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Community Events
Yankeetown Art, Craft,
Seafood Festival
The Inglis Yankeetown Lions'
32nd Annual Art, Craft and Seafood Fes-
tival begins at 9 am Saturday Nov. 23rd
filling Riverside Drive with food, fun,
shopping & entertainment through Sun-
day evening. In addition to the plethora of
unique items for sale by vendors, enter-
tainment is scheduled both days. Sounds
of Zydeco, Country, Favorites (50's-80's),
Rock N' Roll and Blues will flow through
the festival grounds. The Air Force JROTC
from Dunnellon High School will perform
drills and assist with the festival. Winners
of the "Coastal Change" essay contest will
be recognized and there will be taekwondo
/ kumdo demonstrations. And of course
there will be seafood and it will be plenti-
ful! Festival admission, parking and shut-
tle service from the parking areas are free.
For more information see ad on page 3.
Craft Show in Crystal River, Nov. 23
The Citrus County Craft Council
will hold its 24th-annual Winter Wonder-
land Craft Show on Sat., Nov. 23, from
9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The show will be
And the winner is... Katie Jones (2nd from left) from The Villages! Katie won the "Best Dressed Drummer" award and received several bottles
held at the National Guard Armory locat-
of bubbly for a prize at the Dragon Boat race event held in Hernando last Saturday. Even a hard rain couldn't quell the enthusiastic crowd
ed in Crystal River on Venable St. (across
of nearly a thousand people who turned out in Hernando at the lake for "Dragon Boat Racing". Here two of the competition style boats lay
from Home Depot, south of the airport
moored while the hungry athletes take a break for a hot lunch. About 30 teams each with a crew of around 10 people participated. Some of
and off Highway 19). There is no admis-
the proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warriors Project. TheNewscaster/Mike Moore
sion charge and free parking for the inside
Four arrested for stealing meat
Bomb threat at
and outside show that will be held rain or
shine! Crafters will have a wide variety of
handcrafted items for sale at reasonable
Homosassa
from two supermarkets
prices. The show will benefit the Citrus
County Sheriff s Office s `Shop With A
Walmart
Cop' program. For more information call
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Mike at 352-249-7012.
A group of four people were ar-
theft, especially when they returned to the
Levy Tourist Dev. Council to meet 11-21
rested in Lecanto on Nov. 16, charged with
vehicle with large amounts of meat.
determined to
The Levy County Tourist Development
stealing $362.01 in meat from the Publix
At first, Dore said that she didn t
Council will have its regular bi-monthly
Supermarket located in 2685 N. forest Ridge
enter the stores, but later stated that she en-
be no threat
meeting on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 6:00
Blvd. in Hernando, and also the Sweet Bay
tered the stores to act as a diversion, if one
p.m. inside the Levy County Road Depart-
Supermarket located at 1202 W. Main St. in
of the others was caught.
ment Office building located at 620 N.
Inverness.
Tate invoked his right to remain si-
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Hathaway Ave. in Bronson. The meeting
Those arrested were Richard Lee
lent, while Brosey admitted her part in the
According to the Citrus County
is open to the public. Please call 352-486-
Milam, 58, E. Jupiter St., Inverness; Hanell
crime, stating she took the meat without
Sheriff s Office, on Nov. 14, a man from
3396 for additional information.
Lynn Dore, 22, S. Perch Dr., Floral City;
paying and had driven the car after leaving
another state called the Homosassa Walmart
Kelly Lynn Brosey, 45, N. Sheltering Oaks,
the Publix store because Milam was afraid
located at 6885 S. Suncoast Blvd. just before
Continued on pgs. 5 & 10 - Community Events
Inverness; and Joseph Lynn Tate, 23, Satel-
to get caught driving.
noon, asking for a manager to put $4000 on
New!
lite Ave., Inverness. Each was charged with
a debit card, saying that if the manager did
traffic or endeavor to traffic in stolen prop-
not comply, the caller would have an accom-
Dollar Zones
erty and felony retail theft ($300 or more,
plice - who was inside the store - set off a
but less than $5,000). Their bonds were set
bomb.
At Food Ranch
at $12,000 each.
Deputies from Fire Rescue went to
Milam
Milam told detectives that they
Dore
the scene. Out of precaution, the store was
went to SweetBay where the other three en-
Visit Ailes
evacuated for about an hour. After the store
tered the store and took meat, then they went
was searched by deputies and no bomb was
to Publix and did the same. He said he was
1, 5 & 6
located, customers were allowed back into
guilty because he knew what the others were
the store. The call was determined to not be
doing, although he did not participate in the
See page 11 for more information
a threat.
Tate
Brosley