter to the seventh
before Nick Koslowski’s one-out liner glanced off
the glove of second baseman Tyler Kinney. Johnson
allowed only one runner as far as second, Nick
Owens, who was stranded when Troy Bacon took
over and finished the eighth with a strikeout.
Bacon pitched a scoreless ninth for the save.
Koslowski had two of the Vikings’ hits, Owens
and Omar Villaman one each.
“He was throwing great,” said Jones of Johnson.
Toelken (6-1) struggled with his normally reliable changeup and left with one out in the fifth,
having allowed two runs on four hits and a seasonhigh three walks. He struck out five.
“Andy couldn’t get the changeup going (and) they
had five lefthanded hitters in the lineup,” Jones
said. “I bet he didn’t throw 20 percent of his changeups for strikes. He’ll come back. He’ll be fine.” Jones feels the same way about Carr (7-1), who
has 10 saves this season but saw his bid for No. 11
go awry in the seventh inning on Monday.
Inheriting a 5-4 lead with one out and a runner on
first, Carr allowed a walk, a run-scoring double, a
sacrifice fly and an RBI single before he could get
out of the inning.
See VIKINGS, Page 7A
TALLAHASSEE — Florida State
coach Jimbo Fisher is looking for a
receiver to emerge who could make
plays all the time.
At the midway point of spring
practice, Travis Rudolph looks like
he can fill the void.
“He’s been playing as hard as I’ve
seen him play since he’s been here,”
Fisher said of Rudolph after Florida
State’s first scrimmage on Saturday.
Rudolph led Florida State last season in receptions (59), yards (916)
and touchdowns (seven), but he was
also the epitome of the group’s inconsistency. The junior had five receptions for 191 yards and three touchdowns in an Oct. 31 win over
Syracuse and then had seven catches
for 201 yards in the Peach Bowl loss
to Houston. But there were also six
games where he had 44 or fewer
yards.
After the departures of Rashad
Greene and Kelvin Benjamin the
past two seasons, a consistent bigplay receiver was lacking in 2015.
“Last year I took plays off because
I didn’t think the ball wasn’t coming
to me. Now I don’t take plays off and
have to go all the time,” Rudolph
said. “Things are definitely going
well for me right now but there is
still a lot to work on.”
Fisher said he began to see a
change in Rudolph’s approach during conditioning drills. Instead of
being near the back of drills, Rudolph
was up front. Fisher noted that
Rudolph might have been the most
consistent player he had during the
offseason.
“He’s always had talent and
played well, had some really good
games, but consistency is what
makes great players and the way he
came out in the workouts was tremendous,” Fisher said.
Rudolph said he has noticed that
Fisher is expecting more out of him
this year including being more of a
leader on and off the field. That
includes being more disciplined in
route running along with being better in his technique.
While Rudolph has made big
gains, Fisher is waiting to see that
from the rest of the group. During
the first two weeks, he has lamented
the lack of consistency from what
should be an experienced group.
See FSU, Page 7A
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Kentucky upends Florida for fourth year in a row
By Eric Olson
Associated Press
As dominant as Florida has been
in college baseball, the Gators can’t
seem to solve Kentucky.
The Wildcats’ dramatic 5-4,
10-inning victory in Lexington,
Kentucky, on Sunday clinched a
series win over the Gators for the
fourth straight year. It also marked
the third straight year the Wildcats
have won a series against a team
ranked No. 1 at the time.
“When you play in our league you
have a chance to play the No. 1 team
pretty frequently,” coach Gary
Henderson said. “That’s what our
league is. Really proud of our kids,
and it’s a shot of confidence for them
as we move forward.”
The wins moved Kentucky (17-6)
into a tie with Florida and
Vanderbilt for second place in the
SEC East. Each is 4-2 in the conference, two games behind South
Carolina.
Kentucky, picked fourth in the
division, followed a 12-5 loss to
Florida with a 7-4 win Saturday.
The Wildcats appeared headed for a
loss Sunday when shortstop Riley
Mahan committed two errors in the
top of the 10th before JJ Schwarz
drove in the go-ahead run for the
Gators. Mahan redeemed himself in
the bottom half with his third home
run of the season to tie it. A hit batter, walk and infield single loaded
the bases before Brady Singer’s wild
pitch allowed Tyler Marshall to
score the winning run.
See COLLEGE, Page 7A
3/29/16 12:25 AM
SCOREBOARD
TUESDAY, March 29
COLLEGE
Softball
Lake-Sumter at SJRSC (DH), 4 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Softball
Crescent City at Wildwood, 6 p.m.
Peniel Baptist at Interlachen, 6 p.m.
Baseball
Pierson Taylor at Crescent City, 7
p.m.
Interlachen at St. Augustine, 7 p.m.
Santa Fe at Palatka, 7 p.m.
Tennis
At Palatka High School
District 5-2A tournament, 9:30 a.m.
WEDNESDAY, March 30
COLLEGE
Baseball
SJRSC at Pasco-Hernando, 3 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL
Tennis
At Palatka High School
District 5-2A tournament, 9:30 a.m.
Track and field
At Nease High School
Palatka at SJRAC meet, 3 p.m.
Baseball
Providence at Interlachen, 4 p.m.
TIDES
Palatka City Dock
High Low
Today
8:00A,8:24P
2:37A,3:28P
Mar. 30 8:43A,9:11P
3:22A,4;20P
Mar. 31 9:34A,10:05P 4:16A,5:18P
St. Augustine Beach
High
Low
Today 12:17A,12:37P 6:45A,6:41P
Mar. 30 1:01A,1:23P 7:36A,7:34P
Mar. 31 1:52A,2:16P 8:33A,8:36P
PREP BASEBALL
Interlachen 16, Peniel Baptist 6
Interlachen
430 63–16 11 1
PenielBaptist
012 30–6 8 8
Masciale, Fleming (4) and Russell.
Varner, Dodge (3) and Huerta. W –
Masciale (2-0). L – Varner (2-4). 3B –
McCole 2 (Interlachen). 2B – Faulk
(Interlachen), Dodge (Peniel), Leto
(Peniel).
Records: Interlachen 9-5, Peniel
5-11
PREP SOFTBALL
Pierson Taylor 15, Crescent City 0
Pierson Taylor 005 220 6–15 12 0
Crescent City 000 000 0–0 1 5
Chappell and Gagnon. Molter and
Hamling. W – Chappell. L – Molter
(6-10). 2B – Gagnon (Taylor), Neely
(Taylor), Carroll (Taylor).
Records: Crescent City 6-10 (1-2),
Taylor 14-3 (2-0)
Peniel Baptist 19, Seacoast 7
Seacoast Christian 021 40–7 4 3
Peniel Baptist 540 (10)x–19 11 2
Cruz, Boggus (3), Cruz (4) and
Roberson. Bryan and Harrell. W ‑
Bryan (9-8). L – Cruz. 2B – Harrell
(Peniel), Romay (Peniel).
Record: Peniel 9-8 (8-2)
LOCAL COLLEGE
BASEBALL
Monday’s game
Santa Fe 8, SJR State 5
SJR State 001 021 100–5 10 1
Santa Fe
210 001 31x–8 13 0
Williams, Vaccacio (5), Carr (7), Ross
(8) and Harris. Lee, Hopkins (4),
Auletta (6), Graham (6), Bacon (9)
and Allen. W – Graham (3-0). L –
Carr (7-1). Save – Bacon (8) HR –
Rhodes (SJR), Goebel (SF). 2B –
Valdez (SF).
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
7 p.m.
CBSSN
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9 p.m.
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championship: UC-Irvine
at Columbia
NIT semifinal: BYU vs.
Valparaiso
Vegas 16 semifinal: Tenn.
Tech-Old Dominion winner
vs. UC Santa Barbara-N.
Illinois winner
NIT semifinal: George
Washington vs. SDSU
Vegas 16 semifinal:
Towson-Oakland winner
vs. ETSU-La. Tech winner
SPRING TRAINING BASEBALL
1 p.m.
MLB
4 p.m.
MLB
9 p.m.
MLB
Yankees (ss) vs. Phillies, at Clearwater
Athletics vs. Cubs, at
Mesa, Ariz.
Giants vs. Royals, at
Surprise, Ariz.
NBA
8 p.m.
TNT
10:30 p.m. TNT
Rockets at Cavaliers
Wizards at Warriors
NHL
8:30 p.m. NBCSN
Colorado at St. Louis
SOCCER
2:30 p.m. ESPN2
3 p.m.
FS1
Records: SJR State 30-7 (11-3),
Santa Fe 29-4 (10-1)
Saturday’s game
Santa Fe 4, SJR State 0
Santa Fe
010 010 101–4 10 0
SJR State 000 000 000–0 4 3
Johnson, Bacon (8) and Allen.
Toelken, Ross (5), McMahan (7),
Vaccacio (9) and Harris. W –
Johnson (5-1). L – Toelken (6-1).
Save – Bacon (7). 2B – Smith (SF).
COLLEGE
NCAA men’s basketball
EAST REGIONAL
At Wells Fargo Center
Philadelphia
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Notre Dame 61, Wisconsin 56
North Carolina 101, Indiana 86
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 27
North Carolina 88, Notre Dame 74
Men’s international
friendly: Italy at Germany
Men’s international
friendly: Netherlands at
England
Saturday, March 26
Oklahoma 80, Oregon 68
FINAL FOUR
At NRG Stadium
Houston
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 2
Villanova (33-5) vs. Oklahoma (29-7),
6:09 p.m.
North Carolina (32-6) vs. Syracuse
(23-13), 8:49 p.m.
