The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 5 - June 23, 2010
Community Events & Meetings
Nature Academy Summer Camps
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Ellie Schiller Homosassa
Springs Wildlife State Park will offer two week-long Nature Academy summer camp pro-
grams in June and July. The programs are sponsored by the Friends of Homosassa Springs
Wildlife State Park and Progress Energy. July’s program is for children ages 10 through 12,
and runs July 12 through July 17. Parents and guardians may stop into park office to pick up
an application or call Allyssa Kordon at (352) 628-5445, ext. 1006.
CCVC’s No Monthly General Meeting until Sept 2010
General Monthly Meetings would not be held for June, July or August 2010.
Members are encouraged to attend the Board of Director Meetings on the second Thursday
monthly at the DAV in Inverness. In Sept 2010 the General Meeting will resume. Board of
Director meetings are on the second Thursday monthly at the DAV in Inverness at 10 am.
The BWA Health & Fitness Expo
Are you in a health-, fitness- or wellness-related business? Act now to reserve your
exhibit space for the original Women’s HEALTH & FITNESS Expo, hosted by the Business
Women’s Alliance of the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce.
This year’s Expo will be on Saturday, September 25, from 9 AM to 2 PM at the
National Guard Armory in Crystal River. Help keep Citrus County healthier! This is a
great opportunity to reach health and wellness decision-makers. Previous Expo events have
seen nearly 1,000 attendees enjoy the information, screenings and demonstrations provided.
Exhibit space is on a “first come, first served” basis, and sponsorships also may still be
Local resident Kim Bennett (left) shares a laugh with Hospice of Citrus County Public Relations
available. Sponsorship opportunities are available from the Citrus County Chamber of
Manager Joe Foster while attending the “Body, Mind & Soul” Health Fair held on Thursday,
Commerce’s Crystal River office at 28 NW Highway 19, phone 795-3149.
June 17 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at the First United Homosassa Church of Homosassa. The
Safe Sitter Program
event was a rousing success, offering the community a wide variety of timely healthcare infor-
Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center will offer a Safe Sitter® class for girls and
mation, as well as refreshments, from 69 scheduled vendors in attendance.
boys age 11 to 13 on Saturday, July 17 at the hospital. Registration for the program is open
The Art Center Theatre Presents
until Friday, July 9.
The King and I a musical by Rodgers and Hammerstein Directed by Mac and
Safe Sitter® is a medically accurate program that teaches young adolescents how
Sharon Harris Musical Director Sally Robb/Choreographer Karen Hedley/Musical Accom-
to handle emergencies when caring for younger children. The cost is $35. To register your
panist Vee Balemian Play Dates: July 16-August 1, 2010;Show Times: Friday & Saturday
son or daughter or your child’s babysitter, call Amy Kingery at 352.795.8344.
Performances 7:30 p.m. Sunday Performances 2 p.m. Thursday, July 29, Performance 7:30
CCVC’s 6th Annual Veterans Forum
p.m. Ticket Prices: $18.00 per person; Box Office Hours: Mon – Fri 1- 4 p.m. and 1 hour
CCVC’s 6th Annual Veterans Forum is in the Works! If you would like an infor-
before each show Phone Number: 352-746-7606.
Our Pub
mational booth to participate or to help with the forum please call 352-628-6481. The Citrus
County Veterans Coalition’s (CCVC) sponsors the Annual Veterans Forum with speakers
providing information that is important to veteran’s benefits, which is to be held on October
23rd 2010.
Restaurant, Lounge
Plans are coming together for the Annual Veterans Forum to be held at the 1st-
Baptist Church of Inverness on Pleasant Grove Road on Saturday, October 23, 2010. A free
& Package Store
luncheon has been donated for the first 250 recipients of tickets to the forum. They will be
distributed through interested Veterans Organizations and Coalition members so it would
behoove these organizations to come to this meeting? To get those tickets and help in the
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