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Tuesday, July 6, 2004


[Times photo: Ted McLaren]
POISED TO MAKE NOISE: Debbie Boydston prepares to clap together pairs of finger cymbals, or zils, while teaching a belly dance class at Whispering Pines Park in Inverness, as Betty Parent, background, practices.
Deadlines loom for candidates, voters
Overwhelmed by how many candidates are running for the District 4 seat on the School Board? Wondering whether Jimmy Carr, Democratic candidate for County Commission, District 1, is related to Charles Carr, Republican candidate for County Commission, District 5? Been asked one too many times to sign candidates' voter petition cards to get them on the ballot?

Taxable property's value may jump 8%
While officials continue to work with Progress Energy, they release a tax roll with boosts fueled by waterfront property.


Citrus digest
Trial delayed for man charged in drug case
INVERNESS - Lonnie Thomas Arnold's trial will not begin today. Previously scheduled for this week, the trial was postponed last week at the request of both the state and the defense. Arnold was with Commission Chairman Josh Wooten's wife in Floral City when he was arrested Dec. 7 on charges of possessing methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. Kimberly Wooten was not arrested but has been listed as a witness. No new trial date has been set.

Golf
World Woods changes help greens, fairways
Rolling Oaks opened again Friday after a five-week shutdown; Pine Barrens is to be renovated starting today.

Police Reports
Standoff ends in man's arrest at Lecanto bar
LECANTO - A man who threatened to kill himself with a pistol and fired two shots in the air during a standoff with deputies was arrested after the incident ended without injuries Sunday. Thomas John Cunliffe, 49, of 6 S Tyler St., Beverly Hills, was arrested in the parking lot of the Sand Hill Saloon, at State Road 44 and County Road 490 in Lecanto, after the bartender had asked him to leave about 10 p.m. Sunday, according to an arrest report.

Editorial: Holiday shows public-private cooperation works
A note to those who traveled near downtown Inverness during the holiday weekend: That was not a mirage you saw. There really were hundreds of people dancing and having a good time in the streets and stores of the business district.
 


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