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Community
Celebration Of Lights
By Susan Strawbridge, Park Services
Specialist
HOMOSASSA The Florida
Department of Environmental Protec-
tion's Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs
Wildlife State Park, along with the
Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife
Park, will host its annual Christmas Cel-
ebration of Lights, a nine-evening event,
from Saturday, Dec. 17 through Christ-
mas Eve, Saturday, Dec. 24, and again on
Monday, Dec. 26, 2016. The park will
open at 5:30 p.m. on these evenings and
remain open until 9 p.m.
The Celebration of Lights will
feature an all new synchronized light
and sound display in the Garden of the
Springs by Sebastian Hawes. Joe Dube
will host and present special appearances
by our nightly entertainment. Holiday
lights, decorations, music and refresh-
ments will create the perfect setting for
this holiday wonderland. The Wildside
Café will be offering a selection of re-
freshments. The Friends will also be sell-
ing popcorn in the Garden of the Springs.
A variety of entertainment will be provid-
ed nightly in the Garden of the Springs,
At 2:24 pm, Sat. afternoon, Nov. 26, the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, Division of Fire Rescue responded to a water tower located at 14289
The Nature Coast Community
W. Ozello Trl. in Crystal River, due to a man being trapped on top of the tower. No explanation was given about what the man was doing on
Church will present a non- denomina-
the tower. Two engines, and a battalion chief worked the incident. According to Chief Keith Long, no one was injured, and the man needed no
tional candlelight service in the Garden
treatment. CCSO Photo.
Unexplained 911 hang-up call
Inglis woman
of the Springs. Monday, Dec. 26: Join us
for an After-Christmas party with host
Joe Dube featuring entertainment by
airlifted to
results in drug arrest
Billy "Elvis" Lindsey.
The Celebration of Lights
hospital after
will be closed on the evening of Sun-
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
When Green got to the bottom of the stairs,
day, December 25, 2016. A donation of
A 911 hang up call placed to the
according to the report, one of the cases
$5 for adults and $2 for children ages 3
Homosassa crash
Citrus County Sheriff s Office, at 2:34 am,
dropped to the ground and opened.
through 12 is suggested. Children age
Nov. 20, resulted in the arrest of a Homo-
Deputies shone a flashlight on
2 and under are admitted free. For our
sassa man on drug charges.
the ground and saw used and broken glass
From the FHP
visitors' convenience, transportation will
According to the arrest affidavit,
pipes, commonly used for smoking metham-
be provided by tram from the Visitor
A two-vehicle traffic crash in Ho-
deputies were dispatched to a S. Karen Ter.,
phetamine, along with spoons with burned-
Center parking lot on U.S. 19 to the West
mosassa at 1:55 pm, Nov. 14, injured an
Homosassa residence after the 911 hang up
on residue, plastic baggies commonly used
entrance on Fishbowl Drive. For more
Inglis woman, who was extricated from the
call. However, when deputies arrived at the
for packaging narcotics, a scale and and one
information, call the park office at (352)
vehicle by Citrus County firefighters and
home, the resident denied having made the
0.22 caliber ammo. In the suspect's pockets
628-5343, Mondays through Fridays.
treated at the scene by Nature Coast Emer-
call.
deputies found another methamphetamine
gency Medical Services prior to being trans-
Three deputies and
Inside This Edition:
smoking pipe, a lighter and 4.98 grams
ported by Bayflight 4 to Baypoint Point Hos-
a K-9 looked around the area
methamphetamine.
What the Sabal Tr.
pital in Hudson, Florida. The crash occurred
on foot and saw a neighboring
Due to the packaging materials,
pipeline means
near the Golden Eagle Plaza and Como Auto
residence with lights on at S.
scale and packaged drug, Lee was charged
Sales, located at 3335 S. Suncoast Blvd. (US
for Citrus Co. pg.4
Glenn Acres Ter. As deputies
with possession of methamphetamine with
19).
arrived at the residence, 33
intent to distribute. He was also charged
Diane Toto and
According to the Florida High-
Green
year-old Danny Lee Green,
with possession of drug paraphernalia, pos-
We Care Food Pantry
way Patrol, 26 year-old Jenny Alexander
10390 W. Misty Rose St., Ho-
session of a controlled substance, and one
Receives $50k from
Griffiths, of Inglis, was driving a 2003 Lin-
mosassa, was exiting the residence, walking
count of possession of ammunition by a
coln Navigator, traveling west on Ivy Place,
T.B. Lightning
down the porch steps carrying a book bag,
convicted felon. His total bond was set at
See pg. 4
a crossbow and a couple small silver cases.
$18,000.
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