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building on Veteran's Drive in Homosassa, FL AMVETS membership is for all honorably

ons Club, 22 59th Street, Yankeetown, on Saturday February 6th from 8 am to 11 am.

discharged veterans and current members of the armed forces including National Guard,

Pancakes,eggs, sausage, bacon, coffee and orange juice $5.00 per person! Kids 10 and

Coast Guard and Merchant Marine. For questions call Floyd Blodgett, First Vice Com-

under eat free when accompanied by an adult. Browse the items for sale and buy a treasure

mander (352)220-3339, email - 2retiredbees@gmail.com Floyd Blodgett, Publicity Di-

to take home! If you have items to donate, please call (352) 505-7936 and leave a message

to arrange for pickup or delivery. Thank You for supporting your local Lions Club.

Veterans Service Office Searching for Veteran Discounts

Levy County Local Mitigation Strategy Meeting

Citrus County Veterans Services Division is compiling a list of local businesses

The Working Group has scheduled a meeting as follows: Date: Thursday, Febru-

that offer veteran discounts. If you are a local business and would like to include your dis-

ary 11, 2016 at 10:00 AM. Location: Levy County Emergency Management, 7911 NE 90th

count information on this list, please call 527-5915 with a contact phone number, amount/

St, Bronson, FL 32621

type of discount and required proof of veteran status.

This meeting is open to all interested parties and to the general public. A Local

The Veterans Service Office provides guidance and assistance to veterans and

Mitigation Strategy (LMS) is a plan developed by the county to reduce and or eliminate the

their families to assist with navigation through state and federal VA systems and participate

risks associated with natural and man-made hazards. Without an approved LMS, a county

in coordination with local charitable organizations and businesses to ensure veterans and

will be unable to apply for many Federal grants, and the LMS must be updated every five

their families are receiving as much assistance as possible from the local community. For

years to remain compliant.

more information, please call the Veterans Service Office at 527-5915

Baked Steak Dinner

VA Clinic Enrollment

Our annual baked steak dinner will be held at Parsons Church. The date is Friday

LECANTO, FL-- The Lecanto Veterans Affairs (VA) Community Based Outpa-

Feb. 12th from 4:30- 6:30 and the cost is $7.00. We are located on 5850 Riverside Dr in

tient Clinic (CBOC) continues to accept enrollments for VA health care for eligible Veter-

Yankeetown. There will be a drawing for a $50 money tree. Also you can bid on a painting

ans. Visit the Lecanto CBOC Monday Friday between 8:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m.(2804 West

by Dot Carson. It is a silent auction that will be held until the St. Patrick's Day dinner on

Marc Knighton Court, Lecanto, FL 34461). While not required, you may bring your DD

3/17. Come join us for a delicious meal and fellowship. Take out available 352-447-2506.

214 for verification of military service. The Lecanto CBOC offers several outpatient ser-

25th Annual Potato Pancake Supper

vices to include Primary Care and Mental Health. For more information on enrollment and

Peace Lutheran Church, "The Church On The Hill," will host their 25th annual

eligibility, contact Peggy Morris at 352-746-8004.

Potato Pancake supper on Tuesday, February 9, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The church

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is located 4 miles north of Dunnellon at 7201 South US Hwy. 41.

Activities at Inglis AmVets

The traditional menu for Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins, includes potato

Tickets are on sale, daily, for our weekly Queen of Heart Drawing, held on Sundays at 6:15

pm. SIGNED-IN GUESTS ARE WELCOME. On WILD WEDNESDAYS, enjoy 50 cents pancakes (or buttermilk pancakes), sour cream or syrup, ham, applesauce, dessert and bev-

Hometown News for the Nature Coast

wings and Darts at 7:30 pm. On THIRSTY THURSDAYS, we hold our Weekly Drawing at erage. The potato pancakes are make "from scratch" with teams of members peeling and

5:00 pm - winner takes 80%; must be present and signed-in to win, and on Thursday, Feb. rvgrating the potatoes. Repeat visitors, year after Hernando, the delicious meal & Homosassa

Se ing Inglis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, year, attest to Crystal River served.