National Championship
Monday, April 4
Semifinal winners
NCAA women’s basketball
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
At Bridgeport, Conn.
Saturday, March 26
UConn 98, Mississippi State 38
Texas 72, UCLA 64
Monday, March 28
UConn 86, Texas 65
SOUTH REGIONAL
At KFC YUM! Center
Louisville, Ky.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Villanova 92, Miami 69
Kansas 79, Maryland 63
Saturday, March 26
Villanova 64, Kansas 59
DALLAS REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 26
At Dallas
Baylor 78, Florida State 58
Oregon State 83, DePaul 71
Monday, March 28
Oregon State 60, Baylor 57
SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
At Sioux Falls, S.D.
Syracuse 80, South Carolina 72
Tennessee 78, Ohio State 62
Sunday, March 27
Syracuse 89, Tennessee 67
MIDWEST REGIONAL
At The United Center
Chicago
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
Virginia 84, Iowa State 71
Syracuse 63, Gonzaga 60
Sunday, March 27
Syracuse 68, Virginia 62
LEXINGTON REGIONAL
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 25
At Lexington, Ky.
Washington 85, Kentucky 72
Stanford 90, Notre Dame 84
Sunday, March 27
WEST REGIONAL
At The Honda Center
Anaheim, Calif.
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 24
Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 63
Oregon 82, Duke 68
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Washington 85, Stanford 76
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NOTE: Schedules are submitted by
schools, leagues and recreation
departments and are subject to
change without notice.
SPORTS BRIEFS
FINAL FOUR
At Indianapolis
National Semifinals
Sunday, April 3
UConn (36-0) vs. Oregon State (324), 6 p.m.
Washington (26-10) vs. Syracuse
(29-7), 8:30 p.m.
National Championship
Tuesday, April 5
Semifinals winners, 8:30 p.m.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
WL PctGB
x-Toronto
4924 .671 —
4330 .589
6
Boston
New York
30 45 .400
20
Brooklyn
2152 .288 28
Philadelphia 965 .122 40½
Southeast Division
WL PctGB
Atlanta
4530 .600 —
Miami
4330 .589
1
Charlotte
4231 .575
2
Washington 3637 .493
8
3043 .411 14
Orlando
Central Division
WL PctGB
y-Cleveland 5221 .712 —
Indiana
3934 .534 13
3935 .527 13½
Detroit
Chicago
3637 .493 16
Milwaukee 3044 .405 22½
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
WL PctGB
y-San Antonio 62 12 .838
—
4133 .554 21
Memphis
Houston
3638 .486 26
3638 .486 26
Dallas
New Orleans 27 46 .370 34½
Northwest Division
WL PctGB
—
y-Oklahoma City52 22 .703
Portland
3836 .514 14
3737 .500 15
Utah
Denver
3144 .413 21½
Minnesota 2549 .338 27
Pacific Division
WL PctGB
y-Golden State66 7 .904
—
x-L.A. Clippers45 27 .625 20½
Sacramento 2944 .397 37
2054 .270 46½
Phoenix
L.A. Lakers 15 59 .203 51½
x-clinched playoff spot
y-clinched division
———
Sunday’s Games
L.A. Clippers 105, Denver 90
Sacramento 133, Dallas 111
Indiana 104, Houston 101
Golden State 117, Philadelphia 105
Washington 101, L.A. Lakers 88
Monday’s Games
Oklahoma City 119, Toronto 100
Miami 110, Brooklyn 99
Atlanta 102, Chicago 100
Minnesota 121, Phoenix 116
New Orleans 99, New York 91
San Antonio 101, Memphis 87
Dallas 97, Denver 88
Utah 123, L.A. Lakers 75
Sacramento at Portland, 10 p.m.
Boston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.
Charlotte at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Brooklyn at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Cleveland, 8 p.m.
Washington at Golden State, 10:30
p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Denver at Memphis, 8 p.m.
New Orleans at San Antonio, 8:30
p.m.
New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m.
Washington at Sacramento, 10 p.m.
Miami at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
Florida 754224 993
216184
764427 593
214182
Tampa Bay
Boston 764028 888
222207
Detroit 7638271187
195208
Ottawa 763433 977
217234
Montreal 763436 674
201221
181205
Buffalo 7631351072
Toronto 7527371165
181220
Metropolitan Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
z-Wash. 75 54 16 5113236 175
219199
Rangers 764324 995
Pittsburgh754225 892
214186
Islanders 744025 989
208192
Phila.
7537251387
196199
Carolina 7633281581
186206
171193
N. Jersey763632 880
Columbus763038 868
195237
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
x-Dallas 764522 999
247218
764522 999
203185
x-St. Louis
x-Chicago764425 795
212188
213194
Nashville 7639241391
Minnesota7637281185
206189
204215
Colorado 763933 482
Winnipeg763138 769
194223
Pacific Division
GP W LOTPts GF GA
x-L.Angeles7545 25 5 95 206 175
x-Anaheim
7542231094
196178
219196
San Jose754128 688
Arizona 753434 775
197221
205238
Calgary 753138 668
Vancouver
7527351367
171217
194234
Edmonton793042 767
NOTE: Two points for a win, one
point for overtime loss.
x-clinched playoff spot
Sunday’s Games
Carolina 3, New Jersey 2
Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 2, OT
Chicago 3, Vancouver 2
Monday’s Games
Philadelphia 3, Winnipeg 2, OT
Washington 4, Columbus 1
Detroit 3, Buffalo 2
Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 0
Colorado 4, Nashville 3
Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1
Calgary at Arizona, 10 p.m.
Los Angeles at San Jose, 10 p.m.
Tuesday’s Games
Boston at New Jersey, 7 p.m.
Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.
Detroit at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Colorado at St. Louis, 8:30 p.m.
Nashville at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.
San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Ottawa at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Anaheim, 10 p.m.
Lightning 3,
Maple Leafs 0
Toronto
0 00—0
Tampa Bay
2 1 0—3
First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Blunden
3 (Condra, Hedman), 7:34. 2, Tampa
Bay, Palat 15 (Stamkos, Garrison),
14:29. Penalties—Condra, TB (slashing), 2:29; Palat, TB (tripping), 12:19;
C.Carrick, Tor (interference), 19:25.
Second Period—3, Tampa Bay,
Hedman 8 (Stamkos, Condra), 6:38.
Penalties—Michalek, Tor (hooking),
3:34; Nesterov, TB (cross-checking),
8:14; Hedman, TB (delay of game),
11:34.
Third Period—None. Penalties—
Filppula, TB (tripping), 1:53; Coburn,
TB (elbowing), 4:13; Boyle, TB (delay
of game), 6:08; Rielly, Tor (tripping),
7:10; Kadri, Tor (roughing), 19:55;
Corrado, Tor (roughing), 19:55; Boyle,
TB, minor-misconduct (roughing),
19:55; Blunden, TB (roughing), 19:55;
Paquette, TB (cross-checking), 20:00.
Shots on Goal—Toronto 13-14-7—34.
Tampa Bay 10-4-4—18.
Power-play opportunities—Toronto 0
of 7; Tampa Bay 0 of 3.
Goalies—Toronto, Sparks 6-5-1 (18
shots-15 saves). Tampa Bay, Bishop
33-19-4 (34-34).
A—19,092 (19,092). T—2:31.
Referees—Dave Jackson, Jon
McIsaac. Linesmen—Steve Barton,
Matt MacPherson.
UConn women reach ninth straight Final Four
sending the Huskies to the national semifinals.
“We’re the seniors, and we’ve got
to make big plays in big moments,”
said Jefferson, who had 11 points
and nine assists. “They were on a
run, and we really needed to step
up.”
Tuck scored 22 points and
Stewart added 21 points and 13
rebounds for UConn, which is
headed to the Final Four for the
ninth straight time. The Huskies
will be trying for a record fourth
consecutive national championship.
“Nine times is a lot of Final
Fours,” UConn coach Geno
Auriemma said. “That’s a lot.
That’s a lot of players over a lot of
years. It’s not easy to do.”
The victory, UConn’s 73rd
straight overall, was also the
school’s 22nd consecutive one in
the postseason, breaking a tie with
Tennessee for the most in a row.
Two more victories will give
Auriemma an 11th title, moving
him past vaunted UCLA men’s
coach John Wooden for most alltime in college basketball history.
“We’re really excited to go to the
Final Four,” said Stewart, who
was selected as the Most
Outstanding Player of the regional. “I think that any time you go,
it’s a lot of fun, there’s a lot going
on. … This is our last trip with this
team.”
the stadium doubts us. As soon as
we get behind, we’re coming back.”
Florida (23-3) slipped to No. 2
behind Texas A&M (23-3) in the
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Baseball America and D1Baseball.
com polls. The Gators remained
“We get down and nobody hangs No. 1 in the Collegiate Baseball
his head,” Mahan said. “Nobody in newspaper poll.
n GAMECOCKS ON ROLL:
South Carolina followed last
week’s sweep of Arkansas with a
road sweep of top-10 Mississippi
and now is ranked as high as No. 2
by Collegiate Baseball. The
Gamecocks (23-2) have won six
straight to start SEC play for the
first time and are on a 13-game
winning streak. Freshman Braden
Webb struck out 14 over eight-plus
innings in Friday’s 9-5 win and
Adam Hill, Brandon Murray and
Tyler Johnson combined to limit
the Rebels to five hits in a 4-0 win
Saturday.
FSU
excelled as a slot receiver last
season, is out due to a foot injury. Sophomores Ermon Lane
and Ja’Vonn Harrison along
with freshman George Campbell
have been limited due to injuries.
