Project1:Layout 1 6/10/2014 1:13 PM Page 1 MLB: Tampa Bay takes on division rival Toronto /A10 SATURDAY TODAY CITRUSCOUNTY & next morning HIGH 92 Scattered LOW showers and storms. 72 PAGE A4 www.chronicleonline.com AUGUST 15, 2020 Florida’s Best Community Newspaper Serving Florida’s Best Community 50¢ VOL. 125 ISSUE 312 NEWS BRIEFS Legal battle over schools advances case doesn’t mean that the challenges to Citrus COVID-19 Judge refuses to toss out HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS ARE ON Corcoran’s July 6 emergency order will be daily update n The FHSAA on Friday voted that high successful. school athletic practices may begin During an hour-long video hearing, the Forty-four new positive lawsuits concerning Aug . 24, with Sept . 4 the first day games judge also encouraged attorneys represent- cases were reported in Cit- can be played . See Page A9 for story . ing the unions and the defendants — Gov. Ron rus County since the latest DeSantis, Corcoran and other state education FDOH update. One new reopening classrooms refused to toss out lawsuits challenging Edu- officials — to settle the dispute by hospitalization was re- Wednesday. DARA KAM cation Commissioner Richard Corcoran’s ported; no new deaths News Service of Florida mandate that school districts reopen class- “This is a case that cries out for the parties were reported. rooms this month. to get together at this mediation and come up To date in the county, TALLAHASSEE — Siding with teachers But Judge Charles Dodson said his deci- with an agreement. It’s a very complicated 1,703 people have tested unions, a Leon County circuit judge on Friday sion to deny the state’s motion to dismiss the See BATTLE/Page A5 positive (including five non-residents), 156 have been hospitalized and 38 have died. Today is final day of early voting ER in Citrus Hills set to open The Supervisor of Elec- tions Office reminds regis- tered voters today is the Bayfront Health Seven Rivers sets premier date of Aug. 22 last day for early voting FRED HIERS from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Staff writer one of four locations: n Central Ridge Library, Bayfront Health 425 W. Roosevelt Blvd., Seven Rivers’ new Beverly Hills. free-standing ER in n Crystal River Elec- Citrus Hills will open tions Office, 1500 N. at 9 a.m. Saturday, Meadowcrest Blvd., Crys- Aug. 22, 2020, expand- tal River. ing the Crystal River n Homosassa Public Li- hospital’s market share into the growing brary, 4100 S. Grand- Citrus Hills commu- march Ave., Homosassa. nity and establish a n Inverness City Hall, foothold between the 212 W. Main St., county’s hospitals in Inverness. Crystal River and its Remember to bring your competitor in signature and photo ID Inverness. when you go to vote early The single-story ER the same as you do on and 12 examination Election Day. You may rooms cost the Frank- also drop off your Vote by lin, Tennessee-based Mail ballot at early voting parent company Com- munity Health Sys- sites. tems, which also owns The primary election is Bayfront Health Seven from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tues- Rivers, $12.3 million. day, Aug. 18, 2020. On The free-standing in Election Day, you must ER Citrus Hills will vote at the polling place function as a depart- assigned to you by the Su- ment of Seven Rivers pervisor of Elections office. hospital about If you have questions 13 miles west in Crys- about your polling place lo- tal River, Seven Rivers cation, call 352-564-7120 CEO Linda Stockton MATTHEW BECK/Chronicle told the Chronicle. or visit www.votecitrus.com Bayfront Health Seven Rivers’ new 24-hour emergency facility director of plant operations and security Troy The facility will and look up your precinct Gronotte discusses this new General Electric CT scanner Friday, Aug. 14, 2020. The new facility supports both using Precinct Finder. emergency and outpatient services and will open to the public Saturday, Aug. 22, 2020. See ER/Page A5 Drive-thru food drive Aug. 18 The Esther Chapter of the Daughters of the King at Shepherd of the Hills Friends say goodbye to ‘jigsaw puzzle queen’ Episcopal Church in Le- canto is asking for food donations to benefit SOS ‘Gigi’ moving up North Support Center, which feeds more than 7,000 families in Citrus to be with family County each month. NANCY KEnnEDY They will be having a Staff writer drive-thru food drop off from 9 a.m. to noon on For the past 18 years, on days that the Tuesday, Aug. 18 at Shep- East Citrus Community Center in Inver- herd of the Hills Episcopal ness opened its doors, Germaine Beeman Church, 2540 West Norvell was there — at 8:30 a.m. “To her, this was her job,” said Carolyn Bryant Highway (County Adanti, coordinator for the county-run se- Road 486), Lecanto. nior center. The food collected on She helped serve the daily meals, taught Tuesday will be taken to newcomers how to play cards and did SOS on Wednesday in whatever needed doing. time for distribution on Now 91, Beeman, whom everyone calls Thursday. “Gigi,” is also known as the “jigsaw puzzle Also, they will have queen,” having put together hundreds over coolers on hand to store the years, and having scores of them dis- refrigerated or even frozen played on the center’s walls. NANCY KENNEDY/Chronicle items. “She’s been a fixture around here,” A fixture at the East Citrus Community Center for the past 18 years, Germaine “Gigi” Beeman was Adanti said. — From staff reports surprised Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020, with a drive-by farewell parade as she prepares to move back See QUEEN/Page A7 to Connecticut to be with family. “All these people — I can’t believe it,” she said. Classifieds . .B6 Crossword . .B9 INDEX Lottery Numbers . .A9 Obituaries . .A6 Comics . B5. Editorial . 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