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DCF Investigation - from page 1
Remembering the Past
Christmas 30 years ago
ville for treatment.
On Dec. 13, DCF sheltered the victim from LaJeunesse. The victim was released
from the hospital on Dec. 14, after surgery and the application of a waist cast. LaJeunesse
is to have no contact with the victim.
LaJeunesse was intervewed by a CCSO detective on Dec. 16. He admitted that he d
caused the injury to the victim and also that he was frustrated at being asked to change the
victim s diaper. He said he d just started the video game and had gotten up to get a drink
when he was asked to change the diaper. He said that another relative was asleep on the
couch, and he felt that she should have awakened and changed the diaper, instead of him.
He said that the injury was unintentional, that he was angry and just yanked on the right leg,
causing the injury. LaJeunesse was placed on no bond.
Fire in Homosassa garage is suspected arson
The Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Division of Fire Rescue was dispatched to pos-
sible brush fire in Homosassa at 6862 S Greengate Pt., a rental residence, at 9:56 a.m., Dec.
22. Dispatch advised later that a vehicle was involved, as well. Dispatch advised responding
units that the fire was possibly intentional, that the subject was still on-scene and deputies
were also enroute to the scene, as well. Deputies arrived on scene and advised incoming fire
units that a garage was fully involved. The first arriving unit found a 20í x 30í freestanding
garage and car fully involved in fire. Crews initiated an exterior attack, extinguishing all fire.
The Florida State Fire Marshal was contacted due to information from dispatchers, coupled
with information gathered on scene by the deputies that a suspect was questioned who may
have been involved in igniting the fire. The report stated that the fire caused 100% in loss of
Thirty years ago and it was the 1983 annual Christmas Parade in Inglis. The parade always
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Anticipating become a familiar term in the news and in our conversations
New School Standards
lined up in the Food Ranch parking lot and in the background you can see the scurrying around
lining up the entries. The parade back then was sponsored by the Withlacoochee Gulf Area
"Common Core" has
Chamber of Commerce. Riding in the horse drawn wagon was then WGA Chamber President
and evokes many questions. The League of Women Voters of Citrus County has invited
Frank Kenny and his wife Lynn. The Kennys owned Kenny and Kenny Accounting on Hammock
Sandra "Sam" Himmel, Superintendent of Schools, and Patrick Simon, Director of Research
Rd. Today Frank is the Donor Relations Officer of the Florida Sheriff Youth Ranch which runs
Caruth Camp in Inglis. Photo history by Sally Price.
and Accountability, to speak on this subject at the next meeting on Jan.14th.
Rescue - Continued from page 1
Sam Himmel is a Citrus County native who has devoted most of her adult
life to the field of education.Her great success led to a state level position
tuary. Marine biologists, Brandon
of mentoring other Florida school district superintendents and serving on the
Bassett from FWC, along with
Florida High School Athletic Association Appeals Committee and the Florida
Amber Howell, came from St. Pe-
Labor Relations Service.
tersburg to assist the understaffed
Patrick Simon has 40 years of experience in education, and has served 33
local manatee rescue squad.
years as an educator in Citrus County.Mr. Simon s current responsibilities in-
Brandon set the stage by
clude coordination of all national, state and local testing. He supports teachers in this area as
appointing a swimmer, three hoop
the State of Florida transitions to new
net handlers and several folks in
standards.
the manatee rescue boat. The
The meeting is on Tuesday Jan. 14th, at 10:15 at the Central Ridge Library in
swimmers encouraged the mana-
Beverly Hills.All interested men and women are invited to attend. The League of Women
tee to move to an isolated shal-
Voters of Citrus County is an educational, nonpartisan organization. For more info e maill-
low area while the hoop net team
wvcc2013@gmail.com
Jobless Rate - Continued from page 1
waited to catch the manatee. "As
soon as the manatee was driven
to shallow water, the team suc-
increased, and 14 remained unchanged.
cessfully hoop-netted the manatee
Citrus and Marion counties unemployment rates tied for 18th highest among Florida s 67
head first", said Brandon Bas-
counties while Levy County s fell from 18th highest to 16th highest, tying with Desoto
sett. "Thanks to the collaborative
County.
efforts of the two Agencies and
Here s how the numbers break down for each county in the Workforce Connection region:
the volunteers, we were able to
·
Citrus County s labor force decreased by 265 over the month to 56,906,
rescue the manatee with minimal
the number of employed fell by 193 to 52,855 and the number of those without jobs dropped
disturbance inside the sanctuary",
by 72 to 4,051. The unemployment rate in November 2012 was 8.9 percent when there were
added Brandon.
5,056 unemployed.
The rescue boat trans-
·
Levy County s labor force shrank by 111 to 16,142, those with jobs fell by
ported the manatee to the Port Ho-
92 to 14,981 and the number of unemployed dropped by 19 to 1,161 which down 280 over
tel and Marina boat ramp where
the year when the unemployment rate was 8.8 percent.
the FWC rescue truck awaited. Then, the manatee was taken to Lowry Park Zoo, where it is
·
Marion County s labor force showed slight compression, falling by 37 to
undergoing further evaluation by Zoo Veterinarian, Dr. Ray Ball, who will determine what
134,270, the number of employed increased by 172 to 124,700 and those without jobs fell
is causing the emaciation.
by 209 to 9,570, a drop of 2,514 over the year when the unemployment rate was 9.1 percent.
Lowry Park Zoo health evaluation results should be released next week. Upon full
The Ocala MSA slipped a notch for the fifth highest unemployment rate among Florida s 23
recovery, the manatee will be released back into the wild at Three Sisters Springs, where it
metro areas. Total nonagricultural employment was 96,400, up 900 jobs since October and
was originally found.
an increase of 3,300 jobs over the year.
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