LAKE CITY REPORTER LOCAL & NATION SUNDAY, JANUARY 1,2006 Page Editor: Chris Bednar, 754-0404


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Announcements
Chamber annual meeting
scheduled for Jan. 26
 The Lake City/Columbia
County Chamber of
Commercce will host its
84th annual meeting beginning
at 6:30 p.m. wth a reception,
dinner at 7 and the program to
follow on Jan. 26 at the Lake
City Community College
gymnasium. The guest speaker
this year will be Dr. Jerome S.
Osteryoung, dean of Florida
State University School of
Business. Osteryoung is an
author of more than 60 articles
on entrepreneurial and finance
subjects.
 Tickets are $30 each and
tables of eight are available.
Call the Chamber of Commerce
for reservations. Reservations
not canceled before Jan. 13 will
be billed. For more information,
call 752-3690.

CFA Cat Show coming
soon to Jacksonville
 JACKSONVILLE -
Absolutely Abyssinians Cat
Club is sponsoring the CFA
Greater Jacksonville Cat Show
from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday,
Jan. 7 and Sunday, Jan. 8 at
the Morocco Shrine Auditorium
on St. Johns Bluff Road,
Jacksonville. More than
300 pedigree cats and
household pets are expected to
compete.
 'Admission is $5 for adults
and $4 for seniors and children.
For more information, call Mona
or Ray at (904) 269-5871.

Project Hope extends help
to Katrina victims
 Project Hope is looking to
help Hurricane Katrina survivors
who were adversly affected by
the storm. Victims who live or
work in the following counties
are eligible for assistance:
Alachua, Bradford, Citrus,
Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist,
Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette,
Lake, Levy, Marion, Putnam,
Sumter, Suwannee and Union.
 Contact Meridian Behavioral
Health,:-re's D'. Dawn Snfipes-
at 374-5600 ext. 8309,.Corlis
Duncan-Nelson at 374-5615
exxt. 8280 or (800) 330-5615
ext. 8013 for Shanna or Barbie.

Newcomers to host
monthly meeting
 Due to a date conflict with
Quality Inn, the regular meeting


will be on the first Wednesday
of January. This change is only
for the month of January
at 11:15 a.m. Jan. 4. The
meeting will be at the Quality
Inn on U.S. 90. The program
will be presented by Columbia
County Sheriff Bill Gootee. This
should be a very informative
meeting. Come with your
questions. All members, guests
and visitors are welcome. For
information, call 754-2695 or
752-4552.

Newcomers to host
Friendship Luncheon
 The Friendship Luncheon will
be on the second Wednesday
of January. This change is only
for the month of January. The
Luncheon will be at 11:15 a.m.
Jan. 11 at Phish Heads
Restaurant located at 1445-170
SW Main Blvd. All members,
guests and
visitors are welcome. For
information, call 758-6946 or
754-2695.

Bluegrass Pickin comes to
Trenton Community Center
 The Trenton Community
Center will host the Suwannee
Valley Bluegrass monthly Pickin
at 6 p.m. Jan. 7. Various
bluegrass bands will begin
playing, so bring your bluegrass
band or come and hear some
of the best bluegrass in North
Florida.
 For more information, call
(800) 990-5410 or
(352) 284-0668 and ask for
Cloud.

Olustee Festival Pageant
contestants sought
 Contestants are being sought
for the 2006 Olustee Festival
Pageant to take place at the
Columbia County School-
Administrative Auditorium on
Saturday, Jan. 28. Girls must
be between 2 and 20 years old.
Trophies, crown, savings bonds
and educational scholarships
are among the prizes for the
winners.
 Applications can be picked
up at the Columbia County
Library' or the Lake Cily
Chamber of Commerce. For
more information, call Elaine.
Owens at 752-3430.


Area Agency on Aging to
present a workshop on
Medicare Part D prescription
drugs from 9-11 a.m. on
Thursday, Jan. 5 at the
Columbia County School Board
Administration Complex
Auditorium located at 372 W.
Duval St.

