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The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum will present its first Coffee and Conversa-

tion Speaker Series Program of the season, featuring Dr. Alexa Lamm, on Wednesday, Sep-

Fifth Annual Citrus Democratic Golf Tournament

tember 21, 2016 at 10:30a.m, on the second floor courtroom at the Old Courthouse Heritage

The Citrus County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) is holding their Fifth

Museum. She will be speaking on The Social Side of Water Issues How this Influences

Annual Golf Tournament Saturday, October 1 at the Crystal River Golf Club, 7395 W. Pine

Decision-making. Dr. Alexa Lamm is an assistant professor and associate director of UF's

Brook St., Crystal River. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at

Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center). This group conducts and disseminates ob-

8:30 a.m. The entry fee is $60 per player and includes green fees, range balls, cart, lunch

jective interdisciplinary research and educational programs to increase public understanding

and goody bag. Hole sponsorships are also available. The golf tournament will feature a

of, and engagement in agricultural and natural resources issues.

host of prizes including closest to the pin, long drive for both men and women, door prizes,

Dr. Lamm conducts research on public opinion of agricultural and natural resourc-

a raffle of a foursome at Black Diamond Ranch, and 50/50. Teams and individuals are wel-

es with a specialty in water issues. She evaluates techniques used to measure the impacts

come to participate in the scramble. For more information, call Joe Adams, Citrus County

of educational initiatives and communication campaigns. Recent research includes: Public

DEC State Committeeman, at 352-302- 0444.

Opinion Analysis of Agricultural and Natural Resource Issues, Impacts of Individual and

Renewal: A Service of Hope and Healing

Collective Decision Making Processes, Opinion Leadership of Agricultural and Natural Re-

Renewal, an interactive, memorial service of hope and healing, will be held at

source Issues, and Measuring Impacts of Educational Initiatives.

2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 6, at the Wings Education Center, 3280 W. Audubon Park

Path in Lecanto. Participants are asked to bring a photo of their

loved one to be included in the service and returned to them.

Provided as a community service, this event is open to the entire

community and is offered to all at no charge. To register, call

Jonathan Beard at 352-527- 2020 or 866- 642-0962. Hospice

of Citrus and the Nature Coast, licensed 1985, provides com-

passionate end-of- life services to patients and their families in

Women and Money Educational Series

From Uf/Ifas Extension Citrus County. Who: Women

Who Want To Take Control Of Their Finances. What: Women

And Money: Unique Issues. When: October 10, 2016 Novem-

ber 7, 2016, Monday Afternoons From 1:00 To 3:00 Pm. Regis-

ter By October 3, 2016. Where: Uf/Ifas Extension Citrus Coun-

ty,3650 W. Sovereign Path, Ste. 1, Lecanto, Fl.The classes cover

Central Florida Electric Cooperative

the following topics: Money Basics: Getting organized, financial

goal setting and a spending plan will help you keep your finger

on your financial pulse. Protecting Assets: Learning about insur-

ance, identity theft, scams, fraud, and credit management will

ooperatives that helped before, during and after Hurricane Hermine.

help you identify, evaluate, and develop a plan for protects your

assets. Investing Basics: Learning how to manage your money

and how to invest will likely help your money grow. Estate

Whether it was bringing food to help keep CFEC personnel sustained or driving

Planning: Developing an estate plan helps ensure your wishes

hundreds of miles from your own communities and family to assist us, we

are carried out. Pre-registration is required and the fee of $25

is due by October 3, 2016. For more information or to register,

appreciate every act of kindness that was shown during the storm and clean-up.

contact UF/IFAS Extension Citrus County at 352-527-5700.

Tri-county Working Group Solar Presentation

Unlimited Energy for the Sunshine State at the Dun-

atience during the restoration of power, for the many offers of assistance and for

nellon Branch, Marion County Library, at 11:00 AM to 12:00

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PM on Saturday, September 17, 2016. Solar: Unlimited Energy

the outpouring of appreciation we have received.

for the Sunshine State explains that just as we switched from

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horses to cars, telegrams to telephones, typewriters to computers,

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and postal mail to email, we must now commit to switch from

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H Springs Park - `Grand Opening Party,' Sept. 24

dirty fuels to clean energy. Highlights of the program describe

why you should choose solar power; types of systems and how they work: the relationsh e iy f Crt er is havirnReOpei ary at errin 

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between solar power, health, climate change, jobs and your wallet; and specific examples Park, located at 104 NE 1st Ave. in Crystal River, on Sat. Sept. 24, 10:00 am - 2:00 pm,

of solar installations, cost-benefits and return-on- investment. "Florida has the third-highest with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:00 am, along with a DJ, games and give-aways. The

park is re-designed and offers a living shoreline,' sand beach, boardwalk, family pavilions,

Williston altercation results in

spring-fed freshwater swimming area on King's Bay, playground and kayak/paddleboard

launch. The park's hours are 8:00 am - sunset, daily. For additional information, please call

352-795-4216, ext. 314.

life-threatening stab wounds

Personnel from the Levy County

came to his home, sat down and lit a glass

Department of Public Safety

pipe containing crack cocaine. Brown stat-

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were sent to a Williston RV

ed, that when he slapped the glass pipe out

park, Sat. afternoon, Sept. 10,

of the victim's hand, he was attacked by

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when a call was made to the

the victim and suffered a knife wound on

Levy County 911 dispatch

his hand. Brown said he retrieved a kitchen

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center reporting that a per-

knife to protect himself, and when attacked

son was bleeding profusely

again, he stabbed the victimProof times.

from what appeared to be

Investigatorser Retreat Spa

Riv learned that the vic-

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stab wounds. The victim was transported by

tim had been stabbed ten timestinn upper

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LCDPS personnel to Shands Health at the

torso and back. The stab wounds caused ex-

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University of Florida under a trauma alert.

tensive internal damage and collapsed both

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Deputies learned that the victim

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lungs. The sheriff s office reported that vic-

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had suffered numerous stab wounds. Inves-

tim had to be rushed into emergency surgery

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tigators spoke with the victim at Shands and

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learned that he'd been in an altercation with

Brown was arrested and transport-

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a neighbor, 61 year-old Ernest Brown.

ed to the Levy County Detention Facility,

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