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BY PETE SKIBAPalatka Daily News
Health-concious people attended the 2014 Rotary Health Fair on Saturday to get checked out by pysi-cians, technicians and other medical professionals.
“I like health fairs. I sug-gested we come,” said Phyllis Bard, a registered nurse and snowbird whose husband, Donald, winced as EMT Kadee Frank stuck a pin into his finger to draw blood.
Frank’s station gave blood-sugar tests and blood pres-sure readings at the fair.
Other blood tests offered at the fair would return confi-dential reports to partici-pants on diabetes, liver disor-ders, diseases and, for men, prostate cancer screening.
“Last year we had two men who didn’t know their tests for prostate were bad,” said Wayne McClain, Rotary pres-ident. “They took care of it
after they found out here. They are doing well now.”
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since 1885VOL. 125 • NO. 25 PALATKA, FLA.
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INDEXAdvice ............................. 3BBriefing ........................... 2AClassified/Legals ............ 4BComics ............................ 3BHoroscope ...................... 3BLottery............................. 2BObituaries ....................... 6AOpinions ......................... 4ASports ............................. 2BSudoku ........................... 5B
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Free LolitaAnimal activists have restarted their efforts to get Sea World to release its
popular killer whale, Lolita, back into her native Pacific Ocean.
See Page 3A
Second in commandThe state has gone months without a lieutenant governor, but Carlos Lopez-
Cantera was sworn in as the state’s No. 2 on Monday.
See Page 3A
Inferno kills elderly residents in West PutnamBY BRANDON D. OLIVER
Palatka Daily News
Two people perished in the structure fire that occurred early Sunday morning in the west end of Putnam County.
Multiple agencies, including the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and numerous volun-t e e r f i r e d e p a r t m e n t s ,
responded to the fire, which occurred at 1714 State Road 100 in Putnam Hall at approx-imately 1:46 a.m.
Putnam County Chief of Emergency Operations and Preparedness Quin Romay said that with the exception of the two people who died in the fire, no one was injured.
“It was right at the Putnam/
Clay county line,” Romay said. We had Melrose respond, F l o rahome respond and Interlachen respond.”
The State Fire Marshal’s office is handling the fire investigation.
Ashley Carr, a spokesman from the state office, said that the trailer that caught fire was extensively damaged.
It wasn’t until rescue teams were able to put out the fire that they noticed two elderly people had died inside the structure.
“Upon their arrival, they observed a fully involved fire at a single-wide mobile home,” Carr said. “It was extensively damaged. There’s no roof remaining and very little wall
structure left.” The state office has yet to release the names of the couple that died in the fire.
Carr said that the medical examiner would perform an autopsy before the names were released.
Since the fire marshal’s office is still carrying out its investigation, Carr said, she
was not able to release further information.
But as of Monday afternoon, she said, foul play was not suspected.
“At this time, we’re still in the very early stages in the investigation, but nothing seems suspicious,” she said.
City Manager: Palatka yet to receive lawsuit
Bright Futures Ahead
CHRIS DEVITTO / Palatka Daily News
Danny Ziem, who is part owner of DJ’s Billiard Room on St. Johns Avenue, prepares a table at his business Monday afternoon.
Owners happy to have opened shop downtownBY ASIA AIKINS
Palatka Daily News
While city officials work to promote foot traffic downtown, business own-ers on the 1000 block of St. Johns Avenue say they are looking at a “bright future.”
“We seem to be coming out of the bad times,” said Troy Nettles, owner
of McKinnon Furniture Outlet, 1023 St. Johns Ave. “We are definitely the healthiest block downtown.”
Nettles said that he has worked in the family-owned furniture outlet since 1994. “I’ve seen the good times and bad times, and more good times,” he said.
C i t y C o m m i s s i o n e r A l l e g r a Kitchens said she remembers when
the building at 1023 Lemon St. was built.
“I think it was built for the Winn-Dixie that was there around 1955,” she said.
Badcock & More owner Lor i Johnston said she loves operating on the 1000 block of St. Johns Avenue.
Hundreds to visit Ravines to eradicate air potatoesBY BRANDON D. OLIVER
Palatka Daily News
Local state park rangers are calling on the public for help in eradicating the parasitic plant that has been plaguing the park for more than a decade.
To combat the air potato problem, the Ravine Gardens State Park will host its 11th annual Air Potato Rodeo.
From 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. on Saturday, people – whether individually or in teams – will col lect air potatoes from throughout the park to be safely disposed.
Ravines Park Manager
Mark Giblin said that there would prizes for some of the participants who spent their Saturday removing the air potato tubers and vines.
“The first 100 to show up at the park wi l l get a f ree T-shirt,” Giblin said. “We’re also going to give prizes to the person who picks the smallest, biggest and most oddly shaped air potato.”
The Friends of the Ravine Gardens is co-sponsoring the event, Giblin said, and are in charge of the prizes for the air potato contests.
Giblin said that last year,
Health fair offers screenings, preventative steps
PETE SKIBA / Palatka Daily News
Corrine Munn, of St. Johns County, takes a look at blood slides at the Rotary Health Fair Saturday as Dr. Keith Wade, a pathologist, explains to her what the slide shows.
See HEALTH, Page 5A
See RAVINES, Page 5A
See DOWNTOWN, Page 5A
BY ASIA AIKINSPalatka Daily News
City Manager Michael Czymbor said that as of Monday, the city of Palatka had not been served with a notice of River Community Church’s federal lawsuit.
“We put our insurance carrier on notice after (the church’s attorneys) came to commission (in September),” Czymbor said.
Pastor Chad Perry said the lawsuit was filed with the state’s Middle District Court in Jacksonville on Thursday, and he alleged the city used selective enforcement and religious discrimi-nation in denying the request and appeal of a con-ditional use permit filed by the church last year.
The church found interest in the old McCrory’s building at 211 St. Johns Ave. and signed a three-year lease with the building’s owner, Ruth Burke, in May. In July, the planning board denied the church a conditional use permit.
The permit was required because the building is within 300 feet of an alcohol-serving establish-ment, but planning board members and city staff said the permit was denied because a church was incompatible with the downtown “retail core.”
The church appealed the decis ion in September, and the city commissioners upheld the planning board’s decision 4-1.
Holy Word Revival, another local church, was granted a conditional use permit on St. Johns Avenue in August. The city also began negotia-tions with First Baptist Church of Palatka this fall, as the church planned to expand by pur-chasing the former TD Bank building on St. Johns Avenue.
A clerk at the Middle District Court in Jacksonville said lawsuits are usually served within 48 hours of the clerk’s receipt.
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PALATKA
Parent council to meet Wednesday
The Parent Involvement District Advisory Council will meet at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Federal Programs Conference Room, 1416 McClellan St.
Sandra Gilyard will present a pro-gram on the bullying issue and its true definition.
Pineland Lodge holding fundraiser
The Pineland Lodge 86 is having a fundraiser drawing to raise money to install a lift in its lodge to assist older members in getting upstairs. Prizes are: a rifle, a $100 gift card and a $50 gift card to Gander Mountain.
Tickets are $10 each. Drawing will be held on Thursday at the lodge, 190 E. Peniel Road. Tickets may be purchased up to the time of the drawing.
Details and tickets: Raymond Winters, 972-6455; David Rich, 937-9875; or Randy Bolen, 983-0084.
Beauty Lodge holding fundraiser
The Beauty Lodge 35 F&AM fund-raiser drawing will be held for a 150-pound, dressed, cut and wrapped hog. Tickets are $5 each. Drawing will be at 6 p.m. Saturday at 820 Madison St. Funds raised will help to replace the roof.
Tickets: Clarence Hughes, (904) 501-5690 or Calvester Davis, 326-3623.
FELONY ARRESTS
Jan. 31Wil l iams Eugene Fe l l s , 47 ,
Palatka: homicide – negligent man-slaughter, aggravated manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; possession of a weapon by a convicted Florida felon.
Amber Rene Hess, 34, Crescent City: grand theft larceny over $300 but less than $5K.
Ricky Dale Whitten, 54, East Palatka: fraud – false statement, false ownership information given to second hand dealer; grand theft lar-ceny over $300 but less than $5K; dealing in stolen property.
J a m e s A l f r e d W o o d s , 2 9 , Hawthorne: moving traffic violation – driving while license suspended, habitual offender.
Feb. 2Joshua Alan Hammons, 31 ,
Crescent City: nonmoving traffic vio-lation – driving while license sus-pended, habitual offender.
F o r r e s t L e e H a r p e r , 3 9 , Florahome: criminal mischief with property damage.
F l o y d N o l a n H o o t e n , 1 9 , Georgetown: possession of controlled substance; possession of cocaine.
Gilbert Gerard Passmore, 33, Lake Como: battery – aggravated battery on a person 65 years of age or older.
Amy Marie Shepherd, 28, St. Augustine: failure to appear.
Robert Scott Siemiatkoski, 33, Palatka: carrying a concealed weap-on; firing weapon.
SEbRiNg
Woman, 81, jailed, charged with feeding bears
An 81-year-old Sebring woman has been arrested after authorities say she continued to feed wildlife in violation of a probation order, then fought with a state agent and deputy sheriff as they took her into custody.
Mary H. Musselman was arrested Wednesday after the agent found trays with bird seed and corn in Musselman’s yard.
Musselman was put on probation two weeks ago after being charged with two counts of feeding black bears. A Highlands County judge had ordered her not to put out any food to feed bears or other wildlife for
a year.In November of last year, FWC
officials reported they euthanized a bear after it was fed by Musselman.
PiERRE, S.D.
Last of 3 counterfeiting suspects sentenced
A Florida man who pleaded guilty to passing counterfeit $100 bills in South Dakota has been sentenced.
T w e n t y - t w o - y e a r - o l d R a f i q McDonald, of Orlando, was sen-tenced to six months in federal cus-tody . U.S . At torney Brendan Johnson says McDonald will serve the sentence at the same time as a s tate sentence in Wiscons in . McDonald also was ordered to pay $400 in restitution.
Johnson says McDonald and two accomplices passed bogus bills at various businesses in Sioux Falls in December 2012. Co-defendants Macquillie Woodard of Minneapolis and Timothy Oben of Eau Claire, Wis . , ear l i e r p l eaded gu i l ty . Woodard was sentenced to 10 months and Oben two years behind bars.
TEmPLE TERRAcE
Fire breaks out at senior facility near Tampa
A 58-year-old man is charged with first-degree arson following an apartment fire an apartment com-plex near Tampa.
Authorities say Kenneth Haskins is being held without bond at the Hillsborough County Jail after his Mar Plaza apartment caught fire on Sunday night.
Firefighters evacuated 28 apart-ments on Sunday night.
Tampa Fire Arson investigators determined the f i re began in Haskins’ kitchen and bedroom. They say Haskins made comments during the investigation about being upset with the apartment’s management company.
The upstairs unit where the fire began sustained heavy fire, smoke and water damage.
Four residents were displaced by the fire. Other residents were allowed to return home Sunday night.
The American Red Cross is assist-ing those displaced by the fire.
No attorney was listed on jail records for Haskins.
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Today we will see mostly cloudy skies with a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, near record high temperature of 83º, humidity of 83%. Light winds. The record high temperature for today is 85º set in 1957. Expect mostly cloudy skies tonight with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, overnight low of 63º. South wind 6 mph. The record low for tonight is 25º set in 1970. Wednesday, skies will be mostly cloudy with a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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Andy Myers and his son Mason check out one of the many airplanes on display during the Palatka Municipal Airport fly-in and open house recently.
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Abandoned infant doing well in state custodyAssociated Press
DEBARY — A baby girl left at a central Florida fire station is doing well in state custody.
The 6-week-old girl is in good health after an ordeal that began Dec. 16. She was supposed to be left at a DeBary Fire station because her mother didn’t want her. Instead, she was rescued by newspaper carrier Anthony Ackeridge.
The story began in the early morning hours when 53-year-old man flagged down the newspaper carrier, saying he’d found a newborn baby outside a convenience store. The man had wrapped the child in his shirt. The carrier called 911 and a Volusia County Sheriff’s deputy arrived.
The man who’d “found” the baby was questioned and his story quickly unraveled. Deputies learned he was dating the baby’s mother, but was not the child’s father. He told deputies that the girl’s mother didn’t want her and had asked him to leave her at a fire station, as allowed under Florida’s Safe Haven law. The law allows parents to leave a newborn without legal repercussions
at a fire station, hospital or emergency medical station.The man admitted to deputies that he made up the
story about finding the baby at the convenience store. He said the baby had been born in the bathroom of a friend’s apartment the night before.
According to the newspaper, the man said the friend had driven him to the fire station and he had knocked on doors and windows, but no one answered. So he wrapped the baby in his shirt and started walking, looking for help.
Had he left the baby at the fire station, she would have gone straight to an adoption agency and given to a fami-ly. But, because of the set of circumstances, the child placed in DCF custody, according to agency spokeswom-an Carrie Proudfit. She said dozens of people have inquired about adopting the baby.
The man was charged with providing a false story to law enforcement and resisting arrest without vio-lence. He entered a not guilty plea at his first appear-ance. So far, the state attorney has not brought for-mal charges.
Crist says ‘guys like Rick Scott’ caused recessionAssociated Press
TALLAHASSEE — Democrat Charlie Crist’s campaign isn’t wast-ing time responding to a Republican Party Web ad that blamed him for the state’s financial woes.
Crist’s gubernatorial campaign released its own Web ad on Monday, throwing blame over the recession back at Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
The ad features Crist speaking directly to the camera, saying it’s
ridiculous for Scott to blame him for Florida’s economic downturn.
Instead, Crist says the recession was caused by greedy Wall Street bankers and corporate takeover art-ists.
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Associated PressMIAMI — Activists are renewing their
efforts to release a killer whale named Lolita back into the Pacific Ocean.
The 7,000-pound wild-born orca Lolita has been the main draw at Miami Seaquarium for nearly 44 years. Millions from around the world have come to see her perform tricks for fish.
Activists have tried over the last two decades to “Liberate Lolita,” but the efforts have all fizzled. Now they are wag-ing legal battles on two fronts in a seem-ingly last-ditch campaign to find a way to get Lolita back into the wild, The Miami Herald reports.
“I want more than anything to see Lolita out of that little pool they have there and back in her native waters — she certainly deserves it after all the things she’s gone through,” said Karen Ellick of
Washington state, an activist who is party in both legal fights.
The Seaquarium refutes the idea that Lolita is better off returning to the wild. Curator Robert Rose said the best place for Lolita to spend the remaining years of her life is where she is now, receiving first-class medical care, nutritious, high-quali-ty food and the staff’s constant care.
“To us, Lolita is part of our family,” he told The Miami Herald.
Lolita has survived more than two decades longer than most large marine mammals in captivity. Returning her to the wild at this stage, some experts say, would be very difficult. She would have to learn how to live and hunt for food in the wild again, and those skills can be difficult to learn at an older age.
In one legal case, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Foundation sub-
mitted a petition to the National Marine Fisheries Service for Lolita to be included on an endangered species list last year. The petition requests she become a mem-ber of the Southern Resident killer whales, a population that roams coastal sites from central California north to Southeast Alaska.
PETA also launched a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture in 2012 challenging the agency’s “absurd decision to renew the Seaquarium’s feder-al Animal Welfare Act license.” PETA ani-mal law director Jared Goodman said Seaquarium is not in compliance with fed-eral law. He said her tank is too small, she is not protected from the burning sun, and she does not have the company of another orca.
The case is now in the hands of a federal court in Miami.
Associated PressTALLAHASSSEE — Carlos
Lopez-Cantera was sworn in Monday as Florida’s next lieu-tenant governor during a small, private ceremony held in the governor’s office.
Lopez-Cantera becomes the first Hispanic and Cuban-American in Florida history to hold the position. He will appear on the ballot with Gov. Rick Scott when Scott runs for re-election this fall.
