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Notice is hereby given that the Yankeetown Canvassing Board will hold the following

Every day, in cow pastures around the world, shots are fired.

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Most people have never seen these shots be-

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cause they are fired by a ½ inch tall fungus called

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Pilobolus. This fungus lives on the fresh dung of

horses, deer, cattle and other grass-eaters. Like all

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other fungi, they decompose dead or decaying mat-

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ter. They start as spores that grow into thin threads

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feeding on the manure. Soon stalks begin to sprout

and grow. Near the top of the stalk, a bulge develops

like a cannon barrel. On the top of these stalks appear

the cannonball-like spores. In the morning sun, this

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bulge fills with water. When the5093 S. Orwellgets Homosassa, Florida 34446

water pressure Pt.,

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high enough, the bulge bursts, launching (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Phone: the spores

up to six feet away.

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Pilobolus spores need to be a good distance from the manure, so the cows will

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eat them. Cows find their own dung repugnant and won't even eat the adjacent grass.

erenced meeting, they will need a record of the proceedings, and that, for such purpose,

The far flung spores will land on a blade of clean grass, the grass is eaten by the cow,

they may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record

the spores pass right on through the guts of the cow and end up deposited in a fresh pile

includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based, pursuant to

of dung...thus beginning the life cycle of the Pilobolus again.

Florida Statutes Section 286.0105.

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What if the spores were not shot far away? They would not be eaten. What if

Any handicapped or person with disabilities requiring reasonable accommoda-

there was no protective coating on the spores when they were being processed through

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tion to participate in this meeting should contact the Town Clerk at (352) 447-2511 at

the cow's digestive system? They would be destroyed. What if the fungus was not

least 48 hours prior to the workshop so arrangements can be made pursuant to Florida

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there to turn the cow dung into soil? We could be knee deep in cow dung! Each step

Statutes Section 286.26.

and component of this system is dependent the other parts.Thisisanirreducibly  

 on           

      

We see God's amazing ingenuity in solving something as mundane as manure

      

decomposing. If you listen really closely you may even sense the Holy Spirit saying,



"Just wait until they figure out how I solved this problem!"

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man:

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that he may bring forth food out of the earth. - Psalm 104:14

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Based on, Inspired Evidence a book by Bruce Malone, 2011

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Inglis Commissionfrom 3, 

 Summary Feb.  2015

No vote wastheSherry Town 

 taken to replace  late Commissioner  Ely. Attorney

Brad Bettin informed the commission that no one who was a candidate in the March 17th

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municipal election could not apply for the appointment. After a second failed attempt a spe-

cial election should be held put in place by Ordinance. An ordinancereadings, 

 requires two 

the first in March, and a second in April. That would place a possible election around May

7th. The whole matter is clouded by by Commissioner Drew Whitebeing

  reinstated or not.

Ely was appointed to replace suspended Commissioner White.

His trial for commercial lit-

tering is expected in April.

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An ordinance    

to revise the parking and storage of recreational resi-

 vehicles on 

dential property passed first   contains a revision to allow side yard

reading. The measure 

placement, and include back  parkingamong changes.

yard   the 

Under contracts and agreements, commissioners were given a binder of informa-

Cindy McKee will again be helping to serve the desserts at the Peace Lutheran Potato Pancake

tion by Waste Pro relative to the awarding of a contract for trash pickup. Waste Pro was the

Supper in Dunnellon on February 17. This photo is from the 2014 supper.

only bidder. Commissioners will be able to read it and make a decision next month.

Operation Welcome Home Date Change

Repair of the Mastadon St. bridge was discussed briefly. Lance Trafford, supervi-

On Friday, February 13th an Operation Welcome Home ceremony for two military sor of public works will present his findings at the next meeting. Trafford has also requested

personnel who have returned from Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom that two tractors be sold at auction and purchase  to replace the two. Commission-

    a new one

will be held at VFW Post 4252 in Hernando on route 200 at 3190 North Carl G Rose High- ers instructed him to  estimates

come back with   on the cost of a used/reconditioned tractor.

way. We are dedicated to honoring Citrus County, Florida military personnel after serving Commissioner Morin proposed outsourcing the handling of payroll to a payroll company.

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in the War on Terrorism. For more information contact Barbara Mills at 352 422-6236. The wasa with no action taken.

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date was changed to Feb 13th due to a conflict on Feb. 20th.

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