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Dunnellon Middle School will present the First Annual Dunnellon Middle School

Golf Scramble to be held on Saturday, May 16 at 1:00 pm at the award-winning Juliette

Pet Rescue Fundraiser

Falls Golf Club located at 6933 SW 179thAvenue Road in Dunnellon.

Putting on the Dog Fashions and Furs Fashions will be held Saturday, April 25,

Proceeds from the event will support enrichment programs for students at Dunnellon Mid-

2015 Crystal River Mall (former Belk Store) Enter through the inside of the mall. Time:

dle School. The event will be a four-person best-ball scramble. Prizes will be awarded for

11:00 am Luncheon, Fashion Show, Silent Auction, Share the Wealth, and a Special Cat and

1st, 2nd and 3rd place, closest to the pin and longest drive. Spectacular hole-in-one prizes

Dog Adoption Event $20 Donation (nonrefundable) For information contact: 352.436.4205.

will be furnished courtesy of Citrus Kia and Dunnellon Jewelry & Pawn. A meal will be

Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off April 25

served following play. There will be golfer goody-bags and prize raffles.

Citrus County Central Landfill will be conducting a Hazardous Household Waste

Entry fee is $65 per player. Entry fee for four players will be $250. Hole sponsors are

Drop Off at the Central Landfill on Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The first

needed and are available for $100. A package of a hole sponsorship and four player en-

60 pounds or 10 gallons are free.

tries is priced at $340. Come out and enjoy this fantastic golf course while you help local

Hazardous Household Waste also accepts collections weekly on Tuesday, Thurs-

students in our community! For additional information or to get an entry form, call Peggy

day, and Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Kenny at 352.465.6720.

For more information, contact the Citrus County Solid Waste Management at 352-

Application deadline April 30 for hardship

527-7670. Questions may be emailed tohazwasteinfo@bocc.citrus.fl.us

assistance for Fire Protection Assessment

SWFWMD to Hold Public Workshop in Citrus, Levy County

The Southwest Florida Water Management District will hold a series of public

In accordance with Resolution 2013-115 Section 4, Citrus County has created a

workshops for the Withlacoochee River Watershed Initiative to gather feedback about the

Hardship Assistance Program to assist residential property owners, who meet eligibility

preliminary results of 19 model scenarios. Below are the scheduled public workshops in

criteria, with the financial burden created by the imposition of the Municipal Services Ben-

the area where the public is invited to provide input on the scenarios that were evaluated to

efit Unit for Fire Protection Assessment that was approved on July 23, 2013. Applications

better understand how past or future changes may affect the Withlacoochee River and its

will not be accepted after the close of business on Thursday April 30, 2015. Applications

surrounding watershed. May 7, 2015; Citrus County Cornerstone Baptist Church, 1100

can be submitted to Citrus County Housing Services and a determination will be based

W. Highland Blvd., Inverness, FL 34452. May 13, 2015; Levy County Yankeetown-Inglis

upon the provided information. If deemed qualified for the hardship assistance, the County

Woman's Club, 5 56th St., Yankeetown, FL 34498

shall pay the Fire Protection Assessment imposed on the qualified homesteaded property.

Organizing For Action Citrus Meeting Inverness

The Citrus County Chapter of Organizing for Action (OFA Citrus) Meeting The following qualifications must be met to be considered eligible for hardship assis-

is Tuesday, April 28, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at Angelotti's Restaurant at 130 Heights Ave. in tance: Applicant must be the owner of the residential property and be granted homestead

Inverness. OFA Citrus is a Nonpartisan group that works on Local, State and National exemption

The total household income 

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issues. All citizens of Citrus County are invited to attend. OFA Citrus believes in building

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our organization from the ground up, one conversation at a time, whether that's at a meet- than or equal to 30% of the currentNews for the established by the U.S. The application

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ing, one on one or on Facebook. We are committed to working on the issues that affect each AdvertiavailableReasonable Rates for S Levy, NE Citrus & SW Marion Counties

form is sing at at Citrus County Housing Services, Lecanto Government Building, Citrus

County Courthouse093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

5 Administration Office 2nd floor, the Property Appraiser's Office, the

of us. For more information please contact Raymond Hardy at 352-201-1306.

Tax Collector's Office The application form is available at Citrus County Housing Services,

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

Yard Sale for The Troops

Lecanto Government Building, Citrus County thenewscaster1@gmail.com 2nd floor,

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: Courthouse Administration Office

We sell gently used donations and with the proceeds, makes CARE PACKAGES

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are low because we would rather sell it to you than have it sit on our tables.

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tion or yard sale items to sell....please stop into the Thrift Store or send us an e-mail. With 2

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Counties. Contact Cynthia Holden, Center for Victim Rights, Pres. 352-628-6481.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters 2nd Annual Crystal River RibJam!

Big Brothers etown News for choice and beneficiary of the festival. The

Hom Big Sisters is the charity of the Nature Coast

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Servthree-day event will take place Dunnellon, 25th, & 26th on the grounds of the Homosassa

ing Inglis, Yankeetown, on April 24th, Hernando, Crystal River & Crystal

River Mall. This fun, family friendly event includes a Kids Zone, a great entertainment

lineup, food vendors,ss: the Best Ribs in thePt., Homosassa, FL 34446

Addre and 5093 S. Orwell World! Tickets are on sale at Citrus County

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allowed.No Overnight Camping or Parking. If you would like to volunteer for the event and

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get free admission, VIP parking, and an event t-shirt, please contact darlenec@bbbstam-

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Lions Club Golf Benefit

The Hernando Lions Club is sponsoring a golf tournament at Citrus Hills golf

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club in Hernando, May 16, 2015 time: 8:30 a.m. Includes green fees, golf cart and lunch

mulligans, drawing, 4 golfer scramble best ball. Free automobile for hole-in-one, prizes

for top three finishers, closest to the hole prize $60.00 per golfer. All proceeds benefit Her-

nando lions club eyesight charities. For more information, contact: lion Al, 352-257-1388.

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