While the job of lieutenant governor is largely ceremoni-
al, Scott said that he expects Lopez-Cantera to help him push his agenda during the annual session of the Florida Legislature.
Scott’s top priority is to get legislators to use an expected budget surplus to pay for more than $500 million in tax and fee cuts.
“He’s going to be a great partner, we’re going to have a great year running together,” Scott said.
Lopez-Cantera, 40, is a for-mer state legislator and ally of
U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio who had been holding the elected pos i t i on o f Miami -Dade Property Appraiser.
Scott named Lopez-Cantera to the post in January. The job of lieutenant governor has been vacant since March 2013.
Former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll abruptly resigned after she was interviewed by law-enforcement authorities about work she once did for a charity that prosecutors have said was a front for a wide-spread gambling ring. She has
not been accused of any wrongdoing.
Lopez-Cantera was sworn in by 1st District Court of Appeal Chief Judge Joseph Lewis Jr. during a ceremony attended by family members.
Florida went nearly 100 years without the post of lieu-tenant governor until it was revived in 1968. The job, which pays nearly $125,000, has no real defined responsi-bilities besides replacing the governor if he leaves office or dies.
O v e r t h e l a s t s e v e r a l months several names had emerged as possible contend-ers for the job, but Lopez-Cantera said the Scott admin-istration did not reach out to him about the position until mid-December.
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The Putnam County Library System will be hosting book discussions on Backcountry Lawman by Bob H. Lee, as part of the One Book One Putnam program scheduling. Discussions are open to the public and held at each library location, with light refreshments served. Melrose Branch Library, 312 Wynwood Avenue, on January 31st at 2:00pm.
Palatka Main Library, 601 College Road, on February 14th at 6:30 pm.
Interlachen Branch Library, 133 N. SR 315, on February 11th at 2:00 pm.
Bostwick Branch Library, 125 Tilman Street, on February 13th at 6:00 pm.
Finale - Feb. 27th5:30 - 7:30 pm at GFWC Woman’s Club of Palatka. Special guests will be Guy “Gator” Banks, Roger Gunter, Tommy Shearer, “Hank” Starling. Join in for awards, refreshments and guests.
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Carlos Lopez-Cantera sworn in as state’s lieutenant governor
Animal rights activists try again to ‘liberate Lolita’
Animal rights activists protest SeaWorld concert series
Associated PressORLANDO — Animal rights
activists are protesting a SeaWorld Orlando concert series.
PETA protesters, including one wearing an orca costume, planned to be outside the marine park this weekend as the park starts its Bands, Brew & BBQ concert series.
Alan Jackson and Kid Rock
are kicking off the series with performances this weekend.
Nine other performers backed out of the concert series following online peti-tion campaigns by fans and animal rights activists. The activists cited the documenta-ry “Blackfish,” which is criti-cal of how whales are kept in captivity at the marine park.
Police warn of phone scam from overseasBy Brandon d. oliver
Palatka Daily News
T h e P a l a t k a P o l i c e Department has issued a warning to residents in the city to be aware of a phone scam that recently conned someone out of more than $1,000.
The anonymous victim reported being defrauded at approximately 10 a.m. on Saturday, Assistant Police Chief James Griffith said in a statement.
Someone called the victim to tell the victim that a fam-ily friend was arrested in another country and asked the victim to send $1,200 for court costs, according to the police statement.
But a day later, when the victim called the family of the person who supposedly was in a Dominican Republic jail, the family members told the victim that the person was not only in the country but had not recently been out of the county.
“This is a scam that we have heard of in the past, but this is our first reported case here in Palatka,” Griffith said in the statement.
The victim reported that the person who called made sure to use a name that the victim would recognize as a friend, and then he told the victim that the friend was in jai l on drug-related charges.
After stating the amount of money that the victim would need to send, the call-er put on the phone some-one who referred to himself as Officer James.
James confirmed every-thing the previous called told the victim, the police statement said, and then instructed the victim to go to Kmart and send the money via Western Union to Gabriela Guaba in Mao, Dominican Republic.
According to the state-ment, James gave the vic-tim a number to call after the money was sent.
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“Did you guys get violently ill last night?”
That John, he’s such a card. His wife got called out of town suddenly, so we asked him to come to dinner. Nothing fancy, just some leftovers, but much better grub than he’d rustle up by himself. And, as well as we know each other, we don’t often sit across the table from one another. We had a great, fun evening together, topped off with ice cream and cherry pie. We talked about the cold snap, when we thought it would be warm enough to golf again, and about an upcoming cruise our families were taking together.
It had been all over the news that night that another cruise ship was limping into port with a cargo of sick passengers and crew – all with a virulent stom-ach flu. The stories were graph-ic and gruesome and we won-dered about our chances of get-ting through our vacation with-out an onboard fire, breakdown or stomach bug. It’s one thing to get the flu; it’s another to waste a bunch of vacation days and pay an arm and a leg for the privilege.
After a few hours together, John drove the five minutes back to his house with a smile on his face.
The next morning, I pick up a call from John, expecting to hear “Thank you” but getting “Did you guys get violently ill last night?” instead.
Very funny, I thought. Not that it’s the first time anyone’s ever called to ask that, but usu-ally it’s after a boy’s night out or a day at the county fair. It’s never after eating a meal at our house. So I told him he was wel-come and started to hang up.
No, he insisted, he really was sick in the middle of the night and since his wife is still out of town, a neighbor was going to drive him to the hospital in a few minutes. It turns out he was not kidding.
When you think about it, there’s really no good answer when a guest asks you if you got violently ill after your meal together. If you say “yes,” you’re admitting that you poi-soned a guest. If you say “no,” they may think you did get sick, and just don’t want every-one to know.
We tried to remember if we all ate exactly the same things that night, and were pretty sure that we did. When I vol-unteered to drive him, he said, “Thanks, you’ve done enough.” What does that mean? He was probably thinking, “Why should I give that clown anoth-er chance to kill me?” I’ve always heard that “No good
deed goes unpunished,” but I never quite knew what it meant until today.
John left the hospital this morning after three days of observation. It was not food poisoning; it was something totally unrelated to dinner at our house. Still, we all know how these kinds of stories can get twisted around. By the middle of next week, it’ll be all over town that we tried to kill him and that he barely escaped with his life. And his next-door neighbor is a lawyer. Who hasn’t been to a restaurant and accidently asked for an “evi-dence bag” when you meant to say “doggie bag”? I had eaten the last of the cherry pie while John was in the hospital, prov-ing that it was blameless. And delicious. But I could see how a clever attorney might accuse me of destroying evidence.
But actually, I told him, he should be thanking me. What if this had happened while we were on our cruise? We could have been out at sea when this hit, two days away from the nearest port. He didn’t buy it. If he catches the latest norovirus on our cruise, will that some-how end up being my fault? Instead of the guy who was coughing up a lung behind him on the flight down to the departure port?
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The nation was still in the clutch of the Great Depression in 1939 and local activities reflected its
devastation.In January, Capt. S.H.
Fortune announced work started on the Works Progress Administration (WPA) project for the East Palatka Drainage District to widen Mill Creek, starting at the FEC Railway bridge—total length, 13 miles. (I have no idea where Mill Creek is, or was.)
The Ravine Gardens Committee proposed a civic building to be built as a WPA project. (It was built, called for years as The Log Cabin and used by the Garden Club.)
Putnam County distributed commodities—food and clothing, to 480 families. People living in the county received income of $32,400 between July 1, 1937, and Dec. 1938 from the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
Delinquent taxes amounting to $256,000 hounded the city of Palatka, which took steps to collect $15,000 needed to pay for current operating expenses.
WPA announced a new three-room school to be built in Pomona Park. Fifty men would be employed for four months. The cost of the proj-ect would be $14,858. (Fifty men? Four months? It was popularly said that WPA stood for We Piddle Around, and that project seems to bear it out.)
March 31—The Colonial Inn in Welaka was purchased by the Blue Ridge School for Boys, Hendersonville, N.C., to be used as a winter school. It later was bought by Forest C. Wood and became the famous Sportsman’s Lodge, now demolished.
Retired Col. Neil Kirkman of Putnam County was selected to head the new Florida Highway Patrol in 1936 and helped organize and train a class of 32 troopers, who rode motorcycles and drove light sedans without radios. Their pay in 1939 was $125 a month.
May 1—Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for “The Yearling,” written at Cross Creek.
Porter Angel purchased adjacent lots to pro-vide parking for his Reid Street dining car. (It’s still there at the same location.)
July 20—Putnam County received $10,707 and its schools got $6,128 as a result of an
order that railroads in Florida must pay disputed taxes.
On Jan. 20, President Roosevelt recommended favor-able action to build a Cross State Ship Canal from the St. Johns River to the west coast of
Florida. (It was started and then stopped. It was later revived as the controversial Cross Florida Barge Canal following basically the same route. That was also halted after two bridges, two dams, and two canals were com-pleted, resulting in Lake Ocklawaha—Rodman Reservoir.
Jan. 27—The Palatka Pilot Club received its charter at the Marion Hotel.
Feb. 1–The official opening of the Palatka Coca-Cola bottling plant was held at its new brick building on Seventh Street. (It’s still there, but vacant.) The new building was equipped to produce 21,600 bottles daily. In September of that year, more than 100 doc-tors from around the state met in the build-ing’s auditorium for the third annual meet-ing of the Northeast Florida Medical Association.
Aug. 18—James Cash Penney was on hand when J.C. Penney opened its new, modern store on the southeast corner of Lemon and Third; a later new store was located on Lemon and Second. The Palatka store was the first Penney store in Florida.
Nov. 1—St. Johns Box Manufacturing Co. opened a plant capable of producing 7,000 boxes daily in the old Currie warehouse on Lemon Street adjacent to the Atlantic Coast Line track, employing 40 to 50 men. (The building is still there.)
It was announced that Babe Ruth was to head a baseball school at the Azalea Bowl from Feb. 20 through March 20. More than 250 stu-dents were expected to sign up.
At a meeting on Dec. 20, a national director for Florida presented the Palatka Junior Chamber of Commerce with its charter at a banquet. (The young men’s organization was later simply called the “Jaycees” to avoid con-fusion that it was affiliated with the National Chamber of Commerce.)
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Chamber of Commerce President Kelley Smith Jr. had a message for other chamber members at the
organization’s annual dinner a little more than a week ago. Noting that the recession that began in 2008 is finally lifting, and he had hired an additional employee as a result, he urged others to do the same. “The economy is the best it has been in the last five years, so the time is now,” he concluded. Putnam County’s unemployment number is slowly improving. The most recent figure reported, 2,385 persons still looking for work, is the lowest it’s been in five years – but the percentage, 9.1 percent of the work-force, is among the state’s worst. If more employers will do what Smith has done, we can produce a profound change for the bet-ter in those numbers.
THORN: A church that wants to set up shop in the 200 block of St. Johns Avenue in Palatka has resorted to a federal lawsuit after being rebuffed for a conditional use permit to occupy the former McCrory’s storefront. The suit alleges religious dis-crimination and selective enforcement, say-ing two other church-related projects were approved for St. Johns Avenue while theirs wasn’t. At the same time, city planners are pursuing a zoning “overlay” aimed at pro-tecting the commercial nature of the down-town street. Churches would be included on a list of entities that would be prohibited there. It’s a thorny issue, one that may now be resolved by a judge instead of by reason-able people working together.
ROSE: If the Super Bowl marked the end of a long fall-winter holiday that began with Halloween, Groundhog Day marks the beginning of what’s unofficially called festi-val season locally. As the weather warms up, so do event sponsors. In February alone, we have the Air Potato Rodeo coming Saturday to Ravine Gardens. The Welaka Spring Fest is Feb. 14-15. Also on Feb. 15 is the Iron Horse 100-mile race, the Azalea Festival Pageant and an African American art expo. Feb. 20 marks the start of the three-day Palatka Bluegrass Festival at the Rodeheaver Boys Ranch. And we’re just getting started.
THORN: The news from Pennsylvania wasn’t good. On Sunday, Punxsatawney Phil, the resident groundhog and climatology prognosticator, issued the following:
“A Super Bowl winner I will not predict,But my weather forecast, you cannot con-
tradict,That’s not a football lying beside meIt’s my shadow you seeSo, six more weeks of winter it shall be!” For the record, Phil has now seen his
shadow 101 times while failing to see it 17 times. The National Climatic Data Center takes pains every year to point out that the groundhog’s predictions have no relation to reality; we thank them for clearing that up.
And we assume that most of us, especially our friends and family up north, have already seen quite enough of winter, thank you.
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4A PALATKA DAILY NEWS • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 , 2014
Today is Tuesday, Feb. 4, the 35th day of 2014. There are 330 days left in the year.
TodAy’s HigHligHT in HisTory:On Feb. 4, 1974, newspaper
heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, was kidnapped in Berkeley, Calif., by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army.
(Two months later, Hearst declared that she had joined her captors; she helped the SLA rob a bank, was captured in 1975, con-victed for her role in the robbery and sentenced to seven years in prison. Hearst, who has main-tained she was a victim of brain-washing, served nearly two years before President Jimmy Carter commuted her sentence; she was pardoned in 2001 by President Bill Clinton.)
on THis dATe:In 1783, Britain’s King George
III proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War.
In 1789, electors chose George Washington to be the first presi-dent of the United States.
In 1861, delegates from six southern states that had recently seceded from the Union met in Montgomery, Ala., to form the Confederate States of America.
In 1919, Congress established the U.S. Navy Distinguished Service Medal and the Navy Cross.
In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt opened the Winter Olympic Games at Lake Placid.
In 1944, the Bronze Star Medal, honoring “heroic or meritorious achievement or service,” was authorized by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
In 1962, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded in Memphis, Tenn., by entertainer Danny Thomas.
In 1976, more than 23,000 peo-ple died when a severe earthquake struck Guatemala with a magni-tude of 7.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
In 1983, pop singer-musician Karen Carpenter died in Downey, Calif., at age 32.
In 1987, pianist Liberace died at his Palm Springs, Calif., home at age 67.
In 1999, Amadou Diallo, an unarmed West African immigrant, was shot and killed in front of his Bronx home by four plainclothes New York City police officers. (The officers were acquitted at trial.)
Ten yeArs Ago: The Massachusetts high court
declared that gay couples were entitled to nothing less than mar-riage and that Vermont-style civil unions would not suffice. A Senate rattled by a ricin attack began returning to regular business with no illnesses reported. The social networking website Facebook had its beginnings as Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook.”
Five yeArs Ago: President Barack Obama
imposed a $500,000 cap on execu-tive pay for companies receiving federal bailout money; the presi-dent also signed a bill extending health coverage to 4 million unin-sured children.
one yeAr Ago: President Barack Obama
signed into law a bill raising the government’s borrowing limit, averting a default. Authorities stormed an underground bunker in Alabama, freeing a 5-year-old boy who’d been held hostage for nearly a week and killing his abductor, Jimmy Lee Dykes. British scientists announced they had rescued the skeletal remains of King Richard III from the ano-nymity of a drab municipal park-ing lot.
TodAy’s BirTHdAys: Former Argentinian President
Isabel Peron is 83. Comedian David Brenner is 78. Movie direc-tor George A. Romero is 74. Former Vice President Dan Quayle is 67. Rock singer Alice Cooper is 66. Football Hall-of-Famer Lawrence Taylor is 55. Country singer Clint Black is 52. Actress Gabrielle Anwar is 44. Actor Rob Corddry is 43. Singer David Garza is 43. Actor Michael Goorjian is 43. Olympic gold medal boxer Oscar De La Hoya is 41. Singer Natalie Imbruglia is 39. Rock singer Gavin DeGraw is 37. Olympic gold medal gymnast-turned-singer Carly Patterson is 26.
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Johnston has owned and operated the home furnishing store for six years.
The Badcock & More store has been in the area for more than 50 years, she said.
“Things are going well,” she said. “I’m very supportive of downtown growth and would like to see the city recruiting new businesses.”
