🌱 New video documents fatal Crystal River deputy shooting
Crystal River, Florida Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Crystal River! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- New video documents fatal Crystal River deputy shooting
- How a turtle-themed festival put Inverness in the national spotlight
Also on today's calendar: Rainbow Springs Garden Club meeting and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Variable cloudiness, with a high of 78 and low of 58 degrees.
- Thursday: A stray afternoon shower, temps: high: 76, low: 53.
- Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Video shows moments before deputies shoot and kill man during Crystal River hostage situation: CCSO (fox13news.com) — Newly released video shows the confrontation that ended with four deputies fatally shooting Joshua Schwartz in Crystal River on Nov. 7. The Citrus County Sheriff's Office says Schwartz held a woman at knifepoint despite orders to release her. State investigators are reviewing the shooting, and the deputies are on paid administrative leave. 
• The evolution of a festival: Cootertober explained (chronicleonline.com) — Inverness's Cootertober grew from a post-hurricane effort to attract visitors in 2004, with an unconventional turtle-themed name that drew national comedy coverage before organizers had a festival ready. Former city officials recall seeking help from groups including Crystal River Rotary Club. After a pandemic shutdown, the celebration returned in 2023 with a month-long format.
📸 Around Crystal River
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Copp Brewery →
Copp Brewery & Winery, 7855 W Gulf To Lake Hwy, Crystal River
7:00 pm
Friday November 13
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Other local events
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Mallards & DRS Safari Classic Shoot →
Mallards Gun Store, 2439 North Pennsylvania Avenue, Crystal River
10:00 am -
Floating & Fellowship →
Twin Rivers Marina, 2880 North Seabreeze Point, Crystal River
9:00 am -
Gobble Wobble Family Flow & Fitness →
28 Northeast 4th Street, Crystal River
12:00 pm -
Gypsy Sparrow at Copp Brewery →
Copp Brewery, Crystal River
5:30 pm -
Rainbow Springs Garden Club meeting →
Rainbow Springs Club, 19330 SW 83 Pl Rd, Dunnellon
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Gypsy Sparrow at Peck's Old Port Cove →
Peck's Old Port Cove, Crystal River
1:00 pm -
Card Making →
Coastal Region Library, Crystal River
10:30 am -
Gypsy Sparrow at Copp Brewery →
Copp Brewery, Crystal River
5:30 pm -
Sunshine Poets (Crystal River) →
Central Ridge Library, 425 W Roosevelt Blvd, Beverly Hills
11:00 am -
Gypsy Sparrow at Hucks →
Hucks, Crystal River
6:00 pm -
Tipsy Tarpon →
Tipsy Tarpon, 513 NW 2nd Ave, Crystal River
1:00 pm
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🗞 Nearby News
Homosassa
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- RV destroyed in Homosassa fire; two taken to hospital (chronicleonline.com)
- The Old-School Florida Seafood Joint Stacking Crab Legs That Locals Keep Coming Back To (takingthekids.com)
Lecanto
- Beast of the Southeast: Rowing for a cause (chronicleonline.com)
- GHS Boys Soccer Settles for Tie (wruf.com)
Hernando
- Soults and Springstead Hand Hernando Their First Loss (hernandosun.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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