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Community
Veterans Helping
Veterans
With Toni C. Collins
As the United States Congress
attempts to untangle the crisis surround-
ing the shortcomings of the health care
being provided to America's Veterans,
one local veterans group is looking out
for their own.
The Combat Veterans Motor-
cycle Association of Florida, Chapter
20-6, with support from the AMVETS
Post 42, AMVET Riders, AMVETS
Sons, the VFW Chiefland Ladies Aux-
iliary, and many friends and supporters
answered the call to raise funds to assist
veteran Dale "Texas" Kolden and his
wife, Marilyn. Recently Marilyn suf-
fered a heart attack and stroke and spent
eight days in the hospital. Although
Marilyn has recovered, the family has
been left with some staggering medical
bills.
Kirk "River Brat" Layman,
Chapter Commander of the Combat
Veterans Motorcycle Association 20-6,
was overwhelmed by the support and
compassion shown for the group's fund
Cooling Off - Always on the alert for new and exciting ways to educate the public, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office welcomed Ark Angels
raising activities which helped raise
Daycare to its first Junior Firefighter Training Day on June 19. Expanding their program, on June 30, the sheriff's office welcomed Teddy Bear
$3,135.00 to ease the Kolden s financial
Daycare for a fun experience, also training to be Junior Firefighters. The program was started by the CCSO's training division, to teach kids
burdens. A burden which could befall
what firefighters do - carrying a hoser, climbing the tower, crawling through a very small portion of a maze and participating in kid-size train-
any one of us.
ing activities, just as a firefighter would. The children enjoyed lunch at a huge table where they ate together as one big group. They also played
Founded as a nationwide as-
Safety Bingo and colored pictures as their way of saying "thank you" to the firefighters. CCSO Photo
sociation, the Combat Veterans Motor-
Couple charged
CCSO "Takes Man Off The Street"
cycle Association is one of the seven
not-for-profit chapters established in
with Otter Creek
Florida. Layman emphasized that the
Involved in Bazarre Stabbing
primary goal of the organization is "Vets
burglaries, $30k
Helping Vets." To learn more about
a half feet tall, with darker, short hair and
From The Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
CVM Chapter 20-6, kindly contact Kirk
wearing a pink or peach-colored shirt. He
Layman at (904) 370-0182 (Cell).
recovered
Nicholas Henry PLescher, 26,
said the man began yelling at his cousin who
Two ways
10439 S. LeBaron Dr., Homosassa, was ar-
was sitting in the driver's seat, "You want to
From Levy County Sheriff Dept.
rested on a felony charge, June 30, aggravat-
fight me?" The victim said his cousin slid
to
ed battery using a deadly weapon. His bond
Investigators with the Levy County
over toward his (the front passenger s) seat
was set at $10,000.
Sheriff s Office located and arrested a man
and started pushing him out of the passenger
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According to the incident report,
and a woman on charges related to several
door. He said the man saw the child and que-
the stabbing occurred on June 29. A detec-
burglaries in the Otter Creek area of Levy
ried, "You have a baby with you?" As the
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tive was called to the scene at 12:44 a.m.
County, July 3. Bonnie Gray, 24, and Nathan
victim got out of the truck, he said, the man
Deputies already on the scene had taken a
Turner, 26, are suspected of burglarizing
ran around the front of the truck, pulled out
a classified ad
brief statement from the victim prior to his
three locations. Approximately $30,000 in
an object and stabbed him with an overhand,
transport to Bayonet Point Hospital in Hud-
property has been recovered.
downward motion in the upper left collar-
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son, FL due to the severity of his injuries.
The LCSO received a tip from a
bone area.
The victim told a deputy that he,
our website: www.thenewscaster.com.
concerned citizen who was able to give a de-
A neighboring resident also spoke
his cousin and his cousin's baby were sitting
scription of a vehicle the couple was driving.
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with the detective and said, although he did
in his cousin's truck in front of another cous-
With this information, along with video sur-
the Food Ranch Service Desk - 25
not see the incident, he did see a very tall
in s house on S. LeBaron Way in Homosassa
veillance of the two as they pawned stolen
words/$12. New deadline: Monday 12
white man fleeing the area after the incident.
when he was approached by a white man
property at four pawn shops in Levy, Gil-
noon at the Inglis Food Ranch service Desk.
The following day, the detective was work-
he didn t know who was six feet to six and
Continued on page 4 - Burglaries
Continued on page 3 - Stabbing