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Community
Nature Coast Civil War
Reenactment
The 20th anniversary Nature
Coast Civil War Reenactment will be held
on March 10th, 11th, and 12th of 2017 at
Kirby Family Farm in Williston, FL. Fri-
day, March 10th is Living History Day and
it is open to the public from 9:00 AM until
1:00 PM. The entry fee is $5 per person
and includes a ride on a Civil War era train.
Those attending will also have the option
to purchase a ticket to the Saturday or Sun-
day battle for the half price cost of an addi-
tional $5. Education day has been renamed
to Living History day, because for the first
time it is open to both school students and
the public. Friday, March 10th is Living
History Day. 17 different Educational pre-
sentations will be made from 9:00 AM un-
til 1:00 PM. The entry fee is $5 per person
and includes a ride on a Civil War era train.
Fort Cooper Days
The sound of musket volleys and
the smell of gunpowder will greet visi-
tors to Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 S.
Old Floral City Road in Inverness as it
celebrates Fort Cooper Days on March
11 and 12. Experience Florida's history...
People can help nesting sea turtles! - March is the beginning of Florida's sea turtle nesting season, when female sea turtles leave the ocean
the April 1836 skirmishes of the Second
to dig nests and lay golf ball-size eggs in the sand. People can help sea turtles that nest on Florida's beaches at night by leaving the beach as
Seminole War on the shores of Lake Ho-
natural as possible. To do this, beachgoers should remove beach furniture and other obstacles before sunset each day. You can help sea turtles
lathlikaha.
by reporting those that are sick, injured, entangled or dead to the FWC's Wildlife Alert Hotline, 888-404-FWCC (3922), #FWC or *FWC on a
Watch as volunteers re-enact an
Man killed in
cellphone. Photo courtesy FWC media.
attack between a tribe of Seminoles and
Crystal River man charged with
members of the First Georgia Battalion
of Volunteers. Re- enactments occur at
C. R. motorcycle
battering disabled man
11 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day. A special
feature to this year's weekend festivities
will be a Hoop Dance, performed by Cody
crash
From Citrus Sheriff Dept.
leave, and Baldwin pushed him on the back
Boettner at 9:45 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. both
An investigation by the the Citrus
and started to strike him again, but he'd been
days. Cody, a member of the Muskogee
County Sheriff s Office following a 911
able to leave the wooded area.
Creek Tribe, recently competed in the
hang-up call, March 1, resulted in the arrest
While the deputy was speaking
From FHP
World Championship Hoop Dance Con-
A single-vehicle traffic crash in of a Crystal River man. Deputies quickly ar-
with the victim, the report stated, he saw
test in Phoenix, AZ and won 8 th place in
Citrus County, March 6, took the life of  rived at the area of the call, at W. Inverness
Baldwin walking into the wooded area. The
the world!
26 year-old Michael Ferrin, of Inverness,  Ln. and N. Fairmount Ln., Crystal River,
deputy spoke with Baldwin there, with the
Come and enjoy modern and
who expired at the scene of the crash. Ac-  about 1:00 pm.
female witness present. The deputy docu-
period artisans, living history demonstra-
The victim, a disabled
mented that Baldwin's breath smelled of al-
cording to the Florida Highway Patrol, Mr.
tions, exhibits,  food and refreshments.
Ferrin was driving a 2015 Yamaha MC-600  man, told deputies he'd just been
cohol, he appeared to be intoxicated and was
Admission: Adults through 13 yrs. old
motorcycle, traveling west in Crystal River  battered by a man who was later
drinking a beer. When questioned, he first
$6.00, 12 yrs. and under are free. Spon-
on West Fort Island Trail, west of milepost  identified as Christopher Allen
told the deputy that nothing had happened,
sored by the Friends of Fort Cooper.
7, and failed to negotiate a left curve in the  Baldwin, 43, 6282 W. Golden-  Baldwin
but he later said he was jealous, and that's
roadway, causing the motorcycle to travel  leaf Ln., Crystal River. The vic-
why the incident had occurred. He then said
onto the grass shoulder and collide with a  tim said he'd gone to a woman's nearby tent
the victim had attacked him, and he had to
tree. The report stated that Mr. Ferrin was  to drop off laundry, and Baldwin had exited
defend himself.
the tent, yelling at him, questioning why
While Baldwin was making this
wearing a helmet.
Motorcycle crash with deer, kills  he was there. The victim said he'd replied
statement, the report stated, the witness was
that it was none of Baldwin's business, that
behind him, shaking her head to indicate
Chiefland man
it was between the woman and himself. At
"no," and when the deputy asked him if he'd
Twenty-four year-old Bobby Lee  that point, the victim said, Baldwin punched
started the altercation, the witness shook her
Williams of Chiefland was killed in a traffic  him with a closed fist, about six times to
head to indicate "yes." Baldwin had minor
the left side of his face. He said he tried to
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