SRWMD to have
meeting Jan. 10
 On Tuesday, Jan. 10, the
 Suwannee Valley River Water
 Management District's
 Governing Board will meet at
 9 a.m. at District Headquarters,
 Hwy. 49 and U.S. 90 East, Live
 Oak. The meeting is to consider
 district business and conduct
 public hearings on regulatory
 and land acquisition matters. A
 workshop will follow the board
 meeting. For more information,
.call (386) 362-1001.

Breast Cancer support
group to meet Jan. 9
 The Breast Cancer Support
 Group of Lake City will meet
 from 5:30-6:30 p.m., Jan. 9, at
 the Columbia County Public
 Library, 308 NW Columbia
 Avenue, Lake City.
 All those who have had
 personal experience with breast
 cancer and those who have
 questions or concerns about
 breast cancer are invited.
 For further information, call
 755-0522.

 DAC to host
 visionary workshop
 The Downtown Action
 Corporation will host a visioning
 workshop from 5:30-8 p.m.
 Thursday, Jan. 12, at the
 Columbia County Public Library.
 The meeting is open to the
 public and all area residents are
 cordially invited to attend and
 provide input.
 The purpose of the meeting
 to define priorities and a work
 plan for projects benefiting the
 downtown area. More than
 70 individuals completed a
 questionnaire for the visioning
 process and those results will
 also be distribuLed. For -
 additional inlormallon, contact
 Paulette Lord at 758-13'6T.


 Blue Grey Army
Lake City Medicare Part D to meet Jan. 10
workshop coming soon TR, io_. a,..


 GAINESVILLE Rep. Ed.
Jennings, Jr. (D-Gainesville) is
teaming with the Mid-Florida


 I LJIUe rey rmIy will
meet at 5:30 p.m., Tuesday,
Jan. 10, at the Columbia.
County Public Library


Downtown Branch. Volunteer Development


 This will be a general
 meeting of committees and
 workers involved with
 preparations for the Olustee
 Festival 2006. Anyone.
 interested in Working with this
 group is asked to attend. For
 questions, call Faye Bowling
 Warren at 755-1097.

 O'Leno State Park to
 host 'Music in the Park'
 "Music in the Park" is coming
 Saturday, Jan. 7, staring Dick
 Staber and Judith Chasnoff.
 Bring a chair and relax by the
 river while listening to a
 beautifully sung mixture of
 original and traditional
 bluegrass and folk music.
 2-4 p.m. O'Leno State Park, is
 located six miles north of High
 Springs on U.S. 441.
 The show is free with park
 admission.

 MLK parade applications
 are now available
 Applications are now being
 accepted for the annual Martin
 Luther King day parade, which
 will be at 10 a.m., Jan. 16.
 Contact Tyrone Taylor at
 623-2194, coach Anders at
 752-0959, or Leslie White at
 623-2198 to request an entry
 application, or to obtain more
 information -on participating in
 the MLK parade.
 The following is a list of'
 activities scheduled for Martin
 Luther King, Jr. Celebration:
 Jan.13: 7.30 p.m. Gospel
 Festival, choirs, soloists,
*instruments and dancers.
 Jan. 14: noon. Car
 Show-Step Show, MLK
 Classic-Basketball game.
 Jan. 15: 4 p.m. NAACP
 commemoration service, Union
 A.M.E. Church,
 Jan. 16: 10 a.m. Northeast
 Florida Leadership Council
 grand parade. Celebration at
 the stadium..

 U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson
 SomningftoALake City
 At1 p.m., Jan. 5, U.S.
 Senator Bill Nelson is coming to
 Lake City for a townhall
 meeting.'It will take place at
 City Hall, located at 205 N.
 Marion Ave. For more
 information, call Nelson's office
 at (850) 942-8415.


Board to meet in 2006
 The Volunteer Development
Board of the Lake City
Community College Foundation
will meet at noon Jan. 10 in the
Lake City Community College
Foundation Board Room,
downtown Lake City. For more
information, contact Mike Lee,
executive director of the LCCC
foundation at 754-4392 or
754-4433.

LCCC executive board
to meet Jan. 17
 The Executive Board of the
Lake City Community College
Foundation will meet at noon
Jan. 17 in the Lake City
Community College Foundation
Board Room, downtown Lake
City. For more information
contact Mike Lee, executive
director of the LCCC foundation
at 754-4392 or 754-4433.

