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Wednesday September 9, 2009
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Tom Russell - Consulting Editor
A Publication of
Sally Price - Correspondent
Permit No. 14
Newscaster Publishing
Mike Moore - Photojournalist
Squawk Box
With Sally Price
I-Y Water Woes
When is water front
property not taxed as water
front? The answer is when it
is standing water from rain
that does not drain, even with a large drain
culvert pipe that goes east all the way to
Hwy 19.
The water often times covers
an area from the Inglis Police Station all
the way west on Highway 40 and into the
DAB parking lot. This is not even water
from a hurricane.
Ken Moran from Kar Parts, has
been totally frustrated that the drain in-
stalled by some level of government fills
up and lets the accumulated water gather.
This actually makes his access to the
building an island as the water stands
on the east side of the building too. This
has been a continuing problem and does
not seem to be of interest to anyone. He
has had, I believe, every level of govern-
The northern side of Lake Rousseau, is graced with this beautiful family of Sandhill Cranes, consisting of a mom, a dad and a juvenile. The
ment hear his complaints with no results.
family is very often seen in the yards of the neighborhood, aerating the yards with their long beaks, looking for food. The Sandhill Crane is a
During one of last summer’s
year-round resident of Florida, whereas the North American Sandhill Crane migrates to the area for the winter. These cranes are omnivorous,
downpours, water was up to the floor
which means that they eat both plants and animals, with a diet of seeds, worms, insects, lizards, crayfish and mice. They’re normally monogo-
board of the Corvette that stays in front
mous, which means they keep their mate throughout their entire life. Females lay one or two eggs on their nest, which is often on the waters
of his business. Scott Levesque from the
edge for protection from predators. Newscaster Photo by Tom Russell
auto body shop around the corner helped
16 Year Old Girl Charged With
Deputies
pull the car back up nearer the building. A
storm would put water in the building. The
Molesting a 9 Year Old
water at times gets all the way up to the
Shut Down
front door on the building.
Not only does the standing water
make his building totally unreachable but
A 16-year-old homosassas girl was arrested by the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office,
Dunnellon
it ruins the pavement in his parking lot.
Aug. 28, charged with the lewd and lascivious molestation of a 9 year-old girl. According to
Equally irritating to the long time business
the arrest report, the two girls have known one another for years. The teenager was with the
owner is the large storm water run off as-
young girl in a bedroom of a Citrus County home, when an adult walked into the room and
"Grow House"
sessment that the commercial building has
witnessed her touching the girl in an inappropriate manner.
The adult contacted the girl’s mother and the girl was returned to her home. The
Continued on page 12- Squawk Box
girl’s mother contacted the CCSO. The girl told detectives about numerous touching inci-
From the Citrus County Sheriff Dept.
dents and said that she didn’t tell anyone about the incidents because she’d been told she
Are You Ready
(Citrus County) Sheriff’s Office dispatch-
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ers received a call at 1:42 p.m. on Friday
Crystal River Man Charged With
regarding the existence of a large amount of
For Some
marijuana plants located inside a garage at
5800 Knoxville Ln. in Dunnellon. A lock-
Lewd Act on 4 Year Old
Football?This is
smith had been called to the home, which
is currently for sale, to unlock and rekey a
Jacob Hornstra, 47. Crystal River, was arrested by the Citrus
door on the inside of the residence leading
Our Tenth Year
County Sheriff’s Office, Aug. 31, charged with the lewd and lascivious
into the garage. The owner of the home
molestation of a 4-year-old girl. According to the CCSO stated the in-
who contacted the locksmith, a female liv-
vestigation began on Aug. 21, when the victim told another person what
ing in Miami, had been unable to open the
had happened during three alleged incidents with Hornstra.
deadbolt a few weeks earlier when visiting
A child protective team in another state conducted an interview
the residence.
with the girl, and the interview was viewed by an official in the CCSO.
Upon unlocking the door, the lock-
Hornstra was interviewd by the CCSO and admitted to the incidents,
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smith made an unusual discovery -- a garage
as described by the child. He was arrested and transported to the Citrus
full of potted marijuana plants covered the
County Detention Facility where his bond was set at $40,000.
Jacob Hornstra
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