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Community
Homosassa Chistmas Boat
Parade, Dec. 19
The 31st-annual Homosassa
Christmas Boat Parade will be held on the
Homosassa River on Saturday night, De-
cember 19, beginning at 6:00 pm. Boat-
ers are invited to join in the Wonder of
Christmas by participating in the parade!
The residential 1st-Place Prize is $500!
To participate in the parade,
please register at the Freezer Tiki Bar
(5590 S. Boulevard Dr., Homosassa) or
call Ricky at 352-302-5779 or The Freez-
er Tiki Bar at 352-628-2452 for details.
The Captains' Meeting for the parade will
be held at The Freezer Tiki Bar at 6:30
pm, on Wednesday, December 16.
In addition to The Freezer Tiki
Bar being a good location from which to
view the parade, other public locations for
viewing the parade include the Riverside
Resort (5297 S. Cherokee Way) and Mac-
Rae's of Homosassa (5300 S. Cherokee
Way). The parade will begin at Marker 75
by Bird Island, also known as Monkey Is-
land (across from MacRae's and Riverside
The final two of Citrus County's three Shop with a Cop events were held recently at the Lecanto and Homosassa Walmarts. Qualified children
Resort) and will end at the Magic Manatee
were able to shop for gifts for themselves and family members. More on pages 2 & 10. Inglis Christmas parade photos on pages 4 & 12.
Dogs attack Inoperable tag light leads to drug
Marina (10806 W. Halls River Rd.) near
the Seagrass Pub & Grill (10386 W. Halls
River Rd.), another public location where
the parade can be viewed.
child and
and car theft charges
All Political Affiliations Invited
The League of Women Voters of
couple
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Citrus County invites all interested men
suspended on March 25, 2015 for failure to
and women to join them at our January
pay traffic fines.
Michael Allen, 49, 360 W. Green-
meeting to explore future projects and
Drugs and drug paraphernalia
burg Ct., Hernando, was arrested by the Cit-
issues relating to our state and county
items were found on Allen's person or in
rus County Sheriff s Office, Dec. 9, about
From The Levy County Sheriff Dept.
.Republicans, Democrats, Independents
the vehicle, including numerous pre-pack-
On Dec. 8, about 2:45 pm, the Levy
8:38 pm, following the traffic stop of a 2003
and NPA are welcome . The League
aged baggies of methamphetamine, a metal
County Sheriff s Office received several
Ford Excursion he was driving with a New
would like the opportunity to have the
spoon, pieces of cotton, alcohol swabs, three
911 calls reporting that a man, woman and a
Hampshire license plate. The traffic stop
community learn more about their inter-
hypodermic needles, three shortened plas-
child were being attacked by a pack of dogs.
was conducted in Beverly Hills (on Beverly
ests and goals. Members will be invited
tic straws and $3,030 in currency. Two live
Deputies responded to the area of NE 75 St.
Hills Blvd.) for having an inoperable tag
to discuss issues that most interest them
rounds of 0.22-caliber ammunition was also
and NE 105 Ave., outside of Bronson, and
light.
and will be urged to offer suggestions
found in the center console. Allen, a con-
found several large breed dogs running free,
Allen told deputies that he would
and participate in their proposals.
victed felon, does not have the legal right to
along with the three dog bite victims.
not give consent for the vehicle to be
The meeting at the Central
carry weapons or ammunition.
Kayula Most (26) reported to depu-
searched because the vehicle did not belong
Ridge Library in Beverly Hills on Tues-
When the New Hampshire license
ties she and Arthur Tyson (20) were sitting
to him, the report stated, and when he was
day, January 12 th, 2016, at 10:15 AM.
plate was run on teletype, deputies learned
near the edge of the road waiting on a child
told that a canine would sniff the outside
The League of Women Voters,
and later confirmed that the vehicle was list-
to get off the school bus. She was also hold-
of the vehicle for illegal dubstances, Allen
a nonpartisan political organization, en-
ed as stolen out of New Hampshire.
ing a 1 year old child at the time.
told the deputy that he did not have prob-
courages informed and active participa-
Allen's cellular telephone con-
Tyson stated three large dogs ap-
able cause to do this. K-9 Repo alerted to
tion in government, works to increase
tained messages and other evidence that
proached them in an aggressive manner. Ty-
the presence of narcotics at the front, pas-
understanding of major public policy
was pertinent to the investigation, the report
son told deputies he stood up and one of the
senger side door seam, and the vehicle was
issues and influences public policy
stated.
dogs began attacking. Tyson said he began
searched.
through education and advocacy.All in-
Since most of the currency was
fighting the dog when the other two joined
Allen first provided a false name/
terested men and women are invited.
found in the same location as the drugs, the
in the attack. He saw Most being bitten sev-
driver's license to deputies, but later gave
For more info please call 352-
cash was seized, and Allen signed a forfei-
eral times then one of the dogs grabbed the
his actual name, for which there were "mul-
382-0032 or email lwvcc2013@gmail.
ture notice.
child she was holding by the upper thigh and
tiple out-of-county warrants," according to
the report. Allen's driver's license had been
Continued on page 3 - Theft Charges
Continued on page 3- Attack