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Inglis Commission News & Notes
Area Veterans Activities
Veteran Services Officer Hours Cancelled
From the October 6 Regular Meeting
at Homosassa Library on October 15
Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCollum appeared before the Inglis Town Commis-
sion at the October 6 meeting to thank the town hall and fire department for their actions at
Citrus County Veteran Services has announced they will not have a Veteran Ser-
the recent shooting tragedy. The Sheriff stated the fire department was the first to respond to  vice Officer available at the Homosassa Library on Thursday, October 15, 2015.
the scene right across the street from town hall, joining into action with the EMS and go-
For assistance, please call 352-527-5915 to schedule an appointment at the office
ing beyond the call of duty and putting themselves in peril. Their traffic control allowed the  in Lecanto.
sheriff's department to do what they needed to do in this unnecessary tragedy.The town hall  Activities at the Inglis VFW
cameras helped in the investigation in sequence of movement across the street. McCollum
Inglis VFW Post 8698 is located at 520 Hwy. 40 East, 1 mile east of the U.S. Hwy
offered condolences to the families and the community.
19 and County Rd. 40 traffic light; phone 352-447-3495. ·EVERY TUESDAY - Darts at
In a non agenda item, Commissioner Ann Morin asked the commission to vote to  7:00 pm. ·EVERY FRIDAY - Queen of Hearts draws at 6:00, 6:30 & 7:00 pm. ·FRIDAY,
place a plaque to honor Buzz Terhune at the Veteran's Memorial and place a brick in his  Oct. 16 - Queen of Hearts Draws at 6:00, 6:30 & 7:00 pm, then B & Tune Karaoke, 7:00-
memory. Commissioner Drew White said since the memorial was separate from the Central  11:00 pm, for Members & their Guests. ·TUESDAY, Oct. 20 - Darts at 7:00 pm. ·FRIDAY,
Park playground in name, he wanted the Veteran's Memorial to be dedicated to Terhune  Oct. 23 - Queen of Hearts draws at 6:00, 6:30 & 7:00 pm, then Dennis Karaoke, 7:00-11:00
and show the town from now on who Buzz was. White stated being a Christian there is no  pm, for Members & their Guests. ·SATURDAY, Oct. 24 - Halloween Dance & Costume
greater thing than to give your life for your fellow man. White reminded every one Buzz  Party with Door Prize for Best Costume."Chrome" Live, 7:00-11:00 pm. All Welcome for
was protecting the children. The four commissioners agreed, commissioner Tully being  Party & Dance! ·TUESDAY, Oct. 2 - Darts at 7:00 pm. ·FRIDAY, Oct. 30 - Queen of Hearts
absent.
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draws at 6:00, 6:30 & 7:00 pm.
Commissioner Morin asked Sheriff McCollum about putting a S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
5093 LCSO sub station
AMVETS POST 89 MEETING
in town for visibility of presence. McCollum responded that it would cost a considerable
Homosassa AMVETS Post 89 will meet Thursday, November 5th at the Cootie
Phone: (352) 489-4588  Fax: (727) 362-4788
amount of money, theEmail, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com
deputies already use the town hall restrooms and room for interviews
bldg on Veterans Drive in Homosassa, Fl. The meeting is at 6:30pm.
now and he wants his deputiesbtoites: thenewscaster.com their cars not sitting in a sub  · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com
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station. They need to be on the road policing the neighborhoods and businesses, not taking  Activities at Inglis AmVets
William Crow AmVets Post 447 is located at 405 E. Hwy. 40 in Inglis, FL; phone
walk in complaints. Commissioner White thanked the sheriff for the fast response time for
the shooting, under two minutes, and for everything they have done here. McCollum said  352-447-4473. We're open 7 days weekly, 12:00-9:00 pm. Kitchen hours are 12:00-7:00
they were lucky the U S Marshals were in Yankeetown working a case and Citrus County  pm, with daily specials, and on Sundays only, open for breakfast, 9:00-11:00 am. Tickets are
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Sheriff Dawsy sent his swat team. Planning Commission chair Ralph Walker commented on  on sale, daily, for our weekly Queen of Heart Drawing held on Sundays at 6:15 pm. QUALI-
Morin's proposal stating that a sheriff's sub station would not have made a difference and  FIED GUESTS ARE WEL- COME; please contact the Post at 352-447-4473 for details. On
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River will hold a ribbon-cutting event to celebrate the completion of the project to transport  breakfast is served 9:00-11:00 am, Karaoke with Cowboy Al, 3:00-7:00 pm (Oct. 18), and
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at 6:15 pm, we hold our weekly Queen of  Heart DRAWING (approaching $5,000). On
reclaimed water from the City to the Duke Energy power plant in Citrus County.
The event will take place on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 10 a.m. at the City of Crystal  MADNESS MONDAYS, we serve Cajun Food, all day! On TUESDAYS, play Bingo at
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River Sprayfield, located at 7040 N. Citrus Ave. in Crystal River. The entrance is approxi-  5:00 pm (Powerball approaching $350).
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mately five miles north of US Hwy. 19. Look for the forestry tower near the entrance.
This project is reducing groundwater pumping and wastewater nutrient loading in
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the Crystal River/Kings Bay springshed. It is a successful public-private partnership among
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the City of Crystal River, Duke Energy, the Florida Department of Environmental Protec-
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tion and the Southwest Florida Water Management District. All activities will take place
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outside so please wear appropriate shoes and attire.
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Email: JoeCino@FearNoEvilGuns.com
Idle Speed Removed on Withlacoochee River   OPEN:-Friday  am - 6:00 pm & Saturday 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
 Monday   10:00
In accordance with FWC Rule 68D-24.109, the current Idle Speed Zone posted at
Mile Marker 24 to Mile Marker 30 (Camp Izzard Boat Ramp) of the Withlacoochee River 
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has been removed. The river receded to below the required level, and the speed in this area 
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will be "Resume Normal Safe Operations".
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for   Withla-
 any section on the
No Wake Zone regulations are no longer in effect
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coochee River in Citrus County and all areas are considered  Opera-
  "Resume Normal Safe 
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tions". For questions or more information, please contact    527-
  Citrus County Aquatics at 
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7620 or FWC at 850-617-9547.
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niture with Mr. Pearson the only passenger in the trailer. The report stated that Mr. Pearson's
position in the trailer is unknown, and it is not known how it happened, but Mr. Pearson
and a mattress fell from the back of the trailer ontothe  Mr.Pearson  
road where     was found
lying on his right side, facing northeast. The driver to bring  trailer
was able  the truck and
to a controlled stop, and moved to a safer position prior to the FHP troooper's arrival. Mr.
  
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Pearson was life-flighted tothe UF ShandsHealth/Medical Center in Gainesville in critical
condition. None of the passengers in the truck were injured, and all were wearing seatbelts.
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