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Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 Health & Life: Local pantries help feed community/B2 TUESDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 91 Sunny and hot, LOW with a slight chance of storms. 74 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com JUNE 23, 2020 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 125 ISSUE 259 NEWS BRIEFS Candidates show finances Homosassa MIKE WRIGHT River Fireworks Staff writer Festival & Poker Five millionaires — at Run June 27 least on paper — are votecitrus.com. Adams has no liabilities, home and $5 million Sun- primary for county com- among the candidates on Former commissioner according to the report. He coast Dermatology and mission District 3, has a Old Homosassa joins this year’s ballot, includ- Scott Adams, a Republican lists $300,000 in income — Skin Center PA in Lecanto. net worth of $3.3 million. together to host the 22nd ing an incumbent state leg- running for supervisor of $100,000 each from inter- His report shows $2.7 mil- Her assets include a annual Homosassa River islator and a former elections, shows a net est on the Treasury notes, lion annual income from $600,188 primary home, Fireworks Festival and commissioner who both worth of $26,835,000. He Scott Adams Construction the skin center office, $325,000 secondary home Poker Run on Saturday, reported net worth in eight values at $10 million the and “miscellaneous” which Massullo owns. and $1.97 million in Schla- June 27, in old Homo- figures. approximately 1,000 acres income. Massullo is not in the bach Security & Sound sassa. The poker run Candidates who qualify of land he owns on Istach- District 34 State Rep. primary. He faces Demo- Inc., the business she owns kicks off at 9 a.m. at Mac- for the ballot complete fi- atta Road in Floral City, Ralph Massullo, R-Le- crat Dushyant Gosai in the with her husband. Liabili- Rae’s and has several nancial disclosure forms, plus $3.8 million in U.S. canto, shows a net worth of November election. ties include $633,762 in stops throughout the day listing assets, liabilities, Treasury bonds and $46,126,488. His assets in- Ruthie Davis Schlabach, bank loans. ending from 4 to 6 p.m. at income and net worth. To $3.5 million in companies clude a $2.8 million resi- in a six-candidate winner- the new Florida Cracker see the details, go to www. he owns. dence, $1.7 million second take-all Republican See FINANCES/Page A10 Riverside Resort. There will be contests, specials, live music and more throughout the day Coming in for a landing at several participating lo- cations: MacRae’s, The Freezer, Crumps Land- ing, Shelly’s Seafood, Old Mill Tavern, Marguerita Grill and the Florida Cracker Monkey Bar. Activities include: n A cornhole contest at Seagrass beginning at 11 a.m. n A step ladder com- petition at noon at Crumps Landing. n Tug-of-war at 1 p.m. at The Freezer. n A pie eating contest at 2 p.m. at MacRae’s. n A hot wing eating contest at 3 p.m. at the Old Mill Tavern. n A hot dog eating contest at 4 p.m. at the Florida Cracker Riverside Resort. n The fireworks will begin at 9 p.m., weather permitting. Live music schedule: n 12:30 p.m. — Johnny Lobo at MacRae’s. n 4 p.m. — Palomino Blonde at Old Mill Tavern. n 6 p.m. — Echo Sixx JEFF BRYAN/Chronicle at Crumps Landing. Ron Farkas of The Villages prepares to land his De Havilland Twin Otter on Lake Hernando. Farkas and several others meet Wednesdays at n 6 p.m. — Peyton the lake to fly their remote controlled planes. Monarch at MacRae’s. Proceeds benefit Citrus County Blessings. District updates times, locations for summer COVID-19 cases by the week: June 15-21 feeding program BUSTER THOMPSON increase of two. n 34442 (Citrus Hills, Citrus Citrus County School Staff writer Citrus COVID-19 n 34461 (Black Diamond, Citrus Springs, Hernando, Lecanto and Pine Ridge): 13, an increase of four. District officials an- information Hills, Homosassa Springs, Le- Here are Citrus County’s canto, Pine Ridge and Sugarmill n 34446 (Homosassa, Homosassa nounced new times and changes in COVID-19 cases, hos- Ten new positive cases were re- Woods): 15, an increase of two. Springs, Lecanto and Sugarmill meal-pickup locations for pitalizations and deaths for the ported in Citrus County since the n 34450 (Inverness and Inver- Woods): 10, an increase of three. its summer feeding week of June 15 through June 21. latest FDOH update. No new hos- ness Highlands South): 15, an in- n 34448 (Homosassa, Homo- program. By the Sunday, June 21, update, pitalizations or deaths were re- crease of four. sassa Springs, Sugarmill Woods, Starting Monday, June Citrus