The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - December 15, 2010
From Inglis Town Hall
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
The Christmas Parade, “Christmas in Florida” theme, was held Sat. Dec. 11th.
Thanks to RABAC and Commissioner Merritt, it was a huge success and with it Santa
Yankeetown Mayor's Report
came to town. First prize was awarded to the Inglis Post Office. Their manatee float was
very imaginative and everyone cheered the elves accompanying it handing out candy. Sec-
ond prize was awarded to DAB Construction’s tiki hut float, and third prize was won by
A Guest Commentary by Yankeetown Mayor Dawn Clary
Special Thanks - Mr. Tom Comer has been serving on the Yankeetown Board of the young ladies of the Inglis-Yankeetown Woman’s Club. Honorable mention were: The
Adjustment. His term is expiring but he has agreed to re-up for another term. This is a vol- Young and Restless Motorcycle Club, Yankeetown School Bus Float, The Girl Scouts, The
unteer board and deals with some serious issues. It’s nice to have people who are willing to Gator Christmas float, The Coast Guard Axillary, and the Inglis Fire Dept. A open-house
Christmas Party was held at the Community Center after the parade where hot chocolate and
give of their time to serve their community.
WGP News - The Whooping crane program last Friday was a big success, in spite home made cookies, made by the members of RABAC, were served to everyone. Santa was
of the cold which caused the program to be moved from the park to the library, causing there and the children had their pictures taken with him.
The Christmas Spirit is alive and well in Inglis as everyone can see by the Christmas
some confusion. The program arranged by the Friends of WGP, focused on the effort to re-
establish a migratory colony between Chasshowitska and Wisconsin by using an ultra-light lights at Town Hall and the Community Center. Hope everyone stops by and takes a look.
Work is presently underway on repairs to Ray Road. That should be completed by Jan.
plane to lead the birds back and forth from Wisconsin. An interesting fact was that the birds
could make the trip much faster than the plane, which is hard to believe, the plane slows 1st.
‘em down. Also discussed was raising chicks in captivity. There are several good programs The pizza party for the 1st. grade, who won the “give a hand with a can” competition will
planned for the future such as an astronomy night, and a shark program, apparently our area be Dec. 16th at Yankeetown School.
Central Park will be hosting the kindergärtners on Dec. 17th, for lunch and a fun morning
is classed as a shark nursery, so watch the news.
at the playground.
Town Christmas Tree - The town Christmas tree has been decorated and lit,
“Shop with a Cop” will be Dec. 23th. Thus far it looks like we will be having 25 lucky
Thanks to Gibson Tree Service who helped on this.
Deep Freeze - Although winter doesn’t officially start until the 21st, it seems like children participating, double what it was last year.
Myself, my wife Barbara, the town staff, and the commissioners, extend our warmest
it’s already here. PLEASE weather proof
your water pipes, because we won’t read the meters until a while after we have had some wishes for a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all.
Mayor Bill Lake
pretty cold weather, you may have a leak that won’t get identified quickly and end up with
a big bill. We have problems every year because of this issue.
No Midmonth meeting - There will be no mid month meeting this month, mainly
because it is slow this time of year as all business seems to come to a halt. It’s also nice to
give council and staff a bit of a break. The midmonth will be back in January.
Study Completed - Ken Nash at GARI (Gulf Archeology Research Institute) had
received a grant to study the cultural artifacts at the WGP from the DEP Coastal Manage-
ment Program, Coastal Initiative Partnership. The draft report of his study is completed. If
you would like to see the results, stop by the hall. The technical data is on disk if you wish
to delve deeper. Good Night and Good Luck
Shop With A Cop Registration Deadline Dec. 17
The Inglis Police Department has now collected enough money to take 25 local
children shopping with its 2nd-annual Shop with a Cop’ holiday program! This special
event will be held on Thursday, Dec. 23, at 6:00 p.m. Parents of children randomly selected
for this program are welcome to go on this fun shopping trip with their child. Each child will
be able to spend $100 on holiday gifts.
Please register your child for the Shop with a Cop program - by Friday, Dec. 17 - at
the Inglis Police Department, located at 26 Hwy. 40 W., Inglis. Mondays through Fridays,
from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. To qualify for the shopping trip, the child’s family must be in
need, and the child must be between the ages of 3 and 12. Children will be notified as soon
as possible after the random drawing of names on Monday, Dec. 20.
Donations are still needed, as registration continues to bring hopeful children into
1st place at Saturday's Christmas Parade in Inglis was the U.S. Post Office entry with a mana-
the police department, and the police department’s goal is to take every child shopping who
tee on display. The postal theme was "In Florida at Christmas and Always We Deliver". Second
registers for the program. Donations can be made in person at the Inglis Police Department.
place went to DAB Constructors, and third place went to the YI Womans Club. The ladies deco-
For additional information, please contact the IPD by phone at (352) 447-0303.
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