1-75: Re surfacing in county to start this weekend Continued From Page 1A SCOUTS: Build a fenced-in area for shelter dogs Continued From Page 1A Storm officials say 9 tOrnadoes raked thrOugh Tampa Bay Associated Press: toppled trucks and small planes. _ssi oi. AEsRSBU G Se eNatsonal t'ena es tornados raked through struck Polk, Hillsborough the Tampa Bay region. and Pinellas counties As many as 18,000 Thursday packing winds residents remained with- from.86 to 110 mph. out power Friday, a day In Lakeland, a tent col- after the vicious storms lapsed and injured seven destroyed dozens of people ~gathered for an homes, flooded road and aviation festival. 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But keep in mind, if you want p: to get the red tootsie pops, you're going to have to come .. visit us to get one. Peoples State Bank. Now that's Bank- ing! j)Si THIEVES: Attempt to gain entry into 8 businesses Continued From Page 1A NOTICE OF MEETING ADVISORY AIRPORT COMMITTEE CITY OF LAKE CITY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Advisory Airport Committee for the City of Lake City, Florida will hold a meeting on Monday, April 4, 201 1. The meeting is scheduled for 6:45 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 205 North Manion Street, Lake City, Flonida. THE PURPOSE OjF THE MEETING IS TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS: *Mandese White Construction Inc. Change Order Number Three *Mandese White Construction Inc. Pay Application Number Six All interested persons are invited to attend. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: If you require special aid or services as addressed in the American Disabilities Act, please contact the City Manager's Office at (386) 719-5768. AUDREY E SlKES City Clerk LAKE CITY REPORTER LOCAL &( STATE SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 2011 Page Editor: C.J. Risak, 754-0427 and we've got some really interesting antique trac- tors here from the 1920s and 1930s," Giarda said. '"There's over 50 tractors on display. There's even a rooster-crowing contest." Activities for the second day of the show, which tra- ditionally has higher atten- dance numbers. include additional exhibitors and seven craft workshops. The "make and take" workshops will take place from 10 a.m. 1:30 p.m. "The workshops range from everything from bath relaxation to memory bracelets and basket weav- ing," Giarda said. "They're very inexpensive." Foster Folk Culture Center State Park, said attendance numbers for exhibitors have been wonderful. "We've already topped last year's numbers," he said. "We're doing extremely well and we're looking for places to put the tractors. Its busy." Items on display included: Tractors, steam engines, outboard motors, lanterns, glass wares, tools, other farm equip- ment and items from the agricultural industry. "There are a lot of really interesting demonstra- tions, like shingle mill- ing and wheat thrashing - thaf~s the old machines ple expect it," Lycan said. "W~e typically have it in the spring time at the end of March of in April in con- junction with Earth Week and other activities." Organizers try to make the roundup as simple as possible, he said. Vehicles can pull up and workers will unload the hazardous "You don't even have to get out the car," Lycan said. It~s best to use hazard- ous wastes up and not have any left for disposal, Lycan said. "But if you've got some leftover that's outdated, we prefer you brmng it to us and let us dispose of it properly." Hosting the event is Columbia County's part in protecting the environ- meh~t, Lycan said. S"We want -to live here, and for future generations we want to leave as good as an environment as we can," he said. The roundup is free for residents but there is a small charge for busi- nesses. Call Lycan at 386- 752-6050 for more infor- mation. By ANTONIA ROBINSON arobinson@lakecityreporter. com Residents can get rid of hazardous items with ease during the annual Columbia County Toxic Waste Roundup. . The event is 9 a.m. to 3, p.m. next Saturday, April, 9 a the ou mbia County The roundup is an annual effort between the county and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to -collect unused and unwanted hazardous wastes in the area for safe disposal, said Bill Lycan, Columbia County solid waste director. This is the 12th year of the program. Hazardous wastes items include pld paints, fertil- izers, florescent lamps, insecticides and more. In Florida most of the drinking water is from the ground, Lycan said. Chemicals can leak into the sandy soil if hazardous wastes ai-e not properly * disposed. Each year about 300 participants come to the round up, he said. "Its gotten where peo- from 70 to 60 mph during lane clo. sures and Florida Highway Patrol troopers will provide extra patrols in the construction zone during the project. Improvements will be made at two curves along I-75, one just north of the rest area and the other just north of the U.S. Highway 41/441 exit. Busscher said additional asphalt