The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - November 21, 2012
From Dawn's Front Porch
Jon Denis Price Jr, 48 - Inglis
Jon Denis Price Jr, 48, of Inglis passed on peacefully Tuesday morn-
By Newscaster Contributor Dawn Clary
ing Nov. 13. Deni was born July 31, 1964 to Sally and Jon Price in Dunedin
The Newscaster reported last week that there had been another Methamphetamine
Florida, moving to Inglis as a baby. He lived in Inglis until he married Cindy
lab drug bust in Inglis but the article also said that they had dismantled 10 meth labs “in
Vorisek of Yankeetown and they moved to south Florida and then to Georgia
recent days” in Inglis. It has come to be a common occurrence around here. Sort of like
where their son Jon Francis Price, age 19, was born. He worked in Atlanta
the Smack a Frog Game where you smack a frog that pops up out of a hole, he disappears,
for the State of Georgia World Congress Center living in Shady Dale until he
but another one just pops up out of another hole and seems that you never really get ahead.
returned to Inglis to live 4 years ago. Deni loved his family more than anything and was so
The police bust one and more just spring up elsewhere. Eventually one
proud of his son Jon. He had a loving personality and never met a stranger. Deni was a real
has to wonder why we have such a problem in our area. Florida is apparently not one of the
gentleman who never met a stranger and greeted everyone with a smile. He was honest and
leading states for Methamphetamine use. It’s been much more of a problem in the west and
giving to a fault. He loved his friends getting together and Deni usually did the cooking. He
midwest. According to the Psychiatric Times Medical News, looking workplace drug test-
was a true outdoorsman and loved his fishing. A mother could not ask for a more loving son
ing or 42 states that had sufficient data in 2010, Hawaii was the highest with 410% greater
who was not afraid to show his love or shed a tear.
than the national average, Arkansas 280% greater, Oklahoma 240% greater, Nevada 180%
He is survived by his mother Sally Price of Inglis and his dad Denis Jon (Sun-
greater, California 140% greater, Wyoming 130% greater, Utah 120%, Arizona and Kansas
ny) Price of Yankeetown, son Jon Price of Inglis whom he loved dearly, sister Diana Lynn
were also greater.
Hough and her four kids Katie, Jessie, Tori Hough, Allie Frick of Coral Springs and many
The drug first came to this country at the start of the 1930’s, and abuse of amphet-
other family members. Preceeded in death by grandparents Wauneta & Gerald Price and
amine pills became widespread during the 1950’s and 60’s, often prescribed by physicians
Sara & JC Ted Weaver. He was a Christian and is in Heaven and at peace. If you want you
for weight loss, but then massively diverted to the illicit street market. But what’s driving
can make a donation in his memory to his family’s Yankeetown Community Church P O
what seems like a high level of usage in our area? The cause of Meth usage cited is, cheap
Box 88 Yankeetown FL 34498.
to concoct, easy to use and that it is an energy booster but somehow that isn’t satisfying as
the root cause. Although it is easy to make and until recently most of the components needed
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could be purchased over the counter, that doesn’t explain the propensity for use.
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There has to be a social problem in our area that some how provides a fertile
ground for falling into that abyss. Sadly, one of the alleged drug offenders in the subject
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bust is from the remnants of a very old commercial fishing family. Is it the economy? What
is it? Perhaps it’s time to try and figure out the cause and treat that, rather that continue on
with an almost endless string of arrests which seems to be a circle in which we never get
Levy County, Florida (the "County") hereby provides notice, pursuant to section
anywhere.
197.3632 (3)(a), Florida Statutes, of its intent to use the uniform method of collecting
Perhaps it’s time to devote some resources to solving the problem rather that just
non-ad valorem special assessments to be levied within the unincorporated area and the
dealing with the symptoms. Good Night and Good Luck.
municipal limits of the Town of Yankeetown in the County, for the cost of providing fire
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1, 2013 and continuing until discontinued by the County. The County will consider the
adoption of a resolution electing to use the uniform method of collecting such assess-
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