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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Sand Gnat News
Winding River Garden Club Meeting
Read Your Heart Out: BOOK IT!
If you’re living in Inglis, Yankeetown or the surrounding area and love to garden
By Natalie Steinberg, Reading Coach, Yankeetown School
or just enjoy puttering, the Winding River Garden Club invites you to join them Friday,
October 1st was a special day at Yankeetown School. Sure, it was the first day of
October 11th as they start their new season. So that we can offer expanded programs, all
October, but it also marked an important program being re-introduced to students in kinder-
meetings this year will be held at the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman’s Club, 5 56th St., Yan-
garten through sixth grades. That special program is Book It! which is sponsored by Pizza
keetown at12:30pm. October’s program will be on planting, caring for and dividing bulbs
Hut.
and rhizomes. All attending will be able to take home a plant to add to your garden.
Every student in grades kindergarten through sixth grade have an opportunity to
Dessert and drinks will be served. Grab your friends and neighbors and join us
earn a monthly coupon for a free pan pizza at a local Pizza Hut. All the student needs to
for a fun filled learning experience onOctober 11th. Consider being part of the Winding
do to be able to receive one of these certificates is reach his/her monthly reading goal. The
River Garden Club as we go in an exciting new direction for 2013-2014; applications for
reading goal for each student is pre-determined by a student’s teacher.
membership will be available. Call 447-5434 with questions.
To mark this event, each class from K-6 watched a 12 minute short story created
Inglis Food Distribution
by Jeff Kinney, author and illustrator of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series.
The HOPE Foundation will be having a food give away on October 10th at the
If the only way to get better at reading is to do it, that means more reading needs to
Inglis Community Center from 2-3pm. Please bring a bill or license with your name and
be happening at home, too! Teachers and staff at Yankeetown School encourage everyone
address on it. Supplies are limited so it is first come first serve. Hope to see you there.
to help kids fall in love with reading by taking a few minutes each day to read with a child!
The motto of this year’s Book It! program is “Read Your Heart Out.” Stay tuned.
Amateur Radio Licensing Workshop
A series of workshops leading to the licensing of a Technician Class FCC Ama-
YTS Cross Country team the Mighty Sandgnats
teur Radio License will be offered evenings once a week for 4 weeks in the Inglis area
The Mighty Sandgnats’ Cross Country team of Yankeetown School lived up to
beginning Oct 10, 2013. The class is open to anybody interested in Amateur Radio. Please
their name when they raced at Chiefland, Oct. 3, taking third place of five teams that com-
contact John Bescher at 352 220 8530 for details and to reserve a place at the workshop.
peted. Outstanding performances were turned in by all. Ryan "The Flash" Wildey finished
Chili Cook Off at Yankeetown Inglis Woman’s Club
first for Yankeetown with a time of 27.280. Jacob, "The Cheetah" Pitts was next with a time
On Saturday, October 19th from 11am to 1pm the Yankeetown Inglis Woman’s
of 29.00. Justin "The Fireball" Wasileff dropped another 5 minutes of his previous, coming
Club will be having our annual “Chili Cook Off” and Bake Sale. This year the rules are
in at 33.16. Shane "The Animal" Wasileff turned in a blistering 34.45, and Waylon "The
different, there are 2 categories, Restaurant and Home Cooks. The first 5 restaurant entries
Screaming Sandgant" Machin had another personal best of 37.07! Go Team!
and the first 25 Home Cook entries will be accepted. More than one Chili may be presented
The first YTS Club Day was a huge success. The staff was enthusiastic and the students were
by a restaurant or home cook and each Chili will count as one entry. This “heated” compe-
ready to work, play, and ponder things to come! In the Conservation Club, sponsored by
tition is open to the public with NO entry fee. For More information call 352- 447-2057.
