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July 1, 2009
Sheriff’s Office to Conduct Surveys
Community Events & Meetings
(Citrus County) The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office is looking for input from the com-
munity to gauge how citizens perceive the agency’s overall performance when it comes to
Art Center Tickets on Sale Now
public safety. A brief survey has been compiled that will be used to determine the public’s
Art Center Theatre season ticket packages of five plays for $70 per seat are avail-
response as it pertains to:  1. the competence of Sheriff’s Office employees agencywide,
able to the public through October 4th. The season offers the thriller Deathtrap, September
2. the attitudes displayed by agency personnel when dealing with members of the commu-
18 through October 4 and a farce, Take A Number, Darling, November 6 through November
nity, 3. the degree of safety that citizens feel within their community, and 4. any sugges-
22 this fall. In 2010 there will be a comedy-drama, The Champagne Charlie Stakes, January
tions or recommendations on how the Sheriff’s Office may improve the way it provides law
15 through Jan 31; a romantic comedy, Mixed Emotions, March 26 through April 11 and a
enforcement and emergency communications services.
mystery, Murder by Misadventure, May 7 through May 23. To purchase, call the Box Office
To achieve this end, the agency has engaged its volunteers to assist in making random
at 352-746-7606. The Art Center is on the corner of Annapolis Ave and Hwy (CR486).
calls to households throughout the county, and conducting a brief survey with the person
Crystal River 4th of July Celebration
reached. The calls are scheduled to begin next week, starting on Monday. No personal
The Crystal River Merchants, Inc are hard at work making plans for a family fun
information will be solicited by those making the calls, except the general location of where
day on Saturday, July 4th in Kingsbay Park, Crystal River. If anyone is interested in partici-
the person lives and the person’s age group. The entire experience should take approxi-
pating in this fun day’s activities please contact, Denise Burke at 795-0956
mately five minutes. Even though the Sheriff’s Office is truly interested in hearing citizens’
Safe Sitter Program Offered
opinions, there is no obligation to participate.
Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center will offer a Safe Sitter® class for girls and
The agency also will be randomly mailing the surveys to households around the county,
boys age 11 to 13 on Saturday, June 20 at the hospital. Registration for the program is open until
so don’t be surprised if you receive a survey in this fashion.
Friday, June 5. Safe Sitter® is a medically accurate program that teaches young adolescents
Additionally, citizens have the option of downloading the survey directly from the of-
how to handle emergencies when caring for younger children. The cost is $35. To register
ficial Sheriff’s Office Web site by logging on to www.sheriffcitrus.org. At the bottom of the
your son or daughter or your child s babysitter, call Amy Kingery at 352.795.8344.
home page, citizens may click on the “Citizen Survey” button and print out a hard copy of
the three-page document. For more information about the citizen surveys, please call Sgt.
County offices will be closed Friday, July 3
Citrus County Board of County Commission offices will be closed on Friday, July
Chris Evan at 527-3701.
3, in observance of Independence Day. The closings on July 3 will include the Central Land-
fill Administration Office, but the landfill itself will be open Friday, July 3, and then closed
on Saturday, the 4th in observance of the holiday. Regular hours will resume on Monday,
July 6, 2009.
Women s Health & Fitness Expo
Act now to make sure you ll be part of the Women s HEALTH & FITNESS Expo
2009, hosted by the Business Women s Alliance of the Citrus County Chamber of Com-
merce. The Expo will be on Saturday, September 26, 2009, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the
National Guard Armory in Crystal River.
Details on exhibit registration, sponsorship opportunities, and a new exhibit / ser-
vices offering called The Spa Zone are available from the Citrus County Chamber of Com-
merce, Inverness office, at 401 Tompkins Street. Phone 726-2801.
Citrus County Art Center Audtions
Auditions for the Art Center Theater’s production of Deathtrap will be held Tues-
day, July 7 and Wednesday, July 8 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Art Center AE building.
This thriller with a dash of comedy runs weekends September 18-October 4. The cast calls
for three men and two women, ages may vary. For additional information contact director
Counterfeit bills confiscated in Floral City - Citrus Sheriff Dept. Photo
Bogus Bills   detectives arefrom page 1  all merchants in the county to be
Peter Abrams at 746-1123.
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aware that fake bills are being passed and to take the time to eyeball the cash they’re taking
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in, particularly bills in $50 and $20 denominations. Merchants also can check out the Web
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Committee Meeting July 8
site www.moneyfactory.gov for more information.
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The Citrus County Local Mitigation
Anyone with information about this crime or the identity of the person of interest is asked
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352-447-2505
to call 911 or 726-1121 right away.
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