PAGE 4 March 12, 2008
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Real Estate Today
Aliens Have Been Spotted At Lebanon Station
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
the other vehicle was stolen.
The occupants that
We all have our own idea of how to handle
fled, left evidence that they were
people immigrating to the US. Whether we
illegal aliens from Mexico. The
are talking about legal or illegal immigrates,
officials did not set off on a
the key word always seems to be assimila-
chase to catch the assailants as
tion. If you come to this country, the present
they informed the driver that they could not
citizens would appreciate you assimilating
have done much to these aliens.
into our society. If the immigrates wish to settle
This driver could have been killed,
in Levy County, a pickup, a cowboy hat, and
and these "gentlemen" just left the scene. I'm
speaking English is appreciated.
glad this local was not hurt in the crash, but
At the "Armadillo Derby" held in Gulf
this type of situation is not a good advertise-
Hammock last week I'm sitting around the
ment for allowing illegal aliens to join the rest
camp fire listening to a good old boy tell of a
of our citizens. As an additional note, I can
recent traffic accident he was involved in while
just see it now, it's 2015, the power plant is
driving through Lebanon Station. At this
completed, and the headline on the cover of
present time, this "Town" is just the
"The Newscaster" is something like this "Lo-
confluence of routes 19, 121 and 336 sur-
cal home builder is set to build 500 homes in
rounded by a couple of miles of woods in all
Lebanon Station". That's a long 7 years away,
Many other trees were downed around Inglis and Yankeetown but there were no reports of
directions. My friend was passing through
but for now I'm looking in all directions when
home damage like this in Peaceful Acres, Inglis. Wind gusts were reported as high as 45 mph.
Lebanon Station when his pickup was t-
High Winds Cause Damage
I past through that intersection.
boned by a van that ran a stop sign, which
"The Diamond Team" members are
caused his truck to roll onto it's roof. As the
seasoned professionals that are available for
driver crawled out of his truck he immediately
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they fled into the woods. Local authorities
By Sally Price, Newscaster Correspondent
around "The Campus".
responded and notified the truck driver that
Penny Susan Marshalek, Inglis
Just before noon on Saturday, Anne Yapp of Peaceful Acres, near Inglis, was wash-
ing dishes in the kitchen and Aunt Dessie was in the living room. After a loud crash, Anne said
Penny Susan Marshalek passed on Sunday March 9, 2008 at home in Inglis. Susan
to Aunt Dessie, "we got a tree hit." Sure enough, with luck the ladies were in the other end of
was born in Aripeka Florida and was adopted by Wilmuth and Thelma Robinson, who moved
the house when a giant pine tree came through the bedroom ceiling.
her to Yankeetown to be raised. She was active in local activities, and for a time ran the Nature
A guestimate would put the tree over 70 feet tall and trying to measure around the
Sun Reporter.
base came close to 80 inches. Anne had just had the tree company out that week and trimmed
She is survived by: daughter Polly Bowser, son Donald Marshalek, a brother, George
up all the trees and took down several problem trees. The pine had the total appearance of
Robinson and wife Jackie, grandchildren Matthew, Michelle, Linzi, Pauline, Crystal, Sarah,
healthy and no disease but the tap root and center was bone dry and soft revealed after the
Rachael and Chyenne, and great grandchildren. Services are Sunday at 1:00 PM at the First
fall. According to onlookers, the tree must have been surviving with just the surface root
Pentecostal Church Inglis. In place of flowers, donations can be made to Strickland Funeral
system. Makes one wonder if this is a problem associated with the drought and low water
Home to help with burial expenses.
levels. Needless to say Anne has the tree company coming back out to remove about 5 of
Levy Deputies Honored
these giant pines that sway over her roof. The winds Saturday were the culprit that pushed
this mighty specimin to it's limits.
Letters of commendation were issued to seven Levy County Deputies by Lt. Evan
After looking over the problem, Anne called Williston Crane Service who promptly
Sullivan this week."Your hard work, courage, professionalism, and diligence do not go unno-
came and lifted the giant tree off the house in 2 sections. As usual, with their compassionate
ticed. Your quick thinking, team work, and communication with the victim paid off, and as a
giving hearts, the South Levy Volunteer Fire Department showed up under the leadership
result, another career criminal was removed from the streets of Levy County. I would like to
of Chief Roger Crossman and Roger Tindol and with some neighbors and others went to work
commend you for a job well done!"
to put a temporary patch of plywood and tarp over the gapping hole that exposed the bed-
The following Deputies recieved a letter of commendation for the Bubba'a Fin & Feather
room to the skies. Lucky no one was in the bedroom at the time or that the tree did not makes
Bar arrest: 1. K-9 Deputy Willie Barnes;2. Deputy Marshall Smith;3. Deputy Allen Breed-
it's grand entrance in the torrential downpour the night before. This is just another of many
ing;4. Corporal Bubba Wells;5. Sgt Carl Rogers;6. Sgt. Neil Polimeni; 7. Crime Scene Investi-
stories of Mother Nature and the love of neighbors coming to the rescue. The heavy rains
gator Ms. Michelle Arnold.
were welcomed but it was not a "fix" for the aquifer that is seriuosly low.
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