'We Will Never Forget'
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Cool in the pool: Marchildon paces Lecanto swimming /B1 THURSDAY TODAY CITRUS COUNTY & next morning HIGH 90 Partly cloudy LOW with scattered thunderstorms. 69 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 119 ISSUE 36 NEWS BRIEF Deputies thought dad would return girls Budget MIKE WRIGHT morning with his two daughters, Madison and McKala, even though friends. The sheriff ’s helicopter Staff writer but they were convinced he would he was free on bond with an ankle did the same. hearing soon bring them home. GPS device for a domestic-related And deputies monitored Peters’ at auditorium Citrus County Sheriff ’s deputies Deputies relied on a court order incident in August. whereabouts through the Although the county’s monitored Edward Peters’ move- that allowed Peters six hours of Deputies searched for Peters at budget will be heard at ments after he took off Sunday unsupervised visitation with locales suggested by relatives and See GIRLS/ Page A5 the Citrus County Audito- rium, the hearing must start at the Citrus County Courthouse because of legal notification. County residents, how- ever, should assemble at ‘We will never forget’ the auditorium since all they will miss will be the roll call when the meeting starts at 5:01 p.m. today at the courthouse. Com- mission Chairman Joe Meek will recess and re- open the meeting at 5:30 p.m. at the auditorium. The budget hearing was announced in the TRIM (Truth In Millage) notices as taking place in the commission chamber at the courthouse, but many more residents now are anticipated to attend because of the percent- MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle age of tentative millage ABOVE: Banners with the rate that may be adopted. names of the more than Therefore, the Citrus 3,000 lives lost during the County Board of County terrorist attacks of 12 Commissioners (BOCC) years ago were held by law agreed to move the meet- enforcement officers and ing to the auditorium. firefighters. LEFT: Conner Brown, 8, lays his head At the auditorium, onto his father Matthew’s county taxpayers will chest Wednesday morning have an opportunity to during a moment of silence comment after the budget at the city of Inverness’ presentation. The prelimi- 9/11 Memorial service at nary budget is available Liberty Park. online at www.bocc. citrus.fl.us. cross Citrus County, citizens — From staff reports gathered to pay tribute to the INSIDE thousands who lost their lives FOOD: in the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, beginning with a morning memorial tribute ceremony at Liberty For videos, click on this Park in Inverness, followed story at www. chronicle by a World Trade Center online.com. memorial exhibit at the Inverness Government Center, a late-morning event at American Legion Post 155 in Crystal River and Members of the Blanton-Thompson Post 155 American Legion are led in line culminating in a Freedom Walk in Wednesday morning by Honor Guard member Joe Barry, who carries the Cut the sugar American flag. Members of the post and its auxiliary stopped four times Kid-tested recipes will downtown Inverness Wednesday during a brief walk near the post to pay tribute to the lives lost in the attacks help youngsters eat evening. on the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in the Pennsylvania airplane crash healthier See MEMORIAL/ Page A2 where passengers thwarted the efforts of terrorists. /Page C1 Probe: No wrongdoing in recycling case Groups knock County commissioner had requested investigation water flow MIKE WRIGHT not violate the state Sunshine report said. Staff writer Law by informing county com- And the investigation found guidelines missioners individually of the no impropriety between Com- The State Attorney’s Office settlement with Citrus Recy- missioner John “JJ” Kenney has cleared county government cling without bringing it to the and his son, Mark, who worked A.B. SIDIBE water district’s recent and Citrus Recycling of any board for a public vote. for Citrus Recycling at the time Scott Staff writer establishment of state- Adams wrongdoing in a case involving Investigators could find no of the billing discrepancies. mandated minimum improper payments that re- evidence of a conspiracy be- Commissioner Kenney BROOKSVILLE — A said results of flows and levels (MFLs) investigation sulted in a 2011 settlement. tween Citrus County solid requested the state attorney’s coalition of individuals for the Chassahowitzka came as no The state also said