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Searching For The Truth

History Of Levy County Available

In 1976, the Levy County Board of County Commissioners called for persons

Why Does Beauty Exist?

interested in compiling a history of Levy County to commemorate America's Bicentennial.

The effort was led by Bronson teacher, Sydney Gunnell. The first issue, entitled Search for

Beauty can display itself in many ways: as patterns, brightness, curves, and

Yesterday was so successful that the group of historians, the Levy County Archives Com-

variety. Even though beauty cannot be quantified,

mittee, went on to produce 27 more volumes.

beauty is real. Beauty is so important that manu-

When the Board of County Commissioners dissolved the Archives Committee in

facturers spend great amounts of effort and money

2009, custody of the back issues of Search for Yesterday passed to the Levy County Histori-

to make products appealing to the eye. Beauty

cal Society. Working with the Levy County Library System, the copies of Search were made

can be seen in the classical Greek columns. All

available at each of the five libraries and the Levy County Quilt Museum.

that was needed to hold up ancient temples were

Recently the Historical Society made arrangements with the Digital Production

plain cylinders, yet the Greeks chose to embellish

Department of the Florida Family and Community History project at the University of Flor-

their columns with grooves and carvings. The

ida, George A. Smathers Libraries to have all 28 volumes of Search for Yesterday and the

Greeks wanted beautiful columns.

All Name Index digitized. The information will then be placed on the University's website

We see the same thing in nature, for example, the peacock's tail. A recent

and made available to interested persons and researchers everywhere.

study from the University of Tokyo found no evidence that peahens chose mates based

The volumes of Search for Yesterday are chocked full of Levy County marriage

on the tail feathers. These researchers had wanted to confirm Darwin's idea that pea-

records, driver's license applications, minutes of the Board of County Commissioners, ex-

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

cocks choose mates based on the beauty of the tails. They were surprised that females

tracts of court records, the family histories of pioneer families, and much more.

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mated with "poor quality" males as often as with those having "high quality, flashy"

What to do with all of the back issues? The Commissioners approved the sugges-

om Russell,feathers. In others words, the actual observations of science contradicted what was

TCounty's

Publishe, email: thenewscaster1@gmail.comI

tion of Historical Society president, Toni Collins to place the back issues in the

public libraries where library patrons and interested persons areebbie Russell, Editor, email: debbienewscaster@gmail.comLOWER UNIT OIL theory discarded?

predicted by evolutionary teaching. So why isn't the evolutionary CHANGE

D invited to claim any number

Because evolution is a religious dogma, not a scientific theory.

of back issues for FREE. So bring your carry all bags and browse to your heart's content.thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com

Since the Cedar Key Public Library is currently closed, volumes are not available at that tory.newscasterarcisithes.com ·of the peacock's gorgeous tail? Perhaps it is there for

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man and His Creator to enjoy. The tail of the peacock is breathtakingly beautiful.

cation. Hours of operation of all Levy County libraries can be found at http://www.levylib.

When we go to the zoo, this is one of the creatures we want to see. Why? Because the

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Remembering The Past

tail shows exquisite beauty. The Bible teaches us that God deliberately put beauty into

the world. When we see beauty in this world, we should be reminded of the beauty

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Maker God Himself.

conduct training when the call for assistance came in. Harnessing the spirit of their name-

And out of the ground the Lord God made every tree grow that is pleasant to the

sake, the crew leapt into action, assuming the position of on-scene commander for the res-

sight and good for food. The tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the

cue efforts. A small boat was launched from the cutter which made multiple runs, rescuing

tree of the knowledge of good and evil.- Genesis 2:9

and taking passengers safely to shore in San Juan. The Cutter Joseph Tezanos crew person-

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Cutter Joseph Tezanos' small boat coxswain, during evacuation efforts from the Caribbean

Fantasy. "We're all just glad we were there to assist."

All 511 people that were on the ferry that day made it safely to shore. It was a day

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that began in tragedy, but thanks to the actions of the Cutter Joseph Tezanos crew and other

first responders in Puerto Rico, it ended as one of the largest at-sea rescues in U.S. waters in

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60 years.

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The Cutter Joseph Tezanos is the sixth fast response cutter to be homeported in

San Juan, Puerto Rico, and the 19th to be commissioned in the Coast Guard fleet. The 154-

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foot cutter has a max speed of more than 28 knots and a beam of 25 feet. It is armed with a

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stabilized 25 mm machine-gun mount and four crew-served .50-caliber machine guns. Fast

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response cutters are designed to conduct maritime drug interdiction, alien migrant interdic-

tion, search and rescue, national defense, homeland security, living marine resource protec-

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tion and other Coast Guard missions. "The spirit of Joseph Tezanos is alive and well in that

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cutter," said Rear Adm. Scott A. Buschman, commander of the Coast Guard 7th District.

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The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos conducting sea trials off the coast of Key West Florida on July 19,

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2016. The Joseph Tezanos is a Fast Response Cutter that was commissioned in August, 2016. (U.S. Coast

Guard photo by Eric D. Woodall)

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