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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Area Veterans Activities
Lions Annual Art, Craft, Seafood Festival
Harry M Bailey AMVETS post 89 meeting
The Lions 34th annual Yankeetown Art, Craft & Seafood Festival will take place on
Harry M. Bailey AMVETS Post 89 will meet Thursday, December 3rd at 6:30
Riverside Drive in Yankeetown on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 21st and 22nd, 2015. (Sat-
PM in the Cootie Building located on Veteran's Drive in Homosassa. For questions contact
urday 9 am to 5 pm -- Sunday 9 am to 4 pm). Free Parking - Free Admission - Free Live
Floyd Blodgett, First Vice Commander 352-220-3339
Entertainment. There will be pony rides, a train ride and face painting for the children. For
Veteran's Day Celebration held at Lecanto Hills Senior Park
adults, there will be a colorful extravaganza of arts and crafts. And everywhere there will
Floyd Blodgett, First Vice Commander of AMVETS post 89 in Homosassa intro-
be delicious seafood including local Yankeetown stone crab which you can enjoy cold or
duced the speakers. Steve Petterson told the story of how the Pledge of Allegiance came
hot at the festival or get a pack to go!
to be and led the park residents in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Lee Russell cited the
On Saturday the music begins at 10 am with Pete Enwall a picker and singer of classic
history of Veterans Day. Dee Powers, Claudette Nelson and Rocky Bohlmann took part in
country songs and teller of tall Gamble Rogers tales. Next on stage at 1 pm will be Cajun
the POW/MIA remembrance service complete with POW table. Shelia Simon purchased
Dave Becnel, Louisiana's hottest Cajun fiddler and a local favorite whose music, instru-
a new flag for the club house which was raised by Steve Patterson and Bob Taft. The club
ment skills and voice are so exhilarating you just can't get enough. Closing out Saturday
house treated everyone to ice cream and a American Flag cake made by Penny Weddle.
, beginning at 3 pm, is Jim Allen a solo artist who plays a wide range of music. On Sun-
AMVETS post 89 installs Flag Disposal Box at Lecanto
day at 10 am Treble Hook SOUL-O will wow the crowd with tales and songs about fish,
Florida, mermaids and dogs. The Gibson's, Rock and Roll band with down home country
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appeal take the stage at 1 pm to end the festival on a feel good note!
Come and see what an "old Florida" festival is truly like. You'll find it at the Yan-
keetown Seafood Festival on November 21st and 22nd!
WAR 7th Annual Turkey Dinner and Quarterly Meeting
It's almost here, the WAR 7th Annual Turkey Dinner and quarterly meeting is
only a week away. The much anticipated event is open to the public and will be held Wed.,
November 18th at the Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club, 56th St., Yankeetown.
Art Jones will be speaking about the "One Rake at a Time" lyngbya removal
project on Kings Bay and the proposed Crystal River Aquarium Expo. Doors open at 6pm,
presentation at 6:30 and the amazing turkey feast begins at 7pm.
A donation of $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under will let you sample,
deep fried turkey, ham and all the fabulous sides and desserts.
Inglis Christmas Parade
The 2015 Inglis Christmas parade will be on Saturday December 12 at 4pm. Sponsored
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by the IRC (Inglis Recreation Committee), this year's theme is "Christmas with Elvis". Ap-
Serving Inglis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, Hernando, Crystal River & Homosassations are available at the Inglis Town Hall now. The deadline to enter is December 5th.
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FALL BOOK SALE THIS WEEK A.F. KNOTTS PUBLIC LIBRARY
Address: 5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, FL 34446
It is time again to load up your library with your winter reads. The Friends of the
A.F. Knotts Public Library are holding their Fall Book Sale this week. Visit the library at
Phone: (352) 489-4588 · Fax: (727) 447-5788
11 56th St, Yankeetown on Tuesday, November 17, 3pm-8pm; Weds & Thurs 9am-5pm. If
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you can't make it during the week, look for us at the Yankeetown Seafood Festival Sat
AMVETS post torof NewscasterArchivesflag disposal box at Lecanto Government Office
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Nov 21 & Sun Nov 22 - 9am-5pm between 60th & 61th Streets on Riverside Drive.
complex on November 9th. Jerry Webb, Post Commander indicated the local public is con-
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stantly visiting Debbie Russell, Editor: it an ideal location for them to drop off old and WGP Rubber Duck Race - Birding Event
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The Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve offers the following programs open to the pub-
tattered American and POW flags. Roger Ingall , Past Post Commander said the AMVETS post
will collect the flags from the disposal box on a weekly basis and dispose of them in accor- lic at no charge. Programs take place at the Ellie Schiller Education Center, 1001 Old Rock
dance with the federal flag code. Pictured left to right - Floyd Blodgett, First Vice Commander, Road, Yankeetown, FL. with the exception of the Rubber Duck Race. Friday, November
20, 8:00 a.m. Birding: Join the experts from the Citrus County Audubon Society (CCAS) at
Jerry Webb, Post Commander and Roger Ingall Immediate Past Post Commander.
the WGP. Bring your binoculars and bug spray and see nature at its best with the experts.
This is migrating time for our feathered friends so there is a lot to see. A recent visit by the
CCAS resulted in the siting of over 40 different species of birds. Sunday, November 22,
Annual Duck Race: Noon - FWGP Annual Rubber Duck Race on the Withlacoochee River,
Boat Launch Park, Riverside Drive, Yankeetown. Purchase your Duck Sponsorships at our
booth at the Yankeetown Seafood Festival at the corner of 63rd St and Riverside Drive on
Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club Spaghetti Dinner
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