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Regular Meeting; April 11, 2015 9:30 A.M. Key Training Center 130 Heights St.

Inverness, Fl Club President Bob Bonsai Bob' Eskeitz will be the demonstrator at the April

9th Annual Taste of Inverness Festival

meeting. For more information, please feel free to call President: Bob Eskeitz 352 587 4215

Work up your appetite for the Taste of Inverness, a collection of local eateries

Vice President: Isaac Baylon 352-697-2493 Contact: Al Harnage 352 - 527 - 3263. Please

combining their tasty samples with the sounds of live music by the Susanne Smith Band.

join us in Inverness. As usual, the meetings are open to the public and visitors are welcome.

There will also be local artists showcasing their masterpieces under the stars among the

soaring white tents Saturday, April 11, 2015 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Liberty Park, 286 N. Apopka

County Offers Fair Housing Seminar

Ave., Inverness, FL Net proceeds raised from the Taste of Inverness will benefit the Boys

Citrus County Housing Services and Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida

& Girls Clubs of Citrus County. The public is reminded that tickets are $25 per person and

will be hosting a seminar regarding fair housing issues for the public to attend. The seminar

$30.00 at the door. Also tickets are for sale from any Boys & Girls Clubs of Citrus County

will cover topics such as fair lending discriminatory practices, mortgage rescue scam pre-

Board member, or at the City of Inverness Finance Department in Inverness, or by calling

vention, and affirmatively furthering fair housing.

The class will be held 1:00-5:00 pm on Friday, April 10 at the Citrus County Re-

United Way Presentation at LWVCC Meeting April 14th

source Center, located at 2804 W. Marc Knighton Ct. in Lecanto. Please call Jen Pollard at

The guest speaker for the League of Women Voters of Citrus County meeting on

527-7522 or email Jennifer.Pollard@bocc.citrus.fl.us to register.

April 14 th will be Amy Meek, president/CEO of the United Way of Citrus County, a posi-

Yard Sale for The Troops

tion she has held since 2012.

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

Mrs. Meek was named one of the county's most promising young women. She will

for our Troops overseas. As the items are donated, we never know from week to week what

speak on the social needs and new direction of the organization.There will be no solicita-

we will receive...but we can assure you it is all quality items with a low price. Our prices

tions on this day. Citizens for Informed Teens ( CFIT) will have a spotlight at the meeting.

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

The meeting will be held at the Coastal Regions Library, 8619 W. Crystal St. ,Crys-

If you would like to make a donation of items to put into the packages....a monetary dona-

tal River, at 10:15 AM.This is a change from the usual location in Beverly Hills, due to

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

weeks notice, we are available to pick up your donation if you live in Citrus or Hernando

3rd annual Benefit for Local Animal Rescues

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

Come out and bring your dog for a fun filled day at our 3rd annual Benefit for Lo-

Lions Club Golf Benefit

cal Rescues from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM. Animals Saturday April 18 Event will be held

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

at Manatees Lanes located at 7715 W. Gulf to Lake Hwy in Crystal River. The day will be

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

filled with lots of activities. The Bowling Alley will be hosting a Bowla Thon with plenty of

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

great prizes. The parking area will be filled with plenty of vendors offering a wide variety

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

of items this year, exhibits, pet adoption, pet photography, animal face painting, raffles,

nando lions club eyesight charities. For more contact: lion Al, 352-257-1388.

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music and A Dog Wash from Plantation Animal Clinic staff. Get your pooch ready for the

DOG SHOW, categories this year will be will be Best Costume, Best Personality and Best Citrus County hosting 2015 AGRItunity Event

Hometown News for the Nature Coast

Advertising at Reasonable Rates for career-farmer,Citrus & SW Marion Counties-

Are you a commercial grower, a S Levy, NE beginning entrepreneur, or just in

Trained. All donations and tips will go directly to A Humane Society of Central Florida/

Dobie Ranch Rescue, no kill, non profit all volunteer organization. For more information terested in all things agriculture? AGRItunity is a must attend event for you. AGRItunity is

5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

a regional small farms conference in its 9th year, but this will be the first time the conference

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

call Plantation Animal Clinic @ 352-794-0001.

has been Emain, CitrusRussell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com this one-

held il Tom County. Citrus County UF/IFAS Extension will be hosting

Annual FDR/JFK Dinner

day regionalaevent on Saturday, April 11th atdebbienewscaster@gmail.com at 110 W.

Em il, Debbie Russell, Editor: Cornerstone Baptist Church, located

The Citrus County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) isWebsiteits: Annual

hosting s thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.com · theheal

Highland Blvd in Inverness. Three speaker tracks have been crafted to address animal, plant

FDR/JFK Dinner Saturday, April 18 from 6-10 p.m. at the West Citrus Elks Lodge, 7980 W

and business themes. Registration begins at 8:00am and the conference kicks off at 9:00am.

Grover Cleveland Blvd in Homosassa. The dinner will feature guest speaker Val Demings,

co-chair of the Florida Democratic Party's (FDP) Leadership Expansion to Advance Demo-

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crats (LEAD) Task Force; entertainment by Southern Exposure; raffles; a choice of chicken

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cordon bleu, roast beef or shrimp scampi; and a cash bar. Tickets are $50 per person and can

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be purchased by contacting Chair Pat Hanley at 352-726-3898 by April 8.

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Citrus Native Plant Society April 7th meeting

Hometown News for the Nature Coast

The next meeting of the Citrus Native Plant Society will be held on Tuesday, April

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Servinat 7 PM at the Crystal River Dunnellon, Park Visitor's Center. We will haveHomosassa

7 g Inglis, Yankeetown, Preserve State Hernando, Crystal River & a brief

business meeting, a "Plant of the Month" presentation, a wonderful, informative speaker, a

Address: 5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, FL 34446

break for refreshments and a native plant raffle. We hope you will be able to join us.

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The location one: (352) 489-4588 · Fax: (727) 447-5788

Ph is 3266 N Sailboat Ave, Crystal River, FL 34428. Travel on Highway

19 north in Crystal River to the Days Inn. Turn west and travel to the end of the road and

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Our April 7th speaker will be Dr Shirley Denton. Dr. Denton will be speaking

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Email,Tom Russell, Publisher: newscaster1@gmail.com

about some of Florida's most threatened natural plant communities, starting with the rarest

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Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: generally think of as common but which are

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and moving toward some of the ones that we

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threatened. She will be talking about the environmental factors that make them unique and

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about the management and land use factors that make them threatened.

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Pet Resuce Fundraiser

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

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

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

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

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