County waste officials and Citrus Recy- and environmental surprise to him. Administrator Brad Thorpe did cling owner Sandy Messina, the See PROBE/ Page A5 groups is challenging the See FLOWS/ Page A5 Classifieds . .C8 Community . .C5 INDEX Lottery Numbers . .B3 Obituaries . .A6 Comics . .C7 Editorial . .A8 Lottery Payouts . .B3 TV Listings . .C6 Crossword . .C6 Entertainment . .A4 Horoscope . .A4 Movies . .C7 000G2GK A2 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 LOCAL CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE deaths. I knew economy of the retired at the horrendous MEMORIAL WEEKLY LINEUP Continued from Page A1 many who lost New York time, was part events ... ■ Nearly a dozen their lives, and I metropolitan of the ‘bucket Firefighters medical profession- als contribute their Quotes from 9/11 Memo- still have region ... when brigade’ that continue to rush expertise to rial ceremony at Liberty columns in Health & Park: PTSD. those buildings searched for the in when others Life./Tuesdays fell, they were no remains of the rush out; we do ■ Read up on all things This is a Gary Gersitz school-related in the retired New York/New Jersey longer a symbol fallen and that on a daily new day of Chronicle’s Educa- Port Authority police officer. of the New York the lost. basis, and I tion section./ infamy for our Wednesdays metropolitan would ask that country. This As a kid ■ Plan menus for the region; they Matthew Brown each and every week from the memorial service working in Crystal River resident who tempting recipes in became a brought his 8-year-old son, one of you think the Flair for Food is one way to lower Manhattan Conner, so he will know the section./Thursdays national treasure importance of the day in about that and show the public at a market American history. ■ Get a jump on week- and surviving and the remember the end entertainment loading trucks, monument of 343 that died with the stories in families that we Scene./Fridays there was talk the spirit of Three and also the rest will never forget about building hundred ■ See what local America who protect you houses of worship the noble actions the ‘largest forty-three brave plan to do for the itself. on a daily week in the Religion and deeds, Saturdays buildings in the firefighters died basis. section./ and we will world,’ and when that morning ■ Read about area Frank DiGiovanni businesses in the forever keep our the towers went Inverness city manager. when the two Larry Morabito Business fallen up, some of us towers collapsed. Citrus County fire chief. section./Sundays — compiled by Nancy Kennedy brothers and didn’t like the It’s been We need to sisters in our way they looked 12 years, remember those DR. JENNIFER LEE, DMD FULL SERVICE NEW PATIENT hearts and in and the change but it stays fresh 343, but we also $ SPECIAL DENTISTRY our minds. to the New York in my mind — need to remem- 7 9 Andy Tarpey skyline. But they I’m a third- ber the folks who retired New York/New Jersey ORAL EXAM & Port Authority police officer. were built to generation survived ... and DIGITAL X-RAYS send a message former New York who have Free Consultation I was there, about the City cop ... my been forever 352-795-1881 535 N. CITRUS AVE CRYSTAL RIVER, FL working that strength and uncle, who was affected by those smilesoncitrus.com 000FZUL day ... I saw the towers fall and Dr. Kenneth P. Pritchyk DPM saw people Announces the Are Moles and Gophers jumping to their GRAND GRAND OPENINGOPENING of his new practice Killing Your Lawn? 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Duke Energy Florida for a short trip, see the Sept. 15 County School Board mem- Withla- We hope that you can award chose Hadley to attend the beautiful Rocky Mountains bers accepted an unex- coochee that to continue the STEM weeklong workshop on sus- and learn real-life science In an effort to improve pected hefty donation from Technical (Science, Technology, Engi- tainability in education last activities that will be incor- preparedness, the American Duke Energy on Tuesday. Institute. neering and Mathematics) June. Hadley told board porated into my classroom.” Red Cross-Citrus County is Duke officials were “It’s a education tradition or per- members of her experi- At the conclusion of her hosting its first kick-off scheduled to present a delight for haps for at-risk students ence, knowledge gained presentation, Mangan pre- STORM meeting from 2 to $20,000 check to the Citrus me to work that can be inspired by and plans to utilize her ex- sented the two checks — 4 p.m.