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The Citrus County Board of County Commissioners is seeking applications for a

vacant position on the Beverly Hills Advisory Council. This board is made up of volun-

teers, appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, and is responsible for both short

and long range plans for the revenue generated by the Municipal Service Benefit Unit

(MSBU) assessment in Beverly Hills. The Beverly Hills Advisory Council meets at 10:00

am on the second Monday of each month at the Beverly Hills Community Building in

Beverly Hills. The member position is for a two year term that expires on January 31, 2018.

Applicants are required to be a property owner within the MSBU district and registered to

vote in Citrus County. Applications which meet the eligibility requirements will be for-

warded to the Board of County Commissioners for evaluation, nomination and selection.

Skate Park Closed for Maintenance

The Bicentennial Skate Park will be closed for maintenance April 6 through April

25, pending weather delays. Please contact Grounds Maintenance at 352-527-5760 for any

Zorrow, a male cat with unusu-

al markings, is quite a handsome fellow.

Mostly white with a touch of cream, he has Sheriff's Summer Safety & Youth Expo, April 30

The annual Sheriff's Summer Safety & Youth Expo will be held on Sat., April 30,

Athena is a small and very cute female ter- a stark black nose, some Siamese markings

rier mix who was brought into the Citrus on his head, and a sable-brown tail - oh, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, at the Citrus County Auditorium located at 3610 S Florida Ave. in In-

County Animal Shelter on March 25. She is and vibrant blue eyes! Did we mention his verness. There is no charge for the event, and there will be activities, resources for the com-

brown and white, with large areas of brown. personality? He's sweet and loving, getting munity, along with giveaways, such as free string backpacks filled with goodies and safety

She also has brown spots in her white areas settled into the Cat Adoption Room at the coloring books and crayons, and more. Special activities and entertainment includes a Bike

and is brown around one of her eyes. She's Citrus County Animal Shelter, where he's Rodeo (kids, wear your helmets), a Special YMCA Healthy Kids Area, and a Firefighter

truly as cute as a bug in a rug! Athena has waiting to meet his new family. Just get- Challenge for the kids. Please call 352-726-4488 for additional information.

a bit of a sad look on her face. She needs ting over slight congestion, he very much

someone to love her to bring a smile onto her enjoyed his time out of his kennel on pic-

very pretty little face. Athena can be found ture day! Come meet this fellow soon, as we

in the Lowers area of the Citrus County Ani- are sure he won't have long to wait before

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mal Shelter, and her Animal ID number is someone wants to give him a home. You

29345562. The animal shelter is located5093 S. meet Zorrow Homosassa, Florida),

at can Orwell Pt., (Animal ID #31228472 34446

4030 S. Airport Road in Inverness, behind Tuesday through Saturday, Fax: (727) 4:00

Phone: (352) 489-4588 10:00 am to 362-4788

the Citrus County Fairgrounds Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comI

on Hwy. 41. pm, at the animal shelter, located at 4030 S.

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Email Debbie Russell, in Inverness, behind the Citrus

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Phone: (352) 489-4588Heavy rains in Inverness on Friday, April 15, had several roads in downtown Inverness flooded

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Historic Courthouse. For a short while, traffic was diverted, but when the rain slacked up, the

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Earth Day Celebration At Wildlife Park

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Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park will be celebrating Earth

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Day on Saturday, April 23, 2016. Exhibits from environmental organizations will be set up

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in the Visitor Center of the park's main entrance located on US 19 and in the Garden of the

Springs. Exhibits by Save the Manatee Club, Homosassa River Garden Club, Melody's

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Bees (Buzz'd Republic), Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park, Nature World Wild-

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life Rescue, Homosassa Heritage Council and Environmental Science Academy and the

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Citrus County Audubon Society. The monthly bird walk starts at 8 am. and the park opens

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