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Community
Two Free Florida-Friendly
Gardening Workshops Being
Offered in August
Florida Friendly LandscapingTM
9 Basic Principles
Citrus County Utilities Florida-Friendly
LandscapingTM Program is offering a
free gardening workshop onTuesday,
August 9, 2016 from 2:00 p.m. to3:30
p.m. The University of Florida devel-
oped the 9 basic principles to establish a
set of gardening practices which aid gar-
deners in creating sustainable and suc-
cessful gardens. These practices allow
gardeners to create beautiful landscapes
generating little or no impact to our wa-
ter resources. Selection of the right plant
for the right location, efficient irrigation,
proper fertilization and responsible pest
management are several of the topics
discussed during this workshop.
Hundreds of first responders gathered to finish the Key Center's "Run for the Money" on Sat., July 23, in memory of community friend, can-
Fertilize Appropriately
didate for Citrus County Sheriff and retired sheriff's office Captain, Phil Royal, who passed away on Monday, July 18, while participating at the
Citrus County Utilities Flor-
start of the annual run in Tallahassee. Due to the tragedy of Royal's death, the Key Center cancelled this fundraising event. Cont. on page 4.
ida-Friendly LandscapingTM Program
Crystal River
Canoe capsizes in Rainbow River,
is offering a free gardening workshop
onTuesday, August 23, 2016 from 2:00-
man injured in
3:30 pm. Fertilization of your lawn and
critically injuring two people
landscape can be complicated. Using
several steps including soil testing, when
Gulf Hammock
From The FWC
and how to apply fertilizers and effective
ing pulled from the water by good Samari-
irrigation practices after application are
A boating accident about 4:00 pm
tans. The report stated that all four boaters
essential to proper fertilization practices.
crash
on Tuesday, July 19, resulted in critical in-
were wearing life jackets, but the life jackets
This program will discuss proper Florida
juries to two of the canoe's four occupants.
came off the two injured boaters as they en-
Friendly fertilization practices devel-
The incident occurred near the head spring
tered the water. CPR was performed on both
From the FHP
oped by the University of Florida.
of the Rainbow River in Dunnellon.
individuals.
Twenty-nine year-old Justin Jay
Classes are held at the Cit-
According to Greg Workman with
The report stated that one boater
Vernon of Crystal River was injured in a
rus County Extension Service Building
the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
became responsive, but one remained unre-
Levy County single-vehicle traffic crash,
located at 3650 W Sovereign Path in
Commission (FWC), a call was received at
sponsive. The unresponsive boater was in-
July 19, and transported to Shands Hospital
Lecanto. Please contact Steven Davis at
4:46 pm, that two people had overturned in
tubated and chemically sedated by Marion
in Gainesville in serious condition for treat-
352 527-5708 to confirm your participa-
a 17-ft. canoe. The incident report stated
County EMS first responders, who treated
ment of non-life threatening injuries.
tion.
that four people who were operating a rental
both boaters at the scene and trauma-alert-
According to the Florida Highway
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Osigan canoe were attempting to return to
ed them to Ocala Regional Medical Center
Patrol, the crash occurred at 5:05 am on U.S.
the boat launch, and while the boaters were
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where both were said to be in critical con-
Hwy. 19 at County Rd. 326 in Gulf Ham-
attempting to make a turn, the canoe rolled,
dition in an Intensive Care Unit throughout
mock, as Mr. Vernon was driving a black
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and all four occupants fell into the water.
the remainder of that day. No information is
2007 Ford Edge, traveling north on U. S.
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Two of the occupants were able to grab onto
available as to the boaters' conditions after
Hwy. 19 in the inside travel lane. The report
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the canoe, but the other two occupants went
that time. All four boaters are Ocala resi-
stated that the car traveled off the roadway
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under water for several minutes before be-
Continued on page 8 - Crash
Continued on page 3 - Canoe Rescue