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Wednesday March 12, 2008
Permit No. 4
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Newscaster Publishing
Sally Price Correspondent
Squawk Box
With Mike Moore
Think You're
Man
Enough?
It's not often I'm moved to
laugh at people. I might sneer
here and there or jab snarky and
cutting remarks now and again
but rarely the in your face `you're
silly' kind of laugh. This week I had to make
an exception though. This week I got to laugh
at men; laughing about men, actually. The
Brotherhood may revoke my membership
card, but I think they already know all about
this situation. First a little background infor-
mation...
Being middle aged and having kids
means they are teenagers and you are in the
midst of being chewed to a pulp and spit
back out. Such is my present situation and
condition. With one kid of my own doing
and many others that apparently like my
house a lot I'm surrounded by teens com-
ing and going in a merry go round of angst
and shining moments; a full house of loving
moments and chaos, video game marathons
and teen-oriented dinnertime conversations.
Micky Hill of Inverness shows off his better than mint condition 1948 Lincoln Continental at Inverness's 5th annual antique car show. By
The wife and I get the lowdown scoop on
comparison, this 1948 model has power windows, cruise control, electric windows and all the features you'd expect from a luxury car - built 60
the entire town from teen perspective. Yep,
years ago. "A dream to drive, says it's owner, I've driven it to car shows all over the country and love every minute of it, it makes me feel like
we're privy to your family secrets - courtesy
a celebrity." - Photo by Mike Moore
of our middle and high school gossip round
Man
charged Joy Ride Ends in Yankeetown
tables. We know who is `hot' this week, who's
in trouble and why and which teachers and
cops and doctors are getting the bad rap.
Marsh
with theft
By Sally Price, Newscaster Correspondent
Lucky us.
Did I mention we were owned by a
teen of the female persuasion? Did I mention
Saturday Levy County Sheriff Office
Lt. Evan Sullivan, Levy County Sheriff
says he's
that the throngs of teens that come around
Deputy Allen Breeding put an end to a joy
Dept. said "arrested was James Arthur
are mostly of the female persuasion? These
ride that went down Riverside Drive Yankee-
Applegate of Tallahassee for driving while li-
estrogen festivals are only on the rare occa-
town running cars off the road and doing skids.
cense revoked (Habitual Offender), grand
hungry, can't
sion punctuated by a *gasp* guy. Which is
Deputy Breeding was dispatched at 11:45 AM
theft auto and grand theft tools."
fine by me really, other than having to claw
and 9 minutes later found the blue Dodge
The investigation revealed that the defen-
Continued on page 3 - Squawk Box
pick-up from a one vehicle traffic crash in the
dant stole the truck from Florida State Uni-
find work
marsh opposite Canook Beach swimming area
versity Campus in Tallahassee and drove the
at the end of Hwy 40 in Yankeetown. .
Continued on page 3 - Joy Ride
Two Day
A Floral City man was arrested by
the Citrus County Sheriff's Office, March 9,
"Civil War"
on charges related to a theft at the Floral City
Water Association. Kenneth Ray Nichol, 23,
6760 E. Okeechobee Ct., was charged with
in Citrus
grand theft and dealing in stolen property.
According to the arrest report, scrap
metal, couplings and water meters had been
County
stolen from the Floral City Water Association.
Continued on page 3 - Theft Arrest
Right Photo:Levy Deputy Breeding arrived 9
see page 3
minutes after the call and observed a blue
Dodge truck in the marsh near Yankeetown
from a one vehicle traffic crash.
Photo by Sally Price