Tickets, available s:the door, are $7 for adults. For more information, call the church

Addresat 5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, FL 34446

4, the Sons of Amvets meet at 5:00 pm, and the AmVet Riders meet at 6:00 pm. On RED

SHIRT FRIDAYS, wear a red shirt, bring two non-perishible food items for our Food Bank, office, 352-489-5881.

Phone: (352) 489-4588 · Fax: (727) 447-5788

and your second drink is free, then at 6:00 pm, play "Show Me the Money." SATURDAYS, THE CIVIL WAR IN LEVY COUNTY

enjoy Cajun Food all day, and play Double-Bonus "Show Me the Money" at 6:00 pm.

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On Saturday, February 13, 2016, the Levy County Historical Society will present

On SUNDAYS, breakfast is served 9:00-11:00 am; enjoy Karaoke with "Debbie G" (Feb. the secondiof ory.NewscasterArchives.com ·ofTheHealthcaster.com

H st three presentations about the invasion the Civil War into Levy County.

7) 3:00-7:00 pm; and at 6:15 pm, we hold our Weekly Queen of

Heart DRAWING Everyone with an interest in the history and heritage of Levy County is invited to join us at

Email,Tom Russell, Publisher: newscaster1@gmail.com

which presents the opportunity to win big! On MADNESS MONDAYS, we have a Bowl- this free event to learn more about this time in our history.

Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

ing Tournament at 6:00 pm! On TACO TUESDAY, enjoy Tacos all day and our Drink

The second in the three part series, "SALT - THE LIFELINE OF THE CONFED-

Special - Marguerita's for only $1.50, and play Bingo, with Powerbell, at 5:00 pm!

ERACY," will be presented by Levy County Historian and author, Toni C. Collins. Along

Memorial Service, Carson Edwin Hall

Florida's Gulf Coast, locals set up salt works to claim this precious resource from the

waters to preserve the meats shipped to the soldiers fighting in the North. All presentations

start at 2:00 PM and will be held at the conference center of the Cedar Key RV Resort,

11980 SW Shiloh Road, Sumner (12 miles west of Otter Creek, just north of SR 24, the

Sat., Feb. 6, 2:00 pm, First Baptist Church of Inglis

road to Cedar Key.). Ample parking is available across the Shiloh Road from the RV resort.

Carson Edwin Hall, 79, of Moultrie, Georgia, took his last breath, with

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his family by his side, on Saturday, January 16, at 11:31 a.m.

Carson was a cattleman/rancher, a nuclear mechanic, and a former Lock-

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heed employee. He served in the U.S. Coast Guard during the Cuban

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Missle Crisis. Carson loved to fish and treasured his grandchildren, Ro-

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m n, new grandson, Gregory

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   his grandchildren, Carson

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l n ; daughter, Kimberly, of  and son, Greg, who  in Villa

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Park, California. Other surviving family members include stepdaughters,

Glenda Spence, ofVorisek,Aoftising  HisleRates for S Levy, NE Citrus & SW Marion Counties

 Inglis, and Brenda vTallahassee. Reasurviving siblings are

d er at  sonab  

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5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

Randy Hall (Irma), of Quitman, Georgia; Gwen Braswell (Ken), of Hartsfield, Georgia;

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Phone: (352) 489-4588 

Fax: (727) 362-4788

and baby sister Judy Peek of Ft. Myers, Florida. Other siblings, who preceeeded Carson in

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1gmail.co

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death, were Ray Gene Hall, R. L. Hall, Bernice Bradshaw and Nell McCall. Carson also

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had many neices and nephews in Georgia, Tennessee and Florida.

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From John Deere to John Doe, Carson impacted everyone he knew. His and

charisma were irrestible and helped him make lifelong friendships.

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A Memorial for Carson will be held on Saturday, February 6, 2016 at 2:00 p.m.

at the First Baptist Church of Inglis, located at 1001 Highway 40 East in Inglis, Florida.

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Everyone is welcome to come celebrate the life Carson lived while he was here on earth.

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