“We have to do a better job of
catching and adjusting on our
routes. We’ve had some balls
that have hit the ground and
that shouldn’t happen,”
Rudolph said. “All the quarterback has to do is put it in a position where we can make the
play. That’s the standard that
we hold ourselves to. We’re not
close to where we are supposed
to be.”
Besides staying healthy,
Fisher said the main thing he is
evaluating with receivers is if
they are making good decisions
and getting open.
“At the end of the day that’s
what it gets down to and that’s
what they have to prove and if
they can do it consistently and
get open and do different
things,” he said.
deficit. Malachi Richardson scored
23 points, 21 in the final 20 minutes
of play. Since Syracuse became an
ACC school three years ago, it had
always lost to Virginia’s Cavaliers,
each time by 15 points, including
this season. But they weren’t going
to be denied in the 68-62 victory
that put the Orange in their first
Final Four since 2003.
That was the year the Orange
stunned everyone as two freshmen
– Carmelo Anthony and Jerry
McNamara – led the Orange past
Kansas in the title game for Jim
Boeheim’s only national championship. The Kansas coach that
Boeheim beat in that national title
game – Roy Williams, coaching his
final game with Kansas and now
North Carolina’s coach since then,
winner of national titles with the
Tar Heels in 2005 and ‘09. Boeheim
and Williams are now ACC mates,
so they know one another better.
They’ll be facing one another
again after North Carolina beat
Syracuse, 75-70, on Feb. 29. Before
that, North Carolina beat Syracuse,
84-73, on Jan. 9. As a matter of
that, those are two of the 13 losses
the Orange have collected this year,
making the 19-13 record one of the
worst a Final Four team has ever
accumulated.
But it’s March and the Madness
has turned mediocre teams into
assassins. Just ask Oregon, Kansas
and Virginia. It is why the NCAA
men’s basketball tournament is
great every year.
In a tournament in which no
favorites really stepped to the forefront, the winner for this year’s
event should not surprise anyone in
the end.
So how is your bracket doing
again?
By Doug Feinberg
Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. —
UConn’s headed back to the Final
Four again thanks to its stellar
senior class of Breanna Stewart,
Morgan Tuck and Moriah
Jefferson.
The All-American trio took over
when Texas was making a run in
the third quarter to help UConn to
the 86-65 victory Monday night,
Baseball
Junior Kermit Whitfield had
a slow start, but Fisher was
pleased with how the junior did
during the scrimmage. Jesus
Wilson, another junior who
Blumenthal
his Wildcats, led by star guard
Scottie Reynolds, lost to eventual
champion North Carolina, 83-69, in
the 2009 semifinals.
n And then there’s Syracuse,
which did something that no No. 10
team had ever done before – reach
the Final Four. A lot of people
thought these Orangemen were not
worthy of the tournament, but they
soon showed otherwise. The final
puzzle piece was the 25-4 run that
saw the Orange wipe away a 54-39
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FSU’s Bacon rules out draft
TALLAHASSEE — Dwayne Bacon says he will
withdraw his name for the NBA draft and will
return to Florida State for his sophomore season.
The 6-foot-7 guard made the announcement
Monday night on his Twitter account, and a school
spokesman confirmed the decision. Bacon said he
made the decision after consulting further with his
family and looking back at the season.
Bacon led the Seminoles in scoring (15.8 points)
and rebounding (5.8) this past season. He set
school freshman records in points (536) and field
goals (197) as Florida State finished 20-14 and
advanced to the second round of the NIT.
Bacon was named the Atlantic Coast Conference
rookie of the week five times, the most of any player, and also made the All-Freshman team.
Gators’ Walker will transfer
GAINESVILLE — Florida guard DeVon Walker
has decided to transfer for his final year of eligibility.
The Gators said Monday that Walker is on pace
to graduate this spring. He will be eligible to play
elsewhere next season under the NCAA’s graduate-transfer policy.
Coach Mike White says “we will support him
however we can as he takes this next step in his
academic and athletic pursuits.”
Walker shot 23 percent this season, including 2
for 19 from 3-point range. He missed his final 21
shots, last hitting a basket in early December.
He totaled 145 points and 102 rebounds in four
years at Florida. He missed the 2014-15 season
after tearing a knee ligament during an offseason
workout.
n Hurricanes guard leaving. Miami
Hurricanes sophomore guard James Palmer has
decided to transfer.
Palmer is from Washington and played in 34
games as a reserve this season. He averaged 12
minutes and 3.4 points.
The Hurricanes reached the Sweet 16 of the
NCAA Tournament last week before losing to
Villanova.
BASEBALL
Braves drop ex-All Star Swisher
KISSIMMEE — The Atlanta Braves released
high-priced Nick Swisher on Monday, ditching a
former All-Star whose numbers plummeted the
last two seasons.
The team won’t take much of a financial hit,
even though Swisher is guaranteed $15 million
this season. The Braves are set to receive a total of
$14,631,148 from the Cleveland Indians by June
30 as part of last season’s trade that brought
Swisher and outfielder Michael Bourn to Atlanta
for third baseman Chris Johnson.
Swisher, who can play first base and the outfield, hit just .195 with four homers and 17 RBI in
46 games after coming to the Braves. There was no
room for him on the roster after the team signed
Kelly Johnson, Jeff Francoeur, Gordon Beckham
and Emilio Bonifacio to contend for spots on the
bench.
“If he was on an American League team, there
might be a place for him” as a designated hitter,
Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said before a
spring training game against the Houston Astros.
“But it would have been a tough fit. I couldn’t get
him at-bats.”
Also Monday, the Braves reassigned left-handed
reliever Alex Torres to their minor league camp.
TENNIS
Serena surprised at Miami Open
KEY BISCAYNE — Serena Williams had been
out of the tournament for less than 20 minutes when
she climbed into her white Mini Cooper with the
checkerboard top and pulled away from the players’
parking lot, fastening her seat belt as she drove.
A hasty departure, for sure.
Williams’ 20-match winning streak at Key
Biscayne ended Monday with a 6-7 (3), 6-1, 6-2 loss
to Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round of the
upset-filled Miami Open.
Williams was bidding for her ninth title in the
event and her fourth in a row. But after a grueling
first set that lasted nearly an hour, the 21-time
Grand Slam champion faded on a sweltering afternoon.
It was her earliest exit at Key Biscayne since 2000,
when she lost in the fourth round to Jennifer
Capriati.
“I did the best I could,” she said during a postmatch news conference that lasted less than three
minutes before she cut it off. “I can’t win every
match. These players come out and play me like
they’ve never played before in their lives. I have to be
300 percent every day.”
– Associated Press
Vikings
“He just did not have his good stuff,” Jones said.
“He didn’t have the velocity or the snap on his breaking ball. We get in that situation tomorrow, we give
the ball to Tyler Carr again.”
Down 3-0 after two innings, SJR State rallied for
leads of 4-3 and 5-4. Owens singled home Harlan
Harris to make it 4-3 in the sixth. Santa Fe’s Alex
Goebel homered to tie it on the first pitch in the bottom half to tie it, but the Vikings regained the lead
when Matthew Rhodes homered to start the seventh.
Rhodes, Villaman and Wes Weeks had two hits
apiece in a 10-hit offense. Koslowski, Owens, Hunter
Alexander and Collin Morrill all singled.
SJR State takes a break from conference play this
week with road games against Pasco-Hernando
Wednesday and the Rollins junior varsity Thursday,
then a home game with Pasco on Saturday.
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briefly
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workplace
12 Cash
substitutes
14 Rapier
15 Forget about
17 Plumbing
problem
18 Microwave
features
19 Eaves hanger
21Hamlet’soath
22 Singer Carly
— Jepson
23 Piece of
parsley
26 Laugh heartily
29 The E in QED
30Wine’spartner
31 Author
Fleming
33 Many
millennia
34 Stretches the
truth
35 Inch along
36 Desert illusion
38 Actress
Witherspoon
39 Observe
40 “— Rosenkavalier”
26 Taunt
27 Helper
28 Witty
ones
30 Absorbs
32 Bridal notice
word
34 Actress
Dunaway
35 Spooky
37 Meal
38 Kind of sale
(2 wds.)
41 Vine
produce
44 Good to eat
48 1492 caravel
49 Wobbled
51 Deeds
52 Poet
Teasdale
53 Wabash loc.
54 Sharpen
55 Avg. size
56 “Mother — I?”
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2 Rocker Jon
Bon —
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part
4 Offshore
platform
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6 Couple
7 “Whew!”
feeling
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cartel
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10 Lap dog
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(2 wds.)
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23 Gaze at
24 Teen event
25 Hindu
royalty
For Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Take a stand. Step up, make
a difference and fight for your
rights. Your input, strength and
stamina will encourage others to
join in and bring about change.
This is a year of flux. Eliminate
what isn’t working for you and
replace it with something that
does.
ARIES
(March 21-April 19)
Revamp what you have to offer
to fit current trends. Use your
skills to supplement your income.
Discussing how you feel with
someone you love will result in
positive changes.
TAURUS
(April 20-May 20)
Don’t make unrealistic promises or underestimate your worth.
It’s more important to invest in
yourself than to help someone
else get ahead. Romance is in the
stars.
GEMINI
(May 21-June 20)
Anger could prevent you from
making a smart move. A constructive approach to dealing with
your responsibilities will help you
avoid complaints. Don’t let added
pressure lead to a snap decision.
