CHIEFLAND Thursday, November 22, 2018 $1.00 Premium Edition Proudly servingITIZEN Chiefland and Levy County for 69 years C 2 sections, 20 pages Volume 69, Number 39 www.chieflandcitizen.com Chiefland, FL 32644 $1.00 Clay Indians blast Bears Landing meeting in football, Chiefland scored in a myriad of ways to overwhelm their Cross Days City counterparts 47-6, advancing CMHS to the regional finals (“Elite 8”), where they’ll face offers defending state cham- pion Madison County in Madison Nov. 23. The Indians, who glimpse improved to 10-1, the best record the team has held since 2003, grabbed control of the into past game in the second quarter after Dixie County (8-4) knotted the game at 6-6 on a Annual event Derrick Charboneau rushing touchdown. is Friday and Junior Ty Corbin connected with Amon- te’ Young for a 65-yard Saturday scoring pass play to put the Indians back on top, and then senior at Manatee defensive end Wyatt Hammond recovered a Bear fumble to set Springs up a 63-yard Chiefland Manatee Springs touchdown drive that State Park will be featured a handful of holding Clay Landing powerful Jarrett Jerrels Days, a living history runs and a 17-yard event, on Friday, Nov. bootleg by Corbin. 23 and Saturday, Nov. Jerrels, a junior, capped 24, from 10 a.m. to the possession with the 3 p.m. Clay Landing SEAN ARNOLD/Citizen first of his three touch- Days will bring you Junior running back Jarrett Jerrel fights for more yards against Dixie County in the regional semifinal playoff game downs, including a to a time when the Nov. 16 in Chiefland. Jerrels scored three touchdowns in the Chiefland win. pick six he returned 65 Seminoles and set- yards for a score in the tlers lived in the Clay third quarter. Landing area. There Chiefland football team celebrates its first playoff game in 14 Jerrels finished with will be covered wagon 10 carries for 75 yards rides that take you on and two rushing scores, the North Trail with years with dominating 47-6 win over rival Dixie County and his bruising runs a stop at the Sem- helped set the tone for inole Chickee Hut, SEAN ARNOLD ball team proved that playoff season game since 2003, looked Chiefland. where Settlers and Editor experience isn’t necessarily a plenty comfortable against the “My goal when I was Seminoles reenactors harbinger of playoff success. Bears, who were making their running the ball was will let you see what In its Class 1A, Region 3 semi- The Indians, who hadn’t fifth playoff appearance in six to score for my team, life was like in the final meeting with Dixie County played a playoff game since seasons. See WIN Page 1B Clay Landing area. All Nov. 16, the Chiefland foot- 2004, and hadn’t won a post- In the schools’ first playoff activities will begin at Manatee Springs Day Use Area from 10 am to 3 pm, both days. The Day Use Area will also have settlers showing cooking and crafts of the time period. There are wheelchair-accessible wagon rides available. Cast The Park is located at 11650 Northwest 115 Street (at the end of State Road 320, west of Chiefland). The event is free with park admission — $6 per vehicle with up to eight people or $4 away for a single occupant vehicle. Anglers offer advice in time CHIEFLAND CITIZEN for saltwater license-free 624 W. Park Ave Chiefland, Fl 32626 fishing day Nov. 24 Phone: 352-493-4796 SUZETTE COOK Reporter Florida residents and visitors can try their skills and luck at catching saltwater fish without being required to have a recreational saltwater fishing license on Nov. 24. The rest of the year, a recreational saltwater fishing license is required for Florida resi- dents and nonresidents who fish for saltwa- ter fish, crabs, clams, marine plants or other saltwater organisms except for non-living seashells and lionfish with certain gear. According to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), free fishing days “provide an excellent opportunity for par- ents who don’t yet have licenses to take youth fishing, or avid anglers to introduce a friend to SUZETTE COOK/Beacon fishing without having to purchase a license.” David Holley of Inverness had luck catching redfish off the Cedar Key Pier but had to toss There are four freshwater and four saltwater them all back because they were longer than 27 inches. license-free fishing days scheduled throughout the year. you’ve got to keep up with them.” shrimp, parts of crab, pinfish and Locals and regulars who frequent fishing The Irwins choose to fish with live mud minnows. sites in Levy County have advice to offer