The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 5 - March 25, 2009
Community Events & Meetings
FRIENDS OF wildlife park TO
Sea Cadets Recruiting
HOST easter egg hunt on APRIL 11
Are you at least 12 1/2 years of age and looking for a challenge? The Manatee Division
Sea Cadet unit is now recruiting for 2009. They have recently returned from a trip to the "Ameri-
HOMOSASSA – The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Friends of Homo-
can Victory", a naval vessel in Tampa, and will be having a weekend at the small arms range in
sassa Springs Wildlife Park, Inc. is planning a big Easter Egg Hunt event at the Wildlife Park
Hernando County in March. This type of activity plus marching, community involvement, naval
on Saturday, April 11, 2009. The event will be held on the green behind the parking area at the
orientation, and up to two weeks of away from home training duty awaits those who wish to
park’s Visitor Center and main entrance on U.S. 19. Families should arrive by 8:30 a.m. to
attend our next drill at the Yankeetown Coast Guard Station on Saturday, April 18th at 9 a.m.
register their children for the Easter Egg Hunts that will begin at 9:00 a.m. The children will be
If you can, bring your parents to meet our staff and get the paperwork started. We meet
divided into three age groups: children ages 1 through 4 years; children ages 5 through 8
every second weekend of the month and there is something different each month. We are a
years; and children 9 through 12 years.
completely volunteer organization. Further information can be provided by calling Lieutenant
Parents should bring baskets for their children for collecting eggs. There will be
Commander Wambold at 352-216-2342 or Instructor Harvey Dunn at 352-726-7716 or email
thousands of plastic eggs in different colors to be found and redeemed for a variety of Easter
nsccmanateediv@tampabay.rr.com. Accept the challenge and become a U. S. Naval Sea Cadet."
candy. There will be special prizes for finding the gold and silver eggs in each age group.
Costumed characters Rocky and Rosie, the Manatees; the Easter Bunny; Terrence, the Turtle;
“Peace Lutheran Celebrates The Lenten Season”
Priscilla, the Panther; and Biddie, the Bear, will be on hand to greet children and for photos.
Peace Lutheran Church at 7201 South Highway 41, just 5 miles north of downtown
A donation of $5.00 per child will include admission to the Wildlife Park. Adults will be given
Dunnellon, is celebrating the season of Lent that leads to Easter with Wednesday evening
a 33% discount on their admission to the park.
dinners and services throughout the remainder of March as well as April 1 and April 8. A light
The Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park is a citizen support organization for
meal is served by Peace family members at 6:15 p.m. and service begins at 7:00 p.m. For more
the Wildlife Park and helps to raise funds for park projects through special events and activi-
information contact the church at 352-489-5881.
ties and works in the community to increase the public’s awareness of the park.
Nature Coast Friends of Blues
20th Annual WillFest Returns in April
Singer-songwriter, Charley Groth will play in Homosassa
on Saturday March 28 from 2 - 5 PM for the Nature Coast Friends
The 20th Will McLean Festival (WILLFEST) will bring performers from all over
of Blues. Charley travels the world and has grown fond of the
Florida to the Withlacoochee campground near Dunnellon the weekend of April 3,4,5. The
Homosassa area. Catch Charley and friends at the Olde Mill
celebration will feature singer/songwriters who have performed at every WILLFEST from the
House Gallery and Printing Museum, 10466 W. Yulee Drive in
beginning. This year will also present for the first time six new teen performers.
Homosassa. 352-503-3498 for information. $5 donation.
Veterans include Dale Crider, Frank Thomas, Jeanie Fitchen, Whitey Markle and the
Market Day with Art - 2nd Saturday of the Month
Swamprooters and the groups PATCHWORK and SOUTHWIND.
On Saturday night,, April 4, Amy Carol Webb will host “Rivers Roll On,” a tribute to WILLFEST.
This event is location on the grounds of Heritage Village, in the heart of Historic
Set among huge oaks, and surrounded on three sides by the Withlacoochee River,
Downtown Crystal River (Heritage Side). Our next show is Saturday, April 11th.. This event
the venue provides a perfect setting for a festival honoring Florida's premier folk singer. Will
will be from 10 a.m. till 3 p.m. Falling on Easter week-end, this Spring theme will be accompa-
McLean roamed from the Panhandle to the Keys, writing and singing poems, stories and
nied by Fresh Produce, Herbs, Plants, Flowers, and Food. Creative Talents sold by Local
ballads in praise of his beloved Florida. As early as the fifties it was clear to him the destruc-
Artists, Crafters, Musicians and more. To participate as a vendor contact Laura Lou at 352-
tion man was bringing in his wake to the state's fragile ecosystem.
564-1400..
More than fifty groups and solo performers from Blountstown to Coconut Grove
CCVC Open Business Meeting Thursday 3/26/09
come to share their music on multiple stages. Workshops in songwriting, guitar, fiddle, banjo,
The Citrus County Veterans Coalition invites all honorably discharged veterans, their
harmonica, dulcimer and autoharp are offered at no charge. Special creative children's activi-
wives, widows and widowers to their open business meeting on Thursday, March 26th, 2009
ties will be under the direction of Mona Stuart
at 6 p.m. in the County Veterans Service Office class room at the Citrus County Resource
The top three winners of the Best New Florida Song Contest, Garrison Doles from
Center in Lecanto next to the V.A. Clinic.
Orlando, Chris Kahl from Cocoa Beach and Carla Bak from Inverness will perform their win-
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ning songs at noon Saturday, April 4 on the Magnolia Stage.
Advance weekend tickets are $30. At the gate weekend admission will be $35. Friday
only admission at the gate is $15; Saturday: $18 and Sunday only $15. For information, call
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