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| Jasmine businesses expanding and doing well
It looks like Eckerd Drugs is coming to the Jasmine shopping center. There may be some empty space in Jasmine Square, but all of it isn’t vacant. Most of it is being remodeled to make temporary space for a tenant’s expansion — and the addition of a free-standing Eckerd Drug Store where Community...
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| Coalition discusses adult community status
The Southwest State Road 200 Coalition was told at its regular monthly meeting this week that, just because a developer designates his development a 55 plus adult community , that doesn’t mean it legally meets the requirements for such after he leaves. That news surprised a number of the members ...
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| Son and daughter of Oak Run
This week Bonnie Larson of Oak Run sent a picture of her son and daughter, who are serving in the military. She included some information about them and a copy of a post card her son sent to his parents last month from somewhere in Kuwait, and asked the Citizen to write something about them. Bonn...
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| Corridor joining the ranks to help Operation Shoebox
The war in Iraq may be drawing to a conclusion, but American sons and daughters will still be away from home and in harm’s way for some time to come. So an increasing number of Corridor businesses are doing their part to try to make conditions a little better for the servicemen and -women throug...
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| Board resloves to be be “elder ready”
The Marion County Commission approved a resolution April 15 in support of the Florida Department of Elder Affairs to make the county an “elder ready” community, meeting the designation of a “Community for a Lifetime.” The Public Policy Institute (PPI) of the Central Florida Community College is s...
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| Citizen activist suffers heart attack
Channing Gerber, a well-known Cherrywood resident who has been involved in two local citizen groups, suffered a heart attack while at the hospital, but is recovering and doing well, according to his wife Carmen. She said the attack may have been a complication from another condition he was being...
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| Graduation schedules set for Marion County high schools
With just six weeks left in the 2002-03 school year, Marion County Public Schools announce the following schedules for high school baccalaureate and graduation exercises: Belleview: Baccalaureate – Thursday, May 22, 7 p.m., First Baptist Church, Belleview; Graduation – Saturday, May 24, 8 a.m.,...
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| Parents Helping Parents plan Mother’s Day Festival
Parents Helping Parents of Florida, Inc. (PHPF), a non-profit organization run by parents of children with disabilities for parents of children with disabilities, is planning to host its first major fundraising event since incorporation in September of 2002. PHPF provides much-needed emotional su...
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| Sheriff honors volunteers for their effort
In his 2002 State of the Union address, President Bush called on all Americans to volunteer for community service. Marion County residents have met his challenge, big time. An example is the Marion County Sheriff’s office under the leadership of the Sheriff Ed Dean. Tuesday, April 8, was the ...
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| Questions and answers on reverse mortgages
Since the newspaper article on Dec. 27, I have spoken to over 300 seniors in clubs, churches, AARP chapters and retirement communities. The latest was Spruce Creek Preserve where I was asked so many interesting questions it prompted me to compile a list of the most frequently asked from all the meet...
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