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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
VFW Men’s Auxilliary Makes Donation
Yard and Bake Sale
Inglis VFW Gilley-Long-Osteen Post
The Yankeetown Community Church JOY Circle Ladies will be holding a Yard &
8698, Men's Auxiliary Junior Vice President
Bake Sale on Sat. Nov. 22, from 7am - 3pm.Spaces are available $10 each with Tables avail-
Billy Clark, presents a check in the amount of
able for $1 each. Contact Mary Crane 352-447-5910 between the hours of 9am - 6am. The
$100 to Bunny Adams of Jesus Is Ministries.
church is located 2 miles west on Route 40 from traffic light on Hwy19 in Inglis.
The Men’s Auxiliary is an active arm of the
VFW family, helping out at post functions and
Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Yard and Bake Sale
holding functions of their own.
The sale will be held on Saturday, November 22nd, from 8am to 2pm, at 5850
If you would like to join the VFW
Riverside Dr.,Yankeetown. Everyone is invited to leisurely shop or browse in our fellow-
Post 8698 Men's or Ladies' Auxiliaries, see any
ship hall and the courtyard where everything is displayed and priced (low) so you won't
Post or Auxiliary Member for assistance. The
miss a thing. If you get hungry, our ladies will be serving hot dogs, with all the trimmings,
Post is located at 520 E. Hwy. 40 in Inglis; phone
sloppy joes, and chili with chips and drinks at bargain prices. You can get it to go or eat in
is (352) 447-3495. Dues are $25 per year. If you
air conditioned comfort of our "Cafe on the Walkway". For more info or if you would like
are not eligible to be a post member, you may
to donate items for our funraiser please call 447-0582.
be eligible to be a Ladies' or Men's Auxiliary
Woman’s Club Craft-Yard-Bake Sale
member. Membership is open to husbands or
The Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club will hold their annual Craft Sale-Yard Sale-
wives, widows or widowers, fathers or sons,
Bake Sale on Saturday November 22nd from 9am to 3pm. Be sure to stop by to check out
grandfathers or grandmothers, sons or daugh-
all the goodies. All proceeds go to support community organizations such as A.F. Knotts
ters, grandsons or grandaughters, brothers or
Library, Fire Departments, Yankeetown School and more.
sisters, and half brothers or half sisters of per-
Childs’ Play Foundation Yard Sale
sons who are, or were (deceased), eligible for
Child' Play Foundation, a non-profit agency that provides child and family counsel-
membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars
ing at Isaiah's Place will be having a yard sale on Sat November 22, 2008 at 6210 Harmony
(VFW), if you are 16 years of age or older. You will need a copy of your sponsoring family
Lane, Yankeetown. Any gift, toy or holiday decorations donated by the community will be
member's DD-214 or discharge papers.
sold to raise funds for child therapy. No clothing please. Please call 447-2163 or 447-1775 to
Holiday Decorating Contest
donate items. Tickets for a "Bonnie Blue Eyes " doll will also be sold .
The Recreation Advisory Board Activities Committee (RABAC) is sponsoring a
Fish Fry at Inglis Masonic Lodge, Sat., Nov. 22
holiday decoration contest for both residences and businesses.. There will be a first place
It's a Fish Fry! The Inglis Masonic Lodge invites the public to a Fish Fry on Sat.,
and honorable mention in each businesses and residences. Judging will be held on Decem-
Nov. 22, from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. The cost is a $7 donation per person. The menu will
ber 20th from 7pm-9pm. The winners will be notified that evening. We are keeping the theme
include fish, cole slaw, baked beans, grits hushpuppies, fries, iced tea and dessert. Come and
along the same line as the Christmas Parade, being "An Olde Fashioned Christmas". Places
get it! at the Lodge, located at 652 Hwy. 40 West, in Inglis. For additional information, call
will be judged on their interpretation of the theme.
Harvey at (352) 212-1455.
You do not need to be home to be judged. Winners will be awarded a plaque and all
Book Signing Dec 13
the bragging rights they deserve. Applications must be turned in by Noon on Thursday,
December 18th to be judged. Applications can be picked up at the Inglis Town Hall or call
Betty Berger's book "Back Roads" will be for sale (autographed) at the Food Ranch
RABAC Chairperson, Valarie Davenport at (352) 447-3323 to have one mailed to you.
in a few days. You can also get your copy by calling 352-447-2736. It's the history of the
Man injured in motorcycle crash
Inglis-Yankeetown area and of Levy county, as researched and written weekly over the last
several years. Don't let the old stories get lost and look at this 450-page book when it finally
gets here. The Food Ranch will host a book-signing Saturday, December 13, 2008 from 10 -
A vehicle crash in Floral City, Nov. 15, caused injuries to the driver of a motorcycle,
4:00 PM. You can contact Betty Berger 352-447-2736 or e mail: bberger@bellsouth.net.
necessitating his transport via helicopter to Tampa General Hospital. The injured man, 66-
Scrapbooking Club now meeting at the Inglis Community Center
year-old William E. Thaw of Inverness, was driving a 2008 motorcycle, westbound, on E.
Gobbler Dr., west of S. Pike Dr.
Scrapbookers grab your gear and come have fun with the new Scrapbooking club in
He told the investigating Florida Highway Patrol Trooper that another vehicle had
the Inglis Community Center. They will meet the first Monday of every month at 7pm. Makes
entered his lane, causing him to attempt to avoid a collision. He drove off the road and onto
a great Mom's night out but Dad's are invited too. Take one night for yourself and get your
the south shoulder of S. Gobbler Dr. and struck a fence. His motorcycle then continued,
pictures organized. Everyone can share their ideas. Instructions are available. Please call
southwest, striking the front door of a house located at 10276 Gobbler Dr., then going into
Valarie Davenport at 352-447-3323 if you have any questions.
the house where it, and Mr. Thaw, stopped.
The house was unoccupied at the time of the incident, 10:50 p.m. Mr. Thaw was the
EL Ranchito
only person injured in the crash. The report stated that no alcohol was involved in the crash
and Mr. Thaw was wearing a helmet.
Mexican Restaurant
Yankeetown Seafood Festival,
The Best Mexican Cuisine South of the Border!
Nov. 22 & 23
445 N.E. 1st Terrace, Crystal River
Open 7 Days
Crystal Terrace Shopping Center
Yes, we have
Lunch & Dinner
The Inglis-Yankeetown 27th-annual Arts, Crafts & Seafood Festival will be held the
North of Big Lots & East of Post Office
Beer & Wine!
Served
weekend of Nov. 22-23 on Riverside Dr. in Yankeetown. DIRECTIONS: Take U.S.
Hwy. 19 (S.R. 55) to Inglis and take Hwy. 40 West to Riverside Dr., take a left on
Riverside Dr,. and you will soon arrive at the festival. You will enjoy arts, crafts and
Monday-Thursday: 11am-2pm & 5-9pm  Friday: 11am-2pm & 5-10pm
delicious seafood. The show will be judged, arts and crafts will be combined into one
Saturday: Open All Day-Noon-10pm
Sunday: Open All Day-Noon-9pm
category, with prize money and ribbons awarded to the top four winners. For addi-
tional additional information, call (352) 447-2037, 447-3640 or 219-4578.
Dine-In or Take-Out
352-795-5251
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