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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
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A Publication of
Wednesday December 17, 2008
Permit No. 14
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Newscaster Publishing
Sally Price Correspondent
Cute "reindeer" Chloe Allen, 8, Inglis, snacks
on a candycane after completing her artwork
on windowpane number 55 and visiting with
Santa Claus during the 14th-annual Food
Ranch/The Newscaster Holiday Window
Painting Contest held in Inglis, Saturday.
Chloe was rewarded with an honorable men-
tion for her snowman artwork. She, her grand-
Artists At Work--In foreground on left, Tiffiani Stamper of Inglis, is starting to work on windowpane #66 at last Saturday's 14th-annual Food
mother and older sister, Deandra, who painted
Ranch/The Newscaster Holiday Window Painting Contest in Inglis. Tiffiani won an honorable mention in the 17 and older group with her
an indoor scene on windowpane number 67,
holiday scene. Meanwhile,on the right in the background, Esther Hanlon is concentrating on windowpane number 37, which won 2nd place
had a fun time. The sisters return every year
in the 17 and older age division. Esther entered the contest last year, and talked a reluctant friend into entering, and he ended up winning in
for the window painting contest. Several
his age division. Because of this, Esther said upon registering, she did not expect to win this year. Well, Esther, you did win. Way to go!
years ago, The Newscaster ran another cute
Homeless Man Record Number of Painters Show
picture of Chloe and Deandra, however, that
time, the sisters were dressed up as totally
adorable kittens at a pet adoption event, re-
A r r e s t e d in Up For 14th Annual Holiday Contest
plete with painted noses and whiskers, a kitty
costume and kitty ears.
ever, some of the little ones had their hearts
Adopt A
By Deborah Russell
Homosassa
set on painting the windows, like their big
Newscaster Editor
brothers and sisters, and of course they did,
Pet
too, although most of the little ones managed
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Maybe it was because of the bitterly
the paper a bit more easily! Food Ranch pro-
vided refreshments and managed to lure Santa
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cold weather, but it may simply have been
A Lecanto man was arrested Sun-
Claus away from his busy schedule, as they
because it's the holiday season, but there were
day evening, charged with cutting a
do every year, to visit with the children of the
a lot of winter scenes painted on the front
Homosassa man with a knife. According to
community. The first 80-plus entrants were
window and doors of the Inglis Food Ranch
the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, the inci-
given a ticket to receive a free personal pizza
supermarket, last Saturday, during the 14th-
dent took place at a Homosassa business.
at any Pizza Hut in Citrus or Hernando County.
annual Food Ranch/The Newscaster Holiday
Officials were alerted, around 6:00 p.m., that
The Newscaster wishes to give a
Window Painting contest!
the suspect, a white man, was attempting to
sincere thank you to the local businesses and
From early morning until noon, 105
leave the store on a bicycle, heading north in
organizations whose resources, time and ef-
entrants stopped by paint the windows, com-
the direction of Walgreens pharmacy. An of-
fort, once again, made this event possible.
peting for cash prizes in five age categories.
ficer soon located the suspect, James Allen
Sponsors provided the prize money, gifts for
Most of the very youngest children painted
Swilley, 57 - a homeless man whose last known
judges, award ribbons, refreshments, and
their artwork on sketch paper that was placed
addres (according to the arrest report) was
most importantly, their time and positive civic
on the front of the Food Ranch Service Desk
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counter, after allowing for time to dry. How-
Continued on page 5 - Painting Contest