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Community
Wildlife Park Setting Up
For Fun For Its
Haunted Tram Rides Event
Oct. 28 And 29
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs
Wildlife State Park and the Friends of Ho-
mosassa Springs Wildlife Park are busy
planning and setting up for their annual
Haunted Tram Rides community event
scheduled for the evenings of Friday, Oc-
tober 28 and Saturday, October 29, 2016.
The event will begin at 6:00pm each
evening, and run until 10:00 pm. Pepper
Creek Trail will be transformed during
these evenings into a trail of haunting sce-
narios that will delight families.
This will be the thirteenth year
the Friends of Homosassa Springs Wild-
life Park will be holding the Haunted Tram
Rides event which has attracted thousands
of visitors each night. In addition to the
Haunted Tram Rides, the event includes
family fun such as Halloween costume
contests, a fun slide, and refreshments.
The suggested donation for the
tram ride is $5.00 for adults (age 13 and
over) and $3.00 for children up to age 12.
A Haunted House will be set up in the
Florida Senators Marco Rubio (FL-R) Bill Nelson (FL-D), survey damage along Florida's coastline from the rear of a HC-144 Ocean Sentry air-
Florida Room. The Grim Reaper's Haven
plane from Coast Guard Air Station Miami on Oct. 8, 2016. The over flight is part of a Coast Guard process conducted to assess damage in the
is the theme of this year's Haunted House,
wake of Hurricane Matthew. Four deaths have been attrituted to the storm. USCG photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ashley Johnson. See pg. 10.
which have extended hours this year start-
Woman Dies
Crystal River woman charged with
ing Thursday, October 27, from 11:00
am until 4:00 pm; Friday, October 28
In Dunnellon
and Saturday, October 29 from 11:00am
insurance fraud
until 4:00 pm and will reopen from 6:00
pm until 10:00 pm. The hours on Sunday,
Mobile Home Fire From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
October 30 will be from 11:00 am until
4:00 pm. The donation for admission to
negotiated a fee of $500 for him to cut up
Karen Lynn Cronin, 53, 6590 W.
the Haunted House is $2.00 per person.
From the Citrus County Fire/Rescue.
the truck, and over the next couple of days,
Arter St., Crystal River, was arrested by
The Halloween Costume Con-
he began chopping up the vehicle. The wit-
the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Oct. 5,
tests will be held both evenings of Friday,
The Citrus County Sheriff's Of-
ness stated that Cronin had come to his
charged with making a fraudu-
October 28, and Saturday, October 29,
fice, Fire Rescue Division arrived at the
residence, a couple times, removing parts
lant insurance claim ($2,000
2016. Children should arrive to register in
scene of a structure fire at 11:09 am, Oct.
he had cut off the truck, and had recycled
bond).
the Visitor Center between 6:30 and 7:00
5. Dispatchers notified units that a victim
them, the report stated.
The report stated that
pm. Contests will begin at 7:00 pm with
was trapped inside a residence, located at
The witness agreed to participate
Ms. Cronin filed a report with
children divided into three age groups.
5285 W. Creme Ct., off of River Bend Rd.,
the sheriff s office on Sept. 27, Cronin
in a controlled recorded phone call to Ms.
Prizes will be given for Cutest, Scariest
in Dunnellon.
Cronin. During the telephone call, Ms.
that her 2000 Ford F150 truck
and Most Creative Costumes.
Upon arrival, firefighters found
Cronin made several admissions that cor-
had been stolen.
the home 75% involved in fire. A man in the
roborated the witness' statements.
On the following day, the report
home, who was sleeping, escaped through a
The arresting deputy spoke with
stated, Cronin filed a claim with her insur-
window and tried to save a female who was
the claims adjuster, who confirmed that
ance company for the theft of the truck.
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inside the residence, but the heat and flames
Ms. Cronin had filed an insurance claim
On Oct. 3, a deputy found Ms.
prevented him from doing so.
for the Ford F150, although the vehicle had
Cronin's vehicle in the woods behind a
You can now place classified ads at the
As a precautionary measure, the
not been stolen.
residence located at 6020 Laprima Ct., in
Food Ranch Service Desk - 25 words/$12.
man was transported to a local hospital.
The deputy interviewed Ms. Cro-
Crystal River, completely dismantled.
New deadline: Monday 12 noon at the Inglis
The State Fire Marshal was contacted to
nin at the Citrus County Detention Facility,
The witness told deputies, that
Food Ranch service Desk. Cash or Check.
identify the female victim and determine
and she admitted to filing the fraudulant in-
Cronin had towed her vehicle to his resi-
No refunds for early cancellations
the cause of the fire. See photo on page 4.
surance claim.
dence, several days previously, and had