000DORZ NEW 2013 TOYOTA District soccer: Citrus, CR open with wins /B1 COROLLA TUESDAY $ TODAY CITRUS COUNTY $ 14,995 14,995 & next morning HIGH 76 Partly to mostly LOW sunny. 56 PAGE A4 at VILLAGE TOYOTA www.chronicleonline.com JANUARY 15, 2013 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 118 ISSUE 161 NEWS BRIEFS Family first: Hale resigns school board New look for “This is where school district, state funding or my focus needs to property tax issues involving stocks today New member leaving after just two be,” she said in an Progress Energy Florida. The Chronicle is interview. Rather, she said, health issues updating the design months to tend to ailing relatives Hale, who de- involving her family escalated of its stocks page be- feated Bill Murray since taking office in mid- ginning with today’s MIKE WRIGHT And after just two months on in the August pri- November. publication. Staff writer the job, Hale walked away. mary, attended “A lot can happen quickly,” she The new design will Hale abruptly resigned Monday just three board Susan Hale said. include 10-day trends CRYSTAL RIVER — Susan from the Citrus County School meetings and par- Hale, a former technology for the S&P 500 and Hale was the low-key candidate in Board, saying she wanted to spend ticipated very little in the teacher at Lecanto High School, a low-key race who voters elected the NASDAQ; daily re- more time with ailing family discussions. declined to discuss her family’s to office over an established two- members, including her mother She said the problem wasn’t caps of the major mar- term incumbent. kets; the top 42 stocks and husband. learning the complexities of the See HALE/ Page A5 of local interest; daily recaps of interest rates; daily recaps of commodities and the top 25 mutual funds. New Additionally, readers will be informed of Supply and demand news events about AMBER the major companies being traded. The information is Alert a contained in a con- densed format and is designed for ease of use. wakeup Readers with Inter- net access can obtain any stock listing using call the Chronicle’s “Stock Lookup” feature at MIKE WRIGHT chronicleonline.com. Staff writer Click on the News header and then Stock An AMBER Alert is de- Lookup. Search by signed to get the public’s ticker or stock name. attention and that’s ex- actly what happened Meeting today early Monday morning. on MFLs Many Citrus County res- idents were jolted awake The Southwest around 1:40 a.m. by what Florida Water Man- sounded like an Armaged- agement District will don warning from their have a public hearing MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle cellphones. from 10 a.m. to noon Patriot Sporting Goods owner Jamey Clovis displays a .22 Long Rifle GSG AK-47 in his store in Citrus Springs. “An AMBER Alert has today to give affected The 25-round magazine can be replaced with a five-round clip, making it legal for hunting in many states, been issued in your area, persons an opportu- according to Clovis. He said he believes the weapon will be targeted for a ban by lawmakers because of its please check local nity to present evi- resemblance to the AK-47 assault rifle and its large capacity magazine. media,” a text message dence and arguments read. on the rules proposed No location, no website, by the district to es- Rising prices hitting county shooters in pocketbook no phone number. tablish minimum flows As it turned out, the PAT FAHERTY for the Homosassa AMBER Alert came from Staff writer and Chassahowitzka Immokalee, about 200 river systems. miles south of Inverness, he gun business is involving the disappear- District staff will be good in Citrus available to respond ance of a 2-year-old girl. TCounty. The child was found, un- to questions or com- In fact, it has been on harmed, a few hours later ments regarding the an upswing since Nov. 7, in a nearby wooded area. proposed rules. The when President Obama The alert was the first hearing venue is in was re-elected. in a new program begin- the district’s govern- And the sales of guns ning in 2013 that sends au- ing board room, at and ammunition got an- tomatic emergency 2379 Broad St., other boost — by the fear AMBER Alerts to millions Brooksville. of possible government of cell company cus- restrictions in response tomers who have smart- — From staff reports to the school shootings in phones. Newtown, Conn. Prior to this year, cell