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Community Events & Meetings

Yuletide Holiday Cruise

Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and the Friends of Homosassa Springs

Wildlife Park invite you to celebrate the season with a special Yuletide Holiday Cruise from

Voter Registration Dec 14 _2013

Voter registration will be available Sat. December 14th at the Crystal River Mall,

5:00 to 8:00 pm on Saturday, December 14, 2013.

from 11 AM to 2 PM. New area residents, new voters and those who have moved , need to

Participants will enjoy an evening cruise along Pepper Creek that will bring you to

the West entrance. After a short walk to the Garden of the Springs, guests will be entertained

be a busy election year, so be sure to register and bring your neighbor. The League is a non

by Homosassa Elementary Chorus and will be greeted by Santa and Mrs. Claus and their

partisan, educational organization. For more information: lwvcc2013@gmail.com.

elves. Refreshments will include hot chocolate, non-alcoholic holiday punch and cupcakes.

There will be door prizes. Return transportation by tram will be provided to U.S. 19.

WCFP 3rd-annual Online/Live auction

Tickets must be purchased in advance at the Park's Office at the rear of the Visitor

The We Care Food Pantry in Homosassa is having its 3rd-annual Online & Live

Center located on U.S. 19. Tickets are $25.00 for adults (age 12 and over) and $5.00 for

Auction. The Auction Gallery is currently open for viewing and will be available for view-

children ages 5 through 11 years.

ing through Monday, December 16 - when the Auction will be held from 2:00-6:00 p.m. To

Hospice Surviving the Holidays Workshops

see the more than 300 fabulous items available for the auction, go to www.thenewscaster.

Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast "Surviving the Holidays" Workshops to be

com and access the link at the end of this story.

offered at five convenient times and locations. Grief can make the holidays a painful time...

Auction categories include home improvement, water recreation, sports/golf, gifts

but there's hope. Join Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast for encouraging seminars that

for ladies, toys/bicycles, outdoor equipment, art/jewelry, gifts for the home, electronics,

will help you survive the holidays and discover new reasons to enjoy them again.

hair care/beauty products, fishing equipment, pet products, food/restaurants, hotels/camp-

"Surviving The Holidays" will be offered on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 2:00 pm at the Hospice

ing. Final bids can be made in two ways - online or by phone - on Monday, Dec. 16, from

of Citrus and the Nature Coast Levy Office, 24-B Highway 40 East, Inglis. "Surviving The

2:00-6:00 p.m. Phone numbers are 352-382-4500. 352-382-4700.

Holidays" will be offered on Friday, December 13 at 1:00 pm at the Hospice of Citrus and

Annual Dove Shoot Dec. 14th

the Nature Coast Wings Education Center located at 8471 W. Periwinkle Lane, Homosassa.

Remember Saturday, Dec. 14th, 2013 for the joint Fundraiser of the Citrus Cattle-

"Surviving The Holidays" Workshops are offered at no cost, are open to the entire commu-

men's Assn. & The Agricultural Alliance of Citrus County Annual Dove Shoot. The event

nity and reservations are requested. Contact Lynn Miller at 352.621.1500 for a reservation.

starts at 11:30am with Registration at the Cattlemen's Education Bldg. at the SE corner of

FDOT to hold public hearing to discuss five year work program

the junction of Stagecoach Trail (CR 480) and Pleasant Grove Road (CR 581) followed by

The Florida Department of Transportation, District Seven, invites you to partici-

Lunch at Noon. Upon completion of lunch , participants will be guided to their blinds for

pate in the Five-Year Tentative Work Program Public Hearing for Fiscal Years July 1, 2014

the Dove Shoot. Cost of the Dove Shoot and Lunch is a $125 donation or Lunch only $25.

through June 30, 2019. The Tentative Work Program covers the next five years of prelimi-

Limited Blinds Available. reservation required. Please call Leon at (352) 634-4524.

nary engineering, right-of-way acquisition, construction, and public transportation projects

Career Expo at WTI

for Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties The hearing will be held

Come to the Career Expo and Open House at Withlacoochee Technical Institute

Monday, December 16, 2013, 1:30 pm 3:30 pm. The hearing is being conducted as a

Anyone interested in attending WTI and starting an exciting new career. Meet the instruc-

webinar. A remote viewing location for persons without a computer will be set up at the

Our Pub

tors, tour the program and shop areas, ask questions. Thursday December 19, 2013 from

Inverness Gov't Building, 212 W. Main Street, Inverness, FL 34450.

1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. WTI, 1201 W. Main Street, Inverness, FL Enter WTI at the eastern

entrance off of Montgomery Street (across from the Suncoast Federal ATM)

Free Wi-Fi

For more information, contact WTI at 352-726-2430 extension 4326.

Celebrate Kwanza

Restaurant, Lounge

Three local, Citrus County groups are planning a free, Kwanza celebration. The

African American Club, the Nature Coast Unitarian Universalists and Unity Church have

& Package Store

joined together to present an informative and fun program for adults and children. The

historic Inverness courthouse and museum, on Apopka Avenue, will host the program the

Saturday after Christmas. Audience participation will be encouraged and snacks will wind

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1/4 mile west of Hwy. 19

perishable food item as a donation. For more information: 352-637-4572.

In a Hurry? Call Ahead (352) 447-2406

Town Hall Listening Session ln December

Assistant Citrus County Administrator Cathy Pearson announced that one remain-

Open M,W,Th 11a-12mid, F-S til 1am · Closed Tues.

ing Town Hall Listening Sessions will be held. Friday, Dec.13, 12:00pm 1:00pm, Central

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