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Community
Wildlife Park Celebrates
Earth Day With
Easter Egg Hunt
Learn about Florida's environ-
ment with exhibits by many area clubs and
organizations
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs
Wildlife State Park, and the Friends of
Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park will be
celebrating Florida's environment with
a special Earth Day event on Saturday,
April 19. The event includes an Easter Egg
Hunt starting at 9:00 a.m., and educational
exhibits and interpretive carts in the Gar-
den of the Springs and along the Wildlife
Walk. Bring the family out to enjoy the
park and learn about our natural resources.
Admission to the Park is $13 for adult; $5
for children ages 6 through 12; and free
admission for children ages 5 and under.
Admission includes an all-day visit to the
Park and includes all the Earth Day activi-
ties.
The day's activities start off with
our annual Easter Egg Hunt and continue
throughout the day. The Egg Hunt will
be on the green behind the parking area
at Park's Visitor Center. Families should
arrive early to register their children and
enjoy meeting the Easter Bunny and other
costumed characters. The Easter Egg Hunt
Citrus County posse members and helicopters from the Citrus and Hernando County Sheriff's Offices, and a fixed wing aircraft from the Civil
begins at 9:00 a.m.
Air Patrol and the Florida Forest Service participated in the search. Community Emergency Response Team members from Citrus and Hernando
The Wildlife Park opens for the
also joined the "hunt". CCSO Photo.
day at 9:00 a.m. and visitors can enjoy the
Pedestrian Killed Citrus, Hernando Counties Call Off
park and many Earth Day exhibits in the
Garden of the Springs. The Earth Day ex-
Search For Missing Pilot
hibits will be set up from 10:00 a.m. until
in Crystal River
4:00 p.m.
to land in Zephyrhills. It was reported to the
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
Crash
Marion County Sheriff s Office on Mon-
(Lecanto) The Citrus County Sheriff's
day afternoon, April 7, that Weiss had not
Office, along with the Hernando County
reached his destination. The Civil Air Patrol
From FHP
Sheriff s Office and a myriad of other agen-
attempted to track Weiss s flight and pro-
cies, had continued their search for missing
vided last known coordinates near Trail 10
A crash in Crystal River at 10:03
74-year-old pilot, Theodore Weiss, since the
in a portion of the Withlacoochee State For-
p.m., April 7, resulted in the death of a pe-
evening of April 7.
est in Citrus County. Based on information
destrian, Douglas Lewis Bain, 58 of Gaines-
Weiss took off in his experimental
provided by the Civil Air Patrol, Citrus and
ville, FL.
aircraft from the Dunnellon Airport in Mari-
Hernando Counties began their search Mon-
According to the Florida Highway
on County on Saturday, April 5, and planned
day evening over 40,000+ acres.
Patrol, Elisa Willis, 30, of Homosassa, was
"This was an extremely difficult
driving a 2013 Ford Edge, traveling south-
search," said Citrus County Sheriff s Office
bound on U.S. Hwy. 19 in the outside lane,
Undersheriff Buddy Grant. "The terrain is
approaching the intersection with SE Kings
rough and very dense, and we have a very
Bay Drive. Mr. Bain, the pedestrian, was
broad search area. Thanks to other agencies,
running eastbound, from the west shoulder
we have assembled a huge team to help find
of U.S. Hwy. 19, and traveled into the path
Mr. Weiss. We're in the air, on the ground
of the Ford. As a result, the front of the ve-
utilizing ATVs, horses and foot patrol. We're
hicle struck Mr. Bain, who was transported
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