PAGE 10 - March 24, 2010
THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Inglis RABAC to sponsor “Easter Eggstravaganza” on April 3rd
The Easter Bunny comes hopping to the Inglis Community Center to hide eggs
and take pictures with all the children who come to see him. The Easter Egg Hunt lineup
starts at 9:45 A.M. and the hunt starts at 10:00 A.M. There will be three age groups; new-
born to 2 years old, 3 years old to 6 years old, and 7 years old to 12 years old. Parents can
help with the under 2 set. There will be lots of prizes and candy to be found. After the egg
hunt, children can have their picture taken with the Easter Bunny. Please bring baskets to
collect eggs. New this year will be a “Cake Walk” with prizes for the best cakes donated
for the event. The fee to play in the Cake Walk is 50 cents per round.If you plan on donat-
ing a cake for the Cake Walk we would like them to be turned in on Friday April 2,2010
between 6 P.M. and 8 P.M. at the Community Center. If you are unable to come at this time
please have them turned in the day of the event by 9:00 A.M.The Eggstravaganza is free to
the public,but donations are always accepted.
If you would like to make a donation to help the RABAC board make this event a
success, please call Tanya Berecz at (352) 447-0805 or you can stop by Inglis Town Hall.
We still need prizes for the egg hunt and candy for the children.
Withlacoochee Wilderness Canoe & Kayak Race and Rally
Join in the fun of the Second Annual Withlacoochee Wilderness Canoe & Kayak
Race and Rally, 9:30AM, April 10th. Hosted by Withlacoochee Area Residents, Inc., all
It was great to see 20 or more vendors at the Health Fair Saturday at the Inglis Community
proceeds will help fund the efforts of the organization to protect and preserve Florida’s
Center. I was impressed with the variety of booths that set up. The “Healthy” event was
Nature Coast and its’ water sources for the benefit of everyone.
sponsored by Polly Sheppard (Crystal Gem Manor), Charlene Reed (Comprehensive Home
Registration fees received before March 26th are $35 canoe - $25 kayak - $35 tan-
Care) and the Yankeetown Woman’s Club. Pictured are Helen Ciallella and Marty Hilliard (WC
dem kayak. Any entries after March 26th will be at the launch site only (8am-9am) and are
President) welcoming folks to the fair along with Charlene and Polly.
- $40 canoe - $30 kayak - $40 tandem kayak. These fees include entry, race hat (guaranteed
Medicare Terminates Contract with Fox Insurance Company
only for pre-registration), fruit, water and lunch. For more information call Jack Schofield
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) terminated their contract
at 352-447-6152.
with the Fox Part D Drug Plans on March 9th, 2010, after determining that the Company’s
Pancake Breakfast Fund Raiser
significant deficiencies jeopardized the health and safety of Fox enrollees.
On Saturday, April 17 from 8AM until NOON, the YANKEETOWN-INGLIS
All Fox Drug Plan enrollees have been automatically enrolled in the Li-Net pro-
WOMAN’S CLUB at #5 56th Street, Yankeetown will be having a PANCAKE BREAK-
gram where they will be able to receive their drugs at the price they have been paying. The
FAST for $5.00 per person. The menu will consist of all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage,
Li-Net program is temporary coverage. You need to enroll in a new Part D Drug Plan be-
juice, coffee or tea. Come and enjoy a homemade breakfast from the women in your com-
fore May 1st or Medicare will enroll you in a plan. To avoid the possibly that an assigned
munity.
plan will not cover all of your drugs, call SHINE at 1-800-963-5337 to find a site near you
If you’re a bargain shopper, check out the THRIFT SHOP in the back  of the
or to be referred to a SHINE volunteer for assistance over the phone. You can contact
YANKEETOWN-INGLIS WOMAN’S CLUB. We are having a HUGE SALE with EV-
Medicare at 1-800-633-4227 for additional information.
Excessive Water Bills  - Continued from page 4
ERYTHING in the store at 50% OFF!
Come in to eat, chat with neighbors in our community, then wander on into the
THRIFT SHOP to find the deal of the day! Right next door, the Friends of the Library is
bills lost in the mail, water break and it runs through their meter or breaks on their property.
having a SPRING BOOK SALE. It doesn’t get much better than this.....eating, shopping,
Mayor Bill Lake said the water system is a business and it had to be run that way.
reading!!
There was no clear easy solution. Commissioner Webb said “the more we talk about it the
Volunteers Needed in Levy County
more complicated it gets.” After considering all options and finding fault with each it was
Are you looking for a flexible volunteer opportunity that enables you to make a
decided to make 3 minor changes in the water ordinance that were a problem brought to
real difference in the lives of seniors in your community? Do you like to help others re-
their attention by Commissioner Bob Goode. One was that the town was suppose to pay for
solve problems? If you answered yes to these questions, then the Florida Department of
water like all the customers even in a break. Two, the ordinance says a customer with a high
Elder Affairs may have the perfect volunteer position for you!
bill can petition the town commission for a waiver if there were no negligence or improper
Bilingual persons are encouraged to apply. Basic computer and Internet skills are
maintenance and the third was the right to waiver late fees. Commissioner Goode made a
required. Please contact the Elder Helpline and tell them you’d like to find out more about
motion to amend 70-39 no free service, removing the town from those that have to pay, take
becoming a SHINE volunteer. Call 1-800-262-2243 today!
out the words on 70-42#3 over billing unusually large bills and remove the negligence and
improper maintenance of water lines and allow the mayor and town clerk to waive late fees
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on a high bill. The motion passed.
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