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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Do You Have Questions About Medicare?
Do you have questions about Medicare or Medicare/Medicaid, Supplemental In-
surance, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, or Medicare Billings? If you do, come see SHINE,
a volunteer program with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs for one-on-one counsel-
ing. SHINE provides free, unbiased and,confidential assistance. If you cannot come to a
site call the ElderHelpline atm1-800-262-2243. SHINE will be at: Wed, Mar 10th, 10:00-
Noon AF Knotts (Yankeetown) Public Library.
Beginning Computer Classes in Inglis
It's not too late to get into a beginning computer class at Inglis Community Center.
A class began on March 3, 2010 at 6:00pm at no charge and the class is designed to help
local people improve their computer skills to become more employable. For more infor-
mation call 352 447-3585.
Come out and meet the candidates!
Come out and meet the candidates running for the Inglis Town Commission. This
forum will be held Saturday, March 6 from 2 – 4:00 p.m. in the Inglis Community Center.
There are three commission seats open with four candidates running; two incumbent Com-
missioners Richard Kellman and Drinda Merritt, plus Michael Andrew White and Sherry
Ely. The election will be held March 9th, 2010.
Juanita Emrich, Betsy Clair and Rhonda Estevez, all Rainbow Springs State Park Hosts, make
A number of important issues will be discussed. Bring your questions and hear
butter at the Cracker Day Festival Sunday north of Dunnellon on Hwy 40/41. Heavy whipping
how the candidates will respond to the issues most important to you. This event will be
cream and a touch of sea salt are combined. Here an old fashioned butter churn was used to
moderated by Marilyn Ladner and is sponsored by the Recreation Advisory Board Activi-
churn the cream to butter in 2 1/2 hours. You can use a large mason jar to shake it in leaving
ties Committee (RABAC). Refreshments will be served.
space for the sloshing motion. Lora Cavallaro samples the fresh made butter on a cracker.
Census Job Fair
Re-Elect Dick Kellman
The U.S. Census Bureau is hosting an all-day job fair to encourage local residents
to come and find out how exciting and fulfilling these temporary Census jobs can be. The
Inglis Town Commission
Enumerator position pays $11.25 an hour as well as a 50 cent per mile reimbursement. The
event will be held at the Inglis-Yankeetown Lions Club on 59th St. on Friday March 5 from
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The complete application process can be completed at the job fair. Ap-
It is clear that the residents of Inglis are now facing some of the most important deci-
plicants are asked to bring their Drivers License and Social Security Card/Birth Certificate.
sions that they have ever had to make!!! Most notably, the effort being made to dissolve
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to increase your income and build your Resume! For
the Town of Inglis. Which ever way this effort goes, serious thought needs to go into
more information, call 352-414-7230.
your decision as to who you want to represent your best interests on the Town Commis-
sion.
Republican club meeting
Jason Sager, a speaker at the recent Inverness “tea party,” will speak at the Yan-
keetown-Inglis Republican club’s Lunch Meeting on Tues. March 16. The meeting will be
Rather than making a lot of promises as to what I would do if successful in staying on the
held at the Inglis-Yankeetown Lions club on Hwy. 40 and 59th St. starting at 12:30 p.m.
Commission, I would like to discuss my voting record on several controversial subjects
The public is invited. The charge for lunch is $5 per person. Please call Edith at (352) 447-
of this past year.
2622 or Pat at (352) 447-5874, if you plan to attend.
Mandatory Garbage Pickup - At the present time less than 30% of the Town’s resi-
Vendors needed for Inglis Health & Wellness Fair
dences subscribe to a Garbage Pickup Service. The method of payment for the proposed
Vendors wanting to participate in a Health and Wellness Fair to be held at the
mandatory service would have been by “Special Assessment” to all property owners.
Inglis Community Center on Sat., March 20, are asked to call charline Reed of comprehen-
In my opinion, the agreement would have benefited too small a percentage of Inglis
sive Home Care at (352) 586-8249.
residents. Along with two other Commissioners, I voted against the Assessment and
There is no charge for the space. However, as space is limited, please call early to
the proposal failed.
secure your participation in this event.
Tables and chairs will be available to vendors. Hot dogs and drinks will be avail-
Water Service Disconnect - In the past, if a homeowner was going to be away from Inglis
able at a nominal fee.
for an extended period of time, they could have their water turned off by the Town and
The event is co-sponsored by the Manors (Crystal Gem, Pleasant Grove and Sug-
would not have to continue paying the monthly bill until they returned to Inglis and had
armill), comprehensive Home Care and the Inglis-Yankeetown Women’s club.
their water turned back on. A proposal was made to continue billing the homeowner
email news to: news@thenewscaster.com
during this time of absence and it passed by a vote of 4 to 1.
Mine was the dissenting vote.
NATURE COAST WATER, INC.
Fee Schedule for Enforcement of Florida Building Code. - The Town employed a Ser-
Where Customer Service is our Priority
vice that would handle permit fees, etc. to perform work previously handled by the Levy
County Building Department. In a number of cases, the fees for this service turned out to
Owned & Operated by the Vorisek Family
be 2 to 3 times higher than were presently being charged by the County. The proposal
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passed by a vote of 3 to 2. My vote was one of the two dissenting votes.
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FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER ALL OF THE PROS AND CONS BEFORE DE-
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