Palatka native Danny Ziem said he and co-owner Jamie Cornelio took over the DJ’s Billiard Room, 1024 St. Johns Ave. about seven years ago, when the previous owners decided to close the doors.
“It was a billiard room then too,” Ziem said. “We were in here quite a bit and wanted to keep it open.”
Ziem said the business recently expanded its lunch menu and “changed the atmo-sphere to promote more fami-ly-friendly activity.
“It’s definitely enhanced the experience,” he said.
Today, downtown business owner and former Downtown Palatka Inc. president Alex Sharp said there is “almost always 100 percent occupan-cy” in the buildings on the 1000 block.
Sharp and his wife own the building at 1005 St. Johns Ave., currently occupied by Atomic Tees. Sharp said the building was “dilapidated” when the couple decided to purchase it and renovate it.
“We started buying property around 2004 or 2005,” Sharp said. “We felt there was a poten-
tial for downtown businesses.”The buildings on the 1000
block have been maintained over the years, promoting new busi-nesses and business expansion.
“In recent years, the city has modified a lot of their ordinances and become a lot more business- fr iendly , ” Sharp said
W h i l e N e t t l e s s a i d McKinnon’s success could be attributed to the quality of its products and repeat customers, he said the success of the 1000 block is because of the “good businesses that are willing to
stick around for a long time.”
The fair at the St. Johns River State College gym found people of all ages from all over Putnam County attending.
Corrine Munn said she was from East Palatka but in St. Johns County, “way out in the sticks.
“I try to help myself stay healthy the best way I can. I get all the tests here every year.”
The Rotary fair also had many experts on hand in a confererance area to talk about various health topics to audiences. They also chatted at their tables to individuals.
A new addition to the physi-cians in Palatka, Dr. Michael J. Maggitti, an orthopedic sur-geon, talked about more con-servative methods of soothing injuries. Surgery is not often the first option, he said. There are other options rather than replacing knees or hips at first diagnosis.
“Orthopedics is an ever-changing field,” Maggitti said. “There are many non-opera-t ive opt ions . I o f f er my patients a choice of what is reasonable to do to obtain a good result.”
Heart problems factor into the lives of many people in Putnam, said Yazan Khatib, a physician with First Coast Cardiovascular Institute.
“Putnam County residents have many of the contributing factors for heart disease,” Khatib said. “There is a lot of smoking, diabetes, bad-eating habits, leading to obesity.”
Many of the tables at the fair had information about avoiding the bad habits that
contribute to bad health and ultimately death.
There were pamphlets and other materials available on exercise, good-eating habits, controlling cholesterol and smoking cessation. Better yet, there were physicians and other health care profession-als at the fair willing and ready to talk about health i ssues wi th anyone who walked up to them.
One popular figure, Dr. Arnand M. Kuruvilla, a physi-c i a n w i t h t h e F l o r i d a Radiation Oncology Group, greeted many patients and relatives who made sure they stopped by to say thank you.
The Lions Club provided eye screenings, and many other health tests were avail-able at the fair for children as well as adults.
approximately 250 people par-ticipated in the rodeo, but, as of Friday, the park staff is expecting at least 300 people this year.
And with the increased attendance, Giblin said that he wants the end-of-day pota-to count to surpass last year’s 2,800 pounds.
Although Giblin wasn’t a part of the Ravines staff when the rodeo was thought up 11 years ago, he said that there was no way anyone could have known the rodeo would be popular and necessary enough to still be going strong so many years later.
But when dealing with air potatoes, which are tubers that resemble edible potatoes but grow vines that both choke other plants and spout additional tubers, the threat can vary from year to year.
“We’ve seen this trend in the past where we get a handle on them,” the park manager said. “And after a few years, they come back with a force.”
The air potato infestation is not just a problem in the park, he said, but it’s also a problem within the county.
No matter how clean the park staff can get a section of the Ravines or how tidy a per-son can make their yard, if ani-mals that interact with the air potato transfer the plants to the clean area, the parasitic plant could flourish, Giblin said.
The park has taken other steps to combat the air potato problem.
Along the paved trail at the Ravines, there are numerous metal containers in which
people can dispose of the air potatoes they might find along the path.
And last year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture distributed thousands of tiny insects that feed on air potato leaves.
“The beetles will actually eat the leaves in the vines, but they won’t eat the air potatoes them-selves,” Giblin said. “We empty (the air potato containers) once a week. Between 50-100 pounds we get rid of a week.”
The state Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission awarded the park a grant for a two-part air potato removal
project that will begin later in the month.
The numerous endeavors to rid the park of air potatoes, as well as the other projects, events and cleaning efforts the park sponsors, are ways to make sure the Ravines is always at its most presentable so that community members can fully enjoy the park, Giblin said.
“We want people to come out and experience our park and see how beautiful our park is,” Giblin said.
For more information about the rodeo, call 329-3721.
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Ravine Gardens State Park Ranger John Ellis picks up air potatoes in the park Monday in preparation for the Air Potato Rodeo Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the park.
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PENSACOLA — Florida D e p a r t m e n t o f L a w Enforcement investigators have started reviewing about 2,600 drug cases that could have been compromised by an employee of the agency’s Pensacola crime lab.
State Attorney Bill Eddins says criminal charges will likely be filed against the employee sometime this week. Investigators suspect the man of stealing prescription nar-cotics seized as evidence in numerous cases handled by the lab.
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Jacqueline HarrellJacqueline Harrell, 75, of
Claxton, Ga., died Jan. 30, 2014 after a long illness.
She was preceded in death by her parents F.J.R. “Jack” and Ruthie Bell Martin; and brothers, Billy and Emory Martin.
Jackie is survived by a son, Ronald (Debbie) Guess of Morven, Ga.; and daughter, Delores (Eugene) Jones of Palatka; and four sisters, Ida Conley, Ruth Randall, Mary S t r i c k l a n d , a n d S u s i e Kennedy, al l of Georgia. Survivors also include five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The family will hold a pri-vate memorial Feb. 4, 2014.
J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home of Claxton provided local care and Joiner Anderson Funeral Home and Crematory of Savannah prepared the cre-mains.
John C. Wiggins Jr.John C. Wiggins Jr., 86, of
Crescent City, (formerly of Mandarin and Switzerland), passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2014, at the Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center following an extended ill-ness.
B o r n i n Winter Haven, Mr . Wigg ins had been a res-i d e n t o f Crescent City s i n c e 1 9 9 2 , coming from Switzerland. He was a dec-orated veter-an of WWII, having served in both the U.S. C o a s t G u a r d a n d t h e Merchant Marine. He met his wife, Colene, in 1946, and they were married in 1947. He worked in shipyards for over 20 years as a machinist, main-taining cranes. Mr. Wiggins was a member of the San Mateo Church of God. He loved to play golf, tinkering, carpentry, jewelry and was a true “Jack of all Trades.”
Mr. Wiggins was preceded in death by his parents, John and Emma Sweat Wiggins; a daughter, Linda Wiggins; and a brother and sister.
Left to remember their memories of Mr. Wiggins are h is wi fe , Co lene Howel l Wiggins of Crescent City; four sons and daughters-in-law, Larry and Kathy Wiggins of
Minnesota, William Wiggins of Interlachen, David Michael and Ronda Wiggins of Baldwin and Bruce Wayne and Kim Wiggins of Switzerland; a brother and sister-in-law, Micky R. and Jean Wiggins of Cheyenne, Wyo. ; and 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter.
The funeral was Monday, Feb. 3 at the San Mateo Church of God. Pastor Phil Wyatt was the of f ic iant . I n t e r m e n t w a s i n t h e S w i t z e r l a n d C e m e t e r y , Switzerland.
Messages of sympathy may be expressed on his guestbook at www.themastersfuneral-homes.com.
Masters Funeral Home of Palatka was in charge of arrangements.
Elizabeth M. ArdElizabeth Mendez Ard, 52,
of Florence, S.C., passed away Sunday, Feb. 2 , 2014 in Florence following a brief ill-ness.
A r r a n g e m e n t s w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d b y J o h n s o n -Overturf Funeral Home in Interlachen.
George A. Fowler Sr.George Aubrey Fowler Sr.,
78, of Palatka, passed away Sunday, Feb. 2, 2014 at the F l a g l e r H o s p i t a l i n S t . Augustine following a brief ill-ness.
A r r a n g e m e n t s w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d b y M a s t e r s Funeral Home of Palatka.
Frances I. HarperFrances Irma Harper, 84, of
Palatka, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2014 at the Palatka Health Care Center following an extended illness.
A r r a n g e m e n t s w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d b y M a s t e r s Funeral Home of Palatka.
Dean A. HaynesDean Arthur Haynes, 69, of
Cue Lake in Melrose, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2014 at Haven Hospice Roberts Care Center following an extended illness.
A r r a n g e m e n t s w i l l b e a n n o u n c e d b y J o h n s o n -Overturf Funeral Home in Interlachen.
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Former Democratic leader Charlie Whitehead dies
Associated PressPANAMA CITY — Former
chairman of the Flor ida Democratic Party Charlie Whitehead has died.
Current executive director Scott Arceneaux informed party m e m b e r s S u n d a y t h a t Whitehead had died overnight surrounded by his family in Panama City.
Whitehead led the Florida
Democratic Party from 1980 to 1989 and again in 1999.
Party chairwoman Allison Tant said Whitehead was one of the party’s most dedicated lead-ers. She described him as “a happy warrior, always working for a better, more just Florida.”
Others remembered him a larger-than-life figure who helped reunite the Florida Democratic Party.
Sugar tied to deadly heart woes; most eat too muchBy Lindsey Tanner
Associated Press
CHICAGO — Could too much sugar be deadly? The biggest study of its kind sug-gests the answer is yes, at least when it comes to fatal heart problems.
It doesn’t take all that much extra sugar, hidden in many processed foods, to substantially raise the risk, the research-ers found, and most Americans eat more than the safest amount.
Having a cinnamon roll with your morning coffee, a super-sized sugary soda at lunch and a scoop of ice cream after din-ner would put you in the highest risk cat-egory in the study. That means your chance of dying prematurely from heart problems is nearly three times greater than for people who eat only foods with little added sugar.
For someone who normally eats 2,000 calories daily, even consuming two 12-ounce cans of soda substantially increases the risk. For most American adults, sodas and other sugary drinks are the main source of added sugar.
Lead author Quanhe Yang of the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention
called the results sobering and said it’s the first nationally representative study to examine the issue.
Scientists aren’t certain exactly how sugar may contribute to deadly heart prob-lems, but it has been shown to increase blood pressure and levels of unhealthy cho-lesterol and triglycerides; and also may increase signs of inflammation linked with heart disease, said Rachel Johnson, head of the American Heart Association’s nutrition committee and a University of Vermont nutrition professor.
Yang and colleagues analyzed national health surveys between 1988 and 2010 that included questions about people’s diets. The authors used national death data to calculate risks of dying during 15 years of follow-up.
Overall, more than 30,000 American adults aged 44 on average were involved.
Previous studies have linked diets high in sugar with increased risks for non-fatal heart problems, and with obesity, which can also lead to heart trouble. But in the new study, obesity didn’t explain the link between sugary diets and death. That link was found even in normal-weight people who ate lots of added sugar.
“Too much sugar does not just make us fat; it can also make us sick,” said Laura Schmidt, a health policy specialist at the University of California, San Francisco. She wrote an editorial accompanying the study in Monday’s JAMA Internal Medicine.
The researchers focused on sugar added to processed foods or drinks, or sprinkled in coffee or cereal. Even foods that don’t taste sweet have added sugar, including many brands of packaged bread, tomato sauce and salad dressing. Naturally occur-ring sugar, in fruit and some other foods, wasn’t counted.
Most health experts agree that too much sugar isn’t healthy, but there is no universal consensus on how much is too much.
U.S government dietary guidelines issued in 2010 say “empty” calories includ-ing those from added sugars should account for no more than 15 percent of total daily calories.
The average number of daily calories from added sugar among U.S. adults was about 15 percent toward the end of the study, slightly lower than in previous years.
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By Andy HAllPalatka Daily News
There has been a method to the apparent madness of scheduling six baseball games in five days to start the season at St. Johns River State College.
“When we go to state, we’re going to play five games in four days. We have to give those guys that experience,” said SJR State coach Ross Jones, aiming for a deep run this spring after 0-2 trips in 2011 and ’13.
Day four of the season-opening marathon pro-duced the first loss, 7-6 at Polk State, which won with a couple of runs in the bottom of the ninth. After sweeping Abraham Baldwin in a Friday road doubleheader, the Vikings beat ABC 7-3 in a nine-inning home game on Saturday and came from behind for a 7-6 victory over Brunswick, N.C., on Sunday at Tindall Field.
St. Johns plays today at Pasco-Hernando, then travels to Panama City this weekend for four games, three with Alabama schools and one with host Gulf Coast State.
“(Today) will be a real test. It’s going to be Johnny Wholestaff and get ready to go to Panama City,”
said Jones, who was pleased with Monday’s effort, if not the outcome.
SJR State starter Trae Ratliff turned in five scoreless innings, striking out three, allowing one
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he top sports stories in yet another Weekend That Was:
5. Bubba Watson’s late troubles open the door for
Kevin Stadler to win the Phoenix Open on Sunday, giving the 33-year-old son of former golfing great Craig Stadler his first PGA tournament win in 239 starts.
4. All the official game basket-balls have Adam Silver’s name on it and the reality sets in on Saturday – Silver takes over as the NBA’s newest commissioner after David Stern’s reign ends after exactly 30 years.
3. The newest class of Pro Football Hall of Famers is elected, and that class includes former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Walter Jones, defensive line stars Michael Strahan of the New York Giants and Claude Humphrey of the Atlanta Falcons and Philadelphia Eagles, defensive back Aeneas Williams of the Arizona Cardinals and St. Louis Rams, linebacker Derrick Brooks of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, wide receiver Andre Reed of the Buffalo Bills and Ray Guy of the Oakland Raiders, the first punter to make it.
2. The list of unbeaten men’s col-lege basketball teams dwindled to two after California stuns No. 1 Arizona, 60-58, Saturday night, paving the way for unbeaten and No. 2 Syracuse, a 91-89 overtime winner over Duke, to reach the top.
1. The Legion of Boom once again proves to non-believers that defense sure does win championships ... Seattle Seahawks 43, Peyton Manning-led Denver Broncos 8.
Our topic of discussion: 1. The Mashing at Met Life.
After the game Sunday night at Met Life Stadium, I remember mes-saging out on Facebook that these Seattle Seahawks look an awfully lot like the 1992 Dallas Cowboys. Now why, you wonder? Because no one thought the Seahawks were ready to steal the show the same way the ‘92 Cowboys were ready to become a Super Bowl champion.
I had both teams in their respective years pegged to win a Super Bowl as early as the next season ... not that particular season. And in both cases, I had the San Francisco 49ers tagged as the team to beat in the NFC. But two different 49ers teams got ambushed in two different generations, though the ‘92 49ers weren’t quite as ready for what they were to get from the Cowboys as this year’s 49ers were against the Seahawks. They played the Seahawks three times and lost twice, including in the NFC title game.
Still, not many people were giving the Seahawks much love going into Sunday night’s game at a “balmy” (49 degrees, which completely stunned most people who were expecting a frigid forecast for what people were about to call “Goodell’s Folly”) MetLife Stadium. The Denver Broncos were going to run roughshod all over the vaunted Seahawks defense, ranked tops in the entire league this year. Peyton Manning was going to have a field day against a Seahawks team with absolutely no prior Super Bowl experience.
Just like most of the ‘92 Cowboys. They had to face the Buffalo Bills, who had struck out in the prior two Super Bowls against the New York Giants and Washington Redskins.
