Pleasant Grove principal quits just before FCAT
By TIMES WIRES
Published February 3, 2007
Robert Snider resigned as principal of Pleasant Grove Elementary on Wednesday, only days before students will take the high-stakes Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Superintendent Sandra "Sam" Himmel said Snider did not give a reason for leaving. He did not return a telephone call Friday seeking comment. Carol Mainor, a former principal at Hernando Elementary and now the director of primary education for the district, will serve as acting principal until a replacement is found. Other staff members will work with Mainor at the school to prevent any disruption during the FCAT, which starts Tuesday. Snider, 60, started as principal of Lecanto Primary in 2003. He moved to Pleasant Grove Elementary in 2005.
Officials search for dog that bit man
A man was bitten by a dog about 12:30 p.m. Jan. 27 on River Bend Road N, according to the Department of Public Safety's Animal Services Division. The dog is described as a large, brown mixed-breed with white on its chest. If the dog is not located by Tuesday, rabies vaccinations will have to be administered to the victim. If you have any information regarding a dog fitting this description, call Citrus County Animal Services between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at 726-7660.
Crane 105 moved after 'break-ins'
Lover bird 105 has been kicked out again at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Officials representing various organizations in the Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership captured and transported the whooping crane out of the park late Thursday. The male bird, which recently lost its mate, twice flew into the enclosure of captive whooping crane Peepers this week. Now he's in a top-netted pen in a remote and undisclosed location north of the state park, where he will stay at least for a few weeks. Officials do not know whether 105 was attracted to Peeper's pen because it was looking for a new mate or because of the free food.
Voters asked to review registration
The elections office will mail address correction cards to all registered voters who have not voted in the past two general elections and who did not request that their records be updated during that time. Those who receive a card will be asked to verify the information, make corrections if needed and return the prepaid postcard. If you receive a card in error, you are asked to return the card to the elections office. For information or to make an address change by phone, called the elections office at 341-6740.