The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - June 29, 2016
Searching For The Truth
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Natural Disasters May
Letter to the editor:
Have  of Mt. St. Helens in 1980Side  230 square miles
a Positive devastated
Re: Reading
The volcanic eruption
Reading=knowledge=power=money=stuff. It's just that simple. Read to the kids
of area and killed most of the animals and
or have them read to you for 20 minutes a day... shut off the TV, put down the electronics,
vegetation. Much of the land was sterilized
get in some bonding time while you have the chance. Isn't your future (and all of ours)
by hot pyroclastic flows. It was believed
worth it? The Food Ranch Summer Reading program is in full swing on Fridays and Satur-
that this area would take decades, if not cen-
days from 10-2. A big thank-you to the volunteers in the first 2 weeks that have given their
turies, to recover. But within a year plants
time to help make this program work (Kim Chandler, Brenda Binegar, Betsy Webb, Kim
began to grow, and animals returned. One
Millen, Kathy Allman, Susan Steinhorst, Margaret Harmon, Emily Akers, Pat Tully, Cindy
such animal was the elk. After the eruption,
Cino, Terry Pollock, and Lisa and Victoria Pressley). There are 6 programs your `student'
elk were seen eating the new plant growth.
can get credit for in their summer reading and it will help prevent that `summer slide'. We
These elk started having twins; their birth-
are working in conjunction with the A.F. Knotts Library to keep your student progressing.
rate was the highest ever recorded. God
Stop by the Food Ranch Friday or Saturday and help us help all of us by bringing your kids.
designed it that way. The devastated area
The Newscaster
The
If you would like to volunteer or have questions about the program, please call Ruth at 352-
needed repopulation.
447-0236.
5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
Thank-you Ruth A Ruppert, Inglis 489-4588  Fax: (727) 362-4788way, after the Flood of Noah's day, the entire world had been
In the same
Phone: (352)
Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail, Debbieonly those land creatures on the Ark survived. The entire Earth would have
destroyed; Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com
Websites: thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com 8:17, we read of God
been very similar to the area around Mt. St. Helens. In Genesis
telling Noah and the animals to leave the Ark. It was God's will that these animals
would spread out around the world and refill the Earth. Yet, Noah waited 7 months
after landing before releasing the animals ­ this is just one of the indications that the
flood of Noah was not a little local event ­ the plants needed that long to grow so that
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the animals could survive.
What we observe from natural disasters such as Mt. St. Helens is how rapidly

such a recovery process occurs. Today, Mt. St. Helens is not a monument to disaster,
  
but it is a monument to God's design of Earth's rapid recovery.
     Bringout kind of   creature that is with you ­ the birds, the ani-
   every    living
mals, and all the creatures that move along the ground, so they can multiply on the
      
Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011
    rsentd Bob Allen, Biologist-Paid Advertisement
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Vehicle Crash  - Continued from page 1
 indamages. 
other vehicle theKia   into was a black 2007 Chevrolet Surburban,
The    crashed
$2,000
byHwy. Messer,whoLakeHwy., whenthe left turn lane at the traffic light on N.
driven 
Amanda   stopped in
was
Lecanto
and W. Gulf to
the blue Kia SUV driven by Kirschner
This is a photo of Jacob Clarke, Ruth A Ruppert and Pat"Readinginto the panel of her vehicle as it traveled between her Surburban
 Tully   at the Ranch" on Friday,  crashed right rear quarter 
any injuries.   estimated $1,500 in damages.
 The Surburban sustained an
June 24th... notice the `bling' on Jacob (it's a dollar sign... reading=knowledge=power=$=  and the Jetta. Ms. Messer also carried three children as passengers, and none complained of
stuff).
Letter from Sheriff McCallum:
The blue Kia SUV soon ended up in a ditch located at 903 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy.,
 out of the Kia and headed into the woods. Deputies
RE uncontested re-election
where both Kirschner and Miller jumped
I want to take this opportunity to thank the Citizens of Levy County for the tremen-  set were able to take the two into custody.
up a perimeter around the area and
dous show of confidence that they have extended to me as their Sheriff. I am honored to
According to the report, Kirschner told deputies that he didn't know what had hap-
end in thebeen asleep when Miller jumped into the vehicle, but
e  Walmart, because he'd 
have served as your Sheriff, the last three and a half years, and look forward to serving the  p
"frantic" toldto
she was  and  him "just drive," and he was fearful that he would be shot by
next term.
I want to specifically thank my God, my family, my supporters and the more than  deputies he
if  stopped.
and  the LevyCounty
 volunteers at  
150 dedicated men and women who serve as employees
was with resisting an officer without violence, reckless driving,
Kirschner  charged
Sheriff's Office. The sworn and non-sworn membersLCSO who do the hard  failing to remain at the scene of a crash with property damage, and fleeing or eluding a law
 of  are the ones  
work to provide protection and service to the Citizens.  it per 
 They provide  24 hours   day,  enforcement officer ($7,500 total bond). He was also issued citations for leaving the scene
7 days a week and 365 days a year. I am grateful for their dedication and service which is  of a traffic crash, fleeing and eluding, reckless driving, and driving while license suspended
reflected in my re-election as sheriff without opposition.
or revoked unknowingly. The report stated that Kirschner's driver's license had been sus-
With the closing of the qualification period at noon today (Friday, June 25), another  pended on March 5, 2013 for failure to pay court financial obligations.
chapter has been written in the history of Levy County. According to those who are sup-
Miller was charged with retail petit theft (value more than $100, but less than
posed to know, this is the first uncontested re-election of a Levy County Sheriff in modern  $300) and resisting an officer without violence. Her total bond was set at $2,000. Miller told
history. I am both honored and humbled to be re-elected    I pledge  deputies that she'd switched price tags of items she'd purchased with items of lesser value
  in that manner. In closing, 
   
to continue to work to provide the best law enforcement, detention, communications, civil  before paying for the items at the self checkout area. When she was confronted by the store's
and court services mappingservicespossibleto the citizenslossprevention officer, said, knew she was in trouble for switching the tags, so she
and 911    of   of Levy County.     she  she 
 all
As your Sheriff, my door will continue to be open to provide assistance and service to our  ditched the cart and fled the store. She said she ran towards the McDonalds and jumped into
citizens in any way possible. THANK YOU! Sheriff Bobby McCallum
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the SUV with her friend (Kirschner).
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