By the end of that Super Bowl, the Cowboys served claim they were the best team in football with a 52-17 thrashing at the Rose Bowl. And
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The St. Johns River State College softball team was held back from playing on the opening day of the JUCO Kickoff because of inclement weather. But on Saturday, the Vikings ended up winning two of three games in the event, knocking off South Georgia, 2-1 and Abraham Baldwin (Ga.), 9-3, but falling in a tough one to Tallahassee, 3-2.
Against South Georgia, the Vikings broke a 1-1 tie in the sixth
inning when Chelsey Bardroff sin-gled in pinch-runner Erin Klein. Dawn Averett knocked in the other Vikings run in the first inning when she scored Nicole Brock, who was 2-for-3 with one of those hits being a double. Jessica Keene and Brandy Eaton also had hits for the Vikings
Taylor Surrento went the last two innings in relief of starter Bardroff and got the win.
In the other win, the Vikings exploded for seven runs in the final
two innings as Baldwin committed five errors in the matchup. Keene was 2-for-4 while Alexis Koller was 2-for-2 with two RBI and two runs scored. Eaton and Surrento had one hit each with Surrento delivering two RBI and Eaton collecting a run. Michaela Burton scored three runs, while Brock, Boo Thomas and Jennifer Valle had a run each. Palatka product Jesseca Gornto went 2 2/3 innings to pick up the win in relief of starter Hunter Scharf.
In the loss to Tal lahassee , Surrento hit the Vikings’ first home run of the season, while Brock, who finished 2-for-3, knocked in the other run. Keene also had a hit and Julie Leduc scored the other Vikings run.
The Vikings open at home with a round robin of games against St. Petersburg at 3 p.m. and Palm Beach State at 7 p.m. The two visi-tors will play one another at SJRSC at 5 p.m.
Softball Vikings win two of three in weekend series
Two Ram wrestlers district runnersup
Daily News file photo
Interlachen’s Kyle Borgus, left, controls a Baker County opponent in 2013.
FourPanthersadvancetoregionalatClay
By RicHARd BuRtonDaily News correspondent
THE VILLAGES – Facing off against a loaded district that includes three-time state runner-up Green Cove Springs Clay, Putnam County’s wrestling contingent was unable to produce an individual champion at the District 1A-5 meet at The Villages High School.
Interlachen, though, did get runn-erup finishes from Kyle Borgus and Dallas Vaughn to highlight the day.
The Rams, a third-year program, have totaled three district runnesup over the past two seasons.
On Saturday, Interlachen’s final-ists ran into a tough duo from Clay, which won the event with 257 points, well ahead of runner-up Crystal River (173 ½).
The Rams were eighth with 31 ½ points, while Palatka took sixth with 39 points in the nine-team tourna-ment.
“We didn’t perform as well as we would have liked to,” Rams coach Craig Borgus said. “We move on to regionals and I like our guys’ chanc-es to move on to state from there.
Out at HOme
Photos by ANDY HALL / Palatka Daily News
Above, Brunswick catcher Travis Knight holds the ball after tagging SJR State’s Cletis Avery on Sunday. Below, Avery congratulates Will Mackenzie on his second home run in the 7-6 win.
EarlyGrindSJRStatebeginsseasonwithsixgamesinfivedays
Walkerdebutsfor No. 3Gators
By MARk longAssociated Press
GAINESVILLE — Florida coach Billy Donovan has done all he can to quell expectations for highly touted freshman Chris Walker.
L a s t w e e k , Donovan made it c lear that the 6-foot-10 Walker won’t be Kevin Garnett this sea-son. On Monday, the coach insist-ed Walker won’t play like Wilt Chamberlain when he makes his debut tonight against Missouri.
But Walker will get on the court for the first time since arriving on campus in mid-December, which should help the third-ranked Gators (19-2, 8-0 Southeastern Conference) as they near the halfway mark of league play and start getting ready for the postseason.
“The expectations on him as a player are way, way up here, and he can’t reach them,” Donovan said. “He can’t. I just want people to know. This is not going to be a guy that you’re going to say, ‘Billy, you really, really downplayed this thing. This guy came out and played like Wilt Chamberlain.’ It’s not going to hap-pen.
“He’s a good player that’s got a lot in front of him, a lot of growing and maturing that’s got to go on. I really don’t know how much he can do. He can go in there and do some really, really good things and really help our team or he could go out there and really be lost in the game and get going too fast and the emotion of the game will overwhelm him.”
Florida has not made Walker available for interviews. School offi-cials anticipate Walker will answer questions after the game.
Donovan gave no indication how much Walker will play against the Tigers (16-5, 4-4), saying it will be “predicated on what he’s doing to help our team with foul trouble, fatigue and those things.”
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hit and walking none before exit-ing with a 3-0 lead. It was 4-0 before the Eagles struck for five runs in the seventh.
The Vikings regained the lead in the ninth. Will Mackenzie was hit by a pitch and Tomas Rivera sin-gled to place runners on first and second. They were bunted into scoring position and Myles Straw walked to load the bases. Straw was erased at second when Dylan Lee grounded to short, but the would-be double play throw sailed into the dugout, scoring Mackenzie and Rivera for a 6-5 lead.
Back came Polk in the bottom of the ninth with an infield hit, a sac-rifice bunt, an RBI double, two walks (one intentional) and a
game-winning single by Hayden Kelly. One day after getting his first win with one pitch, Palatka sophomore Austin Moreland (1-1), the fourth of five St. Johns pitch-ers, took the loss.
It was Polk’s season opener.“I’m very, very pleased with how
we competed,” Jones said. “They go rained out over the weekend, so we got all their arms.”
Shawn Sanders and Peter Johnson each went 2-for-4 to lead an eight-hit offense. Cletis Avery and Tyler Humphreys both dou-bled and Rivera and Josh Garcia singled.
Mackenzie homered twice and the Vikings overcame four errors in Sunday’s win over Brunswick.
Down 6-4 in the ninth, SJR State rallied with Humphreys’ two-run double. Moreland took over with one out in the 10th and served up a double-play grounder
that kept it 6-6. Mackenzie scored the winning run in the bottom half after walking. Avery’s sacrifice bunt was mishandled and Palatka sophomore Chris Leduc hit a bunt single to load the bases for Rivera, whose single to left got Mackenzie home.
Leduc wound up 3-5 with a dou-ble . Mackenzie , Straw and Johnson had two hits apiece. Humphreys, Garcia and Rivera had the other hits. Starter Dustin Hersey worked the first five innings, striking out two, walking two, allowing one hit and an unearned run.
Starter Patrick Duester (1-0) and reliever Eric Steel combined on a six-hitter Saturday against Abraham Baldwin. Steel got his first save, allowing one hit and striking out two over three and a third, walk-free innings.
Leduc and Rivera both homered
in a 12-hit offense. Leduc also dou-bled in a 2-2 day. Garcia was 3-4 with two RBI. Avery and Leduc were both 2-2, Humphreys 2-3. Sanders and Avery added singles.
2B • PALATKA DAILY NEWS • TU ESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 , 2014
CALENDARNOTE: Schedules are submitted by schools, leagues and recreation departments and are subject to change without notice.
TUESDAY, February 4HIGH SCHOOL
Boys BasketballDistrict 4-5A Tournament
At Ponte Vedra High SchoolSemifinal Round
Palatka vs. Menendez, 6 p.m.District 5-4A Tournament
At Starke Bradford High SchoolFirst Round
Interlachen vs. Starke Bradford, 7:30 p.m.
District 8-1A TournamentAt Crescent City Junior-Senior H.S.
Semifinal RoundPierson Taylor vs. Crescent City, 6 p.m.
SoftballGainesville Eastside at Crescent City, 6 p.m.
Preseason Track and FieldAt Palatka High School
Preseason Meet, 4 p.m.
COLLEGEBaseball
SJRSC at Pasco-Hernando, 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, February 5HIGH SCHOOL
Boys and Girls TennisInterlachen at Palatka, 4 p.m.
TIDESPalatka City Dock
High LowToday 6:56A,7:18P 1:46A,2:15PFeb. 5 7:50A,8:10P 2:40A,3:16PFeb. 6 8:46A,9:06P 3:37A,4:18P
St. Augustine Beach High LowToday 11:28A,11:55P 5:17A,5:40PFeb. 5 ---------,12:18P 6:14A,6:34PFeb. 6 12:47A,1:09P 7:15A,7:30P
PREP BASKETBALLBOYS
Crescent City 63, St. Francis 44St. Francis 11 10 9 14–44Crescent City 11 15 19 18–63St. Francis (13-12): Fradella 3 0-0 8, Daniels 1 3-3 5, Fallo 2 0-0 6, Brown 3 3-5 9, Fanous 1 0-0 2, Mitchell 4 3-4 11, Donovan 1 0-0 3, Daly 0 0-0 0, Yancey 0 0-0 0, Janelle 0 0-0 0, Boehlein 0 0-0 0. Totals 15 9-12 44.Crescent City (14-7): Ellis 1 0-0 2, Bibbs 8 8-12 25, Berrien 1 0-2 2, Fells 7 1-2 15, Lewis 7 3-4 19, Harris 0 0-0 0, Hunter 0 0-0 0, Blue 0 0-0 0. Totals 24 12-20 63.Three-point FG: Fradella 2, Fallo 2, Donovan, Bibbs, Lewis 2. Team fouls: Gainesville St. Francis 14, Crescent City 15. Foued out: none. Technical fouls: St. Francis coach Saia.
PREP TENNISGIRLS
Belleview 4, Interlachen 3 Singles: Perkins (B) d. Dalton, 8-0; DeIorio (B) d. Boyd, 8-0; Holloway (B) d. Walker, 8-0; Swayze (I) d. Strohmeyer, 8-3; Johnson (I) d. Dann, 8-1; Doubles: Perkins-Holloway (B) d. Dalton-Swayze, 8-0; Boyd-Walker (I) d. Strohmeyer-Dann, 8-2.Records: Belleview 1-0, Interlachen 0-1.
LOCAL COLLEGEBASEBALL
Saturday’s gameSJR State 7, Abraham Baldwin 3
Baldwin 003 000 000–3 6 0SJR State 201 031 00x–7 12 2Edwards, Dike (5), Thornton (6), Scott (8) and Camp. Duester, Steel 96) and Zayas. W–Duester, 1-0. L–Dike, 0-2. S–Steel, 1. HR–Abraham Baldwin: Miller; SJRSC: Leduc, Rivera. 2B–SJR State: Mackenzie (SJR), Leduc (SJR).
Sunday’s gameSJR State 7, Brunswick (N.C.) 6
Brunswick 100 001 103 0–6 10 2SJR State 010 002 012 1–7 12 4No out when winning run scored.Hersey, Torres (6), Moritz (9), Moreland (10) and Zayas, Rivera (10). W–Moreland, 1-0. L–Jacobs (0-1). HR–SJR State: Mackenze 2. 2B–Brunswick: Debow, Graham; SJR State: Leduc.
Monday’s gamePolk State 7, SJR State 6
SJR State 101 010 102–6 8 1Polk State 000 000 502–7 9 4Two out when winning run scored.Ratliff, Kalbaugh (6), Steel (7), Moreland (7), Straw (9) and Hernandez, Zayas (8). Pearce, Barrett (6), Pupoi (7), Vainer (8) and Schroeder. W–Vanier, 1-0. L–Moreland (1-1). 2B–SJR State: Avery, Humphreys; Polk: Sweet, Denoyelles, Wong.
Records: SJR State 4-1, Polk 1-0
SOFTBALLJUCO Kickoff
At Moore Complex, ClearwaterSaturday
SJRSC 2, South Georgia 1South Georgia 000 100 0–1 6 0SJR State 100 001 x–2 6 0Dunn and Clements; Bardroff, Surrento (6) and Valle; W–Surrento, 1-0. L–Clements. 2B–SJRSC: Brock, Keene.
Tallahassee 3, SJR State 2
SJR State 001 000 1–2 4 1 Tallahassee 000 111 x–3 6 1Surrento, Gornto (6) and Valle; Rivera and Murillo; W–Rivera. L–Surrento, 1-1. HR–SJRSC: Surrento.
SJRSC 9, Abraham Baldwin (Ga.) 3SJR State 110 003 4–9 6 3Abraham Baldwin 020 010 0–3 8 5Scharf, Gornto (5) and Valle; Scanlon, Keen (5), Boyett (7) and Kingry; W–Gornto, 1-0. L–Keen. 3B–Abraham Baldwin: Brown; 2B–SJRSC: Surrento, Eaton.Records: SJR State 2-1.
NFLPostseason Glance
Wild-card PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 4Indianapolis 45, Kansas City 44New Orleans 26, Philadelphia 24Sunday, Jan. 5San Diego 27, Cincinnati 10San Francisco 23, Green Bay 20
Divisional PlayoffsSaturday, Jan. 11Seattle 23, New Orleans 15New England 43, Indianpolis 22Sunday, Jan. 12San Francisco 23, Carolina 10Denver 24, San Diego 17
Conference ChampionshipsSunday, Jan. 19Denver 26, New England 16Seattle 23, San Francisco 17
Pro BowlSunday, Jan. 26At HonoluluTeam Rice 22, Team Sanders 21
Super BowlSunday, Feb. 2At East Rutherford, N.J.Seattle 43, Denver 8
Seahawks 43, Broncos 8Seattle 8 14 14 7—43Denver 0 0 8 0— 8First QuarterSea–Avril safety, 14:48.Sea–FG Hauschka 31, 10:21.Sea–FG Hauschka 33, 2:16.Second QuarterSea–Lynch 1 run (Hauschka kick), 12:00.Sea–Smith 69 interception return (Hauschka kick), 3:21.Third QuarterSea–Harvin 87 kickoff return (Hauschka kick), 14:48.Sea–Kearse 23 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 2:58.Den–D.Thomas 14 pass from Manning (Welker pass from Manning), :00.Fourth QuarterSea–Baldwin 10 pass from Wilson (Hauschka kick), 11:45.A–82,529.
Sea DenFirst downs 17 18Total Net Yards 341 306Rushes-yards 29-135 14-27Passing 206 279Punt Returns 0-0 1-9Kickoff Returns 2-107 5-105Interceptions Ret. 2-71 0-0Comp-Att-Int 18-26-0 34-49-2Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-1Punts 1-45.0 2-30.0Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2Penalties-Yards 10-104 5-44Time of Possession 31:53 28:07INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRUSHING–Seattle, Harvin 2-45, Lynch 15-39, Wilson 3-26, Turbin 9-25. Denver, Moreno 5-17, Anderson
2-9, Ball 6-1, Manning 1-0.PASSING–Seattle, Wilson 18-25-0-206, Jackson 0-1-0-0. Denver, Manning 34-49-2-280.RECEIVING–Seattle, Baldwin 5-66, Kearse 4-65, Tate 3-17, Willson 2-17, Lockette 1-19, Miller 1-10, Robinson 1-7, Harvin 1-5. Denver, D.Thomas 13-118, Welker 8-84, J.Thomas 4-27, Moreno 3-20, Tamme 2-9, Ball 2-2, Anderson 1-14, Decker 1-6.MISSED FIELD GOALS–None.
