Page 4 February 9, 2011
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Remembering the past
A manatee and her calf were rescued last week in Three Sisters Springs in Crystal River.
A rescue team from state and federal agencies successfully captured the mother and calf and
removed them from the springs, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Com-
The recreation hall at Cattail Creek RV Park in Yankeetown was once the enter-
mission (FWC). The adult manatee was severely entangled in monofilament fishing line. The
tainment center for visiting Yankees and local residents who either grew roots here or were
line was deeply embedded in its right flipper. The original plan was to remove the entangle-
transplanted. The barn was the public gathering place where local dances were held every
ment and return both the 9-foot adult female and the 4½-foot male calf to the wild. Mike
Saturday night until midnight. On Sunday mornings it was transformed into Sunday School.
Walsh, DVM, from the University of Florida (UF), was able to remove some of the monofila-
Later on, popcorn was made and the Saturday night movies began. The original build-
ment but felt that the adult manatee required further treatment at a rehabilitation facility.
ing was built in 1920 well before Cattail Creek RV Park was dreamed of by Jim and Joan
USGS Photo
Robbery  - Continued from page 1
Townsend who transformed the wooded area in the park in the 80 s.
The building was updated by the Townsends who have since moved to north Flor-
victims described the robber as a white male, approximately 5 feet 4 inches tall with reddish-
ida. The native field stone placed inside has warmed many a body visiting the area in win-
blonde hair, dressed in all black, with a black covering over his face and wearing sunglasses.
ter.
Detectives, crime scene technicians and a CCSO K-9 unit arrived on scene, and the
When the park was platted the recreation hall ended up on the corner of what is
location was processed for evidence. The K-9 and his handler followed a track for some
Mullet Row and Cattail Lane, backing up to Raymond Blvd. named for Raymond Bastedo
distance, but were unable to catch up with the suspect. At the time of the press release, detec-
a long gone local. Over the hall door is the sign Curtis Dixon Hall who raised his family
tives were unsure whether or not a vehicle was involved in this robbery.
in this neighborhood and dug Lake Sadie behind the Yankeetown General Store. Today the
Anyone with information about this crime, or the identity of the suspect, is asked
park is owned by James Geoghegan and is still a draw for folks settling in to an easy life-
to call 911 or contact Crime Stoppers of Citrus County, Inc. by texting CITRUS, plus your
style.
tip, to 274637 (CRIMES); visiting the www.crimestopperscitrus.com website, clicking on
Coastal
Hair Port
the “Submit a Web Tip” box (the second box on the top, left of the page), and filling out
and submitting the form; or calling 1-888-ANY-TIPS, toll-free. Tipsters may be eligible to
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