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Community

IPD applies for COPS Hiring

Recovery Program grant

Inglis VFW meeting to elect officers, April 15

The Gilley-Long-O'Steen VFW Post 8698 in Inglis is having a meeting on Wed.,

benefits for the first three years, as well. The

A special meeting was held by the

April 15, at 6:30 p.m., to elect officers for 2009-2010. The post is located at 520 Hwy. 40 East,

federal

government

website,

Inglis Town Commission, April 9, to discuss

Inglis. For additional information, please call the post at (352) 447-3495.

www.Grants.Gov, states that there is no cost

the possibility of hiring additional police of-

Bargain Book Sale

sharing or matching requirements, that 3000

ficers through a Office of Community Ori-

The Friends of A. F. Knotts Public Library is having a gigantic, what-a-bargain book

grants are expected to be awarded, and eli-

ented Policing Services (COPS) grant called

and white elephant sale Saturday, April 18, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. on the library grounds at 11

gible applicants include state, county and city

the COPS Hiring Recovery Program (CHRP).

56th Street in Yankeetown. The sale will continue in the library, Tuesday, April 21, 3 pm.-8 p.m.

or township governments; independent

The CHRP provides funding di-

and Wednesday & Thursday, April 22 and 23, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Come in and browse for the

school districts, public and state controlled

rectly to law enforcement agencies, to create

lowest book prices anywhere! The Yankeetown Woman’s Club is also having a yard/plant

and private institutions of higher education,

and preserve jobs, and to increase their com-

sale right next door Saturday. Please come out and give your support to these worthwhile

Federally recognized Native American tribal

munity policing capacity and crime preven-

civic organizations.

governments, and public and Indian hous-

tion efforts, according a government website

Businesses Support Fund Raiser for Yankeetown School Trip

ing authorities. The website states that ap-

explaining the CHRP application process.

plicants must renew their Central Contractor

Inglis Police Chief Steve Dixon stated that

Nature Coast Water, Inc is again this year helping the Yankeetown School Marine

Registration (CCR) database information at

the crime rate is increasing due to high un-

Science Program raise money for their annual trip to Pigeon Key in the Florida Keys. The

least once per year in order to establish an

employment, and the grant will assist in pro-

locally owned business is donating (2) $100.00 gift certificates for your choice of either gas

active status.

tecting the public during the recession.

or groceries. You can win a $100.00 Food Ranch Gift Certificate or a $100.00 Gas Card to your

"We haven't even been approved

CHRP was started during the Bill

favorite “local” gas station. For more information call Yankeetown school or Tammy Vorisek

yet," said Dixon. "This (the commission's

Clinton Administration and had been discon-

at 352-447-0345. The Voriseks, owners of Nature Coast Water, Inc. are very excited to be able

vote) was approval for the need to apply. That

tinued during the George W. Bush Adminis-

to help out with this fund raiser. The drawing will be on May 2, 2009.

does not automatically give us those posi-

tration. The program was reinstated through

Selected Middle school students will spend 4 days and 3 nights in the renovated

tions. I have to apply; it has to be reviewed.

the American Recovery and Reinvestment

buildings that were home to workers in the early 1900’s that built the Overseas Railroad. The

We're in the bureaucratic red tape situation.

Act of 2009 (ARRA), commonly known as

students will get to snorkel a reef, visit a sea turtle hospital, and study and experience the

It could be six to eight months before we see

the economic stimulus plan.

history and ecology of the Florida Keys.

a police officer on the streets, as a result of

Dixon asked the commission to con-

Once again we are asking our community to help raise money for the student’s trip.

the grant - if we're approved."

sider, "The hiring of a minimum of one addi-

Information will be available at the Food Ranch, as well as at other local businesses. Watch

Since the town did not vote on at-

tional officer, but to determine the number at

the Newscaster for other locations.

tempting to receive assistance from this grant

their own discretion," he said. After discus-

Levy County Republicans Monthly Meeting

until April 9 and the deadline for the grant

sion, the commission voted 4:1 to apply for

The monthly meeting of the Levy County Republican Executive Committee (LCREC)

application was 11:59 p.m., April 14, Chief

the grant money to increase the police force

will be held on Monday, April 20, 2009, at Bubbaque’s Restaurant in Chiefland. We will start

