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Sally Price Correspondent
Nov. 4 Election Re-Cap
STATE:
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 5:
Ginny Brown-Waite (R)44,575(61.9%)
John Russell (D) 27,378(38.0%)
STATE REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 10:
Leonard L. Bembry (D) 23,949
Don Curtis (R)
19,358
SENATE DIST. 3:
Charles Dean (R) 125,122
Susan Franks (D) 87,751
SENATE DIST 11:
Mike Fasano (R) 138,538
Fred Taylor (D) 74,714
LEVY COUNTY:
Property Appraiser
Osborn Barker (R) 51%
Francis Akins (D) 49%
Superintendent of Schools
Robert Hastings (R) 54%
Jeff Edison (D) 46%
County Commission
District 1
Abraham Blitch (R)49%
Tony Parker (D) 51%
District 5
Jerry Robinson (R)44%
Danny Stevens (D) 56%
CITRUS COUNTY:
SHERIFF:
Jeffrey Dawsy (D)50,079(66.6%)
Hank Hemrick (R)25,106 (33.3%)
PROPERTYAPPRAISER:
Homosassa Festival - Coertze (Kurt) Peters from South Africa entertains young and old at the Homosassa Art Festival last weekend with
Geoff Greene (R) 45,769 (64.2%)
his own art form of mime. Kurt studied mime in Pasadena California and has been sharing his talent for 10 years. Sabryna Obrien, Joey Perz
Leonard Navickas (D)25,459 (35.7%)
and Kelsey Gatzke are fascinated by the actors mechanical moves between stationary poses. More on page 5 - Photo by Sally Price
COUNTY COMMISSIONER DISTRICT 1:
Two Levy County Commissioners Suspended
Dennis Damato(R) 39,346 (54.5%)
Bernie Leven (D) 32,739 (45.4%)
COUNTY COMM. DIST. 3:
by Governor, Indictments Handed Down
Joe Meek 43,500 (60.9%)
Bud Sasada Jr. 27,884 (39.0%
COUNTY COMMISSION DISTRICT 5:
Winn Webb(R) 38,852 (54.7%)
Republican challenger Abraham Blitch, of
Longtime Yearty
Levy County
Kenneth Heimann (D)32,100 (45.2%)
Trenton, who won 49% of the votes against
critic and adversary C.W.
Commission members
CRYSTAL RIVER CITY COUNCIL SEAT 1:
Parker's 51%.
Gilbert, state Republican
Sammy Yearty (D), Dis-
John Kostelnick 701 (45.8%)
Yearty, 62, past chairman and long-
committeeman said two
trict 3, Gulf Hammock and
Paula Wheeler 828 (54.1%)
est-serving member of the Levy County
people were being consid-
Tony Parker (D), District
CITY OF INVERNESS SEAT 4:
Commission, was appointed to the commis-
ered for appointments to
1, Bronson were both sus-
Cabot McBride 1,828 (62.1%)
sion in 1978 to fill the remaining term of
replace Yearty. Gilbert said
pended from the Levy
Gertrude Zullinger 1,113 (37.8%)
Sam Standridge, who died during a term in
Sally Price of Inglis and
County Commission by
office. Yearty has since been re-elected to
WE
Mike Lineberger of
Gov. Charlie Crist on Nov.
office in all subsequent elections, the most
Yankeetwon have been dis- Tony Parker
5, after a federal indict-
Sammy Yearty
MOVE
recent of which was the August 26 Primary
cussed. Gilbert also said
ment made allegations
Election, when he won against Al Macri
the timing may not be right for an appoint-
against them of bribery and corruption.
SHEDS
(Democrat, Morriston) with about 62% of
ment and a special election would have to be
Yearty and Parker, both recently re-elected
the votes against Macri's 38%.
held. Gilbert also also said he had received
to office, would both have taken the Oath of
(352)637-6607
A second federal indictment named
about 25 phone calls when the news broke
Office on Nov. 18 for another four-year-
two other government officials from Cross
and everyone said they were not surprised at
term on the county commission, with an an-
The Shed Store
City, Marcellus Dawson, 73, a Cross City
the development.
nual salary of $33,782. Until their seats are
councilman and former police chief; and
The shocking news was announced
filled, the county commission, a five-mem-
156 N. Florida Ave.
Johnny Miller Green, 61, Cross City super-
just one day after Parker, 48, was narrowly
ber panel, has three remaining commission-
Inverness
intendent and water board member. Dawson
re-elected to his third term on the county
ers on the board, and a quorum can still be
commission by a 2% margin in a race against
met for conducting county business.
Continued on page 3 - Indictments