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Agriculture Alliance of Citrus County to host Movember Finale Party

The event slated for Monday November 30 at Lollygaggers in Crystal River Crys-

tal River For the 5th consecutive year Citrus County will celebrate Movember in honor

Celebrate with the League of Women Voters

of Men's Health Awareness. This year's event will be hosted by the Agriculture Alliance

Come join the League of Women Voters of Citrus County for their annual Holiday

of Citrus County and held at Lollygaggers Sports Pub and Grill located in Crystal River.

Party on Tuesday, December 8th . It will be held at Taverno Manos Mediterranean Grille

The party will take place on Monday November 30, 2015 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. Mo-

located at 5705 W. Gulf to Lake Highway, Crystal River, beginning at 10:30 am.

vember is a national movement to bring awareness to men's health issues including pros-

The chef will be offering a choice of 4 delicious options for entrees:. Apple Bran-

tate cancer. Many men participate in the cause by shaving their facial hair off or growing

died Pork Loin, Mediterranean Haddock, Chicken Madiera and Vegetarian Eggplant Pisa.

a mustache in the month of November. This simple action is a conversation starter and a

Also included is a choice soup or salad and their popular specialty, baklava for dessert

reminder for all men to schedule a yearly prostate exam. The Agriculture Alliance will be

and tea or coffee.Please call for more details. 352-232-3321 or 352-637-9623.

hosting a Best Mustache contest at the event on Monday November 30. All men who have

The cost is $20.00 per person. Tickets must be purchased in advance before Nov.

been growing mustaches in the month of November are eligible to join the contest.

27th. Please make check out to LWVCC and mail to LWVCC, P.O. Box 643, Inverness,

Florida 34451.Please make reservations early as seating is limited.

Wildlife Park to Host Monthly Bird Walk

The guest speaker will be Citrus Chronicle's reporter/assistant editor Mike

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection's Ellie Schiller Homosassa

Wright, which is sure to be entertaining.There will be gift bag raffles and Share the Wealth.

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

All interested men and women are invited .

a bird walk on Pepper Creek Trail on Saturday, November 28, 2015. An experienced birder

from Citrus County Audubon, will lead the walk on this trail which is one of 19 birding

Local Sierra Club Presents Workshop

trails in Citrus County that are part of the West Section of the Great Florida Birding Trail.

Homosassa Library, 4100 S Grandmarch Ave, Homosassa FL 34446 Tri-county

Participants should meet at 7:45 a.m. at the entrance to the park's Visitor Center. The bird

Working Group of Suwannee-St. Johns Sierra Club will present Water Works: Stand Up

walk will begin at 8:00 a.m. Binoculars and a field guide are recommended. Participation

and Act Now at the Homosassa Library on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 2:15 PM to

in the bird walk on Pepper Creek is free. Pepper Creek Trail is approximately 3/4 mile in

4:15 PM. Water Works: Stand Up and Act Now is an interactive, presenter- led PowerPoint

length and follows along the park's tram road, connecting the Visitor Center on U.S. 19

program that translates scientific facts into common language, detailing the specific impact

and the West entrance on Fishbowl Drive. Participants can either walk back down the trail

of Florida's and especially the tri-county's (Citrus-Levy-Marion) water problems on jobs,

or wait and take the first returning boat after the park opens. There is no charge to use the

property values, lifestyles, ecotourism and most importantly, our drinking water.

Pepper Creek trail or to take the return boat trip. Bird walks are planned for November,

City of Crystal River Christmas Tree Lighting

and monthly from January through April. For more information and to register, call (352)

Festival presents Grinchmas at Heritage Village Whoville The 2015 event will

628-5343, ext. 1002.

take place on Friday December 4 Crystal River. Mark your calendars for Friday Decem-

ber 4 as the City of Crystal River hosts the 3rd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Festival.

This year's event will bring new from  beloved children's book, The

 holiday flair taken the

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Grinch Who Stole Christmas by Dr.News for the Nature Coast version. The newly

Hometown Seuss and the Jim Carrey movie

Advertising at Reasonable Rates for S Levy, NE Citrus &7th Avenue and then onto

expanded festival area will encompass Little Springs Park down SW Marion Counties

Citrus Avenue which93 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446 shopping district

50 will bring attendees into the heart of the downtown

in Heritage Village. Citrus(352) 489-4588adorned with tens of thousands of Christmas

Phone: Avenue will be

Fax: (727) 362-4788

lights and Citrus Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.comthe Grinch

Email, Avenue will be transformed into Whoville (the town from

Who Stole Christmas). The festival groundsdebbienewscaster@gmail.com at this

Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: are not the only expansion to expect

enewscasteevent. There will be lots of new and exciting additions this year!

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Sharon's 4th Annual Hospice Golf Tournament Generates $2,900 Donation for Hospice of

Citrus and the NatureOn Wednesday,Hospice and the Nature

Coast   November 18,  of Citrus

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Coast received a toGolf Tournament.

$2,900 donation thanks  Sharon's 4th Annual Hospice 

Held ontheRiver, the tournament

 November 11 at  Plantation Golf Resort in Crystal  combined

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agolfdoor a50/50 partyChas-

 fun  experience with  prizes, raffles,   and an awards  at the 

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sahowitzka Community Center. Gathering Wednesday for the official check presentation were

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(from left) Leon McClellan, Amanda Aponte, Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast Director

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of Development Linda Baker, Sharon Brown and Frank Sheppard. "We appreciate all of the

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work Sharon Brown and her team put into this each year, the event sponsors and all of the

golfers for making this another successful and meaningful tournament that benefits local

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hospice patients and their families," commented Baker. Hospice of Citrus and the Nature

Coast, licensed 1985, provides compassionate end-of-life services to patients and their fam-

ilies in North Central Florida. For information, call 352-527-2020 or 866-642-0962 or visit

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