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Deborah Russell - Editor
A Publication of
Wednesday March 4, 2015
Inglis, FL 34449
Tom Russell - Publisher
Newscaster Publishing
Permit No. 14
Sally Price - Correspondent
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Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Community
Open House at WTC
You're Invited! Come to the
Career Expo and Open House at Withla-
coochee Technical College Acquire the
Skills You Need for an Exciting Ca-
reer in Less Than a Year! Anyone in-
terested in attending WTC and starting
an exciting new career What: Meet the
instructors, tour the program and shop
areas, ask questions When: Thursday
March 5, 2015 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Where: WTC, 1201 W. Main Street, In-
verness, FL Enter WTC at the eastern en-
trance off of Montgomery Street (across
from the Suncoast Federal ATM) For
more information, contact WTC at 352-
726-2430
28th Annual Floral City
Strawberry Festival
Chamber of Commerce to pro-
duce the family friendly event in March.
The Citrus County Chamber of Commerce
is pleased to announce the dates for the
28th Annual Floral City Strawberry Festi-
val on March 7 & 8, 2015. The festival
will be held at Floral Park in Floral City,
FL. Contact the Citrus County Chamber
Every fourth Saturday you can visit Farm Swap in the front parking lot of Crystal River Mall on Hwy 19 N in Crystal River. Bring some farm
at 352-795-3149 for further information
animals or products to sell, trade or swap or make purchases. This week Tom Turkey dominated the pavement and teased all the other birds
about the festival.
confined to the cages. He was quite the "man" strutting around lose and strutting his stuff. He was quite the attraction. His royal walk caught
Buttonwood Bonsai Club
my eye driving down the highway and I had to go see this "free range" bird. He was so tame Come on out 4th Saturday of each month and
bring the kids. Speaking of kids, there were even goats at the buy, sell, trade show. Photo/story by Sally Price.
Regular Meeting; March 14, 2015
Homosassa man living in shed
New Restrictions
9:30 A.M.Key Training Center,130
Heights St. Inverness, Fl.
Mike Rodgers will be the pre-
At Three Sisters
arrested on drug charges
senter at the March meeting of the Button-
wood Bonsai Club. Mike is a well know
SpriAfter s published its Fi-
ng having
Florida bonsai teacher and grower/seller.
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
truck. Officers detained him while he was
He has been featured at many Bonsai So-
still in his driveway.
A Homosassa man was arrested
cieties of Florida state conventions.
nal Environmental Assessment ("Manatee
During an interview, Smith denied
by the Citrus County Sheriff s Office, Feb.
For more information, please
Wildlife Viewing on Crystal River National
"everything," the report stated, but eventual-
16, when a search warrant was served at his
feel free to call President: Bob Eskeitz 352
Wildlife Refuge, Three Sisters Springs) the
ly admitted to using methamphetamine, then
7042 W. Homosassa Trail residence. Louis
587 4215,Vice President: Isaac Baylon
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will further
to the baggies and having the methamphet-
W. Smith, 48, was charged with
352-697-2493. Contact: Al Harnage 352 -
increase manatee protection and improve the
amine pipe. He also admitted to buying the
possession of a controlled sub-
527 - 3263. Please join us in Inverness.
in-water visitor experience at Three Sisters
chemicals used in manufacturing the meth-
stance (methamphetamine oil);
As usual, the meetings are open to the
Springs by implementing several new mea-
amphetamine, but denied that he'd manufac-
sell, manufacture, deliver or
public and visitors are welcome.
sures under the approved Environmental
tured any. He said he bought the items for
possess with intent to sell, man-
Service Dog Scam
Assessment, Monday.
someone else to cook (make) the drug. He
ufacture or deliver a controlled
Smith
The immediate measures to be
said he'd seen the other man cooking the
substance (methamphetamine);
Alert, pg. 11
implemented are listed: 1) Closure of two
drug about six times, but had only recently
possession of cannabis less than 20 grams
lobes of the springs (western lobe and east-
learned what the man was doing, although
(0.5 gram), possession of listed chemicals
Use our website to order
ern lobe) excluding all public entry and
he had smoked the methamphetamine from
with intent to manufacture a controlled
recreational uses in those two areas via the
all the cooks, some of which had not turned
substance (ephedrine and numerous other
a classified ad
installation of underwater exclusion mark-
out "dope," the report stated.
items) and possession of drug paraphernalia
ers. 2) Require a Special Use Permit for the
The report also stated that Smith's
You can also place classified ads at
(straws, a methamphetamine pipe and bag-
use of any type of flash photography inside
residence is a shed, approximately 8 feet by
the Food Ranch Service Desk - 25
gies).
the warm water springs at Three Sisters
16 feet, with no water or electricity, com-
words/$12. New deadline: Monday 12
According to the arrest report, as
Springs. Special Use Permits for diffused
pletely open on the inside, with a bathtub
noon at the Inglis Food Ranch service Desk.
deputies arrived at Smith's house, he was
flash photography will only be issued for
Cash or Check.
leaving his residence in a silver pickup
Continued on page 4 - Drug Charges
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