on shrimp. “There’s some fish moving Their catches lately include redfish, where to go and what bait to use. today, the current’s real strong,” Bud catfish, black drum and snappers. said. “A lot of times it’s catfish, but late- Yankeetown “We come here, go to the canal. I go ly reds,” Bud said. “They’re good Bud and Sheri Irwin of Ocala said they out CR 326 and go up the channels,” eating.” stopped freshwater fishing years ago. “We Bud said about his favorite fishing Just down the road, about a dozen went to saltwater ‘cause the fish are bigger and spots in Levy County. “Look where fishermen are settled in on the “Elvis they bite more,” Bud said while casting into the the airboats fish, and you will catch Presley Bridge.” The bridge was fea- Gulf from the sandy beach near the boat ramp fish,” is his advice. at the end of County Road 40 in Yankeetown. The couple said they have had luck See ANGLERS Page 3A “But these fish here have size limits, and using a variety of bait including live 2A Chiefland Citizen Thursday, November 22, 2018 Honoring Annual pie auction serves up $4,600 humor with the crowd that kept the auction lively and profitable. our heroes “There’s only one thing worse than grocery Veteran correction: Sgt. Tommy shopping when you’re Teed's name was mispelled in the hungry,” Cracker joked with the crowd, “Selling Veterans Day photo section Nov. 8. pies.” Before the event start- ed, SGA Advisor Valerie Perez and student volun- teers were labeling the cakes and pies and lin- ing them up. “We have members of the club who have asked family or community members to bake for them,” she said. “This has been a Student Government tradition. It’s the 27th SUZETTE COOK/Citizen year. It helps pay for the From left: SGA seniors Noah Nguyen, Aidan Horne, Drake Gray and Ashtyn Brown. activities we do.” About 40 pies and SUZETTE COOK ership class. The class to serve as auctioneer. cakes were paraded Reporter assigns events or tasks “Monday I sold cars around the room in In Honor to different committees. in Palatka, Tuesday in front of bidders. Cracker When Chiefland High Senior “My committee was the Jacksonville, Wednesday would announce details Tommy Teed Ashtyn Brown lifted the cover cake auction,” Johnson in Orlando,” Cracker about the desserts and of pie auction entry No. 20 and said. “Each student was said. “I’ll do this one the person who donated assigned three people to here, and right after I Rank: SGT revealed a triple-layered lemon them. From peach cob- chiffon cake dripping with frosting ask to bake a cake and leave for Alabama. I’ve bler, cookies ‘n cream, Branch of Service: Army and lemon filling, a showstopper three people to buy a got a bull sale tomorrow cherry pie, orange cran- Dates of Service: 2014 was born. cake. We got everything and another bull sale in berry pound cake, triple Student Government Associa- ready, making buyer Georgia on Saturday. chocolate, cranberry ap- tion (SGA) members stared at the sheets, data sheets.” “I did 10 hours behind ple cheesecake, monkey cake and auctioneer Chad “Crack- At Maddilyn’s request, the mic and sold 1,200 bread with pecans, to er” Johnson asked the crowd, her father donated time items this week.” truffles and cookies, the “What’s a chiffon?” out of his busy schedule It’s Cracker’s flair and sweets sold fast and for Two minutes later, the cake good money. crafted by Sherry Smith McElroy “It’s a pound cake, but garnered $285 and was in the it don’t weigh a pound, hands of Jack Spann of Spann’s and it won’t cost you a Heating and Air. th pound,” Cracker said. The tradition of the 27 Annu- The first apple pie, al Pie auction played out in the made by Sherry Long, CMHS cafeteria and, in about sold for $70 to Shep’s an hour, generated $4,600 in Welding, the second proceeds that directly benefit the dessert was a buttermilk SGA. pie. “It is still warm,” Maddilyn John- Ad#:000UYC6 Date:11/22/18 Day:THU Size:3X10.5SGA Cust:27008 President Salesperson:795 Cracker told the crowd. Last Edited By:CDECKELMANNSUZETTE COOK Pub:CITRUS/Citizen son, COUNTY daughter CHRONICLE of the auctioneer, Tag “It doesn’t get any better Line:18114PP5 Color Info:4COLOR SGA President Maddilyn Johnson and her fa- said the event is a project organ- than this.” And it sold 000UYC6 - Page 1 - Composite ther, auctioneer Chad "Cracker" Johnson . ized by a committee from a lead- SUZETTE COOK/Citizen for $120 to Haven. Monkey Bread with Pecans by Brenda Battles appy went to the Chris Cowart H and the Levy County giving School Board for $100.