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ree Door Prizes & Soft Drinks
8:00 a.m. - End of Business Session...................Registration
8:15 a.m.................................Entertainment by The Anchors
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10:00 a.m.....................................................Business Session
Presentation of Reports
Presentation of Trustee Election Results
Real Estate Today
End of Business Session.........Drawings for Cash and Gift Prizes
ANNUAL MEETING
OCTOBER 3, 2009
A Guest Commentary by Darryl Diamond
The World According to "TARP"
Free door prizes and soft drinks, entertainment by The Anchors
An Equal Opportunity Employer with an Affirmative Action Plan
and drawings for cash and gift prizes will highlight Central Florida
In the 1982 Blockbuster movie
an extra pound of flesh
Copies of Cooperative By-Laws are available upon request
“The World According To Garp” you have
through warrants. Essen-
Electric Cooperative s Annual Meeting this Saturday, October 3, 2009.
everything, including an all star cast, an un-
tially, these are the right to
Member registration will begin at 8:00 a.m. and close at the end of the business
usual & convoluted plot, great screenplay,
buy a stock at a set price.
meeting. The meeting will be at our warehouse located at 11497 NW 50th Avenue, just
and great cinema photography. Robin Wil-
An excellent ex-
East of Chiefland. Follow signs.
liams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, and Jes-
ample is Morgan Stanley
Entertainment will begin at 8:15 a.m. The Business Session will begin at 10:00
sica Tandy are all fantastic. Well today we
which borrowed 10 billion
a.m. and drawings for cash and prizes will begin at the end of the business session.
have the updated version, “The World Ac-
in October 2008, paid back
The business meeting will include presentation of reports from President Randy
cording To Tarp”.
the full balance in June 2009, and purchased
Mikell, General Manager Mike Campbell & Secretary/Treasurer Tony Weeks.
The Troubled Asset Recovery Pro-
their warrants back for an additional 950
The cooperative s attorney will announce the Trustee election results from Dis-
gram (Tarp), which was originally passed
million on August 12,2009. This netted a
tricts 2, 3, and 7.
one year ago has several facets. According
12.9 percent return to us taxpayers.
We look forward to seeing you at your 2009 Annual Meeting!
to “Newsweek magazine”, the 22 billion al-
I am happy to report that for the
lotted to banks to modify mortgages has had
22 companies that bought back shares, and
A Partial List of Prizes is Shown Below:
some positive effect, and it may never be paid
warrants we have netted a profit of approx.
Quilt Log Cabin Quilters
back. The 79 billion in loans to auto makers
17.5 percent in the last year. More fantastic
(Three) 3-Night Getaways Florida Monthly Magazine
hopefully will make a difference, and the 70
news is that this total cash payback proves
Toast-R-Oven Tri-State Utility Products, Inc.
billion made available through “TARP” to
that many banking institutions have bounced
Portable Slow Cooker HD Supply Utilities
American International Group (AIG) is still
back significantly in a relativity short period
Plant Hardeetown Nursery
essentially still on loan to them.
of time. Lee Sachs, counselor to the treasury
(Two) Certificates for Free Lube, Oil & Filter Scoggins Chevrolet
The good news is that there is
secretary invokes the Master Card ad to ex-
(Three) $100.00 Savings Bonds Purvis, Gray & Company
a central component to TARP called The
plain the true yield. “Dividends 5%, equity
Electric Skillet & Toaster Musgrove Construction, Inc.
Capital Purchase Program (CPP) which is
warrants 2%, Financial system not going
Programmable Coffeemaker Musgrove Construction, Inc.
apparently showing us American taxpayers
into total abyss: priceless”. I m happy that
$50 Gift Certificate for Plants Allen s Nursery
a profit. At the end of 2008, then President
sometimes the government gets it right. Let s
$50.00 American Express Gift Card Applied Technology Solutions
Bush along with then Treasury-Secretary
all pray that the bank failures slow to a stop
$50.00 Cash Prize GDS Associates, Inc.
Henry Paulson presented the investment in
and solid real estate lending starts up again
Finishing Sander, Crock Pot, Cordless Phone & Shop Vac GRESCO
bank bailouts through the (CPP) as a way for
utilizing what we learned from the past to
Inkjet Photo Printer & Electric Griddle GRESCO
the taxpayer to actually profit by investing in
avoid any future economic meltdowns. Dia-
Crock Pot Langdale Forest Products Co.
name brand companies. Guess what? They
mond is President & CEO of a professional
$50.00 Home Depot Gift Card RASR Associates, LLC
were right. As distressed banks came to the
local brokerage. If you want that “profes-
(2) $50 Cash Prizes & (1) $25 Cash Prize Milsoft Utility Solutions
government under the (CPP), our govern-
sional second opinion” when ever you buy
(Eight) $25.00 Cash Prizes Damron s Refrigeration Service
ment lent these banks money at 5% interest
or sell real estate, give him a call. Diamond
Programmable Mr. Coffee McLean Engineering
through purchase of preferred shares. As in-
Investments Inc. Ph: 352-447-4442. I ll see
$25.00 Wal-Mart Card Kimball Midwest
vestors often do, the government demanded
you around “The Campus”
Digital Camera Lewis Tree Service, Inc.
Nextel Blackberry Nextel
ew! email news to: news@thenewscaster.com
Blanket Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
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(Three) $50.00 Cash Prizes Drummond Community Bank
Coastal
Hair Port
Rice Cooker/Steamer, Toaster & Hand Mixer Lawson Products
Grilling Machine & Slow Cooker Lawson Products
at Plaza 40
Oscillating Table Fan & Mr. Coffee Lawson Products
Carting
(Ten) Gift Certificates Texaco Xpress Lube & Carwash
Shopping Center
Swiffer Sweep Vac A Clean Team
Hwy. 40E, Inglis
Roll-Off Container Service
1 - $500.00 Cash Prize Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Contractors/Homeowners
(352) 212-0405
6 - $100.00 Cash Prizes Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.
16 - $50.00 Cash Prizes Central Florida Electric Cooperative, Inc.
10-20-30 yd.
Call for Appointment
100 - $25.00 Cash Prizes Central Florida Electric Coopertive, Inc.
Dumpsters
Walk-Ins Welcome
Basic Computer out with the very basics are being held every Wednesday
Class Still Has Vacancies
Lamar & Big John
Construction Debris
Yard Waste
Computer classes starting
night at 6PM at the Inglis Community Center taught by Inglis Commissioner Drinda Mer-
ritt. 12 laptops were donated by a citizen for the project to bring constructive uses to the
Family Salon
community center for the residents of Inglis.
Men • Women • Kids
There are several spaces left if you want to learn more about computers. Drinda
also donates her time to teach quilting and is a member of the writing club that also meets
Perms • Color • Hi-Lites
Locally Owned & Operated
at the Inglis Community Center. Noah Bragg, owner of Noah s Computers next to M and E
Starting at $45
Licensed & Insured
Donuts in Crystal River is helping with the classes along with Betsy Webb. Call Town Hall
Womens Cuts - $12
352-465-5020
for more info at 447-2203 or Drinda at 352 229-0477 up till 9PM.
Clipper Cuts - $8
Important Toll Free
Lisa VanDeBoe
Numbers
Broker/Owner
Citrus Cty Govt.
352-634-0129
Citrus Springs & Dunnellon
See all the listings in Citrus County on our Website
www.plantationrealtyinc.com
352-489-2120
email: lisavandeboe@yahoo.com
Levy Co. Govt. 800-733-5389 FREE Boat Tour and Lunch when
Levy Cty Sheriff 800-538-9767 you buy a home through us.