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Permit No. 14
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Have A Safe and Happy New Year!
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Community
A Hearing for Restoration of
Withlacoochee River
Restoration of the Lower River
has been a long term objective of our or-
ganization. Whether or not the topics to
be discussed by the SWFWMD at this
hearing have merit is unknown at this
point, but I suggest this would be an ex-
cellent point of entry to let the Task Force
and SWFWMD know that we are, as an
organization and community, quite deter-
mined to see our river restored. We need
a very big turn out for this meeting.
Monday, January 13, 2014, 2:00 pm.
Lecanto Government Building, 3600
West Sovereign Path, Room 166, Lecan-
to, Florida 34461.
Please see the attached agenda
for the Citrus Waterways Restoration
Task Force meeting on 13 January. Meet-
ings usually last about two hours.
You will note item four of the
agenda refers to a presentation on various
restoration projects for the Lower Withla-
coochee River. You will find on page two
of the PDF document additional details
on the same topic. The discussion points
are referenced to matters apparently ad-
Happy New Year! - Several couples at the Lion's Club International in Homosassa dancing to the sultry voice of George Drewry of "Goodfellows
dressed to the Task Force in 2003 and on
Entertainment Presents" during a recent holiday show. It's the time of year for parties and gatherings; check out the "Community Events"
specific technical issues for which I have
sections on pages 5 and 10 for places to go and fun things to do in our area. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore
Father, Son Killed Woman accused of taking/pawning
no records. In other words, the actual
source is unknown.
Please plan to attend! Drag your
numerous firearms
In Christmas Day
neighbors along for the festivities! We
need to make clear that we are united in
ing, and he learned that two rifles were also
this endeavor and also that we are not go-
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Cave Dive
missing. Sousley admitted that she pawned
ing to go away.
both rifles, earlier in the month, at Diamond
Kimberly Marie Sou-
Dan Hilliard, Director, WAR, Inc.
Ridge Pawn, as well. Upon investigation,
sley, 32, 5501 S. Palace Path,
A father and son died on Christmas
"Meet the Local Aquatic Preserves"
one had been pawned for $45 on Oct. 15,
Homosassa, was arrested by the
Day while cave diving in the Chassahow-
presented by Jamie Letendre, Environ-
and the other had been pawned for $50 on
Citrus County Sheriff s Office,
itzka Wildlife Refuge near Weeki Wachee.
mental Specialist at Florida Dept of Envi-
Dec. 16.
Dec. 23, charged with traffic
According to the Hernando County Sheriff's
ronmental Protection. Wednesday, Janu-
Sousley was placed under arrest on
or endeavor to traffic in stolen Sousley
Office, Holly King contacted the Hernando
ary 15, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. - WGP Ellie
the charges. Her total bond was initially set
property, grand theft (of a fire-
County Sheriffr s Office on Christmas Day
Schiller Education Center
at $16,000, but she was released on her own
arm) and false verification of ownership/
when her fiancé, Darrin Spivey, 35, and his
Jamie will discuss the resource
recognizance due to her cooperation in the
false identification to pawnbroker.
15-year-old son, Dillon Sanchez, did not re-
management and partnerships associated
case.
The victim told detectives that a
turn home after a dive. When she was unable
with local waters. The discussion will
On Dec. 24, Sousley was addition-
double barrel shotgun had been stolen from
to contact them by phone at 3:00 p.m., King
present opportunities for participation in
ally arrested on other related charges against
his gun safe, at his residence. He mentioned
drove to the area, saw Spivey's car there,
various outreach events including a water
the same victim: traffic or endeavor to traf-
the name of a man the victim said had admit-
and called the sheriff s office.
quality program and seagrass monitoring.
fic in stolen property, three counts of grand
ted to taking the gun and pawning it.
King said that Sanchez had re-
theft of a firearm and false verification of
The accused man denied touching
ceived new diving equipment for Christmas,
Expert Clock Repair
ownership/false identification to pawnbro-
or taking the gun, however, Sousley stated
and the two wanted to go diving so he could
ker. She's accused of taking and pawning a
she'd pawned a "long gun" for the accused
Vintage, Modern,
try it out. The two were planning to dive the
semiautomatic rifle for $60, an action rifle for
man, that very day, at Diamond Ridge Pawn
300 feet-deep Eagle Nest Sink Cave, which
Historical,
$40 and a double barrel shotgun for $100.
located in Crystal River at 6894 W. Gulf to
is known as an extremely difficult and dan-
Due to Sousley having been released on her
Lake Hwy., because he is a convicted felon
gerous cave to dive. The pond looks unas-
own recognizance on the earlier charges and
and not supposed to be around firearms.
see page 12
suming, but the cave is considered one of the
her continued cooperation, she was again re-
Upon request, the victim looked
most dangerous and challenging caves in the
leased on her own recognizance.
over his guns to sere if others were miss-
Continued on page 4 - Cave Dive