Patriotic Sporting INSIDE customers had to sign up Goods in Citrus Hills is for the Wireless AMBER HEALTH & LIFE: about to mark its first an- Alert program. The wire- niversary. Leaning heav- less industry then joined ily to the firearm and the Federal Communica- shooters’ supply side of tions Commission and the business, the store is Federal Emergency Man- a nonprofit that employs agement Agency to create and assists disabled the Wireless Emergency Marketing veterans. Alerts program. Coca-cola will begin an And owner Jamey Clo- Now all AMBER Alerts advertising campaign vis, an expert on — plus alerts issued by about obesity./Page C1 firearms, is just as will- the president or alerts of ing to extol the virtues of ASK THE EXPERTS: imminent threats, such as life in Citrus County as tornadoes or attacks — Health & Life he is to share knowledge are automatically sent to of guns and ammunition. wireless customers with He has built a following smartphones in areas tar- of loyal local customers geted by the alert. and attracts out-of-area Florida Department of shoppers looking for Law Enforcement Special hard-to-find firearms. Agent Carol Frederick “The volume that we Jamey Clovis unpacks a box of large-capacity magazines in his Patriot Sport- ing Goods store. Recently, he said, the price for the magazines that hold extra said Monday’s alert shows See GUNS/ Page A5 rounds of ammunition has doubled and they now retail for about $40. kinks exist in the process. Frederick, who said co- workers in Tallahassee also received the same alert, said FDLE issues Obama backs gun control proposals email AMBER Alerts to anyone who signs up to re- Doctors Bennett, ceive them. Gandhi and Grillo and President acknowledges he faces tough fight in Congress “Our hotline was very Yvonne Hess share their active with people asking expertise./Page C1 what the alert was,” Fred- Associated Press would have to “examine their unveil a comprehensive erick said. “They thought INDEX own conscience” as they tackle roadmap for curbing gun vio- it was issued by FDLE. We WASHINGTON — President gun control legislation after the lence within days. His plan will only issue email alerts.” Comics . .C8 Barack Obama endorsed con- horrifying Connecticut school be based on recommendations Community . .C6 The National Center for troversial bans on assault shootings but in the face of op- from Vice President Joe Biden’s Missing and Exploited Crossword . .C7 weapons and high-capacity am- position from the National Rifle gun task force and is expected to Editorial . .A10 Children receives munition magazines on Monday, Association and other pro-gun include both legislative propos- AMBER Alert notifica- Entertainment . .B4 as well as stricter background rights groups. als and steps Obama can imple- Horoscope . .B4 tions from local law en- checks for gun buyers — but Obama spoke at a midday ment by himself using his Lottery Numbers . .B3 forcement and state or Lottery Payouts . .B4 conceded he may not win ap- White House news conference presidential powers. federal agents on the Movies . .C8 proval of all in a Congress re- one month after the Newtown el- But the most sweeping and scene of a child’s disap- Obituaries . .A6 luctant to tighten restrictions. ementary school rampage, which contentious elements — includ- pearance. Authorities in Classifieds . .C9 “Will all of them get through ignited a national discussion on ing an assault weapons ban — Immokalee sought a TV Listings . .C7 this Congress? I don’t know,” preventing mass shootings. statewide alert because said Obama. He said lawmakers The president said he would See OBAMA/Page A5 the girl disappeared in the middle of the night See ALERT/ Page A5 A2 TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 2013 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE Come in and hear the difference Digital Sound Quality can make in your lives. Visit our newest location in Crystal River. Factory Rep. OPEN HOUSE 4 DAYS ONLY Call Now JAN. 15th - 18th 6441 W. Norvell Bryant Hwy. Crystal River, FL 34429 352-795-EARS (3277) Date: Tuesday, Jan. 15th through Friday, Jan. 18th Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm 352-795-EARS (3277) UP TO 50% 50% OFFOFF MSRP Cigna Care, Empire, Federal Employees, State Employees, Retirees, City & County Teachers: You have Excellent hearing aid benefits. 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