The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
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Otter Creek Youth Run Over By Tractor
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the cover finally wore off of those balls I had to use a discarded mop or broom handle and a
On October 15th the Levy County Sheriff's Office received a 9-1-1 call at 6:10 P.M. in
tin can for a bat and ball. Don't try that out, kids. A tin can that has been hit so many times that
reference to a tractor accident at 2650 Ellzey Ave. Otter Creek. The caller stated that a six year
it is mashed into the size of a ping pong ball does a lot of damage if it hits your sister in the
old child accidentally fell off a tractor and sustained serious head injuries.
head after you have given the improvised baseball your best Mickey Mantle imitation and
EMS arrived on the scene and rendered medical treatment while deputies secured a
whacked it with your broomstick bat.
landing zone for Shands Care helicopter at the Levy County Association Retarded Citizens.
Video games and battery operated toys have taken the place of jump ropes, yo-yo's, hula
Due to the age of the victim, the child's name will not be released.
hoops and games like hide and seek, keep-away, tag and kick ball. Those games we played
Investigator Lauree Allen is investigating this case as an accident, with no foul play
didn't cost much and I do believe that there were far fewer kids with weight problems in those
suspected. At this time it appears that the child was riding on the tractor with his father when
days. My sisters would get a doll and a tea set every Christmas. Young girls today get the doll,
he accidentally fell off the tractor and the rear tire ran over him.
the tea set, a battery operated kitchen set that makes all the sounds of cooking and washing
John Frederick "Fred" Cocke, Sr. died on Monday, October 8, 2007 in Inglis.
dishes and a playhouse to put all of those items in. Today's toys leave nothing for the
Mr. Cocke was born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 19,1935, the son of Emolyn and
children's ingenuity and imagination. It is all done for them.
John Walton Cocke. Mr. Cocke was a retired salesman and a veteran of the U.S. Navy. He moved
The overwhelming numbers of toys we buy for our children and grandchildren doesn't do
to Inglis in 1977 and opened Roosters' Rest Mobile Home Park. He was a member of the Inglis
much for their growth and development. It does, however, fatten the wallets of many toy
V.F.W. Club, a very active member of the Inglis-Yankeetown Lions Club for 27 years and a
company CEO's who sold their soul to China years ago, but not to improve their product or
member of the Crystal River Lions Club for the past 3 years.
sell their product at a more affordable price to their customers, but to line their own pockets.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Cocke, of Inglis, Florida; daughter, Susan Cocke of
I would say that a better policy would be to forget the store-bought toys and send the kids
Weeki Wachee, Florida; son, John F. Cocke, Jr., and his wife, Carla, of Chiefland, Florida; three
outside to invent their own games and toys, but that may not be so wise either. One of the true
grandchildren, Houston Cocke, Kelby Trail and Christen Trail; a sister, Emolyn Cocke Parker, of
misfortunes that a child today must endure is that they really have to be put on alert not to
Jacksonville, Florida; and a "brother," Tom Hall, and his wife, Sharon, of Forysth, Georgia.
trust all adults. Our neighborhoods aren't as safe as we remember them in the past.
Funeral services were held October 11 at Roberts Funeral Home in Dunnellon, Florida with
Inglis Sets Precedent by Granting
Pastor Phillip Thompson officiating. Donations in Mr. Cocke's name may be made to the Crystal
River Lions Club, P.O. Box 278, Crystal River, Florida 34423, to be forwarded to the Eye Bank.
Two Year Contracts
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The Inglis Commission approved 2-year contracts for three town employees at the Oct. 9
Mon.-Thurs.  5am-9pm
town commission meeting. The employees benefitting from the two-year employment con-
Fri. & Sat.
tracts were Inglis Public Works Supervisor Tom Brennan, Inglis Town Clerk Sally McCranie
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and Inglis Police Chief Tim Bible. Chief Bible's attorney had already drafted a contract that he
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had previously brought to the commission, while commissioner Richard Kellman had pursued
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the contracts for Brennan and McCranie.
The only difference in the contracts is that Bible's contract specifically states that his
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survivors would receive benefits in the event of his demise, while the other two contracts do
not specifically state this, although their survivors would have the same rights, by law,
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according to Commissioner Betty Berger. Berger was the lone nay vote on the contracts,
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stating, "The contracts set a dangerous precedent." Commissioner Smith, on vacation, was
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not present at the meeting.
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