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PAGE 11 - July 19, 2017

Searching For The Truth

What's In a Shin Bone

That's Special?

CENTRAL FLORIDA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

SELECTS NOMINATING COMMITTEE

Did you notice the winning horse's shin

bone (or metacarpal) the last time you watched a

On June 19, 2017, the Board of Trustees of Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc. met and

appointed the following members as a committee for nominations:

horse race? This tiny shin bone is located just below

his front knee, supporting the horse's whole weight,

Wayne E. Beauchamp Mark Bishop V.C. Cannon Stephen L. Morral Jim Palladino

even when galloping. Think about the enormous

Robert W. Robinson Clinton Rogers Virgil Sandlin Margaret R. Sprague

load this bone (the size of our wrist bone) experi-

ences as a horse thunders along. How does it do this

The committee will meet on July 24, 2017 at 6 p.m. to select nominees to represent districts 1, 5,

without breaking? Even more amazing is that this

and 9 as Trustees of Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc. These districts are currently

represented by:

tiny bone has a hole (called the foramen) passing

right through it.

James McCain, Sr.

District 1

Donald Lane

District 5

Similar holes in manmade structures are a

Barbara Townsend

District 9

frequent source of weakness. But to the surprise of

scientists, this is not a problem for the horse. Upon

The Cooperative's Annual Meeting will be Saturday, October 7, 2017.

Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and the business meeting will follow at 10 a.m.

close examination, scientists have found that bone

Area Police Beat -

tissue surrounding the hole is arranged in a way that directs stresses away from the

hole toward stronger regions of the leg bone. Also, the hole is elliptical with the

Continued from page 1

ellipse's long axis parallel to the length of the bone. If a race horse fractures his

prine pill. Tiffany White, 46, Bronson, was charged with retail petit theft (value more than

metacarpal, they have found that the fracture is seldom at the opening. The horse's

$100, SIZE: ROUGHLY 3"XHer bond was set at $500. Ms. White is accused of taking 8 items

AD but less than $300). 5"

leg bone design is such that the foramen is actually a source of strength. This dis-

of clothing and accessories from the store, passing all points of sale without paying for the

covery may solve some age-old engineering problems, such as how best to put holes

items, valued at $237.99. The two women were detained on the sidewalk outside of the

in material such as portholes in ships.

store.

Richard Steven Garrett, 46, Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

The horse's shin bone with the small hole shows exquisite design. Evolu-

iff's Office, July 12, on a Citrus County warrant for possession of a controlled substance,

tion did not make this foramen, for when we look at the wide variety of horses in

and possession of drug paraphernalia (no bond).

the fossil record, the foramen opening is always present. From the beginning, God

Frank James Hunter, 57, Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's

designed the horse with a foramen.

Office, July 12, charged with misdemeanor domestic battery.

Joseph Kevin Lolly, 39, Dunnellon, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's

The Lord asked Job, "Do you give the horse his strength or clothe his neck with a

Office, July 12, charged with being a sex offender and failing to report change in vehicle

flowing mane?" - Job 39:19 (NIV)

ownership ($5,000 bond).

Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011

Joseph Lawrence Kordecki, 41, Crystal River, was arrested by the Citrus County

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Sheriff's Office, July 12, charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to

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sell, manufacture or deliver; driving while license knowingly suspended or revoked, and

having no motor vehicle registration ($2,000 bond). The arrest came as the result of a traf-

(methamphetamine). His bond was set at $10,000.

fic stop in Crystal River due to a vehicle, traveling north on US 19, having an inoperable

Louise Mary Peters, 56, homeless in the Inglis area, was arrested by the Citrus

headlamp. Kordecki, the driver, had no valid driver's license and no car registration. He was

County Sheriff's Office, July 14, on a Citrus County warrant for violation of probation or

also found to be in possession of 1.2 grams methamphetamine.

community control (misdemeanor). Her bond was set at $485.

William Lowery, 20, Beverly Hills, FL, was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff's

David Paul Curry, Sr., 46, Crystal River, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

Office, July 12, charged with resisting an officer without violence, and trespassing in an

iff's Office, July 13, charged with grand theft ($300 or more, but less than $5,000), and

unoccupied structure or conveyance ($1,500 bond).

burglary of an unoccupied structure ($7,000 bond).

Arson - Continued from page 4

Bobby Gene Metz, II, 49, Beverly Hills, FL, was arrested by the Citrus County

Sheriff's Office, July 12, charged with misdemeanor violation of condition of pretrial re-

lease when the original arrest was for domestic violence (no bond).

rived at her house. Ms. McCain told a deputy that she had tried to put the fire out. When

George Alexander Odom, 41, homeless in the Homosassa area, was arrested by

the deputy told Ms McCain that she could have killed the man, she stated she didn't care,

the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, July 12, charged with driving while license knowingly

according to the report.

suspended or revoked, and resisting an officer without violence ($1,500 bond). The arrest

Many of the details in the interviews with the witnesses and Ms. McCain had been

came as the result of a BOLO (Be On the LookOut) for a silver, 4-door Volvo, traveling at a

redacted from the report.

high rate of speed on Yulee Dr. in Old Homosassa. According to the report, the deputy saw

A fire marshall had not yet started an investigation into the fire at the time of Ms.

the vehicle speeding, and it failed to stop at a stop sign on W. London Ln. The vehicle pulled

McCain's arrest. Ms. McCain was charged with felony arson of a structure believed to be

into the yard of a S. Dot Loop property, and the driver, Mr. Odom, got out of the car, ran

occupied. Her bond was set at $10,000.

in a southwesterly direction through the yard and to a dock. He was preparing to jump into

the water when the deputy drew his sidearm and told him to get onto the ground. Mr. Odom

complied and was taken into custody. Odom was additionally arrested on a Citrus County

warrant for violating an injunction for protection against domestic violence (no bond).

Andrew William Brinn, 30, Homosassa, was arrested by the Citrus County Sher-

iff's Office, July 13, on a Citrus County warrant for possession of a controlled substance

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