40 Steel plow
inventor
41 Mice do it
42 Fertile,
as soil
43 Part of a.m.
45 Fedora
feature
46 Actress
Dunham
47 Dust devil
50 Hoop
site
HOROSCOPE
CANCER
(June 21-July 22)
Get down to business and focus
on what’s expected of you. A
change of philosophy will result
from an encounter or experience.
Do what works best for you.
LEO
(July 23-Aug. 22)
Stick to your budget in order
to avoid being taken advantage of
financially. Step into the spotlight
and promote what you have to
offer. You will attract personal and
professional attention.
VIRGO
(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
You will be blamed or criticized for your recklessness if you
take chances. Get the approval of
anyone your actions will affect
before you proceed. Be mindful
of others.
LIBRA
(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Expand your knowledge and
interests. If you apply what you
learn, you will secure your earning potential. A trip, lecture or
research expedition will prove
inspirational and will lead to
interesting opportunities.
SCORPIO
(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
Your intuition will help you
Reader wants to impress in-laws
Saturday’s Answer
make a good decision. A playful
but responsible attitude will help
you get through any work-related
matters that need addressing.
Dear Harriette: My wife’s parents have never really liked me.
They think I’m too loud, too competitive and too commanding in
terms of deciding plans. Honestly,
these traits aren’t things I dislike
about myself in the slightest.
Anyway, as my mother-in-law’s
birthday is coming up, I was thinking of a way to win over my inlaws. They live in a senior community in Florida, and golf carts are an
acceptable mode of transportation.
So I thought of surprising my inlaws with a new golf cart so I’ll be
more favorable to them. My wife
told me not to even try because I
won’t be able to buy their love, but
this gift is so grand, I’m expecting
a fairly positive reaction.
Is this the best route to go down
with my in-laws? I doubt anyone
can turn down a new golf cart!
— New Wheels From New Son,
Dallas
Dear New Wheels From New
Son: Your wife is right. You cannot buy anybody’s love. You can
impress them, and they may accept
the gift, but it is doubtful that you
SAGITTARIUS
will end up with the gift you really
want — acceptance. Indeed, the
golf cart could come off as a loud
and competitive way to win them
over.
Rather than a physical gift, why
not try listening a little better and
figuring out what interests them?
Try to talk less and listen more.
Give them space to exert their own
personalities, and over time you
may be able to strike a comfortable
relationship with them where no
one dominates. As far as the golf
cart goes, feel them out when you
are together to see if they might
like the idea. If so, then you can
give it to them — from you and
your wife!
Dear Harriette: My preteen son
plays on a travel soccer team. He’s
been playing soccer for eight years
and has been around many different
coaches in his life. I have liked most
of these coaches; however, the most
recent one really irks me. Whenever
the boys get injured and aren’t as
aggressive as he’d like them to be,
the coach yells at them to “act like
men” or to “stop being pansies.”
As a father, I’ve been trying to
set a different example of masculinity for my son, and my son’s coach
seems to be reversing everything
I’ve told my son about being able
to express himself and his emotions. I don’t want to seem like a
pill, yet I feel like I should speak to
the coach.
The boys on the team are about
to become teenagers, and I don’t
think it’s healthy for them to be
constantly told to be aggressive
and bottle up their emotions. How
can I start the conversation with his
coach? Should I ask other parents
to join me, or should I confront him
privately? — Archaic Masculinity,
Denver
Dear Archaic Masculinity: This
is a time when there may be power
in numbers. Speak to the other parents and ask them to go with you
to speak to the coach. Chances are,
however, that you won’t get far. You
can use this as a teaching opportunity where you talk to your son
about the different ways that men
express their masculinity. You may
also want to take him off the team.
BRIDGE
(Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
Keep a low profile. Problems
while traveling or when dealing
with institutions can be expected.
Be precise to avoid a misunderstanding. Home improvements
will add to your comfort.
CAPRICORN
(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
The actions you undertake for
others will be highly valued. An
unusual offering will take you
by surprise. Before you accept a
proposal, find out if there are any
stipulations involved.
AQUARIUS
(Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
Formulate your strategy and
turn your plan into a reality. Play
by the rules and be ready to deal
with anyone who tries to dismantle your game plan.
Blackwood is a useful slam
tool. However, inexperienced
PISCES
players rely on it too heav(Feb. 20-March 20)
Keep an open mind and a pure ily. First, you should use it only
heart. Listen to concerns, and when you are confident that you
comfort and nurture anyone on have the values for a slam and are
your team who is lacking strength.
You are only as strong as your just double checking that you are
not missing two aces for a small
weakest link.
slam, or one ace (or perhaps a
king) for a grand slam.
Blackwood can also be unhelpful when you have a void. Look
at today’s South hand. He opens
two clubs and rebids two spades
over partner’s two-diamond
response. When partner raises
to three spades, promising support and some values, South
could jump to four no-trump,
but after partner admits to one
ace, what would he do? Does
North have the useless heart ace
or the invaluable diamond ace?
South won’t know. Instead, South
should use control-bidding. Over
three spades, he continues with
four clubs, showing a first-round
control in that suit (ace or void)
and expressing slam interest.
Here, responder will continue with four diamonds, telling South about his ace. South
could then jump to seven spades,
because real bridge players don’t
use Blackwood! Or he could cautiously check that partner really
does have the ace. (Yes, South
has a possible club loser, but, if
necessary, he hopes to discard
clubs from dummy on his diamonds and ruff the club six on
the board.)
Here, after West leads, say, the
heart king against seven spades,
South ruffs and cashes the spade
ace.
When East discards, declarer cashes his top clubs, ruffs
the club six on the board, draw
trumps, and claims.
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ceeding, you are entitled,
at no cost to you, to the
provision of certain assistance.
To request such an accommodation, please contact
Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed:
Court Administration
125 E. Orange Ave., Ste.
300
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 257-6096
Hearing or voice impaired,
please call 711.
ENCES ARE ACCORDING
TO THE PUBLIC RECORDS OF PUTNAM
COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOGETHER WITH A 1988
PALM MOBILE HOME LOCATED THEREON AS A FIXTURE AND APPURTENANCE THERETO, BEARING I.D. NOS. PH091707A
AND PH091707B.
Administration has been
entered in the Estate of
BETTY JO CREWS, Deceased, File Number 15CP-70, by the Circuit Court
of Putnam County, Florida,
Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box
758, Palatka, FL 32178;
That the date of the death
of the Decedent was January 30, 2015; That the total
value of the Estate does
now exceed $75,000.00, excluding homestead and exempt property; and that the
name and addresses of
those to whom it has been
assigned by such order is:
Housing Authority, 400
North 15th Street, Palatka,
Florida 32177 until 2:00
p.m., April 7, 2016, at which
time all bids will be publicly opened and read
aloud in the Board Room of
the Palatka Housing Authority, for furnishing all
labor and materials and
performing all work necessary and incidental to the
following project:
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FINANCIAL
LEGALS
C A S E
N O .
15000495CAAXMX
REGIONS BANK DBA REGIONS MORTGAGE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO
UNION PLANTERS BANK,
NA,
Plaintiff,
vs.
ANA M. RIVERA A/K/A ANA
RIVERA A/K/A ANA
TORRES, et al.
Defendant(s).
NOTICE OF ACTION - CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE
TO: UNKNOWN BENEFICIARIES OF TRUST NO.
1125, DATED AUGUST 21,
2008
whose residence is unknown if he/she/they be living; and if he/she/they be
dead, the unknown defendants who maybe spouses,
heirs, devisees, assignees,
lienors, creditors, trustees,
and all parties claiming an
interest by, through, under
or against the Defendants,
who are not known to be
dead or alive, and all
parties having or claiming
to have any right, title or interest in the property described in the mortgage being foreclosed herein.
TO: BORINQUEN GARDENS, INC., whose business address is unknown
Legal Notices
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
CIVIL DIVISION
C A S E
N O . :
15000526CAAXMX
FEDERAL NATIONAL
MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiff,
vs.
THOMAS M. DIVER A/K/A
THOMAS M. DIVER, III
A/K/A THOMAS MARK
DIVER, III, et al.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO:
THOMAS M. DIVER A/K/A
THOMAS M. DIVER, III
A/K/A THOMAS MARK
DIVER, III
Last Known Address: 311
OAKWOOD AVENUE, PALATKA, FL 32177
Also Attempted At: 220
MIRROR LAKE DR, INTERLACHEN, FL 32148; 220
BATES STREET, PALATKA, FL 32177; 2921
HAMPTON STREET, PALATKA, FL ; 104 NORWALK
LANE, FT. MCCOY, FL
32134.