Super Bowl Champions2014 Seahawks 43, Broncos 82013 Ravens 34, 49ers 312012 Giants 21, Patriots 172011 Packers 31, Steelers 252010 Saints 31 Colts 172009 Pittsburgh 27 Arizona 232008 N.Y. Giants 17, New England 142007 Indianapolis 29, Chicago 172006 Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 102005 New England 24, Philadelphia 212004 New England 32, Carolina 292003 Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 212002 New England 20, St. Louis 172001 Baltimore 34, N.Y. Giants 72000 St. Louis 23, Tennessee 161999 Denver 34, Atlanta 191998 Denver 31, Green Bay 241997 Green Bay 35, New England 211996 Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 171995 San Francisco 49, San Diego 261994 Dallas 30, Buffalo 131993 Dallas 52, Buffalo 171992 Washington 37, Buffalo 241991 N.Y. Giants 20, Buffalo 191990 San Francisco 55, Denver 101989 San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 161988 Washington 42, Denver 101987 N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 201986 Chicago 46, New England 101985 San Francisco 38, Miami 161984 L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 91983 Washington 27, Miami 171982 San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 211981 Oakland 27, Philadelphia 101980 Pittsburgh 31, L.A. Rams 191979 Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 311978 Dallas 27, Denver 101977 Oakland 32, Minnesota 141976 Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 171975 Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 61974 Miami 24, Minnesota 7 1973 Miami 14, Washington 71972 Dallas 24, Miami 31971 Baltimore 16, Dallas 131970 Kansas City 23, Minnesota 71969 N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore 71968 Green Bay 33, Oakland 141967 Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10
Super Bowl MVPs2014–Malcolm Smith (Seattle)2013–Joe Flacco (Baltimore)2012–Eli Manning (New York Giants)2011–Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay)2010–Drew Brees (New Orleans)2009–Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh)2008–Eli Manning (New York Giants)2007–Peyton Manning (Indianapolis)2006–Hines Ward (Pittsburgh)2005–Deion Branch (New England)2004–Tom Brady (New England)2003–Dexter Jackson (Tampa Bay)2002–Tom Brady (New England)2001–Ray Lewis (Baltimore)2000–Kurt Warner (St. Louis)1999–John Elway (Denver)1998–Terrell Davis (Denver)1997–Desmond Howard (Green Bay)1996–Larry Brown (Dallas)1995–Steve Young (San Francisco)1994–Emmitt Smith (Dallas)1993–Troy Aikman (Dallas)1992–Mark Rypien (Washington)1991–Ottis Anderson (N.Y. Giants)1990–Joe Montana (San Francisco)1989–Jerry Rice (San Francisco)1988–Doug Williams (Washington)1987–Phil Simms (New York Giants)1986–Richard Dent (Chicago)1985–Joe Montana (San Francisco)1984–Marcus Allen (Los Angeles)1983–John Riggins (Washington)1982–Joe Montana (San Francisco)1981–Jim Plunkett (Oakland)1980–Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh)1979–Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh)1978–Harvey Martin (Dallas), Randy White (Dallas)1977–Fred Biletnikoff (Oakland)1976–Lynn Swann (Pittsburgh)1975–Franco Harris (Pittsburgh)
1974–Larry Csonka (Miami)1973–Jake Scott (Miami)1972–Roger Staubach (Dallas)1971–Chuck Howley (Dallas)1970–Len Dawson (Kansas City)1969–Joe Namath (New York Jets)1968–Bart Starr (Green Bay)1967–Bart Starr (Green Bay)
NBAEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division W L Pct GBToronto 26 22 .542 —Brooklyn 21 25 .457 4New York 19 29 .396 7Boston 16 33 .327 10½Philadelphia 15 34 .306 11½Southeast Division W L Pct GBMiami 34 13 .723 —Atlanta 25 21 .543 8½Washington 24 23 .511 10Charlotte 21 28 .429 14Orlando 13 37 .260 22½Central Division W L Pct GBIndiana 37 10 .787 —Chicago 23 23 .500 13½Detroit 19 28 .404 18Cleveland 16 32 .333 21½Milwaukee 9 39 .188 28½WESTERN CONFERENCESouthwest Division W L Pct GBSan Antonio 35 13 .729 —Houston 32 17 .653 3½Dallas 28 21 .571 7½Memphis 26 21 .553 8½New Orleans 20 27 .426 14½Northwest Division W L Pct GBOklahoma City 39 11 .780 —Portland 34 14 .708 4Denver 23 23 .500 14Minnesota 23 24 .489 14½Utah 16 32 .333 22Pacific Division W L Pct GBL.A. Clippers 34 17 .667 —Phoenix 29 18 .617 3Golden State 29 19 .604 3½L.A. Lakers 16 31 .340 16Sacramento 15 32 .319 17Sunday’s GamesBoston 96, Orlando 89Monday’s GamesIndiana 98, Orlando 79Washington 100, Portland 90Brooklyn 108, Philadelphia 102Miami 102, Detroit 96Oklahoma City 86, Memphis 77Milwaukee 101, New York 98San Antonio 102, New Orleans 95Dallas 124, Cleveland 107Denver 116, L.A. Clippers 115Toronto 94, Utah 79Chicago at Sacramento, 10 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesIndiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m.Charlotte at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Pacers 98, Magic 79ORLANDO Harris 4-8 2-2 11, Davis 3-9 1-2 7, Vucevic 8-16 0-1 16, Oladipo 2-11 2-2 6, Afflalo 8-18 0-0 20, Nicholson 1-6 0-0 2, Harkless 2-4 0-0 4, Moore 2-5 1-2 6, O’Quinn 2-4 0-1 4, Lamb 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 33-83 6-10 79.INDIANA George 5-12 3-3 15, West 4-9 0-0 8, Hibbert 4-6 1-2 9, G.Hill 1-8 0-0 2, Stephenson 5-11 4-5 15, Granger 5-9 3-3 16, Scola 4-13 2-2 10, Watson 5-10 0-0 12, Mahinmi 3-7 1-2 7, Butler 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 1-3 0-0 2, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Sloan 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 38-90 14-17 98.Orlando 22 28 13 16—79Indiana 29 30 16 23—983-Point Goals—Orlando 7-16 (Afflalo 4-7, Harris 1-1, Lamb 1-2, Moore 1-2, Harkless 0-1, Oladipo 0-3), Indiana 8-25 (Granger 3-5, Watson 2-5, George 2-5, Stephenson 1-3, Sloan 0-1, G.Hill 0-6). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Orlando 46 (Vucevic 13), Indiana 63 (Stephenson 12). Assists—Orlando 21 (Oladipo 11), Indiana 21 (Stephenson 5). Total Fouls—Orlando 18, Indiana 13. Technicals—Afflalo. A—16,266 (18,165).
NHLEASTERN CONFERENCEAtlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GABoston 54 35 16 3 73 164 119Tampa Bay 55 32 18 5 69 162 137Toronto 57 30 21 6 66 170 176Montreal 56 29 21 6 64 137 139Detroit 56 25 19 12 62 146 158Ottawa 56 24 21 11 59 159 178Florida 55 21 27 7 49 133 174Buffalo 55 15 32 8 38 107 164Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAPittsburgh 56 39 15 2 80 178 133N.Y. Rangers 56 30 23 3 63 145 140Columbus 55 28 23 4 60 163 154Philadelphia 56 27 23 6 60 152 163Carolina 54 25 20 9 59 137 151Washington 56 25 22 9 59 164 172New Jersey 57 23 21 13 59 133 142N.Y. Islanders 57 21 28 8 50 159 191
WESTERN CONFERENCECentral Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAChicago 57 33 10 14 80 200 158St. Louis 54 37 12 5 79 185 125Colorado 55 36 14 5 77 167 143Minnesota 57 29 21 7 65 140 144Dallas 55 25 21 9 59 158 160Nashville 57 25 23 9 59 142 172Winnipeg 57 27 25 5 59 161 166Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GAAnaheim 57 40 12 5 85 189 139San Jose 56 35 15 6 76 168 134Los Angeles 57 30 21 6 66 134 122Vancouver 57 27 21 9 63 142 149Phoenix 55 26 19 10 62 159 164Calgary 55 21 27 7 49 132 173Edmonton 58 19 33 6 44 150 196NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.Sunday’s GamesWashington 6, Detroit 5, OTWinnipeg 2, Montreal 1Monday’s GamesEdmonton 3, Buffalo 2Pittsburgh 2, Ottawa 1, OTDetroit 2, Vancouver 0Colorado 2, New Jersey 1, OTColumbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m.Chicago at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.Philadelphia at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.Tuesday’s GamesVancouver at Boston, 7 p.m.Colorado at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.Winnipeg at Carolina, 7 p.m.Calgary at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m.N.Y. Islanders at Washington, 7:30 p.m.Ottawa at St. Louis, 8 p.m.Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Dallas at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
COLLEGEAP Top 25 Basketball
MEN’S POLL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking: Record Pts Prv1. Syracuse (65) 21-0 1,625 22. Arizona 21-1 1,517 13. Florida 19-2 1,482 34. Wichita St. 23-0 1,447 45. San Diego St. 19-1 1,370 56. Villanova 19-2 1,252 97. Cincinnati 21-2 1,182 138. Kansas 16-5 1,141 69. Michigan St. 19-3 1,136 710. Michigan 16-5 949 1011. Duke 17-5 940 1712. Creighton 18-3 790 2013. Saint Louis 20-2 728 1914. Louisville 18-4 723 1215. Texas 17-4 719 2516. Iowa St. 16-4 717 1617. Iowa 17-5 669 1518. Kentucky 16-5 653 1119. Oklahoma St. 16-5 420 820. Virginia 17-5 364 —21. Oklahoma 17-5 361 2322. UConn 17-4 252 —23. Gonzaga 20-3 237 —24. Memphis 16-5 114 2225. Pittsburgh 18-4 110 18Others receiving votes: Wisconsin 79, Ohio St. 45, VCU 44, SMU 15, New Mexico 12, California 9, UCLA 9, Harvard 4, George Washington 3, LSU 3, Tennessee 2, American U. 1, Southern Miss. 1.
WOMEN’S POLL The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in paren-theses, records through Feb. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s rank-ing: Record Pts Prv1. UConn (36) 23-0 900 12. Notre Dame 21-0 863 23. Stanford 21-1 827 44. Louisville 22-1 775 55. Duke 21-2 766 36. South Carolina 20-2 707 77. Baylor 18-3 680 98. Tennessee 18-4 647 109. Penn St. 17-4 595 1210. Maryland 17-4 545 811. Arizona St. 19-3 465 1512. Oklahoma St. 18-3 464 1113. North Carolina 17-5 453 614. NC State 19-3 436 1815. Kentucky 17-5 435 1316. LSU 17-5 354 1417. West Virginia 19-3 344 2018. Vanderbilt 17-5 298 1619. Texas A&M 17-6 243 1720. Gonzaga 20-3 194 2221. Middle Tennessee 18-3 134 2522. Nebraska 15-5 102 —23. California 14-7 93 2124. Michigan St. 15-7 88 —25. Purdue 15-7 85 19Others receiving votes: Iowa St. 68, St. John’s 28, Rutgers 22, Syracuse 17, Florida St. 16, Wichita St. 14, Oklahoma 12, Bowling Green 7, Chattanooga 6, DePaul 4, James Madison 3, Michigan 3, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 3, Texas 3, Iona 1.
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before Manning and the Broncos knew it, they were about to become the victims of a similar beatdown. And just like on that January day in 1993, the youthful Seahawks became the fourth youngest team in league history to win the big game, pummeling
the Broncos, whose finesse was no match for the Seahawks’ rough exterior.
Is this the start of something big for the Seahawks, like it was for the Cowboys when they won back-to-back titles and three titles in the next four years? Well, it will depend on overall ego – not swag-ger. It will also depend on how team president Paul Allen and general manager John Schneider run the team unlike what hap-
pened with Jerry Jones in Dallas, who went from sitting on top of the football world in 1996 to win-ning two total postseason games since then.
Chances are coach Pete Carroll could be around a long while, unlike the divorce of Jones and Jimmy Johnson as Cowboys coach after the second title in a row. The team is still young and figure will have a big bull’s eye on them next year.
They welcome it. They have that kind of swagger to invite all comers.
I t was fun to watch the Seahawks look quite a bit like those ‘92 Cowboys.
Let’s hope for their sake they don’t blow up like those ‘92 Cowboys did eventually.
Mark Blumenthal is a writer for the Palatka Daily News. mblumenthal@pal-
atkadailynews.com
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“He’s extremely excited,” center Pat Young said. “Just think about everything he’s gone through. To get to now and it’s finally here as far as school, things he had to do over the summer, missing the first semester , f inal ly here and going through practice and then not hear ing f rom the NCAA. It’s probably a 15 on a scale of 1 to 10 how excited he is right now.”
“Kyle lost to a guy that was ranked third in the state so he should be in the mix at regionals and the loss for Dallas have been against state-ranked wrestlers, so he has a chance to get through as well.”
Borgus (36-4) was unable to get past Clay’s Imier Almanzar (38-5) in the finals at 152.
Almanzar led 6-1 after the first period and stretched his advantage to 10-3 after two, before settling for an 18-7 victory.
Vaughn (29-5), a junior, trailed just 2-1 after the opening period of his championship bout against Clay’s Roland Samec (17-8).
Samec, though, scored a near fall in the second period and went on to an 8-1 victory.
Palatka, meanwhile, was able to have several wrestlers battle through the consolation bracket to earn trips to next week’s Region 1A-2 meet at Clay.
Dean Lowe (14-14 at 113), Shade Ward (9-20 at 120), Lutrell Smith (17-12 at 145), Eron Carter (16-7 at 195) were the PHS grapplers who are mov-ing on the next round.
Lowe pinned Crystal River’s Chase Bunts in 2:44 of the consolation finals to take third, while Ward scored a fall against Crystal River’s Jesse Stills in 2:16 to take duplicate his teammate’s third-place finish.
Smith took fourth, after a pinfall loss in the con-solation finals to Daniel Soto of The Villages, while Carter suffered an 8-7 defeat in his third-place match against Clay’s Kaleb Collins.
S P O R T S B R I E F S
PREP ROUNDUP
Crescent City winstreak reaches three
Palatka Daily NewsMake it three straight victories for the Crescent
City Junior-Senior High School boys basketball team.
By the end of the week, the Raiders would like to not only extend it to five wins, but carry the District 8-1A tournament trophy around their own gymnasium.
First, the business of Saturday night. The Raiders got 25 points from Kenton Bibbs, includ-ing nine in the third quarter as they pulled away from visiting Gainesville St. Francis for a 63-44 triumph, a week after St. Francis had beaten Crescent City in Gainesville on a last-second shot.
Datwan Lewis added six of his 19 points in the third quarter as the Raiders (14-7) built their 26-21 halftime lead into a 45-30 advantage with eight minutes to go.
“We did a much better job in defending,” Raiders coach Al Carter said. “Opposed to the last time when we went wide and they took advantage of it, we decided in the second half to go into a man-to-man zone. And it was very effective.”
Laron Fells added 15 points for the Raiders, who will host third-seeded Pierson Taylor at 6 tonight in the opening game of the district tournament. If the Raiders win, they advance to the district final at 7 p.m. Friday against top-seeded Wildwood at Crescent City.
GIRLS TENNISn The season began for Putnam County on
Monday as host Interlachen lost a 4-3 decision to Belleview.
Gaining wins for the Rams were Jordan Swayze at fourth singles, Christin Johnson at fifth singles and the second doubles team. The Rams boys and girls teams travel to Palatka for a match on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Beckham talks about Miami teamMIAMI — David Beckham will take part in a
news conference Wednesday to discuss his prog-ress in trying to bring a Major League Soccer expansion team to Miami.
The league has discussed placing its next two expansion teams in Miami and Atlanta.
Among those who might become involved is Beckham’s friend LeBron James, who has had recent conversations with the retired soccer star about bringing a team to Miami.
BASEBALL
Hellickson may miss 6-8 weeksST. PETERSBURG — Tampa Bay Rays right-
hander Jeremy Hellickson has undergone surgery on his pitching elbow and is expected to miss the first six-to-eight weeks of the season.
The 2011 AL Rookie of the Year experienced dis-comfort in his elbow after beginning his offseason throwing program in December. He tried to work through it, but when it persisted during bullpen sessions in mid-January, Hellickson contacted the team trainer.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Syracuse No. 1; Gators thirdSYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse’s reward for win-
ning one of the best college basketball games of the season was a spot on top of The Associated Press Top 25 poll.
Syracuse (21-0) received all 65 first-place votes from the national media panel Monday, making the Orange the first unanimous No. 1 since Duke was for six weeks in 2010-11.
Arizona (21-1) and Syracuse, which were 1-2 for the last eight weeks, switched spots this week.
