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Community
Professor to teach
guitar workshop
Nature Coast Friends of the
Blues present something different in
March: a blues workshop and a jam, in
lieu of the monthly concert.
P.D. Smith, classical and blues
guitarist, offers a guitar workshop Sat.
March 15.  For only $10, you can join
the class from 11 AM to 12:30 AM . The
blues and individual attention assured.
The class will be held at the Museum
Cafe, on Yulee Drive, in Homosassa.
You may know P.D. as the lead
guitarist for " Cool Corporate Cats"a
prominent local blues group. But did you
know that he is also is a (PhD) professor
of music and humanities at the College
of Central Florida? You can hear him play
Saturdays this winter at the Museum Cafe
from 12- 2 PM. His website (PDSmith)
also contains live and sheet music.
However on March 15, PD is
holding this special guitar workshop. Call
to enroll, or just show up. Information:
628-1081
From, 1 PM to 4 the same day,
a musical jam will be held at The Cafe.
Guitarists and acoustic instrumentalists
and listeners are invited. $7 admission.
New Port Richey church van overturns, killing two and injuring eight. During the overturning of the van, several occupants were ejected,
Bring chair and sweater.
including the driver (Jeff Novak) and a passenger, 44 year-old Michalanne Salliotte, also of New Port Richey, who were pronounced deceased
Will McLean Festival
at the scene. Three injured juveniles were transported to U.F. Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, FL: Jared Leach, 14 (unknown residency);
Celebrates
Jacob Newman, 14, New Port Richey; and Javen Andrews, 13, of Hudson, FL. FHP Photo.
Twenty-Five Years
Major drug trafficking arrest
Two Killed in
The 25fh Will McLean Music
Festival will celebrate Florida in music as
over 50 acoustic singer/songwriters take
made in Crystal River
Church  Van
the stage March 7, 8, 9 at the Sertoma
Youth Ranch on the border between Pasco
From Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
and Hernando Counties.
Crash
phetamine had been found in Ms. Walker s
The festival, honoring Florida s
About 6:00 p.m. on Wed., Feb. 19,
possession..
"Black Hat Troubadour," Will McLean,
an  unannounced  probation
The Tactical Impact Unit obtained
takes place in a campground under tower-
From FHP
check was made by the Florida
and executed a search warrant at Walker s
ing oaks and features Florida performers
Department of Corrections,
According to a preliminary inves-
residence. A thorough search of Walker s
who come from all parts of the state.
Probation & Parole Division
tigation by the Florida Highway Patrol, the
home and vehicle yielded two additional
Workshops have become a popular
to the Crystal River residence
crash of a church van in Columbia County
firearms, a Ruger .357 and a Jennings .380.
feature of the festival, offering sessions in
of 57 year-old Marian Kay  Walker
on Feb. 21 that killed two, injured three oth-
Additional methamphetamine was also
guitar, banjo, dulcimer, autoharp, harmon-
Walker, located at 2828 North
ers, one critically, and caused minor injuries
found, bringing the total weight of meth-
ica, native flute, drumming, and songwrit-
Pennsylvania Ave. Walker was on state pro-
to five additional people, was caused by a
amphetamine seized to approximately 100
ing. The workshops have become popular
bation from an August 8, 2012 conviction
malfunction in the left rear tire - a tire tread
grams, with an estimated street value of
features of the Will McLean Festival.
for possession of a controlled substance.
separation.
$10,000. Vials of anabolic steroids, clonaze-
Festival gates will open Wednes-
While at the home, state probation
The accident occurred at 8:15 a.m.,
pam, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, Xanax,
day morning, March 5, as campers settle
officers located methamphetamine and a .22
in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 at the
amphetamine salts and cannabis were also
in and get ready for a potluck supper on
revolver that was missing its serial number.
427 mile marker. The driver, 52 year-old Jeff
found.
Thursday. Performances begin a noon on
After finding the contraband, the probation
Novak of New Port Richey, FL, was travel-
Other items seized from the home
Friday, March 7 and end on Sunday at
officers notified the Citrus County Sheriff s
ing in the center lane, driving the 2002 Ford
included $2,200 in U.S. currency, $160 in
6 p.m. For information, please call 352-
Office. Deputies Reynolds and Hryc arrived
van of the first Baptist Church of New Port
counterfeit currency (in denominations of
489-3766.
at the residence and notified the Tactical Im-
Richey, when the tire malfunction caused
More Community Events on pg 5 & 10
Continued on page 2 - Drug Trafficking
pact Unit that a large quantity of metham-
Continued on page 10 - Crash