Mr. and Mrs. Gatton, the students worked very hard outside cleaning an area of the school
Yankeetown Inglis Woman’s Club Bingo
grounds that has been too long neglected. This group has asked for used weed-eaters, and
Every Thursday night the YIWC has Bingo at 7pm. Before the games start, we
push lawnmowers, so if you have either of these items, please contact Mr. Gatton here at
have food for purchase at 6pm. There is a special each week. In addition to food and bingo,
school.
at 5pm to 7pm the Second to None Shoppe is open. For the month of October the special is
20% off Jackets and Coats. Don’t forget to drop off your donations of mens’ shoes, clothes
and woman’s purses.
Shine Program for Elders
SHINE, a volunteer program with the FL Dept of Elder Affairs, is here to assist
you in making the best informed decision for your 2014 Medicare Part D Drug Plan or
Medicare Advantage Plan. Each site will have a short presentation followed by individual
counseling. SHINE provides free, unbiased, and confidential counseling.
Low Income Medicare beneficiaries should ask about Extra Help (LIS) to help pay
for your 2013 Medicare Prescription Drug Plan costs.
Bring with you your Medicare Card, your 2013 Plan card (if any), and all your
Prescription drug bottles or a 90 day listing of your prescriptions from your pharmacy.
Please call 1-800-262-2243 for a site near you or to be referred to a SHINE volunteer.
Yankeetown Wed, October 9th, 9:00am-Noon  AF Knotts Library (Yankeetown)
Yankeetown, Wed, October 30th, 9:00am-Noon AF Knotts Library (Yankeetown)
As of Sept. 27, each student at Yankeetown
2013 Trail of Trunk Treats and Halloween Festival
School is now a member of the club of his
It’s back, and better than ever! The Trail and Festival some folks wait all year
Toward the end of September, each student
or her choice, and with close to twenty clubs
for! Mark your calendar for October 26th from 4 - 8pm. The Trail of Trunk Treats is a safe
at Yankeetown School chose a club to join for
to choose from, each student should be ex-
alternative for trick or treat and the trunk spots are filling up fast. The Festival will have
each semester of this school year. At their
tremely pleased with their chosen activity!
the haunted house (Friday also), maze, jail n bail, hayrides, games for all ages, prizes, food,
first monthly meeting during the week end-
Alec Wildey of the Chess/Science Club is
music, precarved pumpkin contest, painted pumpkin station, and lots and lots of fun! For
ing on Oct. 4, the members of the Conserva-
shown contemplating a chess move during
more information or volunteer opportunities, please call Ruth at 352-447-0236.
tion Club wasted no time getting to work on
his first club meeting during the week end-
USSSA Softball TournamentsComing to Citrus County
an outdoor project!
ing Oct. 4th.
USSSA Softball is here for their inaugural Fall tournament this Saturday, Sep-
Friends of A.F. Knotts Public Library want your old books!
tember 28 and Sunday, September 29 at Bicentennial Park from 9 am to 4 pm. There will
The Friends of the A. F. Knotts Public Library in Yankeetown are gearing up for
be three groups, 11U, 15U, and high school age girls, competing to qualify for the Winter
the Fall Book Sale. We are accepting donations of books, VHS tapes, DVDs, and audio
National Championships. The public is invited to come and support the girls’ efforts.
tapes. You may drop them at the library during library hours - Tuesday 3pm-8pm, Wednes-
On October 26 and 27, 2013, the USSSA Softball will return to Citrus County
day and Thursday 9am-5pm, andSaturday 9am-1pm at 11 56th Street, Yankeetown. It is
for a Halloween Havoc Softball Tournament in costume for a fun and ghoulish time! This
time to clean off your shelves and fill ours. The book sale will be held the week of Novem-
tournament will be held at Bicentennial Park and times will be released a week prior to the
ber 18th. Your donations help the Friends raise funds to support our library by purchasing
tournament. These tournaments are brought to you by the Board of County Commissioners.
new books, audio books, library accessories. and presenting interesting public programs to
For more information, please call Parks and Recreation at 352-527-7540.
the community for adults and children.
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