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Citrus County DEC Elects New Officers
Tigerlily is a sweet-natured, lovely bronze/
orange tabby female who s beeen spayed.
She s under two years old and has been at
the shelter since mid-May. When we saw
she was beginning to be lonely and sad, we
moved her to our Meet Your Match Room
so she could socialize with other cats. She s  Bulldog Jake needs home
Pictured in photo from left to right: Judith Vowels (Inverness), Ted VanVoorthuijsen (In-
Jake is a brown bulldog mix, just  verness), Otis Brown (Citrus Springs), Ray Hardy (Inverness), and Wendy Williams (Dunnel-
starting to come around and is doing very
well! She enjoys sitting in a lap, but can be  slightly more than a year-and-a-half old.  lon) being sworn in by State Committeeman Joe Adams (Hernando).
shy and timid at times. We feel certain that  We ve had Jake with us since Dec. 2. Why
The Citrus County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) elected Chair Wendy
don t you consider stopping by to see Jake  Williams, State Committeewoman Judith Vowels, Vice Chair Ray Hardy, Secretary Ted Van-
she will settle in with er new family quite
easily. Please come meet this sweet girl  and check him out. When you fall in love  Voorthuijsen, and Treasurer Otis Brown at their December meeting. The officers will serve
and consider giving her the loving, forever  with him, you can take him home with you  a two-year term.
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home she deserves. Her adoption fee is only 5093 S. Orwellcompanion. Jake canFlorida 34446
as your loving Pt., Homosassa, be seen
The DEC consists of precinct committeepersons who represent the voters of his
at Citrus(352) 489-4588 Services, 4030362-4788  precinct and manage the county Democratic Party. The committee meets the third
County Animal  Fax: (727) S.  or her
$15. Tigerlily can be seen at Citrus County Phone:
Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail,in Inverness  Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m.at the Beverly Hills Community Building, 1 Civic Circle,
Animal Services, 4030 S. Airport Rd. in In-  Airport Rd. (S. Florida Ave.) Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com
vernessebsites: thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.comat history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com
W (behind the fairgrounds at 3600 U.S.  (behind the fairgrounds) · 3600 U.S. Hwy.  Beverly Hills. Meetings are open to all registered Democrats.
Hwy. 41 South, also known as S. Florida  41 South, phone 352-746-8400 or TTY 352-
Citrus County Democrats believe in effective and efficient government that priori-
726-7093.
Ave.), phone 352-746-8400.
tizes quality education, affordable health care, a healthy environment and an economy in
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which anyone who works hard can succeed. For more information, call Wendy Williams,
Citrus County DEC Chair, at 352-209-8651 or visit CitrusDemocrats.org.
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4th Annual Best Friends Fest is scheduled for February 7
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Citrus County Animal Services will be sponsoring the Fourth Annual Best Friend
Fest-An Animal Adoption Extravaganza onSaturday, February 7 at the Citrus County Audi-
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torium from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. This event is dedicated to promoting adoptions and educat-
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ing the public on ways to care for their furry friends.
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The mission of this event is to bring as many local resources together as possible
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and to introduce citizens to the various rescues in our county. The event will include pet
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rescues, ie
Debb groomers, veterinarians, and much more. Food and face painting will be available
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for attendees and agreat. auction will be held to benefit the Animal Services Special Needs
The Ad is just silent
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Fund.eBring in petapproaching $9000.00 plus.participant will be entered into a drawing
Th Q of H is food for needy citizens and the
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for a prize.
The Bingo P B is $300.00 plus.
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For more information about this event, please contact Outreach Coordinator Billie
Thank you Joe.
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Lombardo at 352-746-8400 or emailbillie.lombardo@bocc.citrus.fl.us.
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Citrus County Offers First Time Homebuyers Class in February
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A First Time Homebuyer s class is being offered by Housing Services, a division
under the Citrus County Board of County Commissioners. Participants who attend the
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entire session will receive a Certificate of Completion that is required for Neighborhood
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Stabilization Program and other first time homebuyer assistance programs.
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The class encompasses the entire home buying process including preparing your
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credit and finances, shopping for a home, home inspection, fair housing, available loan
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products, loan pre-approval, and closing. A variety of industry professionals will present to
the class and answer questions throughout the session.
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The class will be held 8:30 am-4:30pm on Saturday, February 7 at the Citrus Coun-
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ty Resource Center, located at 2804 W. Marc Knighton Ct. in Lecanto. Please call Jen
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Pollard at (352)527-7522 or Pat Wilkerson at (352)527-7526 or you may emailJennifer.
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