The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - April 9, 2008
Editorial - Opinion - Commentary
Letter to the Editor:
Re: Letter of Thanks
Habitat for Humanity of Suwannee Valley, Inc. owes a great deal of thanks to many
Yankeetown Mayor's Report
local businesses, contractors and subcontractors & the many volunteers that came for our
first volunteer work day 3/22/08. We worked side by side and managed to get most of the
A Guest Commentary by Mayor Dawn Clary
exterior walls erected on our first home in the Tri-county area on Hwy #351, north of Old
Think Open Gate, think Open Gate. I want to remind everyone of the Withlacoochee
Town. Everyone was so excited to be there and actually see the house coming together,
Gulf Preserve Open Gate days when the park will be open to the public on April 12th and 13th.
especially the family, Connie Brosam. We know she has waited a while to she her dreams of
Come out and see the new addition to your town.
a
home come true. We pray this is the first of many for deserving families in the Tri-county
Now think leakage. It seems that leakage from the town's water distribution system is a
area. Some of the volunteers were equally excited because we have been attending meetings
hot topic these days. Your town staff and volunteers have been working on this. An audit
for years to see Habitat become a reality here!!
was
performed on all
of the water meters that are no longer in service. These are meters that
We
will have a work day at our future office site Sat. 4/12- 9AM til noon, Hwy #345,
have been supposedly turned off at sites which are for some reason no longer lived at or used.
Manatee Springs State Park Road. We're right next to Pitts Custom Glass 7620 NW 115th St.,
Some sites are places where a house or trailer have burned down, been taken down or essen-
Chiefland, look for the signs. We're hoping to do a clean up at the site of our future office. We're
tially abandoned. Many of these meters have been out of service for years and years so the
inviting the public to meet with us & of course work with us.
locations have been difficult to find. With the help of a metal detector, all of the meters were
Habitat is all about a community of people helping others, with whatever skills they
found and inspected. Of the approximately 50 meters in this category, only one was found to
have. Of course, we need people with building experience at the house site or just willing
have been turned back on without town hall's knowledge. The meter was read and then
hearts, if you're interested call Bill & Deanna Cummings at 352-463-8003, or Emily Burgner
removed from the system to prevent a reoccurrence. While every little bit helps of course, this
352-542-9100. If you would like to assist with the clean up at the office which will include
one meter was an insignificant amount of unaccounted loss.
some painting and yard work, call Gigi 352-463-7207.
The isolation of the abandoned portion of our system in Sherwood Forest is sched-
Letter to the Editor:
uled for June when school lets out and Paul is already ordering parts. I am very hopeful that
Re: Letter of Thanks To the Businesses and Citizens of Inglis and Yankeetown:
this project will yield a big improvement in the leak rate.
It
is with overwhelming joy that I write this letter. This was our 3rd annual Easter Egg
Our trusty valve team, made up of volunteers, has also worked hard to bring the
Hunt this year and with all of your help it was an amazing success. Again this year we had five
system's existing isolation valves back to life as some were not working properly. How does
age
groups and five major prizes per age group. This year we added a top prize available
to
this impact the leakage problem you say. Well, to repair known leaks at times we would have
anyone who found the golden egg. Congratulations to Juan Ramirez on finding the golden
to
isolate a very large portion of the town. This means that many citizens would be without
egg. It just gets better every year. My sincerest thank you goes out to all or our sponsors and
water and then be on boil water notices. Getting the isolation valves working means an easier
individuals: I would also like to thank Cleve Boatwright, Carol Boatwright, Scott Boatwright,
time on the town when repairs are required
Mercedes Boatwright, George DeGennaro, Wendy DeGennaro, Don Buzbee, Chelsea Buzbee,
It's that time of year again, Yankeetown becomes MOSQUITOTOWN. The good
Dylan Buzbee, Tommy Turner and Jamie Daniels. Without you guys, I would never have
rain a while back and relatively warmer weather has brought on a huge crop of mosquitoes.
gotten the 500 plus eggs hidden in time.
Please walk down your property and look for and remove any standing water that you can.
