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Saturdays in October

Wildflower walks at
Morningside Nature Center
The Jean Dorney Memorial Wildflower Walks start at 9 a.m. at Morningside Nature Center. On Oct. 8, the walk starts at 11:30 a.m., as part of the Native Plant Sale, please meet at the Pavilion.
The walks are guided by a Morningside Nature Center staff member. Each week, the walks will be different in focus.
Please meet at the Education Office and wear comfortable walking shoes. It is also suggested to bring any guide that may be of use on the walk.

The following information was taken from Levy County Sheriff's Office arrest reports:
n Oct. 7, Eddie Gene Barley, 67, Orlando, VOP.
n Oct. 3, Joseph Barr, 30, Chiefland, battery. Bond $30,000.
n Oct. 5, Jerald Samuel Billups, 35, Inglis, trespassing. Bond $2,000.
n Oct. 3, Joseph Boleman, 28, Morriston, schedule marijuana. Bond $25,000.
n Oct. 9, Howard Eugene Brown, 48, two counts battery. Bond $30,000.

County Commissioner and local business owner Ryan Bell said current economic conditions are killing his business, and the Chiefland Commission's recent decision to impose a moratorium on portable signs isn't helping.
Bell said he's placed about 50 of the signs along the sides of roads in the greater Chiefland area. He said they've helped increase business at his restaurant, often doubling the amount of customers he has on Sundays when he offers specials.

It has been seven years since Otter Creek Assistant Fire Chief Victor B. Scott suffered a fatal heart attack at an Ocala truck stop while bringing home equipment used in a rigorous fire training exercise.
He had not felt well at the end of the March 16, 2004, exercise. Because he died the next day, his death was not considered to be in the line of duty and his family was denied benefits.
But one denial that hurt his family was that Scott would not be listed among those who died in the line of duty at the Florida and National Fallen Firefighters Memorials.