Dixon was battling the clock on Monday

by two officers. Commissioner Richard

with food and fellowship at 6:30pm followed by our meeting at 7pm Our Lincoln Reagan

(April 13), awaiting "a confirmation and ap-

Kellman, who is known for his efforts to re-

Memorial Dinner in March was great with former Speaker of the Florida House of Represen-

proval to apply. And that could take six to

duce the operating costs of the police de-

tatives, Marco Rubio. We have only heard great reviews. If you wonder why we work so

eight hours," he said. "Tuesday's going to

partment, was the lone dissenting vote.

hard, it is to support our local Republican candidates.

be a very busy day for me (Tuesday is the

According to Dixon, if the grant is

If you are between the ages of 17 and 26 and want to work with your own Republi-

deadline to apply). I'll be sitting on the com-

approved for the hiring of the two additional

can age group please contact Michelle at 1-877-734-LEVY (5389).

puter all day."

police officers for the Inglis Police Depart-

Parsons Memorial Yard Sale

He also stressed, "Applying for the

ment, the federal government would pay the

grant does not ensure that it will be approved,

On Saturday April 25, 2009 from 8:00 a.m.--3:00 p.m., Parsons Memorial Presbyterian

department's current entry-level salaries for

so if the grant funding is approved and the

Church, located at 5850 Riverside Drive in Yankeetown (next to Coast Guard Station), will

newly-hired officers for three years, which

town moves forward on hiring the officers, it

hold a big yard sale in its Fellowship Hall behind the church sanctuary. For additional infor-

Chief Dixon approximates at, "Between

could be seven to eight months before the

mation, directions or to make donations please call 447-2506.

$70,000 to $75,000 per year, and after the three

officers would be on the streets."

Also, delicious baked goods go fast so come early. Coffee and donuts as well as a

years, the town would pick up the costs, in-

A 2005 government oversight report

scrumptious lunch will be served and all food purchases are easy on your change purse. All

cluding any salary increases."

called the program a "modest contributor" to

proceeds benefit the Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Women's Group's charitable works.

According to federal government

a decline in crime in the 1990's.

guidelines, the CHRP would also pay for the

Local Republican Club Meeting

Fund Raiser For Yankeetown School Annual Trip

The Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve (WGP), which recently opened to the public, will

be the site of the next Picnic-Meeting of the Yankeetown-Inglis Republican Club, on Sat.,

A successful bake sale was

May 2, at 12:00 noon. The entrance to the WGP is directly across from 65th St., off Hwy. 40,

held this past weekend at the Food

in Yankeetown. The speaker will be Larry Feldhusen, the Yankeetown Parks and Recreation

Ranchin Inglis. The funds will be go-

liaison.

ing to the Yankeetown School field

The club will furnish fried chicken and drinks, and members are asked to bring

trip to Pigeon Key in the Florida Keys.

salads, side dishes and desserts. There is no cost to members, but a charge of $5 applies to

Helping buyers choose from the

guests. For reservations, call Edith at (352) 447-2622 or Pat at (352) 447-5874.

homemade delights were Tammy

A Family Crusade: David & Rusty in Inglis, April 26-29

Vorisek, Debbie Woodard, Winnie

The nationally known Gospel singing ventriloquist team, David & Rusty, will host a

Umhoefer and Genie Sturtevant. Dif-

nightly Family Crusade at The Rock Church in INGLIS, April 26-29 - starting at 6:00 p.m. on

ferent fund raisers are in progress in-

Sunday night, April 26, and at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights, April

cluding. This is a once in a lifetime

27-29. The Rock Church is located on Hwy 40-W, across from Yankeetown Elementary School.

trip for many students who will get

David & Rusty travel full-time from Florida to California, performing both live and on TV,

the chance to snorkle and learn all

bringing joy and laughter with their Christian humor and Gospel singing.For more informa-

about the ocean environment.

tion, call (352) 212-9042

Photo by Sally Price

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