Florida, Wichita State, the only other unbeaten in Division I, and San Diego State remained third through fifth
–Associated Press
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DILBERT Scott AdamsBEETLE BAILEY Mort Walker
JUMPSTART Robb Armstrong
BLONDIE Dean Young & John Marshall
BABY BLUES Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman
FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE Lynn Johnston
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE Chris Browne
THE BORN LOSER Chip Sansom
GARFIELD Jim Davis
HOROSCOPE
Do something creative during the months ahead. Monotony is the enemy. Strike back by engag-ing in hobbies and picking up skills that interest you. Strive to be competitive in whatever you pursue. Innovation will put you in the lead. This will be a year for change.
AQUARIUS(Jan. 20-Feb. 19)
Make a point of visiting people who you miss or don’t get to see often. Spending time with good friends can lead to better days ahead. Participation in something will prove beneficial.
PISCES(Feb. 20-March 20)
Don’t take a financial risk. Joint ventures aren’t likely to turn out as planned. Generosity can lead to debt. Be careful what you wish for and how you spend your money.
ARIES(March 21-April 19)
Don’t meddle or take on something you cannot handle. Problems with friends or relatives will hinder your relationship with someone special. Put your priori-ties in order.
TAURUS(April 20-May 20)
Infatuation and romantic encounters based on chemistry will turn out to be unfulfilling. Evaluate any personal or business partnership in the offing for its long-term potential.
GEMINI(May 21-June 20)
Consider your domestic situ-ation and make adjustments to counter any trouble you foresee. You can make financial gains if you invest in your skills.
CANCER(June 21-July 22)
Travel or spend time with some-one who can offer you knowledge, understanding and solutions. An exotic destination will inspire you to try something new.
LEO(July 23-Aug. 22)
You can enjoy life without going overboard. Stick to modera-tion, and you will make a better impression. Avoid being coerced to do something that won’t ben-efit you.
VIRGO(Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Size up your personal situation and make the necessary adjust-ments to improve your position.
Honesty in important relation-ships should be questioned. Make choices based on your needs, not what someone else wants.
LIBRA(Sept. 23-Oct. 23)
Disagreements will result in delays. Keep your distance to make it easier to assess a situa-tion. Meddling will lead to gossip that will tarnish your reputation.
SCORPIO(Oct. 24-Nov. 22)
Get involved, be a participant and show off a little. The people you meet along the way will add something special to whatever you are trying to accomplish.
SAGITTARIUS(Nov. 23-Dec. 21)
Don’t question others when you should be perfecting your own approach. Focus on getting things done to gain respect and the support needed to reach your goals.
CAPRICORN(Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
You need to use caution when choosing whom you want to work with. You can get the most accomplished if you are orga-nized and keep your personal and professional situation simple and functional.
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Dear Harriette: I need help with people who treat my home in a disrespectful manner. My 30-something stepson and his girlfriend visit us two or three times a year from another state. Twice in the last couple of years, the rug in the guest bathroom has been permanently ruined by what I’m assuming is black hair dye. Another time, the countertop was stained. I have also found food crumbs in the bedroom after they left. I have bought cheap rugs to use in the bathroom for when they visit.
We’ve had a houseguest who stayed in the shower for 20 to 25 minutes. Another sat with his feet and shoes under him on our upholstered chairs.
I would be mortified if I ruined something in someone’s house. My husband has a close relationship with his son, but doesn’t want to speak with him about this. My stepson and I have a good relationship but are not especially close. I am glad
that my stepson feels relaxed and welcome in our home. I do not want to hurt the relationship, but I also do not want my home used and abused. What can I do? — Maid in the Midwest, Chicago
Dear Maid In The Midwest: You have every right to have ground rules in your home that you require houseguests to fol-low, even when they are mem-bers of your family. The next time your family comes to visit, sit them down when they arrive and tell them that you want to establish a few house rules. Point out that you think they used hair dye previously and that it stained the rug. Ask them to refrain from using dye. Ask them to be mindful of not run-ning the water too long as you are trying to conserve water. I would wait to make the point about the shoes on the sofa. When you see it, say something like, “Please don’t put your shoes on the furniture.”
Could this be awkward at
first? Yes, but you should not feel afraid to let them know how to care for your home while they are in it.
Dear Harriette: My cousin will be visiting from out of town for about a month. She has asked if she can stay with me, and I said yes. I realize I need a little bit more information. I know she is looking for a job and that her finances are limited, but I cannot really afford to pay for her meals for a month. Should I let her know upfront that I will need her to contribute to the cost of food? I don’t want her to feel bad. I am not charging her rent or anything like that. — Striking a Balance, Syracuse, N.Y.
Dear Striking A Balance: You absolutely should let her know what your needs and expectations are. Be specific about everything from contribut-ing to the food bill and helping to cook and clean to house rules about chores, curfews, guests — anything that is important to you.
ADVICE BY HARRIETTE COLECROSSWORD
Saturday’s Answer
BRIDGE
It’s OK to set rules for guests
COMICS
Supposedly, confession is good for the soul. But Peter De Vries, a novelist and an editor who died in 1993, said, “Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff.”
Regardless, I will confess to an
error in today’s deal. Look at the South hand. You open one spade and partner raises to two spades. What would you do now?
I was in Phoenix for the Fall North American Championships, playing for a few hours with friends. North was Eddie Kantar, a two-time world champion and an excellent teacher and author. We were playing against Eddie’s wife, Yvonne, and Vinita Gupta, who was fresh from winning the Baze Senior Knockout Teams, her first national title.
When Kantar raised to two spades, I thought I would keep my heart suit hidden, so jumped to four spades. Error!
Gupta led the diamond six. I put in dummy’s 10 and ruffed
East’s queen. Then I led my low club, but West, who could see three major-suit winners, went in with her ace and shifted to a low spade. I had to lose two spades, one heart and one club.
If I had sensibly rebid three hearts, North would have raised to four hearts. Then, it is true, I might have bid again, because North could have held, for exam-ple, king-third of spades and king-fifth of hearts, when six hearts would have been excel-lent. But we would have stopped in five hearts. Then, after I drove out the club ace, cashed the heart ace, and discarded two spades on the king-queen of clubs, a spade-diamond crossruff would have produced 11 tricks.
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFFLORIDA SEVENTH JUDI-CIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FORPUTNAM COUNTY
CASE NO. 13-505-CA-53
H. LEON BUCKLES,Plaintiff,
vs.
ELLEN JUANITA WALKER,JOHN DUDLEY INGRAMand FLORIDA CREDIT UNI-ON,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat under and by virtue ofa certain Final Judgment ofForeclosure made andentered by the HonorablePatti A. Christensen, Judgeof the Circuit Court in andfor Putnam County, Flor-ida, in Case Number 13-505-CA-53, on the 16th dayof January 2014, and recor-ded in said County, in casetherein pending, wherein,H. Leon Buckles is thePlaintiff, and Ellen JuanitaWalker, John Dudley In-gram and Florida CreditUnion, are the Defendants.I, Tim Smith, as Clerk of theCircuit Court of PutnamCounty, Florida, will at11:00 a.m., on the 25th dayof February 2014, at theFront door of the PutnamCounty Courthouse, 410 St.Johns Ave., Palatka, Flor-ida, offer for sale at publicauction, and will sell to thehighest and best bidder forcash, the property de-scribed as:
PROPERTY DESCRIBEDO N E X H I B I T " A " A T -T A C H E D H E R E T O .
SUBJECT TO UNPAIDREAL ESTATE TAXES.
In accordance with theAmericans with Disabilit-ies Act, persons with dis-abilities needing a specialaccommodation to particip-ate in this proceedingshould contact the Clerk ofCircuit Court at the Put-nam County Courthouse,410 St. Johns Avenue, Pal-atka, FL 32177, phone 386-329-0250 not later than fivebusiness days prior tosuch proceeding.
Any person claiming an in-terest in the surplus fromthe sale, if any, other thanthe property owners as ofthe date of the lis pendensmust file a claim within 60days after the date of thesale.
DATED this 21st day ofJanuary 2014.
TIM SMITHCLERK OF COURT
By: /s/ Ashley DarbyDeputy Clerk
Exhibit A
The SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 ofthe NE 1/4 of Section 12,Township 11 South, Range24 East, Putnam County,Florida, lying Southerlyand Westerly of thoselands described in that cer-tain Government Takingdescribed in the FinalJudgment described in Of-ficial Records Book 210,page 46, et. seq., of thepublic records of PutnamCounty, Florida.
TOGETHER WITH that cer-tain Easement for ingressand egress as described inO.R. Book 1188, page 1359of the public records ofPutnam County, Florida.
TOGETHER WITH an ease-ment for the purpose of in-gress and egress as de-scribed in that Easementrecorded in O.R. Book1297, page 32 of the publicrecords of Putnam County,Florida.
TOGETHER WITH thosecertain Easements as de-scribed in O. R. Book 482,page 1211 and O.R. Book486, page 236 of the publicrecords of Putnam County,Florida.
1/28/14, 2/4/14Legal No. 00020705
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE SEVENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 2014-3-CA
TD BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION,Plaintiff,
vs.
ESTATE OF MARTINEBAKER; UNKNOWN HEIRSAT LAW OF MARTINEBAKER; TENANT #1 andTENANT #2, unknownpart ies in possession,Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: ESTATE OF MARTINEBAKER1904 S. PALM AVENUEPALATKA, FL 32177
UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAWOF MARTINE BAKER1904 S. PALM AVENUEPALATKA, FL 32177
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-FIED that an action hasbeen filed against you inthe Circuit Court of Put-nam County, Florida, CaseNo. 2014-3-CA to foreclosea Mortgage recorded onMay 14, 2003, in Official Re-cords Book 935, Page1270, of the Public Re-cords of Putnam County,Florida (the "Mortgage"),on the following real prop-erty situate, lying and be-ing in Putnam County, Flor-ida, more particularly de-scribed as:
Those port ions of theSouth 1/2 of the NE 1/4 ofthe NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ofSection 14, Township 10South, Range 26 East, Put-nam County, Florida, moreparticularly described asfollows:
From the intersection ofthe South line of the NE 1/4of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4and the East line of saidSection 14 (said point be-ing in the center of theCounty hard-surface roadwhich runs along the Eastline of said Section 14) runWest, along the South lineof the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4of the NE 1/4 of said Sec-tion 14, for a distance of 33ft. to the West right-of-wayline of aforesaid Countyroad for the Point of Begin-ning of this description;thence continue West,along the South line of saidNE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of theNE 1/4 of said Section 14,for a distance of 150 ft;thence run North parallelwith the East line of saidSection for a distance of169.35 ft. more or less to apoint 160 ft. South of theNorth line of the S 1/2 ofthe NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ofthe NE 1/4 of said Section14; thence run East, paral-lel with the North line ofaforesaid South 1/2 of theNE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of theNE 1/4 a distance of 150 ft,to the West right-of-wayl ine o f the a foresa i dCounty road; thence runSouth, along the West lineof said County road for adistance of 169.35 ft. moreor less to the Point of Be-ginning and to close. Sub-ject to an easement for In-gress and egress over andupon the Northerly 19.35 ft.of said land which theGrantors reserve to them-selves, their heirs or as-signs as an appurtenanceto the land.
together with all existing orsubsequently erected or af-fixed buildings, improve-ments, and fixtures (the"Property").
You are required to fileyour written defenses, ifany, to it with the Clerk ofthe above-styled Court andto serve a copy thereof onJ e f f r e y B . P e r t n o y ,Plaintiff's attorney, whoseaddress is Akerman LLP,222 Lakeview Avenue,Sui te 400, West PalmBeach, Florida 33401, with-in thirty (30) days from thefirst date of publication ofthis Notice of Action.
If you fail to do so, Judg-ment by default may beentered against you for therelief demanded in theComplaint.
WITNESS my hand andseal this 21st day of Janu-ary 2014.
TIM SMITHClerk of the Circuit Court
/s/ Ashley DarbyDeputy Clerk
1/28/14, 2/4/14Legal No. 00020706
BusinessOpportunitiesFor Sale: Putnam 6 COPliquor license. Reply to
Three adjacent occupiedMH rental properties forsale in Interlachen. For
sale as package individu-ally. Good investment re-turn at comparable price.
Please call Sam@ 386-916-9099
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Legal Notices
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT INA N D F O R P U T N A MC O U N T Y , F L O R I D A
CASE NO: 12-000443-CA
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,
vs.
DONNA J. WYRICK; UN-K N O W N S P O U S E O FDONNA J. WYRICK; UN-KNOWN TENANT I; UN-KNOWN TENANT II, andany unknown heirs, de-visees, grantees, creditors,and other unknown per-sons or unknown spousesclaiming by, through andunder any of the above-named Defendants,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALE
NOTICE is hereby giventhat the undersigned Clerkof the Circuit Court of Put-nam County, Florida, willon the 4th day of March2014, at 11:00 AM at theSouth front door of the Put-nam County Courthouse inPalatka, Florida, offer forsale and sell at public out-cry to the highest and bestbidder for cash, the follow-ing-descr ibed propertysituate in Putnam County,Florida:
DESCRIPTION: PARCEL"A:
A portion of Lot 5 of "SER-ENA FARM" as per platthereof recorded in MapBook 6, Page 66 of thePublic Records of PutnamCounty, Florida; said por-tion being more particu-larly described as follows:
Commence at a ConcreteMonument being a Perman-ent Reference Monument atthe Northwest corner ofsaid Lot 5 of "SerenaFarms" said monument be-ing on the Southerly rightof way line of State RoadNo. 26; thence run N 65deg 09 min 57 sec E., alongsaid Southerly right of wayline a distance of 250.57feet to the Northeast cornerof said Lot 5; thence run S00 deg 40 min 12 sec W,along the East line of saidLot 5 a distance of 350.32feet to the POINT OF BE-GINNING; thence continueS 00 deg 40 min 12 sec W,along said East line a dis-tance of 288.84 feet to theSoutheast corner of saidLot 5; thence run S 89 deg57 min 14 sec W along theSouth line of said Lot 5 adistance of 148.91 feet tothe Southwest corner ofsaid Lot 5; thence run N 00deg 05 min 20 sec W, alongthe West line of said Lot 5a distance of 288.82 feet;thence run N 89 deg 57 min14 sec E. 152.74 feet to thePOINT OF BEGINNING.
TOGETHER WITH a 35 footeasement for Utilities andGeneral Road Purposesacross a strip of land lyingin said Lot 5 of "SERENAFARMS" and lying 35 feetWest of the following de-scribed line:
BEGIN at the Point of Be-ginning of the above de-scribed lands and run N 00deg 40 min 12 sec E, alongthe East line of said Lot 5 adistance of 350.32 feet tothe Southerly right of wayline of State Road No. 26and the end of said Ease-ment.
TOGETHER WITH A 1998,63'1"X27' HOMES OF MER-IT DOUBLE WIDE MOBILEH O M E , V I N#FLHMLCB1359-18025A &FLHMLCB1359-18025B.
pursuant to the Final Judg-ment entered in a casepending in said Court, thestyle of which is indicatedabove.
Any person or entity claim-ing an interest in the sur-plus, if any, resulting fromthe foreclosure sale, otherthan the property owner asof the date of the Lis Pen-dens, must file a claim onsame within the Clerk ofCourt within 60 days afterthe foreclosure sale.
WITNESS my hand and of-ficial seal of said Court this28th day of January 2014.
AMERICANS WITH DISAB-ILITIES ACT. If you are aperson with a disabilitywho needs an accommoda-tion in order to accesscourt facilities or particip-ate in a court proceeding,you are entitled, at no costto you, to the provision ofcertain assistance. To re-quest such an accommod-ation, please contact CourtAdministration in advanceof the date the service isneeded: Court Administra-tion, 125 E. Orange Ave.,Ste. 300, Daytona Beach,FL 32114, (386) 257-6096.Hearing or voice impaired,please call 711.
