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Community
Friends Of Wildlife Park Are
Brewing Up 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
Effects of Hermine - Postal customer Barbara Mitchell picks up her mail in old Homosassa from the mobile unit parked in front of the post office.
tram ride is $5.00 for adults (age 13 and
Postmaster Barbara O'Berski said about six inches of water flooded the building during Hurricane Hermine and repairs won't be complete until
over) and $3.00 for children up to age 12.
the end of October. The postmaster said she has no phone or computer and can only hand out mail and sell postage stamps. Newscaster Photo.
Armed invasion Two men accused of stealing
A Haunted House will be set up in the
Florida Room. The Grim Reaper's Haven
is the theme of this year's Haunted House,
suspect arrested/
$74,800 from elderlyvictim arrived at the vic-
victim
which have extended hours this year start-
ing Thursday, October 27, from 11:00
attempts to flee
am until 4:00 pm; Friday, October 28
caretaker for the
and Saturday, October 29 from 11:00am
tim's home while the two suspects were at
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
until 4:00 pm and will reopen from 6:00
the home. One of the men, Dubois, raised the
From the Levy County Sheriff Dept.
pm until 10:00 pm. The hours on Sunday,
caretaker's suspicion by asking her if she'd
October 30 will be from 11:00 am until
On Sept. 30, a Williston man was
Two Hernando men were arrested
seen anything suspicious or if anything was
4:00 pm. The donation for admission to
arrested as a suspect in a recent armed
by the Citrus County Sheriff s Office on
missing. She learned that one of the men had
the Haunted House is $2.00 per person.
home invasion robbery in Alachua County
charges related to a burglary of an elderly
been in the elderly man's bedroom, an area
The Halloween Costume Con-
on a warrant issued by the
victim that occurred earlier in Sept.
of the home that the men were not supposed
tests will be held both evenings of Friday,
Gainesville Police Depart-
Ronald Kevin Dubois,
to be in. She found the coin and cash collec-
October 28, and Saturday, October 29,
ment. Theophilus Devon
52, was charged on Sept. 26
tion missing and contacted deputies.
2016. Children should arrive to register in
Lee, 28, of Bronson, who
with trafficking or endeavoring
An arrest report stated that the Coin
the Visitor Center between 6:30 and 7:00
was released from the Florida
to traffic in stolen property and
Star company was informed of the theft, and
pm. Contests will begin at 7:00 pm with
Department of Corrections in
of theft from a person 65 years
they provided deputies with information
Lee
children divided into three age groups.
2014, was taken into custody
of age, or older, of $50,000 or DuBois
about several large coin transactions dur-
Prizes will be given for Cutest, Scariest
by the U.S. Marshals Service,
more. Dubois was held without
ing early Sept.: the Lecanto Walmart in the
and Most Creative Costumes.
Regional Fugitive Task Force and the Levy
bond due to being on probation
amount of $534.53, the Beverly Hills Winn-
County Sheriff s Office, Criminal Investiga-
for a previous theft and was
Dixie store in the amount of $587.05, and
tions Division.
additionally charged with vio-
an Ocala Walmart in the amount of $539.33.
Lee was also identified as a suspect
lation of probation. Raymond
Video surveillance was obtained from the
in a recent investigation by the LCSO, of
James Stocklin, Jr., 46, was ar-
stores of the two men during these transac-
Easier Than eBay
shots being fired into a home located in the
rested on the same charges, the
tions.
You can now place classified ads at the
east Williston area of Levy County. Lee re-
following day, with his total Stocklin
The report stated that Dubois de-
fused to answer investigators' questions, and
bond set at $12,000. The two
Food Ranch Service Desk - 25 words/$12.
nied any involvement in the crimes. Mr.
as deputies were preparing to transport him
are accused of taking collectible coins and
Stocklin told the deputy that he was aware
New deadline: Monday 12 noon at the Inglis
to the Levy County Detention Facility, Lee,
currency, with a value of $74,800, from the
of Dubois' arrest, the previous evening, and
Food Ranch service Desk. Cash or Check.
in handcuffs, took off, running from law en-
elderly victim.
he had attempted to turn himself in on the
No refunds for early cancellations
According to an arrest report, a
Continued on page 12 - Suspect
charges.