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Deborah Russell - Editor/Publisher

Yankeetown, FL

Wednesday July 11, 2007

Tom Russell - Consulting Editor

A Publication of

Permit No. 4

Mike Moore - Photojournalist

Newscaster Publishing

Sally Price Correspondent

Squawk Box Four

Arrested

With Mike Moore

Volunteering

After "Bogus

Many of you that are read-

ing this know me. I feel pretty

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confident to say 'many' because

of my varied volunteer activities

over the past 10 years. I have

A group of four Tampa residents was

probably either 1) helped you

arrested on numerous felony charges, last

directly in one way or another 2) stood be-

week, after two of them allegedly attempted

side you while we helped someone else or 3)

to cash a counterfeit check with the identifi-

been written about where I was a group par-

cation of another person. The Citrus County

ticipant in helping do a job or task as a vol-

Sheriff's Office confiscated around 53 checks

unteer. My employment details with this pa-

totaling $15,000 and 28 various identification

per are supposed to be a secret; the secret

cards, including driver's licenses, identifica-

is, I'm a volunteer here too! I volunteer my

tion cards and Social Secu-

photography skills and gift of gab out of the

rity cards in the vehicle they

sheer love of it!

Coast Guard Auxiliary members from the Yankeetown Flotilla stand along Rt. 40 on the

were driving. No informa-

I am grateful the Newscaster team for al-

Fourth of July performing free vessel safety examinations during the busy boating day.

tion was available as to

lowing me the opportunity to just create for

Wearing personal flotation devices (PFD) is mandatory for children under 12 at all times

how the checks and docu-

the sake of creating. For me, volunteering is

while boating; in the name of safety the Yankeetown Flotilla was giving boaters free PFDs

ments were obtained.

if they didn't have them on board. A free hot dog and a drink was also offered while the

it's own reward. I get to do things that are

According to the

exam was being conducted. Fourteen members participated in the Vessel Examination

outside of my 'career path.' I get to learn and

arrest reports, the Citrus

day. Newscaster Photo by Mike Moore

practice new skills and meet new people.

Sheila Smith

County Sheriff's Office re-

Yankeetown-Sherwood Partners

Mostly I get to provide my skills free of charge

ceived a call from the Winn Dixie in Inverness,

without expectations of performance evalu-

that a woman was attempting to cash a check

ations, medicare withholding, or getting

D e v e l o p m e n t Talks Terminated

that appeared to be fake, and she was agi-

stuck with a boss who I ponder throttling on

tated, about to leave the store. The caller de-

a regular basis.

scribed the woman as being black, with purple

At the July 2nd town council meet-

Mayor Dawn Clary

That last one is worth thinking about by

hair, and wearing a grey tank top. A second

ing the council voted to stop negotiations on

said, "the major contention was

the way. It's not all roses though. Some of the

caller from the store said the woman was get-

the Wickman Property.

inconsistency with the Com-

volunteer work I've done requires a tremen-

ting into a tan Dodge Mini van that had a

A former Yankeetown town council

prehensive Plan and non-com-

dous commitment of time and energy includ-

temporary tag.

had voted to enter into development agree-

pliance with the zoning code in

ing book learning and skills testing. But that's

Several units from the sheriff's of-

ment negotiations with Vic Wickman in May

terms of in terms of project

a good thing if you want to be a firefighter, or

fice were sent out to search the area around

of 2006. Wickman subsequently transferred

uses, intensity and density.

a rescue diver. Other stuff I've done has no

the store and to gather information from Winn

his agreement to Sherwood Partners, repre-

The applicant proposed a num-

training whatsoever nor much of a time re-

Dixie employees. A deputy arrived at the store,

sented by James Sherwood, who submitted a

ber of resort residential units Dawn Clary

quirement. That's a good thing if you want to

within minutes of the first call, and saw a black

proposal in March of this year for Wickman's

Continued on page 3- Squawk Box

that was a factor of ten higher

woman with purple hair, who was wearing a

property. The proposal was for a parcel known

than the residential density allowed under

grey tank top, exit the store and get into a

Adopt

as the Saxon property, approximately 5 acres

current zoning for the parcel.

mini van. He pulled behind the mini van and

running along 50th St. from CR 40 all the way

Height was also an issue, the pro-

prevented it from leaving the parking lot.

to the river. The Town Attorney and the YT

Annie Grace

posed height was over 60 feet and the current

Inside the van were two other fe-

Mayor turned in a recommendation to the

zoning only allows 35 feet. The project was

males. The woman with the purple hair was

council that further negotiations would be

also totally dependent upon a sewage treat-

see page 2

asked to get out of the vehicle and talk to the

fruitless and should be terminated.

ment plant for which zoning compliance certi-

deputy. She agreed to talk with him. Accord-

This recommendation was accepted

fication was recently denied."

ing to the arrest reports, the woman identified

by the YT council and it was voted to termi-

A spokeman for Sherwood Partners

herself as Sheila M. Smith. She said she did

nate negotiations. A spokeman for the devel-

has said the town council changed the rules

not hand "nothing to nobody." She said that

oper said at the July 2 meeting "it would not

and contends negotiating at public meetings

everyone in the van had been cashing checks

be wise to terminate the negotiations at this

would not accomplish anything. The devel-

that day, knowing they were either false,

time."

Continued on page 3 - Yankeetown Talks

Continued on page 4 - Bad Checks