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A collection of Carol Cieslik’s work is displayed in the entryway of the Columbia County Library’s downtown location. (COURTESY)

A collection of Carol Cieslik’s work is displayed in the entryway of the Columbia County Library’s downtown location. (COURTESY)

Library hosts local artist Cieslik

NEWS STAFF
Wednesday, December 22, 2021
The Columbia County Library in downtown Lake City is hosting a one-artist show by award-winning local artist Carol Cieslik. A collection of Cieslik’s pastels and watercolors is housed in the library entryway. Cieslik is largely self-taught as an artist but has always loved art.
Christmas Dream Machine volunteers Jennifer Munroe (from left), Janet Stanford, Angela Towns and Walker Munroe, organize toys for the Christmas Dream Machine Toy Distribution which took place Sunday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Christmas Dream Machine volunteers Jennifer Munroe (from left), Janet Stanford, Angela Towns and Walker Munroe, organize toys for the Christmas Dream Machine Toy Distribution which took place Sunday afternoon. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Dream Machine provides for 550 children

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Bags of toys sat on the floor of a Main Boulevard building Sunday, the remaining pieces to deliver Christmas to several area children. Some bags contained toys, balls, dolls, Nerf guns, makeup or books. Others even contained a television, fishing rod and reel or an electric organ.
Toys and games sit outside the Kids Feeding Kids Thrift Store as volunteers worked to assemble Christmas baskets for children in need. (COURTESY)

Toys and games sit outside the Kids Feeding Kids Thrift Store as volunteers worked to assemble Christmas baskets for children in need. (COURTESY)

Kids Feeding Kids gives out presents for holiday season

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Saturday and Sunday afternoon weren’t the traditional business days at the Kids Feeding Kids Thrift Store. Rather, a large contingent of volunteers had amassed at the store, putting the final touches on Christmas baskets that would be going to area families for the holiday.

City, county offices closed Friday, Monday

TONY BRITT
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
Holidays are often a culprit that force changes to normal business hours. With Christmas approaching, several local governmental entities have altered their traditional schedules for employees to have family time. However, in addition to normal business operation hours alterations, Gov.
Janice Medford (left) and Jaime Brock show off snowmen made out of pinecones at a vendor’s booth on Saturday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Janice Medford (left) and Jaime Brock show off snowmen made out of pinecones at a vendor’s booth on Saturday. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

City’s holiday event draws thousands to downtown

TONY BRITT
Monday, December 20, 2021
Thousands of people showed up at Olustee Park on Saturday for the city’s second Holiday Market.
Mike Ziegler (left), holds a wreath for the POW/MIA memorial as he is saluted by Robert Mixon, during Saturday’s local Wreaths Across America event. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Mike Ziegler (left), holds a wreath for the POW/MIA memorial as he is saluted by Robert Mixon, during Saturday’s local Wreaths Across America event. (TONY BRITT/Lake City Reporter)

Paying homage to the fallen

TONY BRITT
Monday, December 20, 2021
Local veterans paid homage to fallen soldiers across the country as well as fallen friends and comrades Saturday. The local Wreaths Across America ceremony was held at noon in Olustee Park, where a large contingent of veterans had seats set up near the memorials in the park.
North Florida Professional Services estimates Memorial Stadium could need as much as $50,000 worth of repairs. (FILE)

North Florida Professional Services estimates Memorial Stadium could need as much as $50,000 worth of repairs. (FILE)

Memorial needs minor repairs

TONY BRITT
Monday, December 20, 2021
Memorial Stadium has been a community fixture for decades and it appears the stadium has more years of service to offer. But first, the stadium needs an estimated $50,000 worth of minor repairs.
The Country Club at Lake City is scheduled to be auctioned off between Jan. 18-20. It has a starting bid listed at $300,000 and was originally built in 1971 and sold for $1.9 million in 2009. (COURTESY)

The Country Club at Lake City is scheduled to be auctioned off between Jan. 18-20. It has a starting bid listed at $300,000 and was originally built in 1971 and sold for $1.9 million in 2009. (COURTESY)

Country Club on auction block

NEWS STAFF
Monday, December 20, 2021
The Country Club at Lake City may soon be under new ownership. The 18-hole, semi-private golf course has been listed for auction by Christovich & Associates. The auction is scheduled for Jan. 18-20 with a starting bid of $300,000.