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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 Olympics: Muted opening ceremony for delayed event/B1 SATURDAY TODAY C I T R U S C O U N T Y & next morning HIGH 93 Partly sunny and LOW hot with storms possible. 75 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com JULY 24, 2021 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community $1 VOL. 126 ISSUE 290 NEWS BRIEFS Heat relief on the way Passports may be delayed Bay region. Citrus gets sweaty weather as heat index, moisture climb “There is a lot of moisture in The Citrus County Clerk the atmosphere and that prevents of the Circuit Court and MICHAEL D. BATES days as they cope with feel- a return of daily rains. the body from cooling down effi- Comptroller would like to Staff writer like temperatures approaching Nick Merianos, a meteorologist ciently,” Merianos said. inform the public about po- 105 degrees. with Bay News 9, said hot Put another way: the sweat on tential delays in passport A dangerously high heat index Relief could be on the way by the temperatures and high dew points your skin doesn’t evaporate as processing times. has made life miserable for Citrus end of the week or starting Monday combined to make it oppressive quickly. According to travel. Countians the past couple of with a change in air patterns and in Citrus County and the Tampa See HEAT/Page A9 state.gov, mail delays are impacting receipt of pass- port applications, therefore impacting the processing time. The Passport Agen- cy’s processing time be- LHS grad excels at state horse show gins the day they receive the application, not the day it is mailed. ‘She went out Routine service can take up to 18 weeks from the day an application is with a bang’ submitted to the day a HANNAH SACHEWICZ new passport is received. Staff writer Expedite service, for an additional $60, can Eighteen-year-old Lecanto take up to 12 weeks from High School graduate Lauren the day an application is Stokes has been riding horses submitted to the day a ever since she could sit up and new passport is received. before she could even reach the For faster mailing stirrups. times, customers may opt Back then, she rode with her mother, Robin Stokes. to pay for one to two day “It’s the lifestyle she knows,” delivery service for an ad- Robin said. ditional $17.56. “When I was 2, I started rid- For the most current ing horses and showing them,” processing times, visit Lauren said. She’s been in the tinyurl.com/53n2e8px. To local 4-H program since she was track your application 8 and this marks her last year in after it has been submit- the program. ted, visit travel.state.gov. “She went out with a bang,” Robin said. MPO BPAC Lauren and her American to meet Paint horse, IB Majestic, earned a total of 39 points at the Flor- The Hernando/Citrus ida State 4-H Horse Show and Metropolitan Planning Or- took home the following ganization (MPO) Bicycle awards: Pedestrian Advisory I First place in Stock Type Committee (BPAC) will Geldings; conduct a public meeting I First place in Senior West- at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, ern Pleasure; July 28, at the Hernando I First place in Senior West- County Building Training ern Trail; Facility, 1661 Blaise Drive I Second place in Senior in Brooksville. Western Horsemanship; and, Items scheduled on the I Second place in Senior agenda include, but are Western Showmanship. Overall, Lauren and IB Ma- not limited to: I jestic earned the following: General informa- I Overall Highpoint tional items Western. I Metropolitan Plan- I High Point Florida Bred ning Organization (MPO) — Western. meeting summary of I Reserve Paint. June 17 I Overall Pinto. I FY 2021-FY 2022 I Fourth place out of the top Unified Planning Work 10 seniors. Program amendment “Lauren was, by far, bringing I FY 2022-FY 2026 home most of the awards,” 4-H Transportation Improve- youth development agent, Mar- ment Program amendment nie Ward said. I Interlocal funding Lauren, along with nine other agreement Citrus County riders and their accumulated points, won Re- I Complete streets serve High Point for Large MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle scope of services for ap- County. Lauren Stokes, 18, prepares her horse, IB Majestic, aka “BB” at her Lecanto stable. The teen recently proval —Tindale Oliver Five riders, including Lauren, returned from the Florida State 4-H Horse Show with several first-place honors that she and her horse and Associates See HORSE/Page A7 earned. I Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (BPAC) bylaws amendment Citrus 4-H wins reserve High Point Large County The meeting agenda may be viewed online at HANNAH SACHEWICZ Large County and averaged at 15.9 points become certified in equine dentistry. hernandocounty.us/ Staff writer per person. “There’s not much I don’t like about hernandocitrusmpo. Elizabeth Landry working with horses,” Landry said. “I’ve For information, contact The Citrus County 4-H program earned been fortunate to have been raised in the Steve Diez, MPO execu- the second highest amount of points of Landry is an 18-year-old Inverness resi- equine industry mainly because my Florida’s large counties at the 2021 State dent and graduate of Citrus High School. mother was raised in the equine and cattle tive director, at 352-754- 4-H Horse Show. She plans to attend the College of Central industry.” 4082, extension 28013, or They were awarded reserve High Point Florida in the fall and hopes to one day See CITRUS 4-H/Page A12 [email protected]. — From wire reports Classifieds . .B7 Crossword . .B10 INDEX Lottery Numbers . .B3 Obituaries . A6 Comics . .B6 Editorial. A11 Lottery Payouts . .B3 TV Listings. .B5 Horoscope . A4 Entertainment . 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