Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 Food: Enjoy a little cheesecake with Souper Salads /A12 THURSDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 88 Partly sunny with LOW scattered storms. 70 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com OCTOBER 22, 2020 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 126 ISSUE 14 NEWS BRIEFS Threatening emails target Democrats MIKE WRIGHT a school unless it was local be- Trump, according to numerous Republican to let us know you re- Citrus County Staff writer cause she was afraid I’d be ar- media accounts. ceived our message and will com- update for rested,” Giganteli said. “I didn’t The email, provided to the ply. We will know which candidate Sarah Giganteli grew up during protest, but I yelled a lot at the TV.” Chronicle, reads: you voted for. I would take this se- COVID-19 the turbulent ‘60s and that’s But nothing, she said, compares “We are in possession of all your riously if I were you.” Eleven new positive where her fighting political spirit to what happened on Monday. information. You are currently reg- The email concludes with the cases were reported in was born. The Inverness resident is one of istered a Democrat and we know recipient’s home address. Citrus County since the She recalls the shooting at Kent thousands of Democrats from this because we have access into The FBI is investigating. Citrus State, protests against the Viet- Florida and a handful of other the entire voting infrastructure. County Sheriff ’s detectives are in- latest FDOH update. One nam War and President Richard states who received emails threat- You will vote for Trump on Elec- vestigating the emails sent to Gi- new hospitalization was Nixon. ening them with harm if they tion Day or we will come after you. ganteli and other local Democrats reported; no new deaths “My mother wouldn’t let me go to didn’t vote for President Donald Change your party affiliation to See EMAILS/Page A5 were reported. To date in the county, 3,070 people have tested positive (including 12 non- residents), 318 have JOHN BOURDEAUX been hospitalized and 131 have died. Citrus will get A life of quiet, generous service brief taste of fall weather Citrus County will get a brief taste of fall-like weather this week as temperatures drop to the mid 80s. But don’t blink too fast because it won’t last long. Still, from Wednesday through Sunday, folks will see a pleasant change from the 90-plus-degree scenario in place the last few weeks. Citrus will again be fac- ing temperatures around 90 to start next week. But looking farther ahead to the end of next week, even cooler weather is forecast, culminating with a high of 81 degrees on Nov. 1. National Weather Ser- vice meteorologist Rod- ney Wynn said the mid-80s is average for this time of year. Typi- cally, the first part of No- vember starts ushering in more cool snaps, he said. Rain chances are in the 30-40% range through Friday and then drop considerably after that, Wynn said. And in case you forget, Florida is still in hurricane MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle file season through the end In this April 2020 photo, John Bourdeaux, then-president of SOS Citrus County Support Center, said he has had a calling to help people of November. Although from the time he was a teenager. “I’m a Christian and Christ asked us to help the poor and needy,” he said. “So that’s what I’ve always tried late-season storms occur, to do.” Bourdeaux, who died Oct. 9, 2020, at age 79, made the comments while watching a flurry of activity as SOS volunteers loaded they become increasingly vehicles with food and other essentials. rare as the days progress. “more blessed to give than to receive” and SOS. “He didn’t care who you were, if you As of Wednesday, a that people are blessed to be a blessing to drove up in a new car or lived in the woods; tropical storm warning others. if you were hungry, he’d give you food. was issued for Bermuda For the past 16 or so years, Bourdeaux “He did a lot behind the scenes, too — in advance of Hurricane served Citrus County with SOS Citrus he helped more people than anybody Epsilon. The storm poses NANCY KEnnEDY County Support Center, feeding people, knows about,” Cyr said. “He bought houses no danger to the U.S. Staff writer body and soul. and cars for people, and never asked for a — Michael D. Bates/Staff writer “When you met John, all you wanted to penny back. He once told me he would Citrus County is a better place because do was what he did — all you wanted to do probably die with no money in the bank Yard sale to John Bourdeaux lived here. was go out and serve people,” said Maria because of the need of others.” help adoption He believed the words of Jesus, that it’s Cyr, who worked alongside Bourdeaux at See BOURDEAUX/Page A6 for family An adoption fundraiser yard sale for the Vitter family’s adoption of Cohen, a special needs Inverness wants S.R. 44 left out of connector talks child who lives in an or- FRED HIERS Inverness council that FDOT task said Councilwoman Linda Bega right” and FDOT potentially using phanage in the Ukraine, Staff writer forces studying potential corri- after the regularly scheduled State Road 44 as a connector road will be from 8 a.m. to dors could involve Inverness and council meeting. would undermine those efforts. 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 24, Inverness wants no part of any State Road 44. “It doesn’t seem like a feasible Williams said he invited the 2020, at the Christ Com- potential plans by state transpor- City Manager Eric Williams told route at all,” she said, given that FDOT officials to the meeting be- munity Church, 1690 S. tation officials to use State the Chronicle and city council the either side of State Road 44 in- cause even though there were no set Lecanto Hwy. (County Road 44 as part of a connector be- members the FDOT task forces cludes wetlands and marshlands. plans using State Road 44 through Road 491) in Lecanto. tween the Northern Turnpike and were eyeing State Road 44 between Williams said the city has spent Inverness yet, it was important the For information, email Suncoast Parkway. Crystal River and Wildwood. the past 30 years and a lot of council let its opinion be known and [email protected]. That was the sentiment this “No, we do not want a huge road money making Inverness and its “speak up early and often.” — From staff reports week as FDOT officials told the coming through our downtown,” downtown “a small town done See COUNCIL/Page A5 Classifieds . .B7 Crossword . .B11 INDEX Lottery Numbers . B3. Obituaries . .A6 Comics . B6. Editorial . A9, A10 Lottery Payouts . B3. TV Listings . .B5 Horoscope . A4 Entertainment . .A4 Movies . .B6 000Z625 A2 Thursday, OcTOber 22, 2020 Citrus County (FL) ChroniCLe INVERNESS CRYSTAL RIVER HERNANDO Angelos Pizzeria Margarita Breeze Tuscany on the 10/24/20 10/28/20 Meadows 10:00am, 1:00pm 11:00am, 2:00pm 10/27/20 Angelos Pizzeria Margarita Breeze 10:00am, 1:00pm 10/29/20 10/30/20 10:00am, 1:00pm 11:00am, 2:00pm 000Z9HA Citrus County (FL) ChroniCLe LocaL Thursday, OcTOber 22, 2020 A3 Father charged in death of 3-month-old BUSTER Citrus County De- house off of Ran- alone with the infant in according to the sheriff ’s into custody, according to THOMPSON tention Facility dolph Avenue in the hours leading up to his office and Martin’s arrest his arrest report, Martin Staff writer without bond be- Inverness. death, according to the report, and determined told detectives he was cause his offense Deputies ar- sheriff ’s office. blunt-force strikes and sorry and said he never A months-long investiga- was domestic in rived to find Mar- It was Martin’s first day “repeated episodes of meant to hurt his son. tion into the death of a nature. A judge tin performing caring for the baby alone, physical abuse” caused Suspect child abuse or 3-month-old boy led to the continued to with- CPR on the baby according to his arrest his death. neglect? Contact the Flor- apprehension of the in- hold Martin’s bond in a living room. report. After reviewing medical ida Department of Chil- fant’s father. during his first ap- Andrew Nature Coast Martin told detectives records and interviewing dren and Families at Citrus County Sheriff ’s pearance in court, Martin EMS transported his boy was OK before a number of witnesses, 800-962-2873, or the sher- Office detectives Brian according to the the boy to Citrus napping, according to his Casalvieri and Arnold iff ’s office at 352-249-2790. Casalvieri and Bruce Ar- county jail. Memorial Hospital, where arrest report. Martin said questioned Martin again Tipsters can also re- nold on Tuesday, Oct. 20, Nov. 3 was scheduled as he was later pronounced he returned a short time on Tuesday. main anonymous and be 2020, arrested Inverness Martin’s arraignment. dead. later to find the infant In his interview, ac- eligible for a cash reward 24-year-old Andrew Lynn According to a sheriff ’s Casalvieri, of the sher- gasping for air and then cording to the sheriff ’s by contacting Citrus Martin on charges of man- office news release and iff ’s Major Crimes Unit, not breathing.