Columbia County science
fair coming in January
 Lake City Community
College will host the 2006
Columbia County Science Fair.
 The annual fair Will be
Jan. 18 and 19 in the Howard
Gym on LCCC campus.
Approximately 250 student
projects will be on display.
Judging will take place from.
8 a.m.-3 p.m., Jan. 18. Open
house to the public will be from
3-6 p.m. Jah. 18. The awards
ceremony will be 6-7 p.m.
Jan. 19 for the elementary and
7:30-8:30 p.m. for the middle
and high school in the Alfonso
Levy Performing.Arts Center.
 E Lake City Community
College will host the
2006 Regional Science and
Engineering Fair.
 The annual fair will be
Feb. 22 and 23 in the Howard
Gym on the LCCC campus.
The Region comprises the
10 counties of Columbia, Union,
Suwannee, Bradford, Hamilton,
'Lafayette, Baker, Gilchrist, Dixie
and Madison. Judging will take
place from 3-6 p.m. Feb. 22.
Open house to the public will
be from 3-6 p.m. e Feb., 22) .1,,e.
awards ceremony wvillbe' .
10 a.m., Feb: 23 in tre Alfonso'
Levy Performing Arts Center. '

LCCC is closed
through Monday
 All Lake City Community
College offices and facilities will
be closed through Jan. 2 for the
holiday season. Upon return, late


registration will be from
8 a.m.-6:30 p.m. in Building 015
Jan. 3-5 and from 8 a.m.-3 p.m.
Jan. 6. All fees will be due at
3 p.m. at the end of each day.
 For more information, contact
the Registrar's Office at
(386) 754-4205.

Classes
Pottery classes coming
to Stephen Foster
 WHITE SPRINGS Spend
Monday nights working at the
potted's wheel in classes'being
offered at Stephen Foster Folk
Culture Center State Park.
Classes begin Jan. 9 and
continue through Feb. 27.
 The cost for the classes is
$125, plus $25 for materials,
which will be paid throughout the
class. For more information, call
Craft Square at 397-1920 or visit
the web site at .
www.stephenfostercso.org.


Performing Arts center
looking for members
 Ms. Nadine Center for the
Performing Arts is currently "
accepting applications for, new
memberships. Children ages
5 to 18 years old are welcomed
to join. Students will learn'
dancing, drama and much more.
 For more information, contact ,
Ms. Nadine at (386) 344-2540.

Tae Kwan Do
class offered
 The Lake City-Columbia
County Parks and Recreation
Department will host Tae Kwan
Do classes that will.meet from
6:30-8 p.m. Monday and .
Wednesday and is open to
anyone age 8 and: older.. Cost is
$40 per month. Instructors will be
Jeff Foster and Teresa Burne,
master and certified, instructor in.
Tae Kwan Do. For more
information or to register, call
Heyward Christie at 758-5448.
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Historical museum, -r,
to host volunteer class
 Lake City/Columbia County
Historical Museum is.
forming a volunteer training
class. For more information,
contact Glenda Reed at
historicsewing@aol.comrn. or
call the museum at,755-9096..


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Mr. George Andrew "Andy"
Foster,
Mr. George Andrew "Andy" Foster,
66, passed away suddenly at his
residence in Gainesville, Florida on
Friday morning December 30, .
2005..A native of Clayton,Georgia,
Mr. Foster had been a resident of
Gainesville for the past twenty
years having moved there from
Lake City. Mr. Foster was the
mechanic shop foreman for Osteen
Construction where he had been
employed for many years. Mr.
Foster was of the Baptist faith. In
his spare time he enjoyed fishing,
tinkering and especially the time he


spent, with his grandchildren. Mr.
Foster was preceded in death this
past November by his wife of 45
years, Thelma Jean Foster. His
daughters, Joyce Privette and
Andrea Burt Myers also preceded
him in death.
Mr. Foster is, survived by his daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Pamela Gail &
Duane Pollard of Lake City; his
five grandsons, Dustin Foster,,
Darrell Pollard, Drew Privette,
Jarrod Pollard and Toby Harrell and
four grand-daughters, Amanda Burt,
Victoria Burt, Serena Myers and
Allison Pollard. His seven brothers
and one sister also survive.
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Page Editor: Chris Bednar, 754-0404


SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2006


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