Globetrotters Day” with Admission for Seniors 55 and Older and Military $5
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2013 CTS SPORTS SEDAN LUXURY COLLECTION Sweet 16: Florida advances in men’s tourney /B1 $ 329 MONDAY CITRUS COUNTY ALL-NEW ATS 2.0L TURBO TODAY $ & next morning 299 2 HIGH PER MONTH ON A 36-MONTH LEASE 66 See them on Pg B12 LOW Village Sunny, Windy. 000EF7L Cadillac 38 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com MARCH 25, 2013 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 118 ISSUE 230 NEWS BRIEF County fair opens Builders: Suspend impact fees Citrus County Fair opens at PAT FAHERTY 5 p.m. today with Restless Heart Citrus County defines im- law enforcement and public sion of impact fees,” said performing in concert at 7 p.m. in Staff writer pact fees as a proportionate buildings. Randy Clark, president-elect of one-time charge on new devel- Last year, the Citrus County the builders association. the county auditorium. Concert ac- CRYSTAL RIVER — opment to pay for the costs Builders Association asked for “We’re asking for no impact cess is covered with the regular Builders questioning the ne- caused by the development. a moratorium on the fees, fees until the next study is gate admission: $7 for those 11 and cessity of impact fees is an old The county has impact fees which was opposed by the done. We feel it is important to older, children ages 5 to 10 are $3, concept, but some new ration- for transportation, schools, school district. Now they are spur growth.” ages 4 and younger are free. ale has been added to the parks, libraries, fire rescue, taking a different approach. While the midway is not open argument. emergency medical services, “We’re asking for a suspen- See BUILDERS/ Page A6 Monday, music, magic, exhibits and an alligator show will provide entertainment. The fair midway opens at 5 p.m. Tuesday for “Two Buck Tuesday.” Admission is $2 and all rides are $2 MIT starting at 5 p.m. Wednesday is “Senior & Military Globetrotters Day” with admission for seniors 55 and older and military $5. All others awaits ages 11 and older pay $7 admis- sion; children ages 5 to 10 are $3, ages 4 and younger are free. The fair opens at 1 p.m. Midway opens Citrus at 5 p.m. Wednesday is also Chronicle Night with an armband special for the midway rides. Regular price is senior $20, or $18 with the Chronicle coupon. See Wednesday’s Chronicle. On Thursday, the fair opens at Hurricane set to 5 p.m. and the popular Midnight Magic featuring a $20 midway rides attend prestigious armband begins at 8 p.m. and ends at 1 a.m. (No re-entry after 8 p.m.) college in Mass. School Day is 1 to 5 p.m. Friday, JON-MICHAEL SORACCHI with free admission for students Staff writer until 5 p.m. A $20 armband special runs from 1 to 5 p.m. and from 6 When it came time to decide to 11 p.m. for Friday Night Magic where to matriculate for col- with general admission prices in lege, only one school added up effect. MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle for Citrus High School senior The fair continues Saturday at Intern Li Wei records data that will help officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Nick Fernandez. 10 a.m. (midway opens at 11 a.m.) manage Three Sisters Springs. At 6:28 p.m. March 14, Fer- for Daytime Magic. A $20 armband nandez found out he was ac- is good from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and cepted to the Massachusetts from 6 to 10 p.m. for Saturday Night Foreign interns share Institute of Technology (MIT), a Magic. private university in Cam- For the second year, the fair will love of manatees bridge, Mass. Less than 10 per- be open from 2 to 7 p.m. Sunday cent of applicants are accepted A.B. SIDIBE with no gate admission and no sin- to what is considered to be a Staff writer gle midway tickets sold. Ride the top-five school in the world. The time and date hold sig- midway rides for a $22 armband. or 27-year-old Hong Kong res- Check out the youth exhibits and nificance to those strong in ident Li Wei, it took five years math: March 14 or 3/14 is Pi, show your support for the young to commune with manatees while 6:28 p.m. is that number people who have worked hard rais- Fin Crystal River, but she fi- times two. ing animals for auction. The swine nally got to do it. “Well, MIT is just such a great show starts at 7 p.m. Tuesday; sale Wei learned to kayak, swim with school,” Fernandez said. “At starts at 7 p.m. Friday. Steer show the famous sea cows and data collec- first, it was just an ‘out there’ starts at 7 p.m. Wednesday and the tion methods she said will come in ambition when I was younger in sale starts at 7 p.m. Thursday. handy when she returns to her na- high school, then I realized I re- The Citrus County Fairgrounds is tive China at the end of March. ally wanted to go there.” at 3600 S. Florida Ave. (U.S. 41), Wei works in marine conservation Once at MIT, Fernandez said Inverness. For information, call in Hong Kong. he’d like to focus on mechanical 352-726-2993. Wei and Sandra Iche, 22, of engineering or biomedical en- France, have been on a three-month gineering. Other schools the internship with the U.S. Fish and teenager applied to included POLL See INTERNS/ Page A6 Harvard, Cornell, Duke, Geor- gia Tech and Florida, the latter ONLINE POLL: Sandra Iche of France maneuvers her two he has also been accepted Your choice? kayak through King’s Bay. to. Do you think mechanical See SENIOR/ Page A5 harvesting of lyngbya algae in King’s Bay does more good or Want to contribute? Become our fan @ facebook.com/citruscountychronicle and leave harm? your comment on our Question of the Week post. A. Definitely more good. If it kicks up some muck, it’s no big deal. Question of the Week B. More harm. By stirring up the water, both water quality and What are you doing for spring break? Or what is a fa- vegetation are negatively impacted. vorite (family newspaper-friendly) spring break mem- C. Beats me. Best to halt the work until experts can weigh ory? decide. D. Keep going. Any short-term Lauren Maffet Reed Tiffany Davenport Cynzia Barten disturbance is for the long-term Legoland with my hubby, my sis- Last year my sister and I went to I will be going on a road trip to good. ter and three kids! Clearwater and saw Winter the Washington, D.C. To vote, visit www.chronicle Dolphin! online.com. Click on the word “Opinion” in the menu to see the Michele Rose Theressa Foster poll. Results will appear next We will be at the fair all week! My son will be Taking the kids to Islands of Adventure and Clearwater Monday. Find last week’s online showing his first hog at this year’s fair. We are so beach. Favorite memory: spending with my aunt in poll results./Page A4 excited! Tallahassee. Comics . .B7 Editorial . .A10 INDEX Lottery Payouts . .B5 Classifieds . .B8 Crossword . .B6 Entertainment . .B5 Movies . .B7 TV Listings . .B6 Horoscope . .B5 Lottery Numbers . .B4 Obituaries . .A6 000E7HG A2 MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2013 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE Annual Hearing Test: SMART Free Annual Hearing Test: GENIUS If you want to pay more for better hearing... THAT’S YOUR BUSINESS! If you want to pay LESS... THAT’S OUR BUSINESS! ATTENTION FEDERAL WORKERS AND RETIREES You may qualify for FREE Rechargeable Hearing Aids (no need to change batteries!) ACT TODAY! 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