will be placed in the north- bound lanes to improve the ability for drivers to maintain the posted speed limit. "Because the lanes will be milled, or the asphalt removed, in two dif. ferent operations, there will be times that the lanes will remain milled and open to traffic," Busscher said. "Motorists, especially motorcyclists, are urged to use caution when tray- eling in the milled lanes because of the rippled and uneven pavement. SThe milled condition is necessary in order to remove more asphalt that is able to be removed in a single milling operation." The Santa Fe River Bridge on the roadway is slated to get new guard- rail and bridge joints in the pave- ment resealed. When construction requires that one lane be closed, daytime lane clo- The resurfac- . ing of 1-75 in Columbia County is expected to cost 1 million and to take 12 months- COURTESY PHOTo 41/441 interchange will be resur- faced and the, exit ramps will be realigned to improve the ability of motorists to see traffic approaching on U.S. Highway 41/441. Rest area ramps will also be wid- ened and resurfaced and the lighting along the ramps will be relocated and protected by the installation of a new guardrail. This 10-mile stretch of I-75 was last restirfaced in 1996-1997 when the road was widened to six lines. sures will be allowed between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. When two lanes are. required to be closed, such as repaving the cen- ter line, nighttime lane closures will only be allowed between 9 a.ril. 6 a.m. There will be no lane closures allowed from 6 a.m. Friday until 9 p.m. Sunday due to increased week- ~end traffic. The project's construction work will not be limited to I-75. . Busscher said the U.S. Highway . it home and once ifs out of . the kennel it's a totally dif- ferent animal and they have - to bring it back.".p ! The new space will serve as L i exercise area for the dogs that will help with the stability of their mental health, he said, and will provide a separate place away from the kennels for prospective adopters and the dogs to visit. "It gives them just a nice, private area to spend some time with the dog to see if its gonna be a right fit for their family," Marques said. Jasmen Garling, 11, Girl Scout troop member, said the area is important for the Humane .Soci~ety so it has a space for dogs to play ~with possible owners. '"The dogs have no one to play with and no owners or anything and they could be really lonely," she said. Karlie Stoe, 16, another Girl Scout, said she has enjoyed the project because of her longtime love for ani- mals. "I've always loved ani- mals and when I heard we were going to be doing this I immediately jumped on helped to cover the cost of .the fence's sealant, Selvester said. On Friday, the Girl Scouts put up the .fence's privacy panels and applied its sealant. They began the project March 28, digging the holes, putting in the posts and filing the holes with cement. . The project jives with the Girl Scout principles of discovering, connecting and taking action, Selvester said. ' "A project like this is just wonderful because it~s going to last," she said. - Terry Marques, society executive director, said the socialization space will compslirent the soiety's adoption program. Whieni prospj~ctifve "adopt: t ers come to -look for a pet in the kennels, it can be noisy with all the' dogs barking for attention and people may not get to see the dog's trqle nature or disposition, he said. "Because our goal is a forever home," Marques said, "the last thing we want is for them to adopt a dog in the kennel thinking ifs a right ft and then they get report an attempted bur- glary. . Reports said officers were dispatched to mul-, tiple businesses due to the attempted burglaries at various locations. The.businesses targeted were: aDeSoto Drug Store, 297 NE Marion St.; aGeneral Nutrition Center, 680 SW Duval St.; m Subway, 683 NW Duval St.; aDollar General, 683 NW Duval St. Suite A' aSwift Lube, 417 SW Knox St.; .. SMoney Man, 1010 SW Main Blvd.; aSomewhere in Time, 1034 SW Main Blvd.; MHong Yip, 905 S. Main Blvd. "They (suspects) didn't get inside any of the busi- nesses," Shaw said, noting the one business where the window was busted out by the suspects had an audi- ble alarm, which activated when the window was bro- ken, Authorities have not been able to identify a suspect in the attempted burglaries. However, Shaw said extra patrols will be used to patrol the business community. "~We're going to be wor~k- ing extra hard and having much more focus on the businesses and with some more man power," he said. The Lake City Police Department is encour'ag- ing businesses to iricrease lighting around their establishments and to trim shrubbery from around the utility meters and win- dqws. Anyone having informa- tion about this case is asked to call the Lake City Police Department anonymously on its TIP line at 719-2068. County will collect harzardous items in Toxic Waste Roundup TRACTORS: Show continues throughout weekend Continued From Page 1A