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Wednesday January 12, 2011

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Permit No. 14

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Squawk Box

With Your Support

The Y/I Woman’s Club

Makes a Difference

By Helen Ciallella,YIWC President

For the past 45 years, the YIWC has

quietly and tirelessly worked to benefit

and serve our two communities with edu-

cational support for student scholarships,

and the AF Knotts Public Library which

is owned and maintained by the Woman’s

Club. Over the years, the YIWC has pro-

vided nearly $80,000 in tuition scholar-

ships to the students of the Yankeetown

School. As a result of those scholarships

we are proud to say there are some PHD’s,

a few Masters Degrees and lots of kids with

decent jobs because of YIWC fund raising

activities and your enthusiastic support.

The source for scholarship funding is

our regular Thursday Night Bingo which

has been ongoing since 1969. If you’re

up for some really good eats, including

fresh burgers, homemade soups, pies and

cakes you should come by the club house

around 6:00 PM on Thursdays and eat sup-

per for way under five bucks. If you want

to add some fun and camaraderie with your

ikes! An active Water Moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus) caught during an afternoon slither through the Withlacoochee State Forest last Satur-

neighbors, stay and play for the $100 Bin-

day. Also know as the Cottonmouth, this particular snake was quite active despite the recent cold weather. In our part of Florida, Cottonmouths

go Jackpot each week. It all goes toward

do not hibernate the entire winter and although prefer swampy, marshy areas can be found in a variety of habitats. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore

Duke Energy &

scholarships.

Woman charged with exploiting

Bingo proceeds also fund the “Kind

News” kid’s educational newsletter to elev-

Progress Energy

en classrooms at the Yankeetown School

Key Center clients

and an incentive program each quarter for

to merge

“Best Grades”, “Most Improved” and a

A 38 year-old Crystal River wom-

Cole used the 74 year-old

new “Good Citizen Award “. We present

an, Angela D. Cole, 4645 N. Williams Ave.,

victim’s debit card in the

Wal-Mart Gift Cards for each category in

Duke Energy Corporation con-

was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff’s

amount of $217.25 to pay

three different grade groups and the chil-

firmed on Jan. 10 its intent to purchase

Office, Jan. 3, charged with one count of

for her Direct TV account

dren and their parents are also invited to

Progress Energy Inc. for $46.48 a share, or

exploitation of elderly/disabled less than

on June 21, and used the

our Scholarship Awards Luncheon in May

$13.7 billion. Both companies’ boards of

$20,000. According to the report, the wom-

52 year-old victim’s debit

to be recognized again for their good work

directors have approved the plan, which is

an is a former employee of the Key Training

card to make a payment

at school. These are proud moments for

expected to add to Duke earnings within the

Center, and the two victims were both Key

for her Ford pickup truck

the children, their parents and for us.

first year after closing. Combined, the new

Center clients: one was a 74 year-old Bev-

in the amount of $360 on

Our basket, quilt and fine painting raf-

Cole

company will have a market-cap value of

erly Hills woman, and the other was a 52

August 12 and a payment

fles, the Chili Cook Off, Soup-a-thon, Spa-

$37 billion. Duke Energy also will assume

year-old Inverness woman.

of $267.25 for her Direct

ghetti Dinner and Pancake Breakfast pro-

approximately $12.2 billion in Progress En-

In addition to an investigation by

TV account on Aug. 24, for a total loss of

ceeds pay operating expenses for the club

ergy net debt.

the CCSO, the report stated, the incident

$627.25 to the victim.

house and library and provide some finan-

The combined company will be

was also investigated by the Department of

Cole spoke with a CCSO detec-

cial support to the area Volunteer Fire De-

called Duke Energy. The $26 billion trans-

Children and Families (DCF), and an inves-

tive and confirmed that she was in a posi-

partments, Childs Play Foundation, Isaiah

action will create the nation’s largest util-

tigation is still ongoing by the Key Training

tion of trust at the Key Training Center as a

Foundation and the Sheriffs Youth Ranch.

ity, with a combined enterprise value of $65

Center.

supported Living coach, that she helped the

Currently, the AF Knotts Public Library

billion and the country’s largest regulated

The report stated that Cole had

victims with their finances and had access

is the only public library owned and finan-

customer base, providing service to approxi-

a position of trust at the center, in helping

to their checking accounts and debit cards.

cially supported by a woman’s club. The

mately 7.1 million electric customers in six

disabled adults, including handling their fi-

She admitted that neither had authorized her

club is responsible for all building mainte-

regulated service territories: North Carolina,

nances. In June and August, Cole is accused

to pay her bills with their personal accounts,

nance, repairs and utilities. It began as a

South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky

of making three transaction from the wom-

but it was a mistake, and she apparently did

YIWC library service in the early 70’s and

and Ohio. The company will have a domes-

en’s bank debit cards for her own personal

not know which cards she was using. How-

operated in various buildings around Yan-

tic generating capacity of approximately 57

payments. The investigations showed that

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