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Y-I Woman's Club
itrus County Seeking Participates for
Pet Patrol
Required Lead and Copper Testing
Awards Scholarships
The County is required to obtain no less than thirty residential samples in the
The Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club was proud to present six scholarship
Charles A. Black, Citrus Springs-Pine Ridge, and Sugarmill Woods PWS during this year's awards at our May meeting. The money for scholarships is raised at our Thursday night
Pro-Pet Dog Food Recall
sampling event, which will take place during the month of June.
Bingo games, a great way for the community to have some fun and support our students.
These samples are collected to determine the contribution C of St. fixtures andio The recipient of the Nancy Lou Miller Scholarship, money raised from raffle baskets at
Pro-Pet LLof faucet Marys, Oh
household plumbing and/or solder to the lead andacopper unced in voluntary Thislsampling - Bingo is Austin Fowler who will attend College of Central Florida (CF) pursuing a degree
h s anno levels a tap water. reca l of a lim
effort is only accomplished through the cooperationuof ber of dry dog anresidents. ds for in the medical field. Savannah Thompson will attend CF in the Nursing program, Kelly
ited n m homeowners and d cat foo The
sampling and testing is scheduled for the month ossJuneSalmonelno contato iouricustomers Leplante will attend UF in Engineering, Sierra Williams will attend the U of So Florida
p of ible 2017 at la cost m nat on.
and takes only a few minutes of your time.
According to the FDA, a single (USF) to become a Veterinarian, Chelsea Curvin will attend USF to be a Physicians As-
If you are interested in participating in d program, please contact Devon Villar- sistant and Alysa Hall will attend UF Pre-Law.
this
eal-Dabbs at 352-527-5427 or by email at devon.villareal@citrusbocc.comand on the than e
uring a two-day period by no later sam
The Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club wishes all scholarship recipients contin-
May 31. Please include your name, sample address, and email address in your response. ued success in their education endeavors.
line of production may have the potential
The first forty responses received will be included in the sampling event. Upon acknowl-
to contain the bacteria. There have been
edgement of your participation, additional information will be provided via email including
Louey, the Cock-a-Poo, is only a 4 yo spe- no reports of illness related to this product
reminders regarding sample kit drop-off arrangements, sampling procedures, and the date
to date. The three affected brands include:
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young neutered male, that is house trained, on E. Gospel Island
5093 BrinOrwellHome Homosassa,Proclamation - The City of Crystal River presented a procla-
S. g Bowe Pt., Project receives Florida 34446
sweet and loving, and is a great companiSchiller d., Feb. 5, bSprings sWildlife State Park
Ellie on. R Homosassa y Citru
mation in recognition of the Bring Bowe Home Project headed up by organizer Cynthia Holden.
The
Newscaster
will f Cfocusing on Florida's Black bears during the month
be entral
Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788
No children. A Humane Society o
Numerous volunteers have worked tirelessly gathering petition signatures, collecting dona-
County Animal Control
093 S. Orwell Pt.,of June. There will be displays and hands-on activities in
Tom Russell,ions, and having decals thenewscaster1@gmail.comI
t Publishe, email: and wristbands displaying Bowe's information available to the public
Homosassa, Florida 34446
FL Pet Rescue, Inc. will be having sev- j
eral small dogs for adoption the Visitor ay urandain neeDiscoveryaCenter .throughouty for debbienewscaster@gmail.comproclamation was read Tuseday Feb. 11th by Crys-
on Saturd Center ed ndthe ds veterin ry care The count
Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788 bie Russell, Editor, email:
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donations to continue these efforts.The LOWER UNIT OIL CHANGE
Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com on the theme thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com
the month. A special program is planned
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at the Pet Supermarket in Inverness, from animal shelter is able to provide only mini- tal River mayor Jim Farley as Cynthia Holden looks on. More about project on pg. 5.
Black bears on Thursday, June 15, 2017.
Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com
10-noon. If you have a littel dog looking mal care to keep him comfortable hisilory.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com
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The presentation will be held in the Florida Room at
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for a good home, with a rescue that does in- owner is found and he can receive the x-rays
the park's Visitor Center, starting at 1:00 pm by Natalae
cholarship recipients: L to R Sierra Williams, Kelly Leplante, Chelsea Curvin, Austin Fowler,
terviews, applications, contracts and home and medical care he needs. He was wearing
Almeter. Natalae has worked as a biologist for almost a Savannah Thompson, Alysa Hall and Chairman of the Education Committee Lynne Tate.
visits, phone 352.527.9050 and leave you no collar or tags and has no microchip. Call
decade. She has worked on wildlife censuses, bald eagle
name, phone number for a return phone call. the shelter at 352-746-8400 to claim him. YTS, a "Summer BreakSpot" serving breakfast & lunch to kids
monitoring, gopher tortoise relocations, black bear surveys, upland and wetland restora-
Yankeetown School will be one of five "Summer BreakSpots," Monday through
tion, and mitigation projects. She led an environmental restoration, education and volun-
teer program for Seminole County and joined the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Thursday, June 12 through July 20 (excluding Tuesday, July 4). During these dates, the
Commission's Bear Management Program in 2015. She now works passionately to achieve school will serve breakfast, 8:30- 9:00 am, and lunch, 12:30-1:00 pm, FREE to all students
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sustainable coexistence with the Florida black bear through public outreach and partner- 18 years old and younger. Other Levy County schools that will have staff members in the
kitchen preparing the two meals include Bronson Elementary, Chiefland Elementary, Wil-
ship.
Almeter's program will give us an update on the Florida black bear population liston Elementary and Cedar Key School. Menus and other information about the program
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which has recovered from historically low numbers and is considered a great conservation can be viewed at www.Levy.NutriSlice.com
success story. At the same time, Florida's population has greatly increased and bears and
people encounter each other more than ever. Learn how to coexist with this incredible spe-
cies and become BearWise to ensure they remain a valued part of Florida's natural heritage.
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The program will be held in the Florida Room at the park's Visitor Center located on US 19.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has a brochure available S
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titled A Guide to Living in Bear Country with lots of valuable information on black bears
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and how we can coexist with them. According to this informative pamphlet you can learn a
great deal about these mammals. Black bears are shy animals and generally not aggressive
towards people. When a bear stands on its hind legs, it is merely trying to get a better view,
rather than acting in a threatening way. If a bear huffs, snaps its jaws or swats the ground,
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it feels threatened.
Continued on page 11 - Bears at the Park
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