Youth Fair Dog Show Every year Ocala DownTown newspaper supports a class in the Dog Show at the Youth Fair. The young lady that won that class was Hannah McCallum, a tenth grader at North Marion High School. She sent me a letter thanking me for being a sponsor. She says by doing what I did I help her do what she loves, working with animals. That it means so much to her. Hannah, if your reading this “Thank You for the nice letter”. TomL
PLEASE BE AWARE OF THESE FOLLOWING SCAMS RELATED TO THE NEW MEDICARE CARDS THAT WILL BE SENT STARTING IN APRIL 2018 UNTIL APRIL 2019. PLEASE SEND THIS TO FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO ARE ON MEDICARE OR WILL BE SOON.
Five Tips To Avoid The New Medicare Card Scams
Perhaps you haven’t heard, but starting in April 2018, Medicare will issue new cards to all Medicare recipients. The new cards will no longer use Social Security numbers. Instead, members will be identified by a unique, eleven-character ID composed of numbers and letters.
The reasoning is sound. The old cards contained social security numbers and getting rid of those numbers should help reduce fraud. According to Medicare, the new cards will be sent automatically, so there’s no need to do a thing. Unfortunately, that’s the end of the good news. Continue reading
The Marion County Genealogical Society will meet Thursday May 24, 2018 at 2 PM at the Marion County Public Library located at 2720 E. Silver Springs Blvd. in Ocala. A brief business meeting will be followed by the May program “Chasing Uncle William Through the Wilds of Cyberspace” by Annette Burke Lyttle.
For further information, contact Joel Swanson at (352)897-0840 or president@mcgsocala.org.
By TomL
Once in a while you will see a person emerge that is special. He or she will have the energy of many people, sleep very little, work very smart and very hard. There is one very visible at the moment Donald Trump, President of the United States and he is walking tall. Some of the little weasels are scurrying around in the underbrush and some are standing on a stump telling lies trying to bring him down to their size. As long as he is alive he will never do that. I hesitate to use the words United States. Right now our states are not united. Usually you can tell the good guys from the bad guys. Today it’s hard to tell. The people that investigate the bad guys have used illegal methods, so what do we do now. We do the right thing. We follow truth and justice no matter where it goes. We follow our laws and those who broke them must be punished by our laws. Continue reading
TomL
The shooter, Bouche was a nineteen year drop out from Forest High School. It started out by Bouche saying his first memory was of violence. Bouche was also Baker Acted at age 14. He wanted to join the military but could not because of the Baker Act. He bought the gun from an online source and met someone to pick it up. It was a 1930’s model shotgun. He said when he actually got the gun home and he put a shell in the chamber, he got an adrenaline rush. Sources say Bouche wanted to shoot up the school on Friday the 13th but backed out. Continue reading
Pictured are Children from Villages Elementary School of Lady Lake, with the Town Council showing their Water Awareness poster. The second annual Water Awareness Poster Contest was a great success. This is put on by the Town of Lady Lake and the Florida Governmental Utility Authority.
PAKMAIL held an open house to show off their new store opening on 17th St. Ocala Business Leaders, clients and friends attended. Huge facility and they are well on their way to filling it up. Pictured from left Russ Moore and Walter Arnold.
The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks department will host a concert by Jerod Stephen Doyle Saturday, April 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Tuscawilla Art Park located at 223 NE Fifth St.
OCALA, Fla. (April 9, 2018) – The City of Ocala Recreation and Parks department will host a concert by Jerod Stephen Doyle Saturday, April 21 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Tuscawilla Art Park located at 223 NE Fifth St. This concert is presented by Insight Credit Union.
Jerod Stephen Doyle are three performers who work together on stage to create a unique improvisational, instrumental experience.
“We perform like this because it’s ridiculously fun. It’s terrifying, in a way, because we literally don’t know what we will play until we’re actually playing it,” said Doyle Dean, drummer for Jerod Stephen Doyle. “We are 100 percent responsive to what is going on at any given moment. No two performances are alike, since each performance incorporates sights and sounds from our surroundings.” Continue reading
This week, I had the pleasure of kicking off the 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run benefiting Special Olympics Florida. This year, Special Olympics is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and to mark this milestone, local, state and federal law enforcement officers, corrections officers and support staff will carry the Flame of Hope 1,500 miles throughout Florida to bring awareness to Special Olympics.
Eight thousand members of Florida’s law enforcement and corrections community will carry the torch in a relay to the opening ceremonies at the Annual Florida State Summer Games. This year’s games take place May 18-19 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Lake Buena Vista. In Florida, more than 46,000 dedicated athletes participate in Special Olympics activities to showcase inspiring strength and skill for the world to see. Continue reading
Efforts to renovate the City of Ocala Customer Service Center, 201 SE Third St., will begin Monday, April 9.
OCALA, Fla. (April 4, 2018) – Efforts to renovate the City of Ocala Customer Service Center, 201 SE Third St., will begin Monday, April 9. These renovations are expected to be completed by Friday, June 22.
These renovations will be limited to the first floor of the Customer Service Center. In the lobby area, renovations will include: the addition of security glass at all teller stations, removal of the pneumatic tube system, the addition of two new teller stations, and installation of new countertops, flooring and paint. Additionally, a storage room on the first floor will be converted into a conference room to be utilized by City staff.
“These renovations will improve security and provide City staff with additional space to hold departmental trainings and meetings, allowing them to keep up with current best practices and better serve our customers,” said Emory Roberts, Director, Customer Service and Finance, City of Ocala. Continue reading
