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Permit No. 14
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Community
Blues & BBQ
Damon Fowler, Soloist
Its time for the annual Blues `n
Bar B Q -- Saturday November 1 at the Mu-
seum Cafe in Homosassa. This year three
spectacular musical acts will perform from
Noon until 5 pm. These groups are: The
local Susanne Smith Band with disco and
funk; The multi- piece, classic throwback
Blue Dice Band; And an up and coming
soloist, Damon Fowler.
Susanne Smith is one of the best
singers in the area, crooning covers from
Aretha Franklin to Linda Ronstadt. If you
have been to any festivals here you prob-
ably have seen and heard her. The back up
is equally talented in all genres: rock, blues,
R & B, jazz or country.
Blue Ice is the quintessential soul/
These visitors are enjoying a view from the top of the Crystal River Marine Science Station 50 foot observation tower looking at the Academy
blues group playing smooth, laid back
of Environmental Science on Fort Island Trail, Crystal River at the bridge over the Salt River. The tower overlooks the Salt River, Crystal River,
yarns, especially when the keyboardist tops
the Gulf of Mexico and the salt marshes. Newscaster Photo by Sally Price.
Man charged with organized fraud
off the vocals with appropriately soulful
Woman killed
vocals. The relatively large horn/brass sec-
tion fires up the music with a diverse array
and stealing $90,000 in equipment
of styles.
in Inverness
Damon Fowler is a star on the
During the investigation, detec-
rise;he started as a teen building his reputa-
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
tives found that Orsi had placed an adver-
tion as a hot young player This Florida na-
crash
On Thurs., Sept. 25, about 9:00 am,
tisement on a social media website to con-
tive uses his roots of rock, blues and steel,
the Citrus County Sheriffís Office, East Dis-
tract the removal of the victim's property
wowing audiences. He added songwriting
trict Community Crimes Unit
from his unoccupied land. A subcontractor
and singing to his guitar , dobro and slide
From Florida Highway Patrol
executed a search warrant at
responded to Orsi's advertisement. Orsi ne-
guitar. Also a member of super group,
46 S. Columbus St. in Beverly
gotiated a price of $8,000 to have the prop-
Southern Hospitality, as a soloist Damon
A single-vehicle traffic crash
Hills. This search warrant was
erty removed from the victim's land, using a
showcases original compositions paired
in Inverness, just before 3:00 pm, Sept. 21,
a result of a two-month-long in-
scheme that made the subcontractor believe
perfectly with well chosen covers.
Orsi
took the life of an Ocala woman, 20 year-
vestigation, resulting in the ar-
that he would be entitled to any property re-
Since 2007 the Friends of the
old Brittany Lynn Robertson. According to
rest of Anthony Robert Orsi, Jr.
moved. The property was later scrapped at
Blues has helped 10 youth programs,
the Florida Highway Patrol, Robertson was
for charges including organized fraud and
several area metal recyclers in Citrus and
or awarded music scholarships. This
driving a 2002 Ford Focus, traveling east on
grand theft (total bond, $7,000).
Marion counties.
year,profits will enable talented teens in our
E. Heatherwood St., west of S. Juneau Pt.
On July 30, 2014, deputies re-
Detectives were able to obtain e-
three high school to take private music les-
For unknown reasons, the
sponded to the victim's unoccupied Beverly
mail and computer records from which it
sons.
vehicle departed the road and traveled onto
Hills property to investigate the report of a
was determined that Orsi had created a ficti-
Bar B Q and drinks are available.
the south shoulder. As a result, the left side
large amount of property and equipment be-
tious e-mail account and, portrayed himself
A silent auction will provide additional ex-
of the car struck a tree that was on the south
ing stolen. This property included eight ve-
as the rightful owner of the property, in or-
citement. Bring a chair and your friends.
shoulder. Ms. Robertson suffered fatal inju-
hicles, three farm tractors, heavy duty trail-
der to defraud the subcontractor. Orsi had
Advance, discount tickets can be purchased
ries and expired at the scene of the crash.
ers and several other items, including scrap
led the subcontractor to believe that this was
for $15 at the Cafe, 10466 W. Yulee Drive,
The report stated that Ms. Robertson was
metal and welding equipment which was
a legitimate business endeavor.
Homosassa or by calling 628-1081. Ad-
wearing a seatbelt, and alcohol was not a
reported by the victim to be valued in excess
This case is a "premeditated and
mission at the gate is $20.
factor in the crash.
of $90,000.
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