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Community
Wildlife Ranger Camps
In July
HOMOSASSA - The Florida Department
of Environmental Protection's Ellie Schil-
ler Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park
will offer two weeklong Wildlife Ranger
Camps in June and July. The Friends of
Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park spon-
sor the programs. July's Wildlife Ranger
Camp is for children ages 10 through
12, and runs from July 17 through July
21. Applications for the Wildlife Ranger
Camp are available in the park office.
Each program is limited to 24 campers
and will be filled on a first come basis
with preference to those who have never
attended before.
Each Wildlife Ranger Camp in-
cludes five, half-day camp sessions from
9 a.m. until 2 p.m. Monday through Fri-
day The cost of the program is $75 per
child and includes a T-shirt and supplies.
Applicants will be asked to write
a short essay on an animal that lives in
Florida and why you think that animal is
important to attach to their application.
Parents and guardians may stop by the
park office located in the Visitor Center
on U.S. 19 to pick up an application. For
more information, please call Rene Poppe
at (352) 628-5343, ext. 1004.
On June 14, the City of Inverness held a special ceremony at the Valerie Theater in honor of Flag Day, the day that our stars and stripes were
adopted in 1777. Photo courtesy of the Citrus County Sheriff's Office
Swim lessons offered
Citrus woman
Two arrested, charged with
The American Red Cross is hold-
ing four sessions of swim lessons during
killed in crash,
the summer, with each session containing
animal cruelty
eight 30-minute lessons. Lessons are pro-
vided for babies, children and adults. For
passenger
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
to go to jail, according to the report.
details, please call 352-795-1478.
Officers looked around the outside
"Where Hope Grows"
A tip made to Crime Stoppers of
critically injured
of the residence and knocked on the garage
Citrus County that a homeowner had thirty
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door, but did not see or hear evidence of
dogs, not in the greatest health, locked in-
Hospice of Citrus and the Nature
other dogs at the residence.
side her garage led Citrus County Sheriff's
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Officers found Ms. Feldman s son,
Office deputies, animal control
From FHP
is "Where Hope Grows," starring Kristof-
Ryan James McLean, 26, stand-
officers, firefighters and others to
fer Polaha, David DeSanctis and McK-
A 28 year-old Inverness woman
ing on a porch. When an animal
a 3866 S. Alpine Ave., Inverness,
aley Miller. 2:00 p.m., Monday, July 3,
was killed in a single vehicle traffic crash,
control officer told McLean they
residence on Saturday, June 17,
at the Lecanto Wings Education Center
June 13, and her passenger was critically in-
needed to see the dogs, McLean
and resulted in the arrests of two
at 3280 W. Audubon Park Path. Monthly
jured. According to a press release from the
asked if the offiers had a search McLean
residents.
Feldman
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Florida Highway Patrol, Randee Caitlin Ro-
warrant, which officers did not
According to the arrest
For reservations, contact Jonathan Beard
emer, 28, was driving a 2003 Hyundai Santa
have, according to the report.
reports, when law enforcement officers ar-
at 352-527- 2020.
Fe vehicle, traveling north on S. Withlapop-
McLain told officers there were about 28
rived at the home, no one answered the door.
ka Dr. near S. Dolphin Dr. in Floral City at
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dogs, and the conditions of the dogs were
Deputies looked inside a window and ob-
3:25 am, when, for unknown reasons, she
not good, that one or two "might be really
served five dogs that appeared to be in good
lost control of the vehicle, which departed
bad," the report stated. McLain told the of-
condition. An animal control officer spoke
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the roadway and entered the east shoulder
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where it collided with a tree. Ms. Roemer
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who said there were six dogs in the house
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suffered fatal injuries and expired at the
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scene of the crash. Her male passesger, a 29
went on, his mother had given less care to
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Continued on page 4 - Fatal Crash