County had 199 cases, an ported. To date in the county, n 34429: (Crystal River, Ozello, Lecanto and Crystal River): 7, an 29, 2020, families can get increase of 49 since June 15; 34 199 people have tested positive, Homosassa Springs, Lecanto and increase of two. packaged meals from hospitalizations, an increase of 34 have been hospitalized and Black Diamond): 15, an increase n 34436 (Floral City): 6, an in- 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. one since June 15; and 12 deaths, 12 have died. of four. crease of 3. at the district’s school unchanged since June 15. n 34428 (Crystal River, Red n 34433 (Dunnellon, Citrus sites and bus stops COVID-19 cases ranked by Cit- n 34434 (Dunnellon, Citrus Level and Inglis): 14, an increase Springs and Pine Ridge): Less throughout the county. rus County’s 15 zip codes: Springs, Hernando and Pine of three. than 5, no change. Pleasant Grove Ele- n 34452 (Inverness, Floral City, Ridge): 19, an increase of three. n 34465 (Beverly Hills, Black n 34449 (Inglis and Yankee- mentary School will also Inverness Highlands North and n 34453 (Inverness, Citrus Hills, Diamond, Citrus Springs, Lecanto town): 0. be closed to meal pick- Inverness Highlands South): 49, Hernando, Inverness Highlands and Pine Ridge): 13, an increase n 34445 (Holder, Citrus Springs, ups; families can visit Cit- an increase of 15 since June 15. North and Lecanto): 18, an of four. Hernando and Pine Ridge): 0. rus High School instead. For information about the summer feeding pro- gram locations, visit tinyurl.com/yc38jv5z. Digital library checkouts soar during lockdown Abuse shelter MICHAEL D. BATES Citrus County Library circulation was 87,878 that reading format, he real numbers as it just seeks donations Staff writer System Director Eric Head checkouts, or 15% of over- said. kicked off this week “but said the demand for digital all checkouts in the year; “We’re starting to see we are already seeing The Citrus Abuse Shel- Digital books have been e-books and digital audio- checkout of print materi- (traffic) come back,” he great participation and ex- ter Association (CASA) is becoming popular for books was high locally as als accounts for the re- said. pect numbers to grow over currently in need of dona- years as more and more well. It all came down to maining 500,831 for a total However, he expects dig- the next 5 to 6 weeks.” tions of ear plugs, baby people opted to read a accessibility. The county annual circulation of ital demand to remain Head said he sees a re- food, jelly, mayonnaise book on their tablets or library system has over 588,709. steady or increase for a surgence in print book and temporal screen rather than trek to 13,400 items available in Nationwide, there was while, albeit not at the checkouts and believes at thermometers. the library to check out a digital format (10,823 a big demand for children high rate he saw during some point the digital and The next time you’re print copy. e-books and 2,577 and juvenile books. In the lockdown. print world will start to out shopping, pick up But after libraries were audiobooks). Citrus County, the most Head expects more traf- balance. some extra supplies and forced to close for about “We definitely had an popular genre is adult fic- fic at the five physical “I don’t think print is drop them off at the two months — with curb- uptick in the demand for tion, with young adult and branches to increase once going anywhere on a per- side pickup part of that electronic equipment,” juvenile titles on the programs and events re- manent basis,” he said. CASA Outreach office be- time — the demand for Head said. increase. turn. Author talks, craft The important thing, he tween the hours of electronic materials sky- The numbers: Now that Citrus County shows and other activities said, is that people read in 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. rocketed because it sud- n Checkouts of digital libraries are open with are popular with patrons whatever format they Monday through Friday, denly was the only game items were 9,800 in April, a half capacity and social and will slowly be reintro- choose. at 1100 E. Turner Camp in town. Libraries still 34% increase from 7,323 distancing, people are duced, he said. “I just encourage people Road in Inverness. had wireless capability the same period last year. coming back to the brick- Head said the to read,” he said. For information, call throughout the lockdown n In May, there were and-mortar locations, always-popular summer Contact Chronicle re- Carol Brown at and people took advan- 9,520 digital checkouts, up Head said.

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