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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Sand Gnat News
Annual Meeting FWGP
Yankeetown School honors students, April 13
The Friends of the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, Inc (FWGP) will hold their an-
Yankeetown School held the Awards Ceremony for the 3rd nine weeks of school
nual meeting on Thursday, April 19, at 7:00 pm at the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, 1001
on Friday, April 13. Members of the Yankeetown/Inglis Womenís Club presented students
Old Rock Road, Yankeetown. Election of Directors and Officers will take place by the
with several awards. Yankeetown School principal, Mrs. Jensen, presented awards for Per-
membership. The meeting will include a presentation on the Friends activities and future
fect Attendence and Honor Roll. The school’s FCAT Cheerleaders, Mrs. Mathews, Mrs
goals. The public is welcome. Enjoy a spectacular view and sunset from the 30-ft observa-
Lovely, and Mrs. Jensen, wowed the crowd with a pep rally to kick off the FCAT testing
tion tower.
which is being held April 16 - 27.
Bake Sale - Yard Sale
Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Church 5850 Riverside Dr. Yankeetown, FL. Sat.
April 21st 8 a.m. to 2 p .m. Yard Sale, Bake sale and hotdog’s for lunch. Lots of great deals:
clean items and low prices. If you have any items to contribute to the sale, please call 352-
447-6004 to be picked up. You can drop them off at the church from April 16th thru 19th
at the church 447-2506.
Wilderness Circle Earth Day 2012
Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM ceremony of Earth Day. We hope that the
Girl Scouts will be there. Mackie Sanford of Cherokee descent will lead the prayers in the
Circle. There will be a fire built in the center. Indian blood is not required, but just the In-
dian heart. The Circle will be blessed and saged along with all who wish to enter. Pot luck
follows the Circle prayers. There will be afternoon music. Bring a dish to share and your
soft drinks, your instruments and – bring a friend. There is no electric or water, but there’s
a port-a-potty. For more information contact Betty Berger bberger@bellsouth.net (352)
Left to right: Helen Ciallella, Yankeetown/
447-2736
Inglis Women’s Club; Yankeetown School stu-
Attention Levy County Residents
dents Noah Luna-Collins, Foster Hawthorne
Students at Yankeetown School display the
H.O.P.E. will be having a food distribution on April 26, 2012 from 2-3pm. Please
and Doug Edwards; and Lynne Tate, Yan-
awards presented to them, April 13, in the
bring a form of identification with your name and address on it. (ex.) drivers lic. or a bill.
keetown/Inglis Women’s Club on Awards Day
school auditorium.
The distribution will be first come first serve. We look forward to seeing you there.
at the school, April 13.
Hospice of Citrus County/Nature Coast Volunteer Orientation
Lion’s Club makes donations to Yankeetown School
Will be held on Thursday April 26 at the Hospice Clinical Office located at 24-B
After a presentation at a recent Inglis-Yankeetown Lion's Club meeting by Mrs.
Highway 40, Inglis. The class will be held from 9:00 am to 11:00 am. The class provides an
Melody Carson, Yankeetown school third-grade teacher, and Mrs. Ann Jensen, school prin-
overview of Hospice philosophy and history. Participants will become acquainted with ser-
cipal, the Lions Club presented the school with a $500 check that was accepted by Mrs.
vices provided by Hospice of Citrus County/Hospice of the Nature Coast for patients and
Jensen. The money will be used to purchase school supplies requested by teachers to use in
their families. Participants will also become familiar with the concept of palliative care and
their classrooms. Lion's Club members also donated thumb drives to the school.
learn the importance of confidentiality. Volunteers are needed in the Yankeetown/Inglis/
April 5 Pigeon Key science Trip fundraiser a grand success
Dunnellon area. Teens and high school students are encouraged to attend. Volunteering for
Hospice of the Nature Coast will provide community service hours for the Bright Futures
At 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, faculty and staff members at Yankeetown
Scholarship and other academic needs. To register for this class or to request training for
School teamed-up and played against the Sandgnat Basketball teams - winning 46 to 34
your group, contact Dianna Boggs, Volunteer Services Manager, at 352.621.1500 ext. 1706
over the students! Winning team members included Candy Prescott, Chester Pacana, Nata-
or email DBoggs@hospiceofcitruscounty.org.
lie Stienberg, Debbie Woodard, Crussie Woodword, Melody Carson, Diane Mathews, De-
nise Dillon, Al Herndon, Pat Caron, Maureen Cenatiempo, Shirley Walker, and guest (past
Yankeetown Community Church
student) Raymond Prescott. The referee was Chuck Gatton.
Heart to Hands, a Christian based deaf ministry, will perform at Yankeetown Com-
After the exciting game, the festivities continued with a spaghetti dinner in the
munity Church on Sunday evening, April 29th at 6 pm. A Love Offering will be taken and
cafeteria which was supplied by the ‘Parents of Pigeon Key.’ During the dinner, names
light refreshments will follow. Yankeetown Community Church is located on Highway 40
were drawn to determine the winner of the two baskets for which tickets had been sold as a
east in Yankeetown. We are about two miles west of the traffic light on Route 19 in Inglis.
fundraiser for the annual science trip to Pigeon Key, Florida. The winners were Scott Smith
and Mary Jane Reid. The spaghetti dinner raised a whopping $1,000, which will be used to
College of Central Florida to Host Summer Camps
help finance the student trip.
The College of Central Florida is proud to host 2012 summer camps. Camps are
Workers at the dinner included Bobbie Tackett, Noveline Bowerson, Tammy Ce-
held at the CF Ocala Campus, 3001 S.W. College Road, unless otherwise indicated.
cere, Debbie Carter, Carla Ruttinger, Annjanette Kint, Trina Ruttinger and Trisha Ruttinger.
The Appleton Museum of Art, College of Central Florida, will offer five camps for
children ages 7-14: June 18-22, June 25-29, July 9-13, July 16-20 and July 30-Aug. 3. For
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Rummage Sale at Peace Lutheran Church
Exceptional Jewelry • Custom Designing • Estate Buyer
The ladies of Peace Lutheran Church are preparing for the annual rummage sale,
SPECIALTY GEMS
which will take place on April 21, from 7:30 AM until 2:00 PM. This is a huge event, which
residents of Dunnellon and surrounding communities anticipate each year. The families of
Peace have been collecting items for months, to donate to this sale, and shoppers will find
Established 1985
many great bargains.
600 S.E. Highway 19 • Crystal River, FL 34429
If anyone has items they wish to donate to the sale, please call Thelma Grams
at352-465-3877 or 352-362-3963, for times when someone will be available to accept do-
HOURS:
nations.
www.specialtygems.net
Peace Lutheran Church (The Church On The Hill) is located at 7201 S Highway
Tuesday - Friday 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
352-795-5900
41, 5 miles north of downtown Dunnellon. For more information, please call the church,
Saturday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
352-489-5881.
Inglis Super Stop Restaurant
Randy Alumbaugh
Todd Sumlin
Cafe-Deli Open 5 am - 8 pm
Construction, Inc.
Subs and Fried Chicken
Plant Manager
5Serving Marion, Levy & Citrus Counties
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Stop a visit the "Beer Cave"
New Homes - Renovations - Additions
HOURS:
Store open 5 a.m. - 10pm.
INGLIS QUARRY
www.alumbaughconstruction.com
Now Open
10880 U.S. Hwy 19 S.
Licensed & Insured CRC058012
Dine-In
Phone (352)447-2209
P.O. Box 519
or Call-Ahead
Office: 352-447-0655 - Inglis
Randy Alumbaugh
Fax (352)447-0218
Inglis, FL. 34449
50
U.S. Hwy. 19
for Take-Out
447-4464
(at C.R. 40)
Fax: 352-447-3013
Cell: 352-266-7113
Shell Gas
352-
Inglis, Florida