LAKE CITY REPORTER, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 2005 3A

LOCAL & STATE


CHS candidates making



preparations for elections

By ASHLEY CISNEROS To run for student body, 'The system of elections to recruit eight-graders 1
acisneros@lakecityreporter.com candidates must obtain sig- was developed so that offi- run.


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Students running for class and student body offices at
Columbia High School participated in an election forum to
speak on their views. CHS candidates must obtain signa-
tures of endorsement to run for office or pay a $2 qualifying
fee.


 Students aspiring to partic-
ipate in class and student
body elections at Columbia
High School gain real-life
experience by taking several
steps to run.
 They must fill out "Intent
to Run" forms by obtaining
signatures of endorsement or
pay a qualifying fee, as done
in regular elections.
 Those interested in run-
ning for class offices must
get 20 student signatures
from students in their class
and one faculty or staff
endorsement.


natures from four students in
each grade level and one fac-
ulty or staff signature.
 If they choose, candidates
may pay a .$2 qualifying fee
instead of obtaining signa-
tures.
 Candidates then receive an
election packet that contains
information on ways they
may earn extra points toward
election results.
 Extra points may be
earned for an essay express-
ing why the student wants to
seek office, a teacher evalua-
tion, time spent on campus,
and leadership experience.


cers we elect are not just pop-
ular, but also those who have
experience in leadership
roles," said Debra Wright,
student activities director.
 Candidates must have a
minimum of 2.0 grade point
average and have no interme-
diate or major disciplinary
referrals.
 This year will be the first
year CHS will have freshman
officers before school
begins.
 CHS cheerleaders and the
Tiger mascot visited
Richardson Middle School
and Lake City Middle School


 As a result, 32 rising ninthm-
graders from LCMS are run-
ning for office and two are
seeking office from RMS.
 Election speeches were
videotaped and distributed to
both schools to be shown on
the morning announce-
ments. The rising ninth
graders will also vote for stu-
dent body officers, so this
information was included in
the video tape. Winners will
be announced next week.
 The officers will meet at
the end of next week to make
plans for the upcoming aca-
demic year.


BRIEFS


Mayor forum airs
through Monday
 The mayoral forum will be
replayed on Time Warner
Cable Channel 8 six times
before Tuesday's election.
 The times will be: noon
today, 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday,
3 and 9 p.m. Sunday and 8
p.m. Monday.

Register to vote
before Tuesday
 In Tuesday's special Lake
City election and, if neces-
sary, the May 24 run-off, only
voters registered within the
city of Lake City can vote.

Stamp Out
.Hunger May 14
 The National Association
 of Letter Carriers, in conjunc-
tion with the United States
Postal Service, will be collect-
ing non-perishable food items
on Saturday, May 14, to help
families in need in our com-
munity. Please place your
food donation at your mail-
box before your letter carrier
arrives.

Garden open
house planned.
 Eddy & Cindy Scott of
 Countryside Daylilies are
 having an open house at their
 garden May 13 15. They


have a large landscaped gar-
den with several split rail
fences, old sugar kettles,
Peacocks, & 2 Koi ponds.
There will be thousands of
blooming hybrid Daylilies &
a myriad of other flowers.
They are located in NE
Gilchrist County. From Lake
City: Take 1-75 South to exit
423 (State Road 47) Go South
on SR 47 go 22.5 miles to NE
65th Street (limerock road
about 2 miles past the Santa
Fe River) also marked Ginnie
Springs t turn left and we are
8/10 of a mile on the left. For
more information go to coun-
trysidedaylilies.com or call
386-454-3937 or 386-454-3687.

LCCC's grad
ceremony today
 This year marks a new and
exciting format for the gradu-
ating nurses' "pinning" and
the collegewide commence-
ment ceremony at Lake City
Community College with
both being held today. In the
past, each ceremony was
held on separate days. To
better coordinate the nurses'
pinning ceremony and
increase the ease of their par-
ticipation in the general com-
mencement ceremonies, the
two have been combined in
one single day.
 The pinning ceremony will
be held on today at 2 p.m. in
the Howard Gymnasium. A
reception will follow in the
Barney E. McRae Jr. M.D.
Medical Technology


Auditorium. From 3-4:30
p.m., cookies and lemonade
will be served in the Pine
Square Pavilion for early
arriving collegewide gradu-
ates. At 5 p.m. the col-
legewide graduation ceremo-
ny will also be held in the
gym. Graduates, families and
friends are invited to attend.

IDA plans
meeting May 18
 The next IDA meeting will
be at noon May 18 at the
Chamber of Commerce.

Providers to
meet Thursday
 The Early Learning
Coalition of Florida's
Gateway VPK Provider
Meeting will be at 6 p.m.
Thursday in the ELC FG
Resource Center (Suite 140),
located at 484 SW Commerce
Drive.
 The coalition oversees the
state and federal funding for
all school readiness pro-
grams from birth to age 5 for
the following counties:
Columbia, Hamilton,
Lafayette, Suwannee and
Union counties.
 Anyone interested in
attending this meeting who
has a disability requiring spe-
cial assistance should contact
Heidi Moore at 752-9770.

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Arrest Log
 The following information
has been provided by local law
enforcement. The following
people.have been arrested, but
not convicted. All people are
presumed innocent unless
proven guilty.
 Wednesday, May 4
 Columbia County
 Sheriff's Office
 Kelly Marie Wright, 19,
472 NW Landress Terrace,
warrant: violation of proba-
tion on original charges of
possession of cocaine.
 Michael Shane Schuck,
31, 108 SE Buck Glen,
Sumter County warrant: vio-
lation of probation on original
charges of possession of mar-
ijuana with the intent to sell
or deliver and possession of
drug paraphernalia.


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 6:11 p.m., wire down,
Bascom Norris Drive at girls'
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unit responded.
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 10:30 am
Evening Services
 6:3o pm
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