PAGE 12 - January 15, 2014
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Samantha Ritter, wife of Levy County DPS Paramedic, Nicholas Ritter, learned of some home-
less veterans living in the woods behind Lowes in Gainesville. When she heard about these
Capt Bill Nast guided Jim Rodriquez and Todd Mast to a limit of Large Sheepshead off a rock
that have our thewoods she knewshe wanted to do
individuals served Country living in
pile off of Yankeetown.
She contactedtheAMVets inKeystone sponsored her project and started
something. who
Florida Manatee Festival 2014
a ofitems.Samantha group with boxes of blankets,
collection and Nicholas approached the
The 27th-annual Florida Manatee Festival will be held in downtown Crystal River
jackets, food, and other miscellaneous items they had collected. The group was very gracious,
andtookwhat the were donatedto VeteransDistribution
only they needed; remaining items a
(U.S. Hwy. 19 and neighboring areas) on Sat., Jan. 18, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sun., Jan.
Center in Gainesville.
Southeast
19, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
This annual event celebrates Crystal River's most famous resident, the West Indian
Manatee. Over the two days, attendees can enjoy manatee tours, childrens activities, live
music at two entertainment venues, great food at two food courts, a beer garden, arts and
crafts, a fine art show and much more.
Highlights will include live music by Lester Freeman, one of the original recorders
of the hit song, `Some Kind of Wonderful and a Civil War era blockade runner scow replica
presented by the Crystal River Boat Builders. Admission is $4; children 10 and younger
admitted free.
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