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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Sand Gnat News
Yankeetown students use voting booths to elect
Church Yard Sale
Looking for a bargain. Come out on Sat. Nov. 23rd from 8 to 2. Our church yard
Class Representatives
sale and bake sale. Plus lunch of hotdogs, sausages with peppers and onions,donuts and
With the arrival of official voting booths, students in grades four through eight at
dessert. Come see us at Parsons Presbyterian Church on Riverside Dr. Yankeetown. Lo-
Yankeetown School choose class representatives, went through a quick walk-through of
cated by Coast Guard Station. We will take donations dropped off Nov. 18-21. For more
how to vote and why they vote, the students stepped up to the booths and made their deci-
information call Dan 352 447-6004 or the Church 352-447-2506.
sions. The winners of this election were: 4th grade-Lisa Pressley; 5th grade-Katelyn Wood;
Pulled Pork Dinner - November 22nd
6th grade-Raven Langenburg; 7th grade-Madyson Black; and 8th grade-William Baker.
If you're looking for someplace to eat or something to do before the Seafood Fes-
tival, the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club is the place to be. The club-house transforms
into an Old West Chuck Wagon for a fabulous pulled pork dinner Friday, November 22nd
from 5-8pm. Before or after you enjoy the Yankeetown Seafood Festival on Saturday, No-
vember 23th, stop by the Clubhouse for lunch.
Enjoy a locally smoked pulled pork sandwich with all the fixin's, slaw, beans and
a drink. Only $8.00 for adults, $5.00 Children under 12. Just a sandwich is $4.00.
JOY Circle Yard and Bake Sale
The Ladies JOY Circle of the Yankeetown Community Church will be hosting its annual
Yard & Bake Sale on November 23, 2013 from 8am - ? We are located 2 miles west of
Route19 traffic light in Inglis, on Route 40 West. for more info or to request to rent a space
for $7, please contact Mary Crane - 352-447-5910, or Barbara Arnold -352-447-4446, be-
tween 9 am and 5 pm.
WGP Rubber Duck Fundraiser
Fire Extinguisher Use Class
The Friends of the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve Annual Rubber Duck Race is
Firefighters from the downtown
the primary fundraiser to fulfill our purpose to support the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve
Dunnellon Fire Station visited the Yan-
(WGP) in Yankeetown. The 5th Annual Rubber Duck Race will be held during the Yan-
keetown School on Nov. 13, with the focus
keetown Seafood Festival, on Sunday, November 24th, at Noon at the Yankeetown Boat
of teaching students and staff members how
Ramp Park on the Withlacoochee River. The fastest Duck will present its sponsor with
to use a fire extinguisher. Troy Slattery, a
$200 and the slowest Duck will yield a $50 prize. You do not have to be present to win. You
former Yankeetown School Sandgnat, pre-
may sponsor a Duck by email at friendswgp@gmail.com or see us at Three Sisters Open
sented a power point lecture on the phases
House on October 19 and the at the Yankeetown Seafood Festival, November 23 and 24.
of responsibilities one should know when a
WAR Quarterly Meeting - 5th Annual Turkey Dinner
fire begins and the art of putting out a fire.
Mark your calendars NOW for The Withlacoochee Area Residents 5th Annual
For the childrens' safety at school, each each
Students at Yankeetown School watch as aid Deb-
Turkey Dinner and Quarterly Meeting, open to the public. Join them Wednesday, No-
staff member was able to use the P.A.S.S.
bie Woodard is instructed in the use of a fire ex-
vember 20th at 6:00pm, Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club, for the best turkey with all the
techniiqe they learned fo putting out a fire
tinguisher by Troy Slattery, a former Yankeetown
fixins in the area. Guest speaker will be Dr. Robert L. Knight who will make a presentation
with a fire extinguisher: "Pull the Pin, Aim,
School Sandgnat who is now a firefighter at the
on"Unintended Consequences: The Interconnected Lower Withlacoochee River System".
Squeeze, and Sweep from side to side!"
downtown Dunellon Fire Station.
See you on November 20th at the Woman's Club, #5 56th Street, Yankeetown next
Principal Challenge at Yankeetown School
to the Library and Post Office. For more information email: warinc.directors@gmail.com
Reading, Reading, Reading! In conjunction with the National Young Readers
or call 352-447-6152.
Week, Mrs. Steffer, the principal of Yankeetown
Fall Book Sale - A.F. Knotts Library
School, read all day on Wednesday, Nov. 13, from
It is time again to load up your library with your winter reads. The Friends of the
a tent in the courtyard.
A.F. Knotts Public Library will hold their Fall Book Sale beginning Saturday, November
The Principal Challenge is a part of the
16, 9am to 1pm at 11 56th Street, Yankeetown. The sale will continue through the follow-
Book It! Program from Pizza Hut. One lucky
ing Thursday during library hours ­ Tues 3pm-8pm; Weds & Thurs 9am-5pm. If you can't
principal will win 101 copies of the book in the
make it during the week, look for us at the Yankeetown Seafood Festival ­ Sat Nov 23 &
Wimpy Kids series, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard
Sun Nov 24 - 9am-5pm on Riverside Drive.
Luck."
Shine Program for Elders
Mrs. Steffer also agreed to let students
SHINE, a volunteer program with the FL Dept of Elder Affairs, is here to assist
duct tape her to the wall during her "lunch break!"
you in making the best informed decision for your 2014 Medicare Part D Drug Plan or
Students paid one Sandgnat Dollar to receive a
Medicare Advantage Plan. Bring with you your Medicare Card, your 2013 Plan card (if
strip of tape which was used to tape their beloved
any), and all your Prescription drug bottles or a 90 day listing of your prescriptions from
principal to the wall. Students who had met their Yankeetown School Principal Suzette
your pharmacy. Please call 1-800-262-2243 Sat/Sun, November 23/24 All Day at Yan-
AR reading points goal received an extra piece of Steffer, & student Maverick Molina.
keetown Seafood Festival or Wed, Dec 11th (AEP Ended 12/7) AF Knotts Library.
tape!
Inglis Residents Public Notice
YIWC Bingo Winner
Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club Thursday
Night Bingo had a winner! Wanda Leonard from Blount-
Effective December 9th, 2013 The Town of Inglis
ville, Tennessee won the "Jack Pot" for $100. Wanda is
Regular Commission Meetings will be held on the
here visiting a friend for the week. Earlier in the day they
stopped by the Second to None Shoppe and decided to
2nd Monday of each Month.
return to the Woman's Club at 7:00 PM to play Bingo..
Wanda was a happy player when she left the Club-house.
For information please call (352) 447-2203.
Safe trip home Wanda...
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