The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
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Community Events & Meetings
Citrus County Genealogical Society Meeting
The Citrus County Genealogical Society will meet July 14 at 10:00 a.m. at the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The program will be "50 Most Popular Gene-
League of Women Voters of Citrus County Summer Schedule
alogy Websites" presented by Kory Meyerink as a webinar on CD. Based on an extensive
The League of Women Voters will have a summer break and will not be hav-
study of genealogical web traffic, these 50 websites are the most visited real genealogy web-
ing their usual monthly meetings in July and August.
sites. Guests are welcome to attend. For questions call Mary Ann Machonkin at 382-5515
The September meeting will take place on the second Tuesday of the month, Sept.
Coming to the Museum in July is the band Modulus
8th, at 10:15 at the Central Ridge Library in Beverly Hills.The guest speaker will be Mike
Booked your seats now before they all sell out. Modulus's (http://www.facebook.
Arnold from the Citrus Chronicle.The public is invited.
com/modulus band) genre is billed as classic to modern rock. This group is comprised of
Ready to volunteeer swith a smile?
Bobbi Faulkner, vocals, James Faulkner, Jr., rhythm guitar, Jim  Faulkner, drums, Steve
If you have a ready smile and enjoy helping others, the Citrus County Sheriff's Of-
Billington, lead guitar, Mark Davis, bass, and Larry Kish, keyboard. This high-energy pop/
fice would enjoy having you as a reception volunteer to work the front desk of the Emergen-
rock band is a favorite in central Florida. Where else can you get cool, air- conditioned
cy Operations Center, located at 3549 Saunders Way in Lecanto. Responsibilities include
concerts on July 16? Doors open at 6:00, and the price is $10. Charlie C and The Remember
answering the phone and transferring calls, signing in visitors, sorting mail, and providing
This Band (rememberthisband.com) will perform August 20.  You may have seen them
information to the public. Shifts are 4 ½ hours (8:00 am -12:30 pm, or 12:30 - 5:00 pm),
perform in Citrus County, and this five-piece group will show their 60s and 70s repertoire
Monday through Friday. If interested, please contact the CCSO volunteer unit at 352-527-
at the museum. It is a variety band, and will play oldies, favorites, and recent releases.
3701.
Doors open at 6:00, and the price is $10. If you enjoyed the winter concert series, let the en-
County Sponsoring Classic Car Show on August 1
tertainment continue throughout the summer. Call the museum at the historic Courthouse
Citrus County Parks & Recreation is sponsoring a Classic Car show to be held on
(352-341-6428) to help support the culture and the arts in the community.
August 1 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the Lecanto Community Park, located at 3505 W. Educa-
FREE Levy County "Teen Driver Improvement Program"
tional Path in Lecanto. The car show will be part of the Preshow activities to the Movie in
The Levy County Sheriff's Office, Community Relations Division is offering a
the Park event that evening. Parks & Recreation staff is looking for classic car owners to
Teen Driver Improvement Program to all Levy County students who have a current Opera-
participate in the program, and encourage any owners call 352-527-7540 to register. There
tors License, Learners Permit or who are about to get their Learners Permit.
is no charge to participate and ten Kids' Choice awards will be given.
The goal of this program is to educate teenage drivers about the dangers of aggres-
For more information about the Classic Car Show or Movie in the Park events,
sive, distracted and impaired driving, and to emphasize the benefits of seatbelt use. These
please contact Parks & Recreation at 527-7540.
four issues have been found to be major causes of teen involved crashes, injuries and fatali-
FREE `Friends & Family CPR & 1st Aid Course' July 2
ties.
The Nature Coast EMS is holding a FREE Friends and Family CPR and First Aid
There is no charge for the 4-hour program which consists of classroom instruction,
Course' on Thursday, July 2, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The course will be held in class-
videos, power point presentations during which the students will drive
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rooms at the Nature Coast EMS Administration building located at 3876 W. Country Hill
golf carts through a course to learn, News for the dangers of their choices they make while
Hometown first hand, the Nature Coast
Dr. in Lecanto (on Homosassa Trail behind Crystal Glen Subdivision).
driving.
The course offers training for those who want to learn CPR and do not require a Advertising at Reasonable Rates for S Levy, NE Citrus & SW Marion Counties
The progam 3 S. graphic presentation that will show students the human conse-
509is a Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
course completion card. This course is FREE to the public! For more information, phone
quences of their driving choices. Parental waivers are(727) 362-4788 the graphic nature
Phone: (352) 489-4588  Fax: required, due to
352-249-4700.
of the presentation. Waivers are Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com the Teen
Email, Tom Russell, available, online, at www.levyso.com - click on
Wildlife Park Volunteer Opportunities
Driver Improvement Icon on left side of thedebbienewscaster@gmail.com  will be
Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: screen, then "at school." All students
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park has several openings for  vol-
Websites: thenewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · or emailing Lt.Shawn Hunt at 352-486-5111
required to pre-register for the class by calling history.newscasterarchives.com · theheal
unteer greeters, and administrative office/secretary volunteers. Greeters are needed at the
Visitor Center on US 19, and at the West entrance located on Fishbowl Drive. For more  or shunt@levyso.com; or Sgt.Max Long at 352-486-5111 or mlong@levyso.com.
information on these volunteer opportunities, please call Rene Poppe at (352) 628-5445,
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ext. 1006.
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Diabetes Management Classes Offered at Community Center
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The Central Citrus Community Center in Lecanto is offering a six week Diabetes
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Self-Management Workshop starting Wednesday, July 22. The 2 ½ hour class will run each
Wednesday for six weeks, starting at 12:30 pm. The classes will cover topics such as moni-
Hometown News for the Nature Coast
toring blood sugar, preventing complications, medicine management, stress management,
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Serving Inglis, Yankeetown, Dunnellon, Hernando, Crystal Riverfor skin and
relaxation, handling difficult emotions, working with your health care, and care & Homosassa
feet. Class sizeddlimited. 5093 S. Orwell Pt.,  the Central Citrus Community Center at
A is ress: Please contact Kriss at Homosassa, FL 34446
527-5993 or Liz Elder Options at 352-692-5252 to register.
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Phone: (352) 489-4588 · Fax: (727) 447-5788
Our Lady sites: TheNewscaster.com6168 Blood Drive
Webof Grace-K of C Council · NewscasterArchives.com
The next blood drive sponsored by Our Lady of Grace-K of C Council 6168 blood
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ministries i scheduled for Saturday rchives.co  from TheHealthcaster.com
Hisstory.NewscasterAJuly 18, 2015, m · 8:00AM to 1:00PM at Our Lady of
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Grace Parish Life CenterRussell, Publisher: newscaster1@gmail.comof criti-
Email,Tom at 6 Roosevelt Blvd. Beverly Hills. The summer is a time
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cal needmaiblood, as many donors are not available at this time of year. Our Lady of Grace
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is a central location in the community, and makes it very easy and convenient to donate.
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onating has the advantage of providing a great feeling of doing something very worthwhile,
and we never know when our loved ones will be in need of this precious gift. There will be
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a complimentary continental breakfast, fellowship with other donors and friends, and tokens
of appreciation for all donors. As always we are grateful to those who donated previously.
We welcome them as well as any new donors to participate in this drive Please join us on
July 18, 2015. If there are any questions call Life South at 352-537-3061.
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