The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 11 - June 22, 2011
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Yankeetown Mayor's Report
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A Guest Commentary by Yankeetown Mayor Dawn Clary
fieds drop box. Emailed letters may be delayed while verification takes place. Emailed letters must be
received from the author's valid email address. Comments can be left on our comment line at 352-388-
Burn Ban - Levy County is usually very reluctant to call for a fire ban and at times
1668. You must leave your name and phone number for verification.The limit is 400 words, no excep-
has been surrounded by counties who have banned burning but Levy holds out. However,
tions. For more information see page 2.
still weary after the enormous fire near Lebanon Station, they have placed a Mandatory
Letter to the Editor:
Burn Ban on all unincorporated areas. Yankeetown is an incorporated town but a burn ban
Re: Food drive success
for Yankeetown is proposed and on the agenda for the mid month meeting which would
USPS employees were once again successful in their efforts to aid the hungry,
have been held earlier this week. The Yankeetown Fire Chief said he supports a burn ban,
collecting 70.2 million pounds of food during “Stamp Out Hunger”— the Postal Service’s
but it’s up to the council who should have made a decision as of last Monday. The Fire
annual food drive.
Chief has asked that I extend a big Thank You to the Red Cross for their support at the gi-
The one-day drive — held May 13 this year in 10,000 cities and towns in all 50
gantic forest fire near Lebanon Station. He said they would have fallen over if it not been
states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Guam — is the largest
for the food support from the Red Cross who feed the firefighters 3 times a day.
in the nation. This was the 19th year for the national drive.
Tarmac - In response to Yankeetown’s filing of a Writ of Certiorari, asking the
This also was the eighth consecutive drive surpassing 70 million pounds. Last
courts to reverse the county’s decision to approve the Tarmac mine, Tarmac America LLC
year’s record collection of 77.1 million pounds pushed the total past the one-billion-pound
has filed a motion asking the courts to dismiss Yankeetown’s action. Yankeetown filed on
mark. The slight downturn this year is attributed to a downturn in the economy — making
the grounds that the Levy Board of Commissioners were prohibited from doing what they
the drive all the more important.
did by their own Code which appeared to require that Tarmac have all of the necessary per-
On behalf of the empolyees of the Inglis and Yankeetown Post Offices, I would
mits before the board issued an approval. Tarmac disputes this in their motion to dismiss,
like to extend our sincere thanks to all our residents and customers who donated to this great
citing other sections of the Levy code. Specifically sections which state a special exception
Walter Rutherford, Postmaster, Inglis
cause.
may be granted “subject to compliance with certain conditions, restrictions or requirements
as the board may deem necessary” Tarmac’s contention is that the board chose to place con-
ditions on the Special Exception approval that assured compliance with code requirement to
obtain all other federal, state or local permits. The full texts of the Tarmac’s and YT’s filings
are available at town hall as public records.
Take Your Dog to Work Day. - This year it is June 24th. Sponsored by Pet Sitters
International, it was created to celebrate the great companions dogs make and to encour-
age their adoption from humane societies, animal shelters and breed rescue clubs. This
annual event asks employers to promote pet adoption by opening their workplace to the
four-legged friends on this one special day. Good Night and Good Luck
Ryan Wildey walked away with the most awards and honors at the Yankeetown School
end of the year awards ceremony the last week of school for his age level. Ryan’s awards con-
sisted of: FCAT Math Level 5, FCAT Reading Level 5, A Honor Roll for the 4th nine weeks Out-
standing Citizenship by Lions Club with $25 check, Perfect Attendance for third grade, Honor
Roll for third grade, 3rd grade sit and reach 41 cm , Fitness top ten shuttle run (8thplace)
9.8 seconds, Fitness top ten Sit and reach 41 cm 6th place ,and Fitness top ten push ups 2nd
place, 4 medals for FCAT MATH, FCAT READING, Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance and he
reached his reading goals.
Ryan’s brother Alexander’s awards were equally impressive being: Handwriting
award, Outstanding Citizenship by Lions Club with $25 check, Outstanding Attendance for the
whole year, perfect attendance last nine weeks, Honor Roll for fifth grade, A honor roll for the
last nine weeks, All A’s all year Science, All A’s all year Math,
Yankeetown School eight grade students closed out the school year at the Inglis Community
Level 5 Math FCAT, All A’s Social Studies for the yr, All A’s and B’s in Reading for the yr, Out-
Center Friday night with a dance by Christian Bell, a mother of one of the graduates and a
standing Achievement Language Arts, and last but not least $4000 scholarship To the College
group of interested mothers and fathers. Eigth graders from Yankeetown School moving on
of Central Florida (Alex picture was in a previous paper). 4 medals for FCAT Science ,FCAT
to high school were treated to music, food and a chance to dance and laugh their way into a
Reading, Perfect Attendance and Honor Roll. Photo & Story by Sally Price
new future. The dance was well attended with a lot of supervision. A vote by those attending
Buddy & Fred's Hardware
elected king and queen for the affair. Noah Howard and Mariah Bell won the coveted positions.
Thanks to everyone who made this possible. Newscaster Photo by Sally Price
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