Current Residence UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN HEIRS, BENEFICIARIES, DEVISEES, ASSIGNEES, LIENORS,
CREDITORS, TRUSTEES
AND ALL OTHERS WHO
MAY CLAIM AN INTEREST
IN THE ESTATE OF JENNIFER DIVER A/K/A JENNIFER E. DIVER A/K/A JENNIFER ELAINA DIVER
F/K/A JENNIFER SCARLETT
Last Known Address: UNKNOWN
Current Residence UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN GUARDIAN OF
THOMAS M. DIVER, IV
NORWALK LANE, FT. MCCOY, FL 32134; 220 BATES
ST, PALATKA, FL 32177;
2921 HAMPTON STREET,
PALATKA, FL 32177; 220
MIRROR LAKE DR, INTERLACHEN, FL 32148
Current Residence: UNKNOWN
UNKNOWN GUARDIAN OF
BROOKLYN N. DIVER
A/K/A BROOKLYN NICOLE
DIVER N/K/A BROOKLYN
NICOLE DIVER
NORWALK LANE, FT. MCCOY, FL 32134; 220 BATES
ST, PALATKA, FL 32177;
2921 HAMPTON STREET,
PALATKA, FL 32177; 220
MIRROR LAKE DR, INTERLACHEN, FL 32148
Current Residence: UNKNOWN
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an
action for Foreclosure of
Mortgage on the following
described property:
ALL OF LOTS 6 AND 7 AND
THE NORTH 8 FEET OF
LOT 8, BLOCK "J" OF
HIGHLAWN A SUBDIVISION OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION 11,
TOWNSHIP 10, SOUTH,
RANGE 26 EAST, ACCORDING TO PLAT
THEREOF FILED IN MAP
BOOK 2, PAGE 49 OF THE
PUBLIC RECORDS OF
PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
has been filed against you
and you are required to
serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it,
on Choice Legal Group,
P.A., Attorney for Plaintiff,
whose address is P.O. BOX
9908, FT. LAUDERDALE,
FL 33310-0908 on or before April 21, 2016, a date
which is within thirty (30)
days after the first publication of this Notice in the
Palatka Daily News and file
the original with the Clerk
of this Court either before
service on Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default
will be entered against you
for the relief demanded in
the complaint.
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,
provision of certain assistance.
To request such an accommodation, please contact
Court Administration in advance of the date the service is needed:
Court Administration
125 E. Orange Ave., Ste.
300
Daytona Beach, FL 32114
(386) 257-6096
Hearing or voice impaired,
please call 711.
WITNESS my hand and the
seal of this Court this 14th
vs.
Leslie W. Emery A/K/A
Leslie Sapp Emery A/K/A
Leslie Wailene Emery; The
Unknown Spouse Of Leslie
W. Emery; Kenneth A.
Emery A/K/A Kenneth A.
Emery, Sr.The Unknown
Heirs, Devisees, Grantees,
Assignees, Lienors, Creditors, Trustees, Or Other
Claimants Claiming By,
Through, Under, Or
Against Mary Ethel Sapp
A/K/A Mary E. Sapp A/K/A
Mary Stephens Sapp, Deceased; Any and All Unknown Parties Claiming by,
Through, Under and
Against the Herein Named
Individual Defendant(s)
who are not Known to be
Dead or Alive, Whether
said Unknown Parties may
Claim an Interest as
Spouses, Heirs, Devisees,
Grantees, or other
Claimants; Mckinnon Home
Furnishings A Dissolved
Corporation; Discover
Bank, Issuer Of The Discover Card; Tenant #1;
Tenant #2; Tenant #3; Tenant #4
Defendants.
AMENDED NOTICE OF ACTION - CONSTRUCTIVE
SERVICE
TO: Thelma Luanne Bennett A/K/A Thelma L. Bennett, As An Heir Of The Estate Of Leslie W. Emery
A/K/A Leslie Wailen Emery
A/K/A Leslie Sapp Emery,
Deceased and Maria Pearl
Emery, As An Heir Of The
Estate Of Leslie W. Emery
A/K/A Leslie Wailen Emery
A/K/A Leslie Sapp Emery,
Deceased
Alabama Ave. #B. Daytona
Beach, FL 32117
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action to foreclose a mortgage on the
following property in Putnam County, Florida:
PARCEL NO. 530; A TRACT
THE CORPORATION IS OF LAND SITUATED IN
HEREBY NOTIFIED that an THE SOUTH 1/2 OF THE
action to foreclose a mort- SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECgage on the following prop- TION 27, TOWNSHIP 10
SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST,
erty:
PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORLOT 1, BLOCK 3, BORIN- IDA, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS
QUEN GARDENS:
FOLLOWS: COMMENCING
A PARCEL OF LAND LY- A T T H E N O R T H W E S T
CORNER
OF THE SOUTH
ING IN AND BEING A PART
OF SECTION 35, TOWN- 9 8 5 . 2 3 F E E T O F T H E
NORTHWEST
1/4 OF THE
SHIP 10 SOUTH, RANGE 24
EAST AND ALL BEING SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF SECTION
27,
TOWNSHIP
10
MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: SOUTH, RANGE 24 EAST,
RUN
THENCE
EASTERLY,
COMMENCING AT THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF ALONG THE NORTH LINE
S A I D S E C T I O N 3 5 , OF SAID SOUTH 985.23
THENCE S O U T H 2 D E - FEET OF THE NORTHWGREES 17 MINUTES 01 EST 1/4 OF THE SOUTHWSECONDS WEST, ALONG EST 1/4, A DISTANCE OF
THE WEST SECTION LINE 3 2 8 . 0 9 F E E T ; T H E N C E
OF SAID SECTION 35, FOR SOUTHERLY PARALLEL
6 8 8 . 6 2 F E E T ; T H E N C E WITH THE WEST LINE OF
SOUTH 88 DEGREES 32 THE SOUTHWEST 1/4 OF
MINUTES 15 SECONDS SECTION 27, AND ALONG
EAST, 42.31 FEET TO A THE CENTERLINE OF A
POINT ON THE EASTERLY 66.0 FOOT ROAD; A DISRIGHT OF WAY LINE OF TANCE OF 900.47 FEET TO
S T A T E R O A D # 3 1 5 ; THE P.C. OF A CURVE,
THENCE S O U T H 2 D E - CONCAVE TO THE NORTHGREES 33 MINUTES 38 EAST, HAVING A RADIUS
SECONDS WEST, ALONG OF 133.0 FEET AND CENTSAID EASTERLY RIGHT OF RAL ANGLE OF 57 DEWAY LIN E F O R 3 1 0 . 7 4 G R E E S 0 0 M I N U T E S ;
FEET; THENCE SOUTH 88 T H E N C E A L O N G S A I D
DEGREES 34 MINUTES 21 C U R V E , A N A R C D I S SECONDS EAST, 553.0 TANCE OF 132.31 FEET TO
FEET TO THE POINT OF THE P.T. OF SAID CURVE;
BEGINNING; THENCE THENCE SOUTHEASTSOUTH 2 DEGREES 33 ERLY, ON A SOUTHEASTMINUTES 38 SECONDS ERLY PROJECTION OF
W E S T , 1 9 8 . 0 0 F E E T ; THE TANGENT OF SAID
THENCE SOUTH 88 DE- C U R V E , B E I N G T H E
GREES 34 MINUTES 21 CENTERLINE OF A 66.0
SECONDS EAST, 313.0 FOOT ROAD, A DISTANCE
FEET, THENCE NORTH 2 OF 450.0 FEET TO THE
DEGREES 33 MINUTES 38 P.C. OF A CURVE, CONSECONDS EAST, 198.00 C A V E T O T H E N O R T H,
FEET; THENCE NORTH 88 H A V I N G A R A D I U S O F
DEGREES 34 MINUTES 21 133.0 FEET AND A CENTSECONDS WEST, 313.0 RAL ANGLE OF 83 DEFEET TO THE POINT OF GREES 30 MINUTES, BEB E G I N N I N G A N D T O ING THE POINT OF BEGINCLOSE. ALL LAND LYING NING OF THIS DESCRIPAND BEING IN PUTNAM TION, FROM THIS POINT
OF BEGINNING (1) RUN
COUNTY, FLORIDA.
EASTERLY, ALONG SAID
TOGETHER WITH AND C U R V E , B E I N G T H E
SUBJECT TO AN EASE- CENTERLINE OF A 66.0
MENT OVER AND ACROSS FOOT ROAD, IAN ARC DISTHE WESTERLY 33.0 FEET TANCE OF 71.96 FEET; (2)
A N D T H E N O R T H E R L Y THENCE SOUTHERLY, RA33.0 FEET THEREOF FOR DIAL TO SAID CURVE, ININGRESS AND UTILITY TO THE WATERS OF A
LAKE; A DISTANCE OF
PURPOSES.
633.0 FEET; RETURN TO
THE
OPINT OF BEGINTOGETHER WITH THAT
CERTAIN 2003 DOUBLE- N I N G , A N D ( 3 ) R U N
SOUTHWESTERLY
ON A
WIDE MOBILE HOME CONTAINING VIN#'S FLHML- SOUTHWESTERLY PROJECTION
OF
THE
RADIUS
CN164826487A AND FLHMOF SAID CURVE, INTO THE
LCN164826487B.
WATERS OF A LAKE, A
has been filed against you DISTANCE OF 493.0 FEET;
and you are required to (4) THENCE SOUTHEASTserve a copy of your writ- ERLY, A DISTANCE OF
ten defenses, if any, to it 3 9 3 . 3 3 F E E T T O T H E
on counsel for Plaintiff, S O U T H E R L Y E N D O F
whose address is 6409 CALL (2) AND TO CLOSE.
Congress Avenue, Suite SUBJECT TO THE NORTH100, Boca Raton, Florida E A S T E R L Y 3 3 . 0 F E E T
33487 on or before April 21, THEREOF, FOR A ROAD2016/(30) days from Date of WAY AND UTILITY PURFirst Publication of this No- POSES. LESS AND EXtice) and file the original C E P T T H O S E L A N D S
with the clerk of this court DEEDED IN OFFICIAL REeither before service on CORDS BOOK 516, PAGE
Plaintiff's attorney or im- 732, AND SUBJECT TO AN
mediately thereafter; other- E A S E M E N T A S D E w i s e a d e f a u l t w i l l b e SCRIBED IN OFFICIAL REentered against you for the CORDS BOOK 516, PAGE
relief demanded in the 732 ET SEQ.; ALL REFERcomplaint or petition filed ENCES ARE ACCORDING
TO THE PUBLIC REherein.