TIM SMITHCLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURT
By: /s/ Lee Veronica ReyesDeputy Clerk
2/4/14, 2/11/14Legal No. 00020996
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFFLORIDA SEVENTH JUDI-CIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FORPUTNAM COUNTY
CASE NO. 13-505-CA-53
H. LEON BUCKLES,Plaintiff,
vs.
ELLEN JUANITA WALKER,JOHN DUDLEY INGRAMand FLORIDA CREDIT UNI-ON,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENthat under and by virtue ofa certain Final Judgment ofForeclosure made andentered by the HonorablePatti A. Christensen, Judgeof the Circuit Court in andfor Putnam County, Flor-ida, in Case Number 13-505-CA-53, on the 16th dayof January 2014, and recor-ded in said County, in casetherein pending, wherein,H. Leon Buckles is thePlaintiff, and Ellen JuanitaWalker, John Dudley In-gram and Florida CreditUnion, are the Defendants.I, Tim Smith, as Clerk of theCircuit Court of PutnamCounty, Florida, will at11:00 a.m., on the 25th dayof February 2014, at theFront door of the PutnamCounty Courthouse, 410 St.Johns Ave., Palatka, Flor-ida, offer for sale at publicauction, and will sell to thehighest and best bidder forcash, the property de-scribed as:
PROPERTY DESCRIBEDO N E X H I B I T " A " A T -T A C H E D H E R E T O .
SUBJECT TO UNPAIDREAL ESTATE TAXES.
In accordance with theAmericans with Disabilit-ies Act, persons with dis-abilities needing a specialaccommodation to particip-ate in this proceedingshould contact the Clerk ofCircuit Court at the Put-nam County Courthouse,410 St. Johns Avenue, Pal-atka, FL 32177, phone 386-329-0250 not later than fivebusiness days prior tosuch proceeding.
Any person claiming an in-terest in the surplus fromthe sale, if any, other thanthe property owners as ofthe date of the lis pendensmust file a claim within 60days after the date of thesale.
DATED this 21st day ofJanuary 2014.
TIM SMITHCLERK OF COURT
By: /s/ Ashley DarbyDeputy Clerk
Exhibit A
The SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 ofthe NE 1/4 of Section 12,Township 11 South, Range24 East, Putnam County,Florida, lying Southerlyand Westerly of thoselands described in that cer-tain Government Takingdescribed in the FinalJudgment described in Of-ficial Records Book 210,page 46, et. seq., of thepublic records of PutnamCounty, Florida.
TOGETHER WITH that cer-tain Easement for ingressand egress as described inO.R. Book 1188, page 1359of the public records ofPutnam County, Florida.
TOGETHER WITH an ease-ment for the purpose of in-gress and egress as de-scribed in that Easementrecorded in O.R. Book1297, page 32 of the publicrecords of Putnam County,Florida.
TOGETHER WITH thosecertain Easements as de-scribed in O. R. Book 482,page 1211 and O.R. Book486, page 236 of the publicrecords of Putnam County,Florida.
1/28/14, 2/4/14Legal No. 00020705
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Campers /Travel Trailers
1993 Jayco 32ft,very good condition,
everything works,$4,500 904-796-2328
EXTRA BEDROOM pop-up camper, all aluminum,toilet & stove, $850 OBO.NO TITLE. 352-473-5745
TRANSPORTATION
900
Cars &Accessories
96 El Camino Parts &body for sale. $750
386-328-9396 lv msg
SUVs &Accessories1996 Ford Explorer XLT,$1K OBO. 386-684-9793
or 386-397-0880Ask for Bill.
2 & 3BR MHs for Rentstarting @ $550/m orSale starting @ $5K
386-328-2886
2014 Jacobsen Home4BR/2BA Only $235/mo,$59,900! 386-329-5227
For Sale or Rent2/1 $450/m + $400 sec
or $13.9K 904-687-7212904-710-0239
Jacobsen Homes Fact-ory Outlet - We are thefactory representative!3BR/2BA starting @
$235/mo 386-329-5227
Won't Last! SW w/well,septic, power. Live Oak
GC, Fruitland, $15K 50%down & we'll hold the
paper. A&W: 328-4681
Mobile HomeWith LandSingle-wide mobile home
for rent OR sale.Palatka area, $500/mo or
$40K, 386-326-0500
RECREATIONAL
800
For Sale By Owner3BR/2BA, partially
fenced, remodeled, allnew appliances. 103
Jones St. Interl. Asking$64.9K. Serious inquir-ies only. 386-350-0071
or 352-949-8116 formore information.
FSBO 3br/2ba Handicapaccessible home on 1 ac,
2 car garage, 102 N.Tuscawilla Rd, Spring
Creek Subd, San Mateo$135k 386-328-4116
3BR/2BA House, CBS,1 acre fenced, Rent:
$700/m or Sale: $100K.Service animals only
561-502-1531
Peniel Area 3BR/3BA 2+acres, game room, fire-place, $165K. By appt.
only: 386-546-7705
Mobile Homes**Bank Repo** 32x703BR/2BA Homes of
Merit. Like new. Asking$59.9K 386-329-5227
*Bank Repo* 14x703BR/2BA $14.9K Ownerfin. avail. w/good down
pymt. 386-329-5227
*Repo* 12x52 2BR/1BA$9,500 Delivered & set.
386-329-5227
Mobile HomesWestover Mobile Home
Park 2BR/1BA @$450/m & 3BR/2BA
@ $550/m Call:407-222-8988
FOR SALE REAL ESTATE
700
Acreage / Lots6 Acres for Sale by Own-
er: Blueberry Hill SD,Pomona Pk. StrawberrySt. $60K 904-794-7949
Crescent City Properties17 Acres on Old Hwy 17.
Overgrown OrangeGrove. $75,000. Lake-front lot on CrescentLake. $99,900. CallCentury 21 Atkins
Realty, Inc. for details.800-874-1803
Business /Commercial
Church for SaleState Rd 26, Elkton,
Concrete block on 1 ac,Seats 100+ in Sanctuary
$185K OBO386-328-4116
HomesUse Your Tax Moneyfor a Down Payment!Recently Foreclosed,Special Fin. Available,
Any Credit, Any Income!2BR/1BA, 784sqft, 117
AKA 122 Riley St., Inter-lachen. $17,900 Visit
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(800) 292-1550.
Use Your Tax Moneyfor a Down Payment!Recently Foreclosed,Special Fin. Available,
Any Credit, Any Income!3BR/1BA, 804sqft, 408
East Palmetto St.,Palatka. $21,900 Visit
www.roselandco.com/ACK. Drive by, then call
(800) 292-1550.
130 Confederate Pt. Rd.Palatka. 3BR/2BA, Lg kit-chen, dining rm, lg livingrm & office, 2 car garage,scrnd in pool, corner lot.
Close to hosp., shop.Good nbrhd. $235K.
386-328-7593
3BR/1BA updated blockhome, fireplace, lg
fenced yard, $99,900.Call Sandy Smith,
Watson Realty Corp.386-983-3514
4BR/2BA Handicapaccessible Lrg home inPalatka, In-ground pool,Fenced yard, Firepl., 106
Rebecca Ln $139K386-328-4116
LIVESTOCK & SUPPLIES
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LivestockHay - Fertilized, Barn-
Stored. Large Rolls $50Pomona Park area
386-546-4466
Free AnimalsFree female hamster and
cage. 386-325-7744
Maine Coon & Manxcross kitten. Mom re-gistered. Free to good
home. Lv msg: 325-4309
One 3 year old femaleJack Russell free to good
home. 386-684-4221
Lost & FoundAnimals
Lost on East EndRd./Hwy 100: CatahoulaLeopard dog & Australi-an Shepherd 546-3305
FOR RENT REAL ESTATE60
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ApartmentsBarrington Apts
Valentine Specials on2BRs w/move-in by 2/28For Info: 386-325-0512
www.barringtonapartments.org
Small house apartment,unfurn., BR, BA, kitchen,back porch, 1st, last, sec.
$400/m 386-328-1647
Duplexes2BR/1BA CH/A, kitchen
equipped, $600/m +$600 Security386-325-4979
Homes3BR/1BA E. Palatka
area, $800/m F/L/S &bkgd check required
386-328-3373
3BR/2BA Rolling Hills,custom tile floors, fencedbk yd, $800/m, F/L/S &bkgd ck req'd 546-6680
Interlachen unfurnished3BR/2BA, new A/C &floors, on lake w/dock,$750/m 954-829-6727
Furniture &UpholsteryArmoire Chest $75, En-tertainment/Media Ctr$100, Bachelor Chest
$50, VGC 386-530-0898
Factory Direct Bedding1300 Reid St., 328-1200,
Queen sets starting atjust $239.95!
Mattresses: Thick plushpillow-top or tight-top, allsizes. Cheapest prices!Pomona Park 336-1544
MiscellaneousAluminum double-paneglass sliding patio door,
$75. 386-326-3865
Items $25 or Less
2 antique animal traps,foot hold, both for $25.Good cond., both work.
904-616-1815
2 large suitcaseswith rollers, $10.386-328-5782
2 male pet rats, $15for the pair. Pets only,
not snake food.386-325-7744
Antique "Can't Hook" logroller. Good cond., $25.
904-571-5524
Antique wooden windowframe, 6-pane. Great
for crafts, $20.904-616-1815
Automobile enginestand on rollers,
$25. 386-325-7649
Bissell Power Forcecompact vacuum, lightweight, like new, $20.
386-530-0898
Brown leather rocker/recliner in great shape,
$25. 386-325-0554
Decorative arch-top mir-ror, 27" W x 30" H, $20.
386-325-5591
New multi-functionoscillating tool, $25.
386-325-5591
RC car, used 1 time. Re-chargeable battery pack,
original box, manual,$25. 386-684-2529
Solid wood bedside nighttable, $19. 386-325-7649
Stephen King books, 5hard covers. Call for list.$25 for all. 904-571-5524
PETS & SUPPLIES
550
Pets & Supplies2 Dachshund pups, one
red & one black/tan,$175. Leave message:
386-325-4309
ADBA registered PitBulls, 1 black male, 1 redfemale, 1.5 yrs old, $200
each. 386-916-3914
Yorkie F. $450. ChorkieM. & F., $375 each.
1st shots, health certs,wormed. 904-501-0233
The Putnam County Boardof County Commissionerswill meet on Tuesday Feb-ruary 11, 2014 and Tues-day, February 25, 2014 at9:00 A.M. in the CountyCommissioner's MeetingRoom located in the Put-nam County GovernmentComplex, 2509 Crill Aven-ue, Suite 100, Palatka, Flor-ida. The County Commis-sioners also constitute thegoverning body of the Put-nam County Port Authority(the "Port Authority"). Atits meetings, the CountyCommission may, fromtime to time, convene ameeting of the Port Author-ity.
Dated 1st day of Novem-ber, 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COM-MISSIONERSPUTNAM COUNTY, FLOR-IDA
Shannon Burge, MSBU As-sessment Coord.
NOTICE: ANY PERSON DE-SIRING TO APPEAL ANYDECISION MADE BY THEBOARD WITH RESPECTTO ANY MATTER CON-SIDERED AT THIS MEET-ING WILL NEED A RE-CORD OF THE PROCEED-INGS. FOR SUCH PUR-POSE, SAID PERSON MAYNEED TO INSURE THAT AVERBATIM RECORD OFTHE PROCEEDINGS ISMADE, WHICH INCLUDESTHE TESTIMONY ANDEVIDENCE UPON WHICHTHE APPEAL IS TO BEBASED. FLORIDA STAT-UTES 268.0105.
2/4/14Legal No. 00019355
United States District CourtMiddle District of FloridaJacksonville DivisionIn Admiralty
In The Matter of Floyd B.McCombs, III,Plaintiff
No. 3:13-CV-1493-J-34PDB
Notice of Boat Owner's Ac-tion for Exoneration Fromor Limitation of Liability
2004 Sting Ray 240 LR, HullIdentification No. PNYUS-PRMH304
All potential claimants:
You are notified that FloydB. McCombs, III, has filed acase in federal court as theasserted owner of theabove-described boat. Mr.McCombs filed the case forexoneration from or limita-tion of liability for a March23, 2012, accident in-volving the boat on the St.Johns River in Bostwick,Putnam County, Florida. ByApril 18, 2014, all peoplewith claims related to theaccident must file themwith the Clerk of the Court,300 N. Hogan St., Ste. 9-150 , Jacksonv i l le , FL32202, as provided in Sup-plemental Rule F for Cer-tain Admiralty and Mari-time Claims, Federal Rulesof Civil Procedure. Anyclaimant must also servecopies of the written claimon Mr. McCombs's lawyers,Banker, Lopez, Gassler,P.A., 501 E. Kennedy Blvd.Ste . 1500 , Tampa, FL33602. Any claim not filedand served before April 18,2014, will be defaulted. Per-sonal attendance is not re-quired. Any claimant whowishes to contest Mr. Mc-Combs's right to exonera-tion from or limitation of li-ability must file an answerto his complaint as re-quired by SupplementalRule F and serve or mail acopy of the answer to Mr.McCombs's lawyers. Cop-ies of all court documentsin this case are available atthe clerk's office. You mayreview these documentsupon request.
Done in Jacksonville, Flor-ida, on January 15, 2014.
SHERYL L. LOESCHClerk of the Court
By: /s/ Amy ThomasDeputy Clerk
1/28/14, 2/4/14, 2/11/14,2/18/14Legal No. 00020583
MERCHANDISE
400
AppliancesLarge capacity washer
& dryer, exc. cond.w/warranty. $150 each.Will guarantee. Repairs:
W/D, fridge, ranges.Can deliver. Ralph
386-530-1120
Magic Chef gas range,30in, works great, $75.
321-215-8623
Whirlpool Cabrio dryer,3 months old. Paid$650, asking $350.
386-972-9666
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IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT, IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 13-555-CADIVISION: 53
ELIZABETH JUSTICE,Plaintiff,
vs.
EDWARD ROBIDOUX andEMILY ROBIDOUX, hus-band and wife,Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE is hereby giventhat, under a summary fi-nal judgment of foreclos-ure entered in the above-styled case, I will sell theproperty situated in Put-nam County, Florida, de-scribed as:
Lots 20 and 21, Block 17,INTERLACHEN LAKES ES-TATES, UNIT 22, accord-ing to the plat thereof asrecorded in Map Book 5,Page 26 of the public re-cords of Putnam County,Florida.
TOGETHER WITH a 1999JAGU Double Wide MobileH o m e , I . D . N u m b e r sGMHGA1499822397A andGMHGA1499822397B, TitleNumbers 77185087 and77185086.
Parcel No.: 07-10-25-4081-0170-0200
Address: 100 Nearing Av-enue, Interlachen, Florida32148
at publ ic sale , to thehighest bidder for cash, atthe South door of theC o u r t h o u s e , P u t n a mCounty, in the City of Pal-atka, Florida at 11:00 A.M.on 20 February 2014.
DATED on this 21st day ofJanuary 2014.
TIM SMITHClerk of the Court
By: /s/ Ashley Darby
1/28/14, 2/4/14Legal No. 00020701
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT, IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO: 13-410-CADIVISION: 53
RICHARD E. JACKSON andK A R E N A . A N D R U S ,P l a i n t i f f s ,
vs.
BOOBY E. CASTO and DE-LORIS E. COASTO, Defend-ants.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE is hereby giventhat, under a summary fi-nal judgment of foreclos-ure entered in the above-styled case, I will sell theproperty situated in Put-nam County, Florida, de-scribed as:
Lot 6, Block 1, WILLIAM J.JONAS SUBDIVISION, ac-cording to plat thereof re-corded in Map Book 4,page 19, of public recordsof Putnam County, Florida.
TOGETHER WITH a 1994CHAP Double Wide MobileH o m e , I . D . N u m b e rGAFLR05A21651CH andGAFLR05B21651CH, TitleNumbers 66216634 and66216635.
