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Community Events

Citrus County Genealogical Society August Meeting

The Citrus County Genealogical Society will meet August 8 at 10:00 AM at the

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3474 W. Southern St., Lecanto. The topic is

Citrus Community Swing Band to perform, July 27

"Cemetery Transcriptions and Headstone Cleaning." The program will be presented by Ni-

The Citrus Community Swing Band will perform at the East Citrus Community

gel Rudolph, Public Archaeology Coordinator, Florida Public Archaeology Network, Cen-

Center, located at 9907 E. Gulf to Lake Hwy., Inverness, on the last Thursday of each

tral Regional Center, USF Department of Anthropology. Guests are welcome to attend, For

month. The next performance will be July 27 at 11:00 am. For more information please call

information call Mary Ann Machonkin at 382-5515.

(352) 344-9666.

FREE showing of Chicken Little at Eugene Martin Park

Discounts for Women Veterans

Enjoy an evening in the park with your friends, family and neighbors by attending

ARE YOU A business WANTING TO OFFER A DISCOUNT TO Female VET-

a free Movie in the Park! Saturday, August 5th will be showing "Chicken Little". The movie

ERANS for services or goods? We want to offer our members discounts to local businesses.

will be projected on a 30 ft. screen and will start at dusk (around 8 P.M.) at Eugene Martin

This is a WIN WIN for businesses and veterans.

Park, located at: Eugene Martin Park,1711 W. Gene Martin Lane,Dunnellon, FL 34434.

You offer the discount, we share with our members, we list you on our website as

Visitors are welcome to bring blankets, chairs or towels. Refreshments will be

a business offering discount, you get more business. WHO IS INTERESTED? Send your

available for purchase. Free popcorn will be provided by the Parks and Recreation Division.

business info, what you are willing to offer as a discount, and a contact person to cynthia@

All movies are weather permitting. Admission is free. Call 352-527-7540 with any ques-

femaleveteransnetwork SUBJECT: OFFERING DISCOUNT.

tions.

Want to be a member and support Female Veterans Network go to our website at

femaleveteransnetwork.org for membership info or to make a donation to support our proj-

Summer Music at the Museum Concert Series

ects.

Peter Alden in concert as "Elvis," August 17. The Inverness Cultural Heritage

Register for Citizens' Academy classes

Council continues its third annual "Summer Music at the Museum Concert Series" on

The next Sheriff's Citizens' Academy class begins on August 3 and runs through

Thursday, August 17, with Peter Alden in concert as "Elvis." Peter started his lifelong jour-

Oct. 26 on Thursdays, with the exception of August 31. Hours for the day class are 1:00-4:00

ney as an Elvis tribute artist, with the role of Elvis in Bye, Bye, Birdie! Peter has worked for

pm, and the evening class hours are 6:00-9:00 pm. Call Lee Alexander at 352-341-7486. Fill

years to perfect his performance, and fans allo over the world rank his tribute to Elvis as one

out an application on the citrus County Sheriff's Office website, www.SheriffCitrus.org

of the best in the world. The concert event begins at 7:00 pm, and doors open at 6:00 pm. All

seats are $25. Proceeds benefit the Citrus County Student Scholarship Program. Please call

Gym Passes Available at Central Ridge Community Center

352-341-6428 to reserve your seat.

Citrus County Parks and Recreation is announcing the enhancement of the Gym

at the Central Ridge Community Center at 77 Civic Circle in Beverly Hills. Parks and

Right plant, right place

Recreation has recently acquired specialized equipment that works every part of the body

Citrus County Utilities Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Program is offering a free

with easy to use devices. The gym is open to all county residents from 8:00am to 4:30pm

gardening workshop on August 8, 2017 from 2:00-3:30 pm. Once established the right

Monday through Friday. Monthly passes are $10 per person. Staff is available to give you a

plant is often sustainable without additional supplemental watering. Choosing appropriate

tour of the facility and register you for a pass.

plant materials, planting them correctly and managing them wisely, ensures a gardens suc-

In addition, you can stay a while and play a game of pool or ping-pong, take a walk

cess. Classes are held at the Citrus County Extension Service building located at 3650 W

in our beautiful park, play a round of tennis or lounge poolside at the Central Ridge Swim-

Sovereign Path in Lecanto. Please contact Steven Davis at (352) 527-5708 to confirm your

ming Pool. For more information, you may call the Community Center at 352-746-4882 or

participation.

the Citrus County Parks and Recreation Administration office at 352-527-7540.

Craft show in Crystal River on Sat., Aug. 26

The Citrus County Craft Council will hold its 28th-annual "Harvest Moon Craft

Pine Street Jam/Parrot Head Party, Inverness, Aug. 5

The Pine Street Jam, Parrot Head Party will be held in downtown Inverness at the

Show" on Sat., Aug. 26, 10:00 am-3:00 pm at the National Guard Armory, located at 8551

Courthouse Square, located at the intersection of Pine St. and Main St. on Sat., Aug. 5, 6:00-

W. Venable St. in Crystal River.

10:00 pm. Downtown will be transformed into a Margaritaville-themed street party with

Dozens of crafters will display a wide variety of handcrafted items for sale at

live music, street performers, local restaurant and pub specials and a parrot-themed selfie

reasonable prices, such as jewelry, hand sewn items, woodworked items and toys, soaps,

scavenger hunt, Ugliest Hawaiian Shirt Contest, games and more! There will be a free con-

handbags, shell art, floral designs, yard art, delectable edibles, knitted and crocheted items,

cert of Jimmy Buffet songs performed by the Caribbean Chillers and a Fun Zone for kids.

and much more.

For details, call 352-726-2611.

Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Every half hour a donated hand-

crafted items will be raffled, with the proceeds benefitting Jessie's Place, Citrus County's

Citrus FREE JAM, concert for teens, to be held in Lecanto

The Youth Concert Series and Friday Night Done Right (FNDR) - which

Child Advocacy Center.

empowers middle and high school students by giving them positive alternatives as to how

For details, call show chairman, Vanessa, at 352-527-3378 or email her at Info@

they spend Friday nights and other times, as well - is presentiong Citrus FREE JAM on

CitrusCountyCraftCouncil.org

Sat., Aