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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Information About Medicare
Do you have questions about Medicare or Medicare/Medicaid, Supplemental In-
surance, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, or Medicare Billings? If you do, come see SHINE,
a volunteer program with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs for one-on-one counsel-
ing. SHINE provides free, unbiased and confidential assistance. If you cannot come to a
site call the Elder Helpline at 1-800-262-2243to be referred to a volunteer. SHINE will be
at: Wed, April 14th 10:00-Noon  AF Knotts (Yankeetown) Public Library Sat, April 24th
9:00-Noon VFW Post 8698, Hwy 40, Inglis.
LCREC annual Lincoln/Reagan Dinner, April 23
In lieu of the Yankeetown-Inglis Republican Club April meeting, the club will be
joining the Levy County Rebublican Executive Committee in its annual Lincoln/Reagan
Dinner on Friday, April 23, 6:30 p.m., at the Tommy Usher Center in Chiefland. The meal
will consist of pulled BBQ brisket with sides and dessert. The speaker will be Rick Tyler,
who has worked with former Speaker Newt Gingrich. Tickets are available for $35 per
person, payable to the LCREC. Please contact Edith at 352-447-2622 or Michelle at 877-
734-5389 for information and reservations. The public is invited.
Inglis VFW Community Service Day, April 24
Gilley-Long-O’Steen VFW Post #8698, Hwy. 40E, Inglis, invites the public to
‘Community Service Day’ onSaturday, April 24, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 (noon). Bring
your family and enjoy a morning of learning about your safety and your community - and
have fun while doing it! All ages welcome. There will be free blood pressure checks, on-
line stroke screening and more, along with face painting, free bicycle helmets, fun games
Levy County Commissioner Lilly Rooks welcomes Steve Radtke and Glen Wollerson from At-
to play and ATV (all-terrain vehicle) safety information. The Veterans Service Office will
lanta, GA to Levy County. Steve and Glen drove here to participate in the 33rd Wild Hog Canoe
be on site. Any donation received will help support local veterans. Food will be available:
& Kayak Race on the Waccasassa River last weekend.
sausage gravy and biscuits, coffee, orange juice and doughnuts. Call 352-447-3495.
Second Sunday Drum Circle - Crystal River
Earth Day Celebration
All are invited to a Drum Circle, Sunday May 9 at 6 PM, at the far end of Fort
Sunday, April 25, 2010, 11:00AM is EARTH DAY (free) at the Wilderness Cir-
Island Trail Gulf Beach in Crystal River. We will drum until sunset. Bring a chair; we have
cle. Mackie Sanford of Cherokee Indian descent will lead the prayers. The Girl Scouts
a few drums to share. Dancers and children invited. Free.
will raise the colors (flags). All local groups will be there. (We had 100 Girl Scouts last
The Circle is held the second Sunday of every month, 1½ - 2 hours before sunset;
year on Earth Day. They dedicated a small pine tree taken from the Trail of Tears.) You
meet at 6 PM this month. For more Information contact Charlotte at 352-344-8009.
don’t have to have Indian blood, just the Indian heart.
Pot luck dinner follows the prayer ceremony. Then there is afternoon music,
Bubba’s Fin & Feather
drums and flutes. Bring a dish to share and bring a friend. For directions phone Betty
Berger (352) 447-2736 ot e mail bberger@bellsouth.net
2pm everyday buy a drink get 1 free
Old Florida Celebration of the Arts in Cedar Key April 24th,25th
Mon Happy Hr & Free pool all day
This annual event is celebrating its 46th year and is held on the small island of Ce-
Tue 2-4pm $2 long necks $1 darts 4pm Bike Ngt $1 draft
dar Key this April 24th and 25th. As you may be aware, Cedar Key once hosted one of the
8-10pm Open Jam 8-? 1st Tue of every month Lingerie
premier Art Festivals in Florida. Historically a net fishing village nearly decimated by the
show
net ban in 1995 and recently revived as a leading clam farming community, Cedar Key has
Off Hwy 40
Wed Free pool & 1.75 cans all day Pool tournament 7pm
also been a haven for artists from all over the country who treasure the unspoiled beauty of
On Lk. Rousseau
Thur Bar bingo 2-4pm 1.75 Rum & Coke all day Dart tourna-
the islands and the idyllic undeveloped village. Over 50 artists call Cedar Key (population
ment 7pm
Call 447-2755
about 800), home and it is only natural that this community resurrects itself as the home to
Fri Karaoke 8pm pizza $1 a slice
for info
one of the best fine art festivals in Florida.
Speeder arrested on drug & DUI charges
Sat Ladies ngt 2-4-1 mixed drinks in plastic cup & Karaoke
Hours 12pm-UBD
8pm
Sun Nascar Party/Men’s ngt $1 draft $10 domestic buckets
Joseph Louis Hogan, Jr., 53, Ocala, was arrested by the Inglis Police Department,
Mon-Sun.
& 1.75 cans 8-10pm $10 domestic Buckets all weekend
April 2, after an officer observed him speeding at 53 to 56 mph in a 35 mph zone, traveling
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A traffic stop was made on Hogan’s vehicle near the Yankeetown School. Accord-
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ing to the report, Hogan stated,”just give me a ticket,” and the officer told him he needed
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