Parcel Number: 48-10-27-4570-0010-0060
at publ ic sale , to thehighest bidder to cash, atthe South door of theC o u r t h o u s e , P u t n a mCounty, in the City of Pal-atka, Florida at 11:00 A.M.on 18 March 2014.
DATED on this 22nd day ofJanuary, 2014.
TIM SMITHClerk of the Court
By/s/ Lee Veronica Reyes
Legal No: 0002079201/28/14, 02/04/14
NOTICE OF PUBLICAUCTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENTHAT ON, FRIDAY 28 FEB-RUARY, 2014, 8:00 A.M.THE FOLLOWING VEHICLEWILL BE SOLD:
1997 MAZDA1YVGE22C9V5604945
1996 BUICK1G4CW52L4RH613880
2006 DODGE1B3EL46X96N121499
1989 FORD2FABP73F4KX156226
SALE TO BE HELD ATJOHNSON ʼS TOWING &RECOVERY, 253 HIGH-WAY 17 NORTH, PAL-ATKA, FL 32177, PUTNAMCOUNTY. JOHNSON ʼSTOWING & RECOVERY RE-SERVES THE RIGHT TOBID.
2/4/14Legal No. 00021084
The Putnam County Boardof County Commissionerswill meet on Tuesday Feb-ruary 11, 2014 and Tues-day, February 25, 2014 at9:00 A.M. in the CountyCommissioner's MeetingRoom located in the Put-nam County GovernmentComplex, 2509 Crill Aven-ue, Suite 100, Palatka, Flor-ida. The County Commis-sioners also constitute thegoverning body of the Put-nam County Port Authority(the "Port Authority"). Atits meetings, the CountyCommission may, fromtime to time, convene ameeting of the Port Author-ity.
Dated 1st day of Novem-ber, 2013.
BOARD OF COUNTY COM-MISSIONERSPUTNAM COUNTY, FLOR-IDA
Shannon Burge, MSBU As-sessment Coord.
NOTICE: ANY PERSON DE-SIRING TO APPEAL ANYDECISION MADE BY THEBOARD WITH RESPECTTO ANY MATTER CON-SIDERED AT THIS MEET-ING WILL NEED A RE-CORD OF THE PROCEED-INGS. FOR SUCH PUR-POSE, SAID PERSON MAYNEED TO INSURE THAT AVERBATIM RECORD OFTHE PROCEEDINGS ISMADE, WHICH INCLUDESTHE TESTIMONY ANDEVIDENCE UPON WHICHTHE APPEAL IS TO BEBASED. FLORIDA STAT-UTES 268.0105.
2/4/14Legal No. 00019355
Legal Notices
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OFTHE SEVENTH JUDICIALCIRCUIT IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDACIVIL DIVISION
CASE NO.: 2014-3-CA
TD BANK, NATIONAL AS-SOCIATION,Plaintiff,
vs.
ESTATE OF MARTINEBAKER; UNKNOWN HEIRSAT LAW OF MARTINEBAKER; TENANT #1 andTENANT #2, unknownpart ies in possession,Defendants.
NOTICE OF ACTION
TO: ESTATE OF MARTINEBAKER1904 S. PALM AVENUEPALATKA, FL 32177
UNKNOWN HEIRS AT LAWOF MARTINE BAKER1904 S. PALM AVENUEPALATKA, FL 32177
YOU ARE HEREBY NOTI-FIED that an action hasbeen filed against you inthe Circuit Court of Put-nam County, Florida, CaseNo. 2014-3-CA to foreclosea Mortgage recorded onMay 14, 2003, in Official Re-cords Book 935, Page1270, of the Public Re-cords of Putnam County,Florida (the "Mortgage"),on the following real prop-erty situate, lying and be-ing in Putnam County, Flor-ida, more particularly de-scribed as:
Those port ions of theSouth 1/2 of the NE 1/4 ofthe NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ofSection 14, Township 10South, Range 26 East, Put-nam County, Florida, moreparticularly described asfollows:
From the intersection ofthe South line of the NE 1/4of the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4and the East line of saidSection 14 (said point be-ing in the center of theCounty hard-surface roadwhich runs along the Eastline of said Section 14) runWest, along the South lineof the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4of the NE 1/4 of said Sec-tion 14, for a distance of 33ft. to the West right-of-wayline of aforesaid Countyroad for the Point of Begin-ning of this description;thence continue West,along the South line of saidNE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of theNE 1/4 of said Section 14,for a distance of 150 ft;thence run North parallelwith the East line of saidSection for a distance of169.35 ft. more or less to apoint 160 ft. South of theNorth line of the S 1/2 ofthe NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 ofthe NE 1/4 of said Section14; thence run East, paral-lel with the North line ofaforesaid South 1/2 of theNE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of theNE 1/4 a distance of 150 ft,to the West right-of-wayl ine o f the a foresa idCounty road; thence runSouth, along the West lineof said County road for adistance of 169.35 ft. moreor less to the Point of Be-ginning and to close. Sub-ject to an easement for In-gress and egress over andupon the Northerly 19.35 ft.of said land which theGrantors reserve to them-selves, their heirs or as-signs as an appurtenanceto the land.
together with all existing orsubsequently erected or af-fixed buildings, improve-ments, and fixtures (the"Property").
You are required to fileyour written defenses, ifany, to it with the Clerk ofthe above-styled Court andto serve a copy thereof onJ e f f r e y B . P e r t n o y ,Plaintiff's attorney, whoseaddress is Akerman LLP,222 Lakeview Avenue,Sui te 400, West PalmBeach, Florida 33401, with-in thirty (30) days from thefirst date of publication ofthis Notice of Action.
If you fail to do so, Judg-ment by default may beentered against you for therelief demanded in theComplaint.
WITNESS my hand andseal this 21st day of Janu-ary 2014.
TIM SMITHClerk of the Circuit Court
/s/ Ashley DarbyDeputy Clerk
1/28/14, 2/4/14Legal No. 00020706
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT INA N D F O R P U T N A MC O U N T Y , F L O R I D A
CASE NO: 2013-246-CA
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK,NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,Plaintiff,
vs.
R O B E R T J . H I C K S ;TERESA D. HICKS; UN-KNOWN TENANT I; UN-KNOWN TENANT II, andany unknown heirs, de-visees, grantees, creditors,and other unknown per-sons or unknown spousesclaiming by, through andunder any of the above-named Defendants,Defendants.
NOTICE OF FORECLOS-URE SALE
NOTICE is hereby giventhat the undersigned Clerkof the Circuit Court of Put-nam County, Florida, willon the 4th day of March2014, at 11:00 AM at theSouth front door of the Put-nam County Courthouse inPalatka, Florida, offer forsale and sell at public out-cry to the highest and bestbidder for cash, the follow-ing-descr ibed propertysituate in Putnam County,Florida:
LOT 13, BLOCK "A", REL-LIM MANOR, ACCORDINGTO PLAT THEREOF RE-CORDED IN MAP BOOK 5,PAGE 28, OF THE PUBLICRECORDS OF PUTNAMCOUNTY, FLORIDA.
pursuant to the Final Judg-ment entered in a casepending in said Court, thestyle of which is indicatedabove.
Any person or entity claim-ing an interest in the sur-plus, if any, resulting fromthe foreclosure sale, otherthan the property owner asof the date of the Lis Pen-dens, must file a claim onsame within the Clerk ofCourt within 60 days afterthe foreclosure sale.
WITNESS my hand and of-ficial seal of said Court this28th day of January 2014.
AMERICANS WITH DISAB-ILITIES ACT. If you are aperson with a disabilitywho needs an accommoda-tion in order to accesscourt facilities or particip-ate in a court proceeding,you are entitled, at no costto you, to the provision ofcertain assistance. To re-quest such an accommod-ation, please contact CourtAdministration in advanceof the date the service isneeded: Court Administra-tion, 125 E. Orange Ave.,Ste. 300, Daytona Beach,FL 32114, (386) 257-6096.Hearing or voice impaired,please call 711.
TIM SMITHCLERK OF THE CIRCUITCOURT
By: /s/ Lee Veronica ReyesDeputy Clerk
2/4/14, 2/11/14Legal No. 00020967
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT,SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIR-CUIT, IN AND FOR PUT-NAM COUNTY, FLORIDA
CASE NO.: 13-555-CADIVISION: 53
ELIZABETH JUSTICE,Plaintiff,
vs.
EDWARD ROBIDOUX andEMILY ROBIDOUX, hus-band and wife,Defendants.
NOTICE OF SALE
NOTICE is hereby giventhat, under a summary fi-nal judgment of foreclos-ure entered in the above-styled case, I will sell theproperty situated in Put-nam County, Florida, de-scribed as:
Lots 20 and 21, Block 17,INTERLACHEN LAKES ES-TATES, UNIT 22, accord-ing to the plat thereof asrecorded in Map Book 5,Page 26 of the public re-cords of Putnam County,Florida.
TOGETHER WITH a 1999JAGU Double Wide MobileH o m e , I . D . N u m b e r sGMHGA1499822397A andGMHGA1499822397B, TitleNumbers 77185087 and77185086.
Parcel No.: 07-10-25-4081-0170-0200
Address: 100 Nearing Av-enue, Interlachen, Florida32148
at publ ic sale , to thehighest bidder for cash, atthe South door of theC o u r t h o u s e , P u t n a mCounty, in the City of Pal-atka, Florida at 11:00 A.M.on 20 February 2014.
DATED on this 21st day ofJanuary 2014.
TIM SMITHClerk of the Court
By: /s/ Ashley Darby
1/28/14, 2/4/14Legal No. 00020701
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Man allegedly shot by Hernandez shot again outside clubBy Dave Collins
Associated Press
HARTFORD, Conn. – A man who alleges he was shot in the face by former New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez in Florida was shot again, this time outside a Connecticut nightclub, where he then opened f i re , po l i ce sa id Monday.
Alexander Bradley was part of a disturbance involving money Sunday that spilled outside of the Vevo Lounge Bar & Grill in Hartford’s South Meadows neighborhood, police Lt. Brian Foley said.
After the 31-year-old was shot multiple times in the right thigh, he
retrieved a gun from his car and tried to enter the nightclub, Foley said, before he opened fire.
No other injuries were reported. Responding police officers stopped a car that sped away from the club, and an injured Bradley got out and fell on the street, Foley said. He was taken to a hospital under police guard and was listed in stable condi-tion.
Bradley was charged with crimi-nal possession of a firearm, criminal use of a firearm and other crimes. His Connecticut lawyer, Robert Pickering, hung up the phone on a reporter without commenting Monday.
Detectives recovered 11 shell cas-
ings from outside of the club, Foley said, and Bradley’s gun was reported stolen from Springfield, Mass. Foley said the investigation into who shot Bradley is ongoing.
B r a d l e y , a n a s s o c i a t e o f Hernandez, alleges in a Florida law-suit that he lost his right eye when Hernandez shot him in the face as they argued outside a Miami club last February.
Hernandez is detained on a mur-der charge in the death of Odin Lloyd, a semi-professional football player whose body was found June 1 7 n e a r H e r n a n d e z ’ s N o r t h A t t l e b o r o u g h , M a s s . , h o m e . Hernandez has pleaded not guilty.
Boston police, meanwhile, have
linked both Hernandez and Bradley to a double homicide in July 2012. Pol ice bel ieve Hernandez and Bradley were in an SUV when some-one inside the vehicle fatally shot Daniel Jorge Correia de Abreu and Safiro Teixeira Furtado in Boston’s South End, according to a search warrant filed by Bristol, Conn., police.
The warrant doesn’t say who investigators believe pulled the trig-ger in the double killing or suggest a motive. No charges have been filed in the case. The warrant sought record-ings of phone calls made by Bradley while he was jailed in Hartford in October for failing to appear before a Massachusetts grand jury investi-
gating the 2012 shooting.Investigators say they found the
SUV wanted in the Boston homicides at the home of Hernandez’s uncle in Bristol.
Police say surveillance camera recordings show Hernandez and Bradley going into a Boston night-club shortly after the shooting vic-tims went into the club. The record-ings also show Hernandez driving the SUV out of a nearby parking garage with Bradley as a passenger shortly before the shootings, police said.
Boston police called Hartford police Monday about Bradley’s shoot-ing as part of their investigation, Foley said.
Strong surge helps Pacers to 98-79 triumph over MagicBy MiChael Marot
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — Pacers coach Frank Vogel kept the game plan simple.
Make the extra pass, take care of the ball, play defense and get more out of his bench.
The four-pronged approach worked. Danny Granger scored a season-high 16 points, Paul George and Lance Stephenson each added 15, and the Pacers plowed through some rough stretches to pull away from the Orlando Magic, 98-79 on Monday night.
“I thought we came out with
the right focus and the right fight,” forward David West said. “We played hard, played together and got the ‘W.’”
That’s good enough for right now.
The team with the NBA’s best record came into the game with a 3-3 mark over its last six and seemed to be sliding after a series of slow starts forced it to fight its way back from large, early deficits. Even returning home after a five-game West Coast swing wasn’t the fix.
The Pacers (37-10) lost to Phoenix last Thursday, then had to overcome a season-high 24 turnovers Saturday to bare-
ly get past Brooklyn.On Monday, the Pacers
looked like a different team.They started fast, committed
only two turnovers in the first 21½ minutes and led from start to finish. Perhaps that much should have been expected against the second-worst team in the league and the worst road team in the NBA.
But it was still a tough night.West hurt his right ankle in
the third quarter, backup cen-ter Ian Mahinmi left with an injured right shoulder in the fourth and Indiana let Orlando (13-37) back into the game late in the first half before nearly
giving all of its 16-point, first-half lead by starting the third quarter with 10 straight miss-es.
The difference: The Pacers heeded their All-Star coach’s advice and allowed a season-low 29 points in the second half.
“That ’ s typica l o f us , ” Granger said. “You know we hang our hat on defense, and we really want that to carry us the whole way.”
Arron Afflalo led the Magic with 20 points but was shut out for the final 23:47. Nikola Vucevic added 16 points, get-ting only four over the final 19 minutes . The only other
Orlando player to reach double figures was Tobias Harris, who finished with 11.
Rookie Victor Oladipo fin-ished with six points and tied a season high with 11 assists but was just 2 of 11 from the field in his second game back in his adopted home state.
“They were just more active on their tags and disguising their defense,” said Oladipo, who again started in place of injured point guard Jameer Nelson. “They just did a great job of making us take tough shots. It’s something we need to learn from.”
The Pacers, meanwhile,
stuck to the Vogel Plan.Granger, a former All-Star
who has been working his way back from a strained left calf, broke out of his shooting slump. C.J. Watson had 12 points and Luis Scola added 10 as the Pacers bench combined for exactly half of Indiana’s total, a season best.
Indiana’s two most prolific scorers did their thing, too.
George started with seven points, three rebounds, two steals and two assists in the first quarter. Stephenson, the NBA leader with four triple-doubles, settled for 15 points, 12 rebounds and five assists.
James, Heat run past PistonsBy steven Wine
Associated Press
MIAMI — Outfought for a late rebound by Dwyane Wade, a grinning LeBron James chid-ed his teammate as they ran upcourt.
With the game in hand, the Miami Heat could worry about individual stats. Wade and James had handsome numbers in Monday’s 102-96 victory over the Detroit Pistons.
James totaled 24 points, 11
assists and eight rebounds, just missing the Heat’s first triple-double of the season. Wade scored 30 points, his best total since Dec. 18 in an injury-ham-pered season, and he added a season-high 10 rebounds and five assists.
James, who has come close to a triple-double several times this season, was blanked in the rebound department down the stretch. When Wade snatched one away from him with 4 min-utes left, he heard about it from
his taller teammate.“D-Wade knew what he had
going on, too,” James said. “He was like, ‘I need this double-double.’ He had a heck of a game. He was spectacular.”
Wade pleaded guilty to being briefly motivated by getting his first double-double of the sea-son.
Heat guard Ray Allen also outmaneuvered James for a rebound in the final minutes, which left James muttering to the Heat bench.
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