CORDS OF PUTNAM
WITNESS my hand and the COUNTY, FLORIDA. TOG
ETHER WITH A 1988
seal of this Court at Putnam County, Florida, this PALM MOBILE HOME LOCATED
THEREON AS A FIX15th day of March, 2016.
TURE AND APPURTENANCE
THERETO, BEARCLERK OF THE CIRCUIT
ING I.D. NOS. PH091707A
COURT
AND PH091707B.
By: /s/ Ashley Darby
DEPUTY CLERK
and CALL
you areTODAY
required to
serve
a copy of your writ3/22/16, 3/29/16
386-312-5200
ten
defenses, if any, to it
Legal No. 00041247
on Julie Anthousis, Esquire, Brock & Scott,
PLLC., the Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 1501
N.W. 49th Street, Suite 200,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309,
within thirty (30) days of
the date of first publication
on or before April 28, 2016,
and file the original with
the Clerk of this Court
either before service on the
Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be
entered against you for the
relief demanded in the
complaint or petition.
DATED on March 22,2 016.
Tim Smith
As Clerk of the Court
By: /s/ Kelly Purcell
As Deputy Clerk
3/29/16, 4/5/16
Legal No. 00041395
DATED on March 22,2 016.
Tim Smith
As Deputy Clerk
3/29/16, 4/5/16
Legal No. 00041395
THE SEVENTH JUDICIAL
CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA IN
AND FOR PUTNAM
COUNTY
GENERAL JURISDICTION
DIVISION
CASE NO. 2015-000277-CA
53
ALLY BANK,
Plaintiff,
vs.
JOHN E. DUNGEY, et al.,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
pursuant to a Summary Final Judgment of Foreclosure entered March 14, 2016
in Civil Case No. 2015000277-CA 53 of the Circuit Court of the SEVENTH
Judicial Circuit in and for
Putnam County, Palatka,
Florida, wherein ALLY
BANK is Plaintiff and JOHN
E. DUNGEY A/K/A JOHN
DUNGEY, JERI L. BURTCHELL, UNKNOWN TENANT IN POSSESSION 1,
UNKNOWN TENANT IN
POSSESSION 2, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JERI
L. BURTCHELL, UNKNOWN SPOUSE OF JOHN
E. DUNGEY A/K/A JOHN
DUNGEY, are Defendants,
the Clerk of Court will sell
to the highest and best bidder for cash at www.putnam.realforeclose.com at
11:00 AM on April 21st,
2016 in accordance with
Chapter 45, Florida Statutes on the following described property as set
forth in said Summary Final Judgment, to-wit:
The West 20 feet of Lot 10,
and all of Lots 11 and 12 of
Block 2, Moseley Heights
Subdivision, Being a ReSubdivision of Lots 5, 6,
and 7, of Block 7, of Husson's Addition to Palatka,
Florida, according to the
plat thereof as recorded in
Map Book 3, Page 187, in
the Office of the Clerk of
Court of Putnam County,
Florida.
Any person claiming an interest in the surplus from
the sale, if any, other than
the property owner as of
the date of the lis pendens,
must file a claim within 60
days after the sale.
/s/ Heidi Kirlew, Esq.
McCalla Raymer, LLC
Attorney for Plaintiff
225 E. Robinson St.
Suite 155
Orlando, FL 32801
Phone: (407) 674-1850
Fax: (321) 248-0420
Email: MRService@mccallaraymer.com
Fla. Bar No.: 56397
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,
provision of certain assistance. To request such an
accommodation, please
contact Court Administration in advance of the date
the service is needed:
Court Administration, 125
E. Orange Ave., Ste. 300,
Daytona Beach, FL 32114;
(386) 257-6096. Hearing or
voice impaired, please call
1 (800) 955-8770.
3/29/16, 4/5/16
Legal No. 00041462
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED
THAT:
All creditors of the Estate
of the Decedent and persons having claims or demands against the Estate
of the Decedent other than
those for whom provisions
for full payment was made
in the Order of Summary
Administration must file
their claims with this Court
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.
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 DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is March
22, 2016.
CLYDE W. DAVIS
Attorney for Co-Personal
Representatives
Florida Bar No. 277266
Clyde W. Davis, P.A.
960185 Gateway Blvd., Ste.
104
Fernandina Beach, Florida
32034
Telephone: (904) 261-2848
MARK HENRY CREWS
JEFFREY GLEN CREWS
Co-Personal Representatives
3/22/16, 3/29/16
Legal No. 00041296
Bids must be submitted to
the attention of Ms. Willie
Mae Thomas, Director of
Capital Funds Operations
in a sealed envelope, bearing on the outside the
name of the firm submitting the bid, it’s address,
and designated as bid for
‘AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT AT MADISON
COURT AND WESTOVER
MANOR’, PALATKA HOUSING AUTHORITY’. Faxed
bids will not be considered.
All work shall be executed
in accordance with the instruction and contract documents prepared by CRG
Architects/Palatka, Inc.,
216A St. Johns Avenue,
Palatka, Florida 32177 Tel:
386/325-0213. Bid documents are available for a
non-refundable payment of
$30.00 per set payable to
CRG Architects/Palatka,
Inc. (Bidders will be responsible for shipping
costs). Bid documents will
be available for pick-up at
Inc. on March 21, 2016
Bid Bond and Performance and Payment Bonds
will be required.
There will be a Pre-Bid
Conference on March 24,
2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the
Palatka Housing Authority.
Attendance is recommended and all bidders or their
representatives are encouraged to attend.
The Palatka Housing Authority reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and
to waive any informalities
thereto.
vs.
FRANK L. ADAMS, JR.,
surviving spouse of Debra
Renee McCleary Adams
f/k/a Debra Young, deceased; the unknown heirs
of Debra Renee McCleary
Adams and BRIAN
ROMANELLO
and
GEORGE HALL as Trustees of the DON ANTHONY
ROMANELLO FAMILY
TRUST u/a/d 4/24/2009,
Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: The unknown heirs of
Debra Renee McCleary
Adams f/k/a Debra Young,
addresses known
3/22/16, 3/29/16
Legal No. 00041292
serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it
on John D. Mussoline ,
Plaintiffs' attorney, whose
address is 415A St. Johns
Avenue, Palatka, Florida
32177 on or before April 28,
2016, and file the original
with the clerk of this court
either before service on
Plaintiffs' attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be
complaint or petition. Persons with disabilities requesting reasonable accommodations to participate in this proceeding
should contact 1-800-9558771 (Voice & TDD) or via
Florida Relay Service at 1800-955-8771.
seal of this court this 22nd
day of March, 2016.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC AUCTION
CASE NUMBER: 15-CP-70
DIVISION: 53
IN RE: The Estate of BETTY
JO CREWS,
Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
[SUMMARY ADMINISTRATION - ANCILLARY]
TO: ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS OR DEMANDS AGAINST THE
ABOVE ESTATE
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.
You are hereby notified
that an Order of Summary
Administration has been
entered in the Estate of
BETTY JO CREWS, Deceased, File Number 15CP-70, by the Circuit Court
of Putnam County, Florida,
Probate Division, the address of which is P. O. Box
758, Palatka, FL 32178;
That the date of the death
of the Decedent was January 30, 2015; That the total
value of the Estate does
now exceed $75,000.00, excluding homestead and exempt property; and that the
name and addresses of
those to whom it has been
assigned by such order is:
BENEFICIARY: MARK
HENRY CREWS
147 Live Oak Lane
St. Marys, GA 31558,
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS ARE NOTIFIED
THAT:
All creditors of the Estate
of the Decedent and persons having claims or demands against the Estate
of the Decedent other than
those for whom provisions
for full payment was made
in the Order of Summary
Administration must file
their claims with this Court
WITHIN THE TIME PERIODS SET FORTH IN SECTION 733.702 OF THE
FLORIDA PROBATE CODE.
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 DEATH IS
BARRED.
The date of first publication of this Notice is March
22, 2016.
CLYDE W. DAVIS
Attorney for Co-Personal
Representatives
Florida Bar No. 277266
Clyde W. Davis, P.A.
960185 Gateway Blvd., Ste.
104
Fernandina Beach, Florida
32034
Telephone: (904) 261-2848
MARK HENRY CREWS
JEFFREY GLEN CREWS
Co-Personal Representatives
3/22/16, 3/29/16
Legal No. 00041296
2002 Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression
Glass by Gene Florence,
$25. 386-684-9190
American flag, 6'x10',
embroidered nylon, open
but never used, $25.
386-684-2529
Wooden nursery rocking
chair, excellent condition,
$15. 386-538-3651
Sporting Goods
PUBLIC COMMENTS NOTICE
The First Coast Workforce
Development, Inc., (DBA
CareerSourceNEFL) is
seeking comments on the
draft WIOA 4 Year Plan for
Local Workforce Development Area 8. A copy of the
plan will be available on
April 1, 2016 at www.careersourcenortheastflorida.
com/about/public_policy.as
px or can be viewed in hard
copy at 1845 Town Center
Blvd., Suite 250, Fleming
Island, FL. Please submit
comments to 4yearplancomments@CareerSourcenefl.com by 4/20/16
11:00 AM. For additional information contact: Diane
Nevison at 904.213.3800,
ext. 2010.
Recumbent Bike used
maybe 30 mins, not for
short person $90
386-328-6328
PETS & SUPPLIES
MERCHANDISE
600
1BR efficiency, upstairs,
waterfront, partially furn.,
$550/m F/L/S Interlachen 386-227-0051
Barrington Apartments
Now offering immediate
move-in specials!
