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Community

First Time Home Buyer Classes

Citrus County Housing Services

is offering First Time Homebuyers classes

to interested individuals from 8:30am-

4:30pm on Saturday, February 8th, 2014

at the Citrus County Resource Center, lo-

cated at 2804 W. Marc Knighton Court in

Lecanto. There is no charge to attend these

sessions, but you must reserve your seat.

Participants who attend the en-

tire session will receive a Certificate of

Completion that is required for Neigh-

borhood Stabilization Program and other

first time homebuyer assistance programs.

The class will consist of the entire home

buying process from preparing your credit

and finances, shopping for a home, home

inspection, fair housing, available loan

products, loan approval and closing. A va-

riety of industry professional will present

and answer questions throughout the ses-

sion.

No child care is available. Lunch will

be provided by TD Bank.

Please call Jen Pollard at (352)527-

7522 or Pat Wilkerson at (352)527-7526.

"Free" Bowe Events

Army Sgt Bowe Bergdahl has

been a POW in Afghanistan for over 4-1/2

years. Bowe is an Idaho resident but Cit-

An early morning fire Monday ripped through a Pasco County home killing two young women. It happened at the Hudson Springs Mobile Home

rus County considers him one of ours and

Park at 14235 Pine St. in Hudson. Neighbors said there was a frantic rescue attempt to try and save them. Police and fire authorities are inves-

is doing it's best to show our support and

tigating the cause of the fire and were not ruling out foul play as they were treating the area as a crime scene. According to reports the women

bring the awareness to everyone that we

have been identified as Jessica Keith and Amber Lynn Jordan, both 24 years old. Neighbors said they moved in only weeks ago.

Argument leads to

need to bring Bowe Home. If you are an

Newscaster/Mike Moore Photo

Scam Alert

individual or a business that would like to

be involved with this project please con-

methamphetamine arrest

tact Cynthia Holden, Cyn2719@yahoo.

"You've Won

com or 352-628-6481.

Sat Feb 8. Citrus County Mall.

earlier in the evening, and had pulled her

From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.

Wellness Fair. 9-4pm. Petition signing,

from the couch by her purse in the presence

When the Citrus County Sheriff s Office

The Lottery

Bowe decals available. Register for free

of a 13 year-old who occasionally stays at

was dispatched to a Hernando residence,

drawing. Bring no longer needed cell

the house. The report stated that the victim

sometime before 1:00 a.m., Jan. 31, depu-

phones.

went into great detail about how afraid she is

ties arrested the man accused of battering

From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.

Sat Feb 15. Purple Heart Cere-

of Bierman. She said he threatens and beats

his live-in girlfriend on drug charges, as

mony. Citrus County Armory. Across from

her. During questioning, the victim stated

The Citrus County Sheriff s Office is warn-

well as the battery charges. Jonathon Harold

Home Depot in Crystal River. 11am-2pm.

that she used methamphetamine when she

ing residents of a scam that is coming

Bierman, 34, told deputies that he and his

Petition signing, Bowe decals available.

was very young, and had not tried it again

through the mail in increasing numbers - a

girlfriend were having an argument, during

until Jan. 29 - when Berman became angry

letter from Global Investments Inc. in Can-

which he yanked on her purse, pulling her

needed cell phones.

because she didn't want to smoke it. She

ada, notifying the recipient that she/she has

from the couch, and also to shoving her. He

said, he grabbed her by her throat and jaw

More events on pgs. 5 & 10

won the "International Shoppers Lotto Pow-

also admitted to hitting her on numerous oc-

area, forcing her to smoke the methamphet-

erball."

casions. He said that he and his girlfriend

amine. During this episode, she said, she

An letter includes an authentic-

Expert Clock Repair

argue a lot, and she knows how to push his

was punched on her mouth, which caused an

looking check from the Silicon Valley Bank

buttons and make him furious.

abrasion to her lip. The report stated that the

in Palo Alto, CA in an amount ranging be-

Vintage, Modern,

The report stated, that when depu-

woman's entire jaw line, on the right side of

tween $3,000 to $5,000 and instructions to

ties arrived, five people were present in the

her face, was bruised.

Historical,

call a claim agent in order to pay the govern-

home: Bierman, his girlfriend, another male,

The victim admitted to purchas-

ment taxes on the winnings.

another female and a 13 year-old girl.

ing ephedrine pills on three occasions and

The alleged "claim agent" instructs

see page 12

The victim confirmed that Bierman

crushing them for Bierman to use in manu-

the recipient to deposit the check at his/her

had become extremely agitated and violent,

Continued on page 4 - Meth Bust

Continued on page 2 - Scam Alert