A
special thank you goes out to my mom, Mary Watson, who had all 500 eggs boiled
Don't over look your plants, as flower pots can hold enough water to cause a problem.
by
the time I got home and who also helped me color all of the eggs. You're the best. I look
As
a reminder, there is an important meeting on April 14th concerning the Depart-
forward to next year. It only gets better with time. If you are interested in helping with this
ment of Environmental Protections permit for the Izaak Walton Investors Waste Water Treat-
event for our local youth, please call me at (352) 447-4854 -Laura C. Watson,South Levy Little
ment Facility which is being proposed in Yankeetown. The meeting will be held at 1:30 pm at
Annual Spring Yard Sale and Bake Sale Fundraiser
the Inglis/Yankeetown Lion's Club. The DEP will receive questions and comments. It is a
Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Church will have their annual Spring Yard Sale and
public meeting. Please take advantage of this opportunity no matter what side of the issue
Bake Sale Fundraiser in their Fellowship Hall at 5850 Riverside Drive, (next to the Coast Guard
you are on. Good Night and Good Luck, Dawn Marie Clary, Mayor of Yankeetown
Station) Yankeetown, on Saturday, April 12th from 8am to 3 pm.
Thrift Shop & Bingo YT-Inglis Woman's Club
If
you are looking for bargains, that certain something that you can't live without,
or
The Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club Thrift Shop is open on Tuesdays (10am-1pm),
you just like to browse, we have it all! Everyone is invited to shop in our treasure trove.
Wednesdays (12-3pm) and Fridays (10am-1pm). The club also has Thursday night Bingo
If
you get hungry, join us for lunch. Our chefs will be serving hot dogs, sloppy joes,
starting at 7pm. with sandwiches, drinks and desserts available at 6pm. The club is located in
chips, desserts and beverages for bargain prices. You can relax and enjoy your lunch with us
Yankeetown at #5 56th Street.
or
take it to go. While you are at the counter, be sure to take a gander at all of the scrumptious
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baked goodies just begging you to taste them.
For more information or if you have items that you would like to donate for the sale,
please call 447-0582. Hope to see you there.
El Ranchito
Yankeetown's Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve open this weekend
The Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve will be open to the public on the weekend of April
12
& 13. Hours will be 10am-4pm, Saturday, and 12pm-4pm, Sunday. The preserve is located
in
MExican REstauRant
Yankeetown at 1001 Old Rock Rd. - on the north side of Hwy. 40 West, across from 65th Street.
The entrance gate will be open; drive the 3/4 mile road to the house, park, pick up a map, and
445 N.E. 1st Terrace, Crystal River
Crystal Terrace Shopping
Center
walk the beautiful trails. "Preservateers," as the volunteers are called, will be on site to help
North of Big Lots & East of Post
Office
with directions and information. If you have questions, please call (352) 447-5439.
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo With Us - Monday, May 5
Annual Cemetary Clean-up
Open All Day, 11am-9pm, No Siesta!
"Saturday, April 12,2008 will be the annual clean up day at the Cedars of Lebanon
Cemetery, located 6miles north of Inglis. Beginning at 9 am, many of the area "old timers"
Beer & Wine - BUY 1 GET 1 FREE - All Day!
gather to socialize and enjoy each others covered dish lunch. Bring your lawn chairs and
come join us."
Monday-Thursday: 11am-2pm & 5-9pm Friday: 11am-2pm & 5-10pm
AMVETS Meet
Saturday: Open All Day-Noon-10pm
Sunday:
Open All Day-Noon-9pm
William Crow AmVets Post 447 in Inglis is now open,, we invite all Veternans to come
The Best Mexican Cuisine
Lunch and Dinner Served
Yes, we have Beer & Wine!
and join us, We need help to get started. We Plan to have a Grand Opening, date will be
Dine-In or Take-Out
352-795-5251
decided at our meeting on Tuesday April 8th. Our Meetings will be held on the 2nd Tuesday
of
each month. Come
out and join us, bring ideas with you. The post is at 33 Risher Ave.
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