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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher
Wednesday June 17, 2009
Inglis, FL 34449
Tom Russell - Consulting Editor
A Publication of
Sally Price - Correspondent
Permit No. 14
Newscaster Publishing
Squawk Box
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
With Doug Johnston
The night the Russian bear came
to Inverness
I can’t be sure of
the exact year but I believe it
was 1960. The Citrus High
School Quarterback Club
brought a wrestling program
to the school gymnasium one
night to raise money for the football pro-
gram. The event was well advertised and
the CHS gym was packed with students
and local citizens anxious to see profes-
sional wrestling in our little city.
The matches were quite entertain-
ing, but the climax of the evening was the
challenge presented by the shows promoter
at the conclusion of the program. The pro-
moter offered anyone in the audience who
could last one full minute in the ring with a
Russian bear the handsome sum of $50.00.
That was a lot of money in those days.
When
the
promoter/emcee
brought the bear into the ring the audience
Seth Myers of Inglis participated in “The Power of One” letter writing program put on by Ruth Ruppert of the Inglis Post
quickly became excited. The bear was be-
Office. The program teaches students how to write and properly address letters. Seth proudly displays a letter he received
ing led by a chain that was secured around
back from Florida Governor Charlie Crist. Newscaster Photo by Sally Price.
CCSO investigating shooting
his neck and while he was on all-fours he
Otter Creek man
looked somewhat docile.
The young men in the audience
death of Homosassa man
began to dare each other and several CHS
suspected of hit
students started towards the ring but then
backed away. Terry Cook, whose father
and run, arrested
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of a 34-year-
Lester Cook had recently purchased a Drug
old Homosassa man, Shane Huse, of 6036 Billows Ln. According to press releases from the
Store in Inverness was almost in the ring
sheriff’s office, a neighbor, Oscar Delbono, 53, of 6049 Billows Lane, is the suspect in the
in Inglis after high
when he took a last glance at the bear and
shooting that is believed to be the result of an ongoing dispute between the two men.
his discretion overruled his valor. Terry
The sheriff’s office reported, that on prior occasions, the two men had argued over
was heartily booed. He would have had a
Huse’s dogs, but the reason for Sunday’s dispute is still under investigation. As of 6:24 p.m.,
speedOtter Creek
chase
difficult time living that down if he weren't
Monday evening, Mr. Delbono had not been taken into custody, although an earlier report
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An
had stated that he was coooperative and had surrendered without incident.
Deputies Shut Down Grow House
Traffic light at 488 and
man, Philip White Penny-
packer, 23, 1450 S.W. El-
U.S. 19 goes from
lzey Rd., was arrested by
the Levy County Sheriff’s
Juan C. Jam Gonzalez, 46, 349 S.
does not speak fluent English, the search
blinking to fully
Office, around 7:15 p.m.,
Roselyn Way, Lecanto, was arrested around
warrant was read to him in
June 11, after a high speed
functional Thursday
7:12 p.m., June 9, on numerous drug charg-
both English and Spanish,
pursuit from Alachua
es, after a search warrant was executed at
along with an explanation
County to Inglis. The Levy
Motorists should be aware that the
his residence by the Citrus County Sheriff’s
of details of the investiga-
County Sheriff’s office re- Pennypacker
blinking traffic light at U.S. 19 and County
Office’s Tactical Impact and Vice Narcotics
tion. He told officers that
ceived word that Alachua
Road 488 will be changing to a fully func-
Unit.
he did not want to answer
County deputies were in pursuit of a blue
tioning traffic light on Thursday, June 18.
Detectives received no answer
any question, or make any
Mustang that had struck a rescue truck and
The change to a fully functional
when they knocked on Gonzalez’s door,
statements, and preferred
a pedestrian, then failed to stop and fled the
traffic light
scheduled for Thursday
so they broke open the door with a sledge
to have an attorney pres-
ent due to his limited Jam Gonzalez
scene, heading toward Levy County on S.R.
morning is part of the improvements on U.S.
hammer. They found Gonzalez in the living
24. Officials later learned that the driver of
19 to help the traffic going in and out of the
room and placed him in a chair in the middle
understanding of the in-
the Mustang was Pennypacker.
Progress Energy complex at shift changes.
of the living room, handcuffed, during the
vestigation. However, Mr. Gonzalez did
Anticipating the Mustang on that
The company paid for the improve-
search.
make a couple statements to officers - that
ments.
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As Gonzalez told detectives he
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