Call for details:
386-325-0512
FOR SALE
REAL ESTATE
Acreage / Lots
2ac P&B Ranchettes
only $6,500 4.4mi down
West River Rd from Hwy
17 to Shaggy Lane turn
left, 1st road on left
Shaggy Circle, turn left,
lot on right.
706-781-4001
Interlachen 1ac w/lg
live oaks. South on Hwy
315 past Interlachen
Elementary School to
Miller Square turn left,
look for sign on left
$3,500 706-781-4001
Interlachen 2.2ac, 3.5 mi
West of Hwy 20 & 315
intersection turn right on
Royal Ave go approx 1mi
to Lily Dr turn left go to
end $9,800 $500/dn
$200/m 706-781-4001
Mobile Homes
116 Georgette St.
Interl. 2/1, 1988, 720sf
$30K @ $300 dn $300/m
ERN 386-527-5361
143 Lime Tr, Interl.
3br/2ba, 1983, 1000sf
$30K @ $300 dn $300/m
ERN 386-527-5361
Mobile Home
Lots
223 Brussels Interl. 0.5
ac, well, septic, found.,
$15K, $200 dn $200/m
ERN 386-527-5361
Mobile Home
With Land
LIVESTOCK & SUPPLIES
Handyman Special - 3/2
SW, lake access, 112
Robert St., Interl. $29.9K
owner fin. 972-1333
RECREATIONAL
To expedite payment, the
invoice must include proof
of publication and affidavit.
If not, payment may be
delayed.
3/29/16
Legal No. 00041364
Apartments
1997 price guide, 50 yrs
of collectible jewelry fashion jewelry - 192575, $25. 386-684-9190
White toilet, good
condition, $10.
386-643-7528
3/29/16
Legal No. 00041461
Livestock
Hay - Fertilized, barnstored. Large round
bales $55. Pomona Park
area. 386-546-4466
TRANSPORTATION
Purebred Black Angus
bull for breeding only, 1.5
yrs old, $1,200. Call after
6pm 904-284-5346
3/29/16, 4/12/16
Legal No. 00041381
Sealed bids will be received by the Palatka
Housing Authority, 400
North 15th Street, Palatka,
Florida 32177 until 2:00
p.m., April 7, 2016, at which
time all bids will be publicly opened and read
aloud in the Board Room of
the Palatka Housing Authority, for furnishing all
labor and materials and
performing all work necessary and incidental to the
following project:
1 heavy anchor,
$25. 941-720-2322
Solid metal bar
stool, beige, $10.
386-538-3651
2002 HYUN
KMHWF25H32A631174
TIM SMITH
Clerk of the Circuit Court
INVITATION TO BID
AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT AT MADISON
COURT AND WESTOVER
MANOR
PALATKA HOUSING AUTHORITY
Items $25 or
Less
New in box, adjustable
chair to bar stool. Paid
$99, sell for $25.
386-684-2821
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
THAT ON FRIDAY, 15
APRIL, 2016, 9:00 A.M. THE
FOLLOWING VEHICLES
WILL BE SOLD:
By: /s/ Diane M. Shuler
Deputy Clerk
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,
SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
Studio 726 Sale
20-50% off furniture &
collectibles. Starting @
$10! Inside Angela's,
726 St. Johns Ave.
New in box, 2-way coffee maker, single serve
or pot. Cost $79, sell for
$25. 386-684-2821
YOU ARE NOTIFIED that a
Complaint for Interpleader
on the following property
in Putnam County, Florida:
Part of the NW/4 of the
NE/4 O.R. 317, Page 1047
(Lot 108, Interlachen Acres
Unit 2 unrecorded) Public
Records of Putnam
County, Florida, ID. No. 2610-24-4052-0260-1080 a/k/a
332 Sleepy Hollow Drive,
Interlachen, Florida 32148.
Spring Clean Out, Furn,
paintings, Hshld, Refrigerator. Make Offers
328-3017 for appt
Mobile home steps, metal frame with wood steps,
$10. 386-643-7528
CASE NO. 16-CC-229
DIVISION 63
TIM SMITH AS CLERK OF
THE CIRCUIT COURT,
Plaintiff,
Miscellaneous
Black & Decker Toast-ROven, large capacity,
broils, used, $25 OBO.
386-684-2529
This is an Equal Opportunity Project.
For the Palatka Housing
Authority, Palatka, Florida
IN THE COUNTY COURT,
IN AND FOR PUTNAM
COUNTY, FLORIDA
John Deere 60" professional zero-turn mower
27HP, good cond. Sacrifice $2,800 659-2152
700
CIRCUIT IN AND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
DIVISION
WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
Plaintiff,
Lawn & Garden
800
Needed: Roofers
& Laborers.
Experience Preferred.
Call 386-325-2023.
3/22/16, 3/29/16
Legal No. 00041224
FOR RENT
REAL ESTATE
900
Landscape & Irrigation
Tech - Installation &
maintenance exp. req'd.
Jamie: 386-546-5684
As Deputy Clerk
Case No. 2011-000313-CA53
BENEFICIARY: MARK
HENRY CREWS
147 Live Oak Lane
St. Marys, GA 31558,
550
Carpenter: Exp. in all
phases of construction.
Valid DL & own transportation. Bkgd check.
DFWP. Call/Fax
386-325-5456
TIM SMITH
CIRCUIT INA ND FOR PUTNAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
DIVISION
COURT AND WESTOVER
MANOR
PALATKA, FLORIDA
Mattresses: Thick plush
pillow-top or tight-top, all
sizes. Best prices!
Pomona Park 336-1544
560
General
seal of this Court this 14th
day of March, 2016.
serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, to it
on Julie Anthousis, Esquire, Brock & Scott,
PLLC., the Plaintiff's attorney, whose address is 1501
N.W. 49th Street, Suite 200,
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309,
within thirty (30) days of
the date of first publication
on or before April 28, 2016,
and file the original with
the Clerk of this Court
either before service on the
Plaintiff's attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be
complaint or petition.
400
www.courtesytransport.com
350
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Must have state EMT license & clean FL drivers
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Fuel Oil &
Firewood
Free Animals
1-386-326-6272 Hyde's
Seasoned Firewood!
$75/pickup load. Blackjack. Delivered locally!
Furniture &
Upholstery
4 White Country Kitchen
Chairs $80, 3 high back
stools, padded seats
$100, Dining table w/ 4
chairs & insert (Seat 8)
$175 386-328-6328
Free 8 week old kittens,
1 black/white &
grey/white, 1 all black.
904-325-0734
Free female Bichon
Frise. 386-684-0256
or 386-546-0646
Lost & Found
Animals
LOST in Keystone area:
M. blk/wht Shih-Tzu, intact. Missing approx. 2
wks. 815-721-1890.
Cars &
Accessories
1995 Mercury Grand
Marquis, cold AC, heat,
150K miles, $1,500
OBO. 386-931-6199
Trucks &
Accessories
1988 Ford Bronco II
$1000 FIRM for more
info 386-336-7675
F Classified
Line Ad
R
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E
COURT AND WESTOVER
MANOR
PALATKA, FLORIDA
Bids must be submitted to
the attention of Ms. Willie
Mae Thomas, Director of
Capital Funds Operations
in a sealed envelope, bearing on the outside the
name of the firm submitting the bid, it’s address,
and designated as bid for
‘AIR CONDITIONING REPLACEMENT AT MADISON
COURT AND WESTOVER
MANOR’, PALATKA HOUSING AUTHORITY’. Faxed
bids will not be considered.
All work shall be executed
in accordance with the instruction and contract documents prepared by CRG
Architects/Palatka, Inc.,
216A St. Johns Avenue,
Palatka, Florida 32177 Tel:
386/325-0213. Bid documents are available for a
non-refundable payment of
$30.00 per set payable to
Inc. (Bidders will be responsible for shipping
costs). Bid documents will
be available for pick-up at
Inc. on March 21, 2016
Merchandise for Sale
1 Item $25 or Less • 1 Item Per Coupon
2 Coupons Per Week • 4 lines - 4 Days
Coupon MUST be filled out and include price.
Please No Phone Calls, Faxes or Emails
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.
Name:
Bid Bond and Performance and Payment Bonds
will be required.
Address:
There will be a Pre-Bid
Conference on March 24,
2016 at 10:00 a.m. at the
Palatka Housing Authority.
Attendance is recommended and all bidders or their
representatives are encouraged to attend.
Phone:
Ad:
The Palatka Housing Authority reserves the right to
reject any and all bids and
to waive any informalities
thereto.
This is an Equal OpportunApproximately
ity Project.
16 to 20 letters and spaces per line.
For the Palatka Housing
Authority, Palatka, Florida
3/22/16, 3/29/16
Legal No. 00041292
3/28/16 3:03 PM
1 0 A PA L AT K A DA I LY N E W S • T U E S DAY, M A R C H 2 9 , 2 0 1 6
State News
pith helmet after he was struck and sent to the
hospital.
TALLAHASSEE
Cases of tuberculosis
in Florida are declining
LAKELAND
Florida health officials said they are reducing
the number of cases of tuberculosis thanks to
new technologies.
The state Department of Health said this
week the number of tuberculosis in Florida have
gone down by 42 percent from 1,038 cases in
2006 to 602 in 2015. In the past year, the department increased the use of certain laboratory
blood tests to detect latent tuberculosis infection.
The test only requires one visit. The state is also
using video technology to help doctors observe
patients remotely to ensure they are taking their
medications.
Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs and is
spread through the air. Symptoms include a bad
cough that lasts three weeks or longer, weakness, fever and night sweats.
