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The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
VFW Ladies Auxilliary Provides for
the Needy during the Holidays
Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post 8698 gave
Special to The Newscasster by Linda Dreblow
each family, a Turkey, along with stockings &
boxes of canned goods, and new clothes & a
Gilley-Long-Osteen Ladies Auxiliary
gift certificate for shoes at Payless. Food was
to the VFW Post 8698 put Food, Clothing
collected from Yankeetown School, Our Pub
Toys, and other items into the hands of those
Restaurant & Lounge, Lou from Sysco Cor-
struggling thru the Christmas Holidays
poration, Food Ranch, Mouse Trap, and Gob-
Thanks to the Ladies Auxiliary to the
blers Restaurant, Floyd Craig donated Apples,
Gilley-Long-Osteen VFW Post 8698 in Inglis,
Pears, and Oranges & Tangerines.
those people didn't have to. The children were
The Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW
found through the staff at Yankeetown School.
Post 8698 would like to thank everyone who
Christmas is traditionally celebrated with fam-
helped out & donated items & money and
ily and a big meal; plenty of people find them-
their time. Thank you all for your hard work
selves away from relatives during the holi-
and dedication to our post. The Ladies also
day. This Christmas was a little brighter for 11
collected 11 boxes for their adopted vet
needy Inglis families following a special event
Melanie Banton who is serving overseas.
held December 23, 2008 at the VFW Post 8698.
Surveying the Way - If you have seen a survey crew in recent weeks moving from the Gulf
through Yankeetown you may wonder "what's next". According to Department of Environ-
mental Protection (DEP) crew chief Mike Mercuri, tide gauge stations measuring the highs
and lows of tides and water levels are being placed from south Florida through Apalachicola
for monitoring purposes. Survey crews are working up and down the west coast of Florida
gathering elevations to work into the system records. The gauges are placed mainly at boat
ramps. Scientific measurements will be recorded every 10 minutes. Past historical data has
been recovered and verified and this new system will add more information to that recorded
history. Mercuri said they are not sure yet just where the gauge will be placed in the Yankee-
town area but past data and accurate future data is the reason for the mission. Pictured doing
the surveying in front of Izaak Walton Lodge this past week are Mike Mercuri, DEP crew chief,
Dustin Bell, Jeff Stephens and Tom Bennett. Photo & Story by Sally Price
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Annual donations were presented to (left to right), Leroy Rooks, VFW Post 4252; Bill Geden,
Veterans Coalition of Citrus County and Ginger West, Family Resource Center by President
email your news to: newscast@atlantic.net
Ernie Polk at The New Jersey and Friends Club of Citrus County December meeting.
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