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The US Fish and Wildlife Service is proud to announce that for the first time in

history, the Three Sisters Springs property will be open to daily public access, starting

Citrus County Craft Council

(November 15) until March 31, 2015. The shuttled services are conducted by the local tour

The Citrus County Craft Council will hold its 25th Annual Winter Wonderland

company, River Ventures, who will be offering several daily shuttled trips to the Three Sis-

Craft Show on Saturday, November 22, 2014, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. New location is Crystal

ters Springs boardwalk between the hours of 10:00AM and 4:00PM. The contract between

River Mall, your headquarters for original holiday decorations and gifts! The show will

the US Fish and Wildlife Service and River Ventures is set for the next six months under a

benefit the Citrus County Sheriff's Office Shop With A Cop Program. Each crafter will

Special Use Permit. Prices are as follows: Adults$ 6.00, Senior Citizens: $ 5.00 (55 plus),

donate an item from their work, and drawings will be held every half hour for the donated

Children: $ 4.00 (10 & under), Crystal River Residents $ 3.00 (photo ID with address).

craft items, the proceeds of which will be for the benefit of Shop With A Cop. For questions

Shuttled visitors will be able to access the boardwalk, toilets, and a shelter area on

or further information, please call Vanessa at 352-527-3378 or Patti at 352-503-6329.

the property. The boardwalk offers visitors seven viewing platform observation areas for

· Dinner/Dance Fundraiser for Disabled Veterans

visitors to appreciate the springs and manatees in the interior and exterior of Three Sisters

"The St. Scholastica Knights of Columbus is hosting a Dinner & Dance to help

Springs. Visitors will be allowed to spend approximately an hour on the boardwalk during

raise money for the Disabled Veterans bus rides to Gainesville. The dinner will be on No-

a self-guided experience. The US Fish and Wildlife Service will have several volunteer in-

vember 22nd at 5 p.m. in the parish hall. The hall is located at 4301 W. Homosassa Trail,

terpreters at the viewing platforms to help enhance the visitor experience with key messages

Lecanto. The menu will be Spanish style Beef Stew and Chicken Stew, Yellow Rice, Potato

about the springs hydrology, ecology, manatee population, and natural history. For more

Salad, Green Salad, Rolls and Drinks. Please help support our Vets. Donation is $15 or two

information on reservations and the boardwalk experience, visit: www.visitthreesisters.com

for $25. For tickets, please call Bill Matos at 637-5465." or Ron Kornatowski 352-563-

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has just built and installed several new structures

and facilities at Three Sisters Springs property, including a new road around the west side

Children's Grief Awareness Day Candlelight Ceremony Set for

of Lake Lynda and a new concrete boardwalk access pad. The SW Florida Water Manage-

ment District will begin wetland restoration efforts on the east side of the property in a few

weeks. River Ventures will operate shuttles away from the construction area of the wetlands

LECANTO--A Children's Grief Awareness Day Candlelight Ceremony will be held on

restoration project.

Thursday, November 20 at 5:30 pm at the Children's Remembrance Garden located on the

The Three Sisters Springs property will host free Open House events during De-

campus of the Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast Hospice House, 3350 W. Audubon

cember 6, 2014 from 9AM 3PM, The Manatee Festival January 17 and 18, 2015 from

9AM 3PM, and February 21, 2015 from 9AM 3PM. All free open house events will

Grieving children need support, and the first step in that support is for the rest of us

include free shuttles from Kings Bay Plaza and pedestrian and bicycle access. The Three

to become more aware of what these young people are going through.

Sisters Springs property will be closed only on Thanksgivings Day and Christmas Day.

According Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast Herry's Kids Director of Children's

For more information on the Open House events, call the Crystal River National

Services Marylin Bloom, "Experiencing a death can be overwhelming for anyone, but it is

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especially difficult for those so young. Many people don't realize that it takes most children

much longer to deal with their grief than we expect.",

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Adopt-a-Tree Event Scheduled Levy, NE Citrus

Held on the third Thursday of every November, the Hospice of Citrus and the Na-

Citrus County S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Floridabe holding the 3rd Annual

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ture Coast Children's Grief Awareness Day Candlelight Ceremony is an opportunity for all Adopt-a-Tree program on December 12 at the Central (727) 362-4788 Center, located at

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: Ridge Community

of us to recognize and support the grieving children in community - children who all too 77 Civic CircleilinTom Russell,Tree decorating will be held from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with

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often feel alone in their journey of grief.

judging tomail,promptly Russell, Editor: County residents, organizations and businesses

E start Debbie at 5:15 pm. Citrus debbienewscaster@gmail.com

Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast Herry's Kids Pediatric Servicessprovides are able to purchase a tree for $20, which will · history.newscasterarchives.com · theheal

Website : thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com be on display for 3 days and then delivered to

specialized services to children and teens with life-threatening illness and offers grief sup- families in need around the community. For more information stop by the office located at

port and therapeutic camps to young people who have experienced a loss.

2804 W Marc Knighton Ct. in Lecanto to purchase your tree.

The Children's Grief Awareness Day Candlelight Ceremony is open to the public

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and is presented at no cost. Light refreshments will be served following the event. For ad-

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ditional information contact Marylin Bloom at 352.527.2020.

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Experienced and novice birders invited to Wildlife Park Bird Walk

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Histo The wsca Department of Environmental Protection's Ellie Schiller

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mosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, in cooperation with Citrus County Audubon Society,

Email,Tom Russell, Publisher: newscaster1@gmail.com

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will host a bird walk on Pepper Creek Trail on Saturday, November 22, 2014.

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An experienced birder from Citrus County Audubon, will lead the walk on this

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trail--one of 19 birding trails in Citrus County that are part of the West Section of the Great

Florida Birding and Wildlife Trail. Participants should meet at 7:45 a.m. at the entrance to

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the Park's Visitor Center. The bird walk will begin at 8:00 a.m.

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