JACKSONVILLE
Music program upgraded at
University of North Florida
15-year-old shot, killed
by security guard
Lakeland Police said a 15-year-old was shot
and killed by a security guard at a Lakeland
apartment complex after the teenager fired what
turned out to be two pellet shots into the guard’s
face.
Stephen Brenor was shot early Saturday and
died later in the day.
Shawn Plain, a 19-year-old security guard,
told police a young man entered the room with a
handgun pointed at him, and he felt two stinging
sensations on his face. Plain said he saw several
other people looking into the laundry room, with
several holding handguns.
Plain drew his weapon and chased the people
into the parking lot and shot Brenor.
ORLANDO
The University of North Florida upgraded its
music flagship program to the UNF School of
Music in the College of Arts and Sciences.
School of Music director and professor of trumpet Randall Tinnin said the recent change in status marks “the culmination of years of work” creating a comprehensive program.
The department of music was awarded flagship status in 2011, allowing it to receive more
financial resources. Master’s programs in jazz
studies, conducting and classical performance,
along with a bachelor’s program in music technology and production followed.
A goal is to have increased financial support of
the program.
The program has shown growth, with a 33 percent enrollment increase from spring 2014 when
176 music students were enrolled to last fall with
235 music students.
Marathon
City considers decriminalizing
small amounts of pot
Multiple children in home
at time of murder-suicide
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said an
11-year-old called for help after two people were
shot dead in an apparent murder-suicide.
According to Orange County Capt. Angelo
Nieves, the incident happened Sunday morning
in the eastern part of the county.
Nieves said the oldest child in the home was
11 and dialed for help. There were multiple children in the home, and none were injured.
He added he wasn’t sure how many children
were inside when the tragedy happened. It was
unclear what sparked the shooting.
The children were placed in the care of a relative and deputies are investigating.
UCF plans $65 million
downtown Orlando campus
Contractors seeking to help build the
University of Central Florida’s downtown campus are expected to meet with university officials
April 5 to glean more details on what is likely to
be a $65 million project.
The centerpiece of the project will be an academic building with about 165,000 square feet
and includes classrooms, library/study spaces,
offices and support spaces for UCF and Valencia
College. The cost is expected to be $60 million for
planning, construction, utilities, landscaping,
furniture and equipment.
In addition, the project calls for a $5 million
renovation of the existing Center of Emerging
Media, which is located next to the downtown
campus site west of Interstate 4. Proposals are
due April 25.
Marathon may join Islamorada and Key West
in giving law enforcement the option to issue a
civil citation rather than make a misdemeanor
arrest for someone caught with up to 20 grams of
marijuana.
Marathon city commissioners are considering
the measure. One official said it would allow
Monroe County Sheriff’s Office deputies more
time to address serious crimes, and save taxpayer money by not putting people through the
county legal system.
Last week, Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn
signed an ordinance decriminalizing marijuana.
The new law allows police officers to fine rather GAINESVILLE
than arrest offenders found with up to 20 grams,
Grant funds research
roughly three-quarters of an ounce, of marijuaon pediatric brain tumors
na.
SPRING HILL
Hawks dive bomb residents
in quiet neighborhood
Residents living in a quiet neighborhood are
being hassled by a group of hawks that have
taken to dive-bombing retirees as they walk to
their mailboxes.
Two of the birds are red-shouldered hawks.
It’s the second season in a row the hawks have
chosen this quiet street to make their home.
According to residents, it seems they’re getting
more aggressive.
Wildlife officials refuse to remove the protective parent hawks until nature runs its course.
The whole ordeal has left the victims along the
street without many options.
One 88-year-old man has taken to wearing a
Trump, Ryan increasingly at
odds over future of the GOP
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump
wants to win the White House in the fall.
Paul Ryan wants to save his own vision of
the Republican Party for the future.
Those goals put Trump and Ryan
increasingly at odds about tone and substance as the businessman barrels toward
the GOP presidential nomination. While
Ryan is appealing for political civility and a
party rooted in traditional conservative
principles, Trump is bucking campaign
decorum and embracing policy positions
that are sharply at odds with years of GOP
orthodoxy.
Their starkly different visions for the
Republican Party are a microcosm of the
broader fissures roiling the GOP. And if
Trump does become the Republican nominee, he and the House speaker’s ability to
work together could be the first test of
whether a party in this much turmoil can
stay together.
“Trump’s obviously running on issues
that are contrary to conservatives and at
odds with what a lot of what Paul Ryan
believes,” said Peter Wehner, a former
adviser to President George W. Bush.
For now, Trump and Ryan are engaged
largely in a cold war, with the politicians
only occasionally mentioning each other by
name. Ryan has picked key moments to
draw implicit contrasts with Trump, including condemning the billionaire’s refusal to
take responsibility for violence at his rallies.
Trump will launch the next volley today
when he campaigns in Ryan’s hometown of
Janesville, Wis., ahead of the state’s April 5
primary.
Trump, in his trademark contradictory
style, has praised Ryan and ominously
warned the speaker against crossing him.
“Paul Ryan, I don’t know him well, but
I’m sure I’m going to get along with him.
And if I don’t, he’s going to have to pay a big
price, OK?” Trump said after his victories
on Super Tuesday. A week later, after
speaking with Ryan by phone, Trump said
of the speaker: “I like him a lot. I respect
him a lot.”
People close to Ryan said the Wisconsin
lawmaker is in disbelief about Trump’s
staying power. While he’s publicly vowed to
support whomever his party nominates,
Ryan has privately said he’s focused on trying to keep the GOP’s House majority this
fall and on fundraising for the party — leaving some friends with the impression he
would be a less-than-enthusiastic Trump
backer in a general election.
Looming large are Ryan’s own political
ambitions. He passed on running for the
White House in 2016, but some Republicans
still harbor hopes the House speaker could
emerge as the nominee in a contested convention fight this summer. That’s if Trump
or rival Ted Cruz fail to accumulate the delegates needed to clinch the nomination.
“I would be less than honest with you if I
said people are not mentioning a Ryan candidacy from time to time,” said Rep. Charlie
Dent, a Pennsylvania Republican who
meets regularly with Ryan. “Clearly there
are many in Congress who see Paul Ryan
as a consensus candidate.”
Ryan has vigorously denied he’s interested, though he was similarly definitive last
year when he rebuffed calls to run for the
speaker’s job. He’s also insisted his role as
chairman of the July convention requires
him to remain officially neutral.
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READY IS BETTER.
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Helping you to protect the ones you love
and to grow your assets.
MetLife
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386-328-1832
A $1 million grant is boosting brain tumor
research at the University of Florida College of
Medicine.
The grant awarded last week by the Hyundai
Hope on Wheels Foundation will fund a four-year
research project studying an improved immunotherapy treatment for pediatric brain tumors.
The University of Florida recruited Dr. Duane
Mitchell away from Duke University two and a
half years ago to build up the brain tumor
research program. The grant further aids that
effort.
Officials said since then, the center for brain
tumor therapy has made steady progress in the
lab and in clinical trials on using the human
immune system to attack tumors in children and
adults.
The work will focus on a common brain tumor
in children, medulloblastoma.
401(K) • ROLLOVERS • DROP MONEY
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Brought to you by
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of the
Palm Beach County man charged in death of 92-year-old mother
Associated Press
BOYNTON BEACH — Palm
Beach County authorities
charged a 65-year-old man with
aggravated manslaughter of an
elderly person in connection
with the death of his 92-yearold mother.
The life and death of Violet
Barker was shrouded in mystery. She lived in a mobile home
park for 30 years, and her son
lived with her.
The medical examiner ruled
the 92-year-old woman died
from starvation, though her
manner of death could not be
determined “due to the
advanced stage of decomposition” of her body.
In December, investigators
went door-to-door in the
Jamaica Bay retirement community asking for information
about their 92-year-old neighbor who had been found partially mummified in her home.
No one had seen Violet
Barker in a year. In her 30
years as a resident, not many
had ever talked to her.
Nicole Bishop, director for
Palm Beach County Victim
Services, said nearly half of all
elderly abuse deaths are due to
negligence.
“It’s very sad. Sometimes
(caregivers) don’t have the
mental or physical capability to
take care of these adults,”
Bishop said. “Sometimes they
take them home (into their own
032916a10.indd 1
care) for economic reasons or to
steal their medication.”
Robert C. Hart, described by
neighbors and court documents
as mentally unstable and unfit
to care for his ailing mother,
was arrested Tuesday.
He told Palm Beach County
sheriff’s deputies she hadn’t left
the white-paneled, rusting
home with lace window curtains in more than two years.
She had a hard enough time
using her walker to get from
her bed to the bathroom.
When Hart was questioned
by investigators in December,
he said he did not have a job
and relied on his mother’s
Social Security checks for
income. But he also claims his
mother told him she was going
to “hibernate” for a month and
to leave her alone. So he did.
Two weeks after their conversation, she was dead.
Hart told investigators he
felt guilty. He said he didn’t try
to feed her or to get her any
medical help. Instead, investigators said he walked past her
bedroom on the way to his own
each night as his mother’s
corpse filled with maggots and
flies buzzed around the room.
“Sometimes the caregiver
isn’t able to handle taking care
of the person. Maybe they’re
depressed themselves by the
situation, or don’t have support
from other family members,”
Bishop said. “Intentional and
unintentional, in either circumstance, they need assistance.”
Photograph By
COLBY MIKELL
Boy Scout Troop 62 got quite a thrill
while camping to see this eagle
drying off after bathing
in a nearby pond.
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