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Citrus County Veteran Services would like to congratulate its five new members

appointed to the Citrus County Veterans Advisory Board. The new members are Chair-

man, John Myers, Vice Chairman, Walter "Bud" Osborn, members Douglas Gordon, Grover

Lewis and Walter Mielcarek.

The Advisory Board meets the 2nd Thursday of every month at 3:30 pm in the

Citrus County Resource Center, located at 2804 W Marc Knighton Court in Lecanto. The

public is invited to attend. The board would like to hear your concerns and suggestions

regarding issues with Veterans Administration or Citrus County Veteran Services.

Group for Widows and Widowers Celebrates 15 Years in Citrus County

You may see this group of friends all around Citrus County lunching together,

enjoying field trips, listening to presentations from a variety of speakers, participating in

holiday activities, or attending movies, plays and concerts as a group. These on-the-go

Cindy is a pretty black spayed female female Good looking Brutus, a big ole boy of 10

folks have more in common than a desire to get out of the house. They are widows and

cat, a domestic shorthair mix, who's been lbs., is a black and white (tuxedo-type) do-

widowers who, as members of the Living Information for Today (LIFT) social support pro-

at the Citrus County Animal Shelter since mestic shorthair, neutered adult male cat

gram, share entertaining and educational experiences to find purpose and understanding as

Nov. 20. Cindy has settled in and has be- who is a very sweet fellow. Brutus may have

they put their lives back together after the loss of a spouse. This year marks the 15th anni-

come very interactive with our volunteers. had a bit of tough life so far, but he just has

versary of the LIFT program in Citrus County, which will be celebrated on June 16 during

She's very playful and also very friendly. In the nicest, gentlest personality and is ready

the group's regular monthly LIFT Luncheon at Citrus Hills Golf and Country Club. Elec-

our Cat Adoption Room, she hopes that her for adoption. He likes exploring, looking

tion of officers will also take place during this meeting. While the Citrus County program

chances of being discovered will be great! outside at the birds, and being brushed, a

has been managed by Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast since the summer of 2008,

Cindy would do best as the only cat in the bit. He is playful and even somewhat of a

with Hospice Community Education Manager Jonathan Beard serving as liaison, members

household, and she's looking for a home to lap cat, at times! Please come meet Brutus

elect officers and form a planning team to coordinate activities and schedule events. Any

call her own - forever. Please pay her a visit soon and discover what a great compan-

widowed individual who wishes to join LIFT or learn about grief support opportunities

and consider her for adoption. We hope that ion this boy will make. Brutus has been

should contact Jonathan Beard at 352-527-2020.

Cindy will find someone to love and take at the shelter since February, and is very

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care of her. She's a wonderful little cat and ready for adoption. Hs Animal ID number

ready for adoption. Cindy's Animal ID is 25003125. Come and see Brutus in the

number is 24365111. Citrus County Animal Meet-Your-Match Room at Citrus County

Services is located at 4030 S. Airport Rd. in5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

Animal Services, located at 4030 S. Airport

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

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Steven Jenner pointing out beetles thriving in area and damage to the air potato vine.

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The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) teamed with

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Citrus County Utilities' Florida-Friendly Landscaping programmer and Sugarmill Woods'

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community members this week to release hungry beetles with an appetite for one plant the

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invasive air potato vine. The air potato leaf beetle is an environmentally-friendly tool to

combat the exotic plant blanketing native vegetation.

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Native to Asia, the first Florida release of 16 beetles in 2012 produced thousands of

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offspring. Furthermore, the beetles are happy to migrate from public lands, which have been

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the primary focus thus far. Evidence of the beetles' presence in Sugarmill Woods' conserva-

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tion lands  the actual first release in 2014.

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FDACS   Stephen Jenner inspected local air potato infestations and identi-

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fied existing populations prior to the release. "We are starting to see signs of feeding

 beetle 

damage," said Jenner adding, "By releasing these beetles today, we will kick start the estab-

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lished population." One thousand beetles were released Thursday in ten separate areas.

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