Ambushed: Gators routed by Michigan /B1 EASTER EASTER 000EHQ W MONDAY CITRUS COUNTY TODAY WEEKEND & next WEEKEND morning HIGH EVENT EVENT 81 Partly sunny, with LOW a 30 percent at VILLAGE TOYOTA chance of rain. 56 PAGE A4 SEE PAGE B12 www.chronicleonline.com APRIL 1, 2013 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 118 ISSUE 237 QUESTION OF THE WEEK Woman shot, killed ing that occurred at 10495 E. taken Bowles. The victim Detectives seek Bradenton man Rabbit Lane in Floral City, it was transported to Citrus was reported by Heather Memorial hospital, where Yates, CCSO public informa- she died from her injuries. in overnight shooting tion officer. CCSO detectives are look- CHRIS VAN ORMER the Citrus County Sheriff ’s The woman killed was ing for 29-year-old Gregory Staff writer Office, and detectives are identified as Deseray Lynn Scott Holub, of 5236 26th St. Contribute! looking for a Bradenton man Bowles, 24, of Inverness. W., Bradenton, in connection Like us at FLORAL CITY — A as a person of interest. Deputies responded to with the shooting that re- Gregory facebook.com/ woman was shot and killed Communications dispatch- Sleepy Hollow, a restaurant sulted in Bowles’s death. Holub Holub was last seen on foot citruscounty during the early hours of ers received a call at 3:49 on nearby East Gobbler Bradenton man chronicle and Easter Sunday, according to a.m. in reference to a shoot- Drive, where witnesses had See SHOOTING/ Page A4 sought. respond to our Question of the Week. Where do you Park take your out-of-town Diligent detecting guests to give them the folk Citrus County experience? Diane Fuller get Wild Bills for an airboat ride, Cooter Pond to look for gators and Crystal River to look for manatees! My family from up north loves it! Oh, and Monkey bill Island! John Pepe County Road 48 in Dean delivers Floral City to look at the trees then to the Shamrock for wings or a hamburger on fair rent topped off with strawberry shortcake at Ferris Groves. solution Sandy Valente CHRIS VAN ORMER Wildlife Park and then Grumpy Gators! Staff writer Steve Dobbyn Weather permitting, A legislator has kept his an airboat ride or a promise to some county manatee tour out of residents and introduced Homosassa or both. MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle a bill designed to help Citrus County Sheriff’s Deputy Brian Coleman explains Thursday how thieves were recently able to steal a them sell their manufac- SO YOU KNOW vehicle and belongings from this Homosassa business. tured homes. “Everybody, including Entertainment the legislators, the manu- Grainy video and a lot of leg work helps crack theft case facturers and the home- news moving owners (are) facing the The Chronicle’s A.B. SIDIBE of the road with the business’s cameras recording their moves. same problem,” said Ed- entertainment page will Staff writer name on it. Gardner said the security sys- ward Green, president of move to Page A4 begin- Around the back is a fenced-in tem captured the burglars cut- the Citrus County Citizens ning Tuesday, April 2. It is a case of many tentacles area that leads to the back and ting through the fence and Coalition, a manufactured Look there for horo- and recesses. It also is a case of side of the office building where loading a bunch of his equip- homes residents’ associa- scopes, Today in History dogged police work and the tale Wes Gardner kept tools of the ment on one of his trucks. tion. “Senate Bill 1168 and entertainment news. of a grainy video chronicling the trade — generators, expensive They damaged the gate and that Sen. (Charlie) Dean Lottery results will activities of three alleged bur- saws with enough mettle to cut drove off. has proposed offers a so- continue to publish in the glars in the still of a mid-Decem- through concrete, and drills and The stolen truck was found lution. It’s a win-win-win Sports section. ber night at a local concrete bits and power washers. He also torched a few miles away. Citrus for everyone.” business. parked his trucks there. County Sheriff ’s Office investi- At a Gardner’s Concrete is set back However, the trio of burglars gators were able to connect the POLL town hall a little ways off West Homosassa wearing gloves the night of Dec. meeting ONLINE POLL: Trail with a small sign by the side 10 were unaware of several small See DILIGENT/ Page A5 in Octo- ber in the Your choice? Walden Do you agree local Woods tourism promoters club should rebrand the house county as something Lecanto Relay for Life gears up Dean, R- Charlie other than “Citrus Inverness, Dean County”? said he A. Yes. Capitalize on state senator RELAY SCHEDULE would in- proposed bill. Crystal River-Inverness- Crystal River relay troduce a Homosassa. ■ 6 p.m. April 5, Crystal River B. No. “Citrus County” bill to regulate the rates begins Friday Relay for Life at Crystal River and frequency of lot rent is the only all- High School. encompassing moniker. increases in manufac- ERYN WORTHINGTON C. Yes. Capitalize either ■ 6 p.m. April 12, Lecanto tured home parks on The Seven Rivers Staff writer Relay for Life at Lecanto High throughout Florida. Region or the School. More than 1,000 people LECANTO — Citrus County has Withlacoochee Region. ■ 6 p.m. April 19, Inverness from across the state had supported the fight against cancer D. Sure, market it as Relay for Life at Citrus High signed a petition asking the Istachatta- by raising thousands of dollars School. for “the creation of legis- Withlapopka- yearly during the Relay for Life lation designed to control, Chassahowitzka Triad. events in Crystal River, Inverness Relay for Life operation coordina- govern and regulate pro- That’ll draw tourists! and Lecanto. posed market rent upon To vote, visit www. tor Holli Herndon. “Lecanto has a Determined to amplify their rev- different culture there because it the resale of a leased lot chronicleonline.com. enue and attendance, Lecanto rental property.” Dean re- Click on the word is a mix of the whole county. There Relay for Life organizers are eager are a lot of people coming that are ceived the petition and “Opinion” in the menu for the county to see the event’s heard the issue from man- to see the poll. adding their own style and flair.” ERYN WORTHINGTON/Chronicle anti-cancer-style “decades” theme. American Cancer Society’s Holli Herndon, operation coordinator ufactured home residents Results will appear from Citrus and neighbor- next Monday. Find last “I invite everyone to come out to Relay for Life at Lecanto High for the Lecanto Relay for Life, ing counties. week’s online poll Lecanto and give it a shot to see handles the behind-the-scenes results./Page A4 what it is all about,” said Lecanto See RELAY/ Page A4 efforts for the upcoming event. See BILL/ Page A4 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 000EI0T A2 MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 CITRUS COUNTY (FL) CHRONICLE TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR LIFE! TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR HEARING! We have the most advance technology that will help give you back your clarity. Most people say they hear but they only get part of the words people are saying. 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Citrus County square-foot guest cottage with the comprehensive WHEN: 9 a.m. Thursday. Meadowcrest project Four applications will that is exceeding the 750- plan and serves as a cure go before the planning square-foot maximum at WHERE: Room 166, Lecanto Government Building, to road project issues. to impact traffic panel on Thursday, includ- 16219 E. River Road, 3600 W. Sovereign Path, Lecanto. ■ Denise A. Dymond This week, traffic will be ing requests to build a Inglis.