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Chamber of Commerce to produce the family friendly event in March. The Citrus

County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the dates for the 28th Annual Floral

City Strawberry Festival on March 7 & 8, 2015. The festival will be held at Floral Park

in Floral City, FL. New additions to the festival will add excitement to this year's event.

The 3rd Annual Berries, Brew & BBQ will kick-off the festival weekend on Friday March

6, 2015 in downtown Floral City in front of the Floral City Library and Heritage Museum.

This event is hosted by the Floral City Merchants Association, is free to the public, fea-

tures BBQ from the Agriculture Alliance of Citrus County and will be held from 6:00pm

10:00pm. A bevvy of events and activities are slated for the festival weekend including

live entertainment, Little Miss & Miss Strawberry Princess pageants, strawberry pie eating

contests and brand new this year an appearance by the TV character Strawberry Shortcake.

The Amazzing Steel Drum ensemble, the Dan Story Band, the Susanne Smith Band and

local favorite country rocker Chad Montana will highlight the live entertainment at the fes-

tival. DJ John Dirorio will be providing great music between the acts.

The Princess pageants will take place on Saturday morning. Strawberry Shortcake,

the character, will be on hand for meet & greets and photo opportunities on Saturday morn-

ing from 9:00am to 1:00pm.

Valentine is a neutered male cat, white with

Lovely Siamese mix chocolate/taupe

Standard festival favorites such as hundreds of crafters and local business booths, two food

some pale gray above his eyes. He's avail-

cat needs a home

courts, expanded children's activities and the ever popular pie eating contests will round

able for adoption at the Citrus County Ani-

Yoko is a female cat who needs a home. out the rest of the festival activities. Of course the whole purpose of the festival, the straw-

mal Services shelter - a very unusual and

She's an unusually attractive Siamese mix, berry, will be available every way imaginable; in a box, on a stick, on a cake and in a shake!

cute-lookin little guy who appears fairly

with a taupe and chocolate coat. She was Local Floral City farm Ferris Groves supplies all the berries for flat sales and strawberry

young. He's a domestic shorthair mix, and

taken into Citrus County Animal Servic- shortcakes.

was taken into the shelter on Feb. 10. His

es on Feb. 20. Her Animal ID number is

Gates will open at 9:00am both days and close at 5:00pm on Saturday and 4:00pm

animal numbr is 24947518, and he's in the

25014364, and she's located in the "garage" on Sunday. Admission for the festival is $4.00 for adults, children under 12 are free. The

Meet-Your-Match Room. His adoption fee

area. Yoko's adoption fee is only $15, which festival will take place at Floral Park approximately 3 miles south of downtown Floral City

is only $15! If you'd like to meet this ador-

is scant price for a whole lotta love! To learn on Highway 41. Attendees are encouraged to park & ride the shuttle from the Citrus County

able fella, please contact Citrus County 5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

more about Yoko, call the shelter at 352- Auditorium for the cost of $1.00 per adult round trip. Children under 12 ride the shuttle

Animal Services at 352-746-8400 (TTY Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: shelter, 746-8400; TTY 352-726-7093, Debbie Russell,free. Sponsorship opportunities, business marketplace and a limited number of vendor

or drop by for Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

352-726-7093) of visit him at the thenewscaster1@gmail.comIEmail,

W at sites: Airport Rd. in Inverness, the shelter, located at 4030 S. Airport Rd. opportunities are still available. Contact the

locatedeb4030 S.thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com Citrus County Chamber at 352-795-3149 for

in Inverness, behind the Citrus County Fair- further information about the festival.

(behind the Citrus County Fairgrounds, off

grounds (off U.S. Hwy. 41).

Commissioner to Hold a Town Hall Meeting in March

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Commissioner Ron Kitchen Jr. announced Monday the first in a series of Town

Hall Meetings will be held onThursday, March 12 for the general public to attend. The

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meeting will be held at the Homosassa Library, located at 4100 S. Grandmarch Avenue in

Homosassa, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.

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"I want the public to know that I am continuing to listen," stated Kitchen. "I want

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to hear about any issues our citizens are currently facing. This is a forum for citizens to share

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their thoughts and for me to listen. And I might not be able to solve every problem, but I can

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try to lead them to the right person who can."

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Commissioner Kitchen is encouraging citizens to bring forward any issues deal-

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ing with county government from delivery of services to budgetary issues to suggestions

on how to improve transparency in county government. For more information, please call

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Public Information Officer Tobey Phillips at 527-5484.

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From the CCSO: Keep your address current on your driver's license

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Debbie If you've moved and haven't updated your driver's license, you need to update

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Ad looks real good .

your new home address within ten days, or else, you may be subject to a traffic citation. One

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The Q of H is $11,000.00 Plus.

of the major advantages of updating your address is, if you ever are in need of evacuating

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your Bingo P.B. is disaster and need to get back in, your address would have to be correct,

The home during a $450.00 plus.

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otherwise, you could be denied entry. You can update your driver's license online by visit-

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ing: http://www.dmvflorida.org/address-change.shtml

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Veterans Services Officer Available at Homosassa Library

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The Citrus County Veterans Service Department has announced effective March 5, 2015

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they will have a Veteran Service Officer available the 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month

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from 10:00 am to 4:00 PM at the Homosassa Library, located at 4100 S. Grandmarch Av-

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enue in Homosassa. To schedule an appointment, please call 352-527-5915.

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Wildlife Park Hosts Bird Walk this Weekend

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Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, in cooperation with Citrus County Audu-

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bon Society, will host a bird walk on Pepper Creek Trail on Saturday, February 28, 2015.

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Bird walks are planned for October, November, and monthly from January through April.

For more information and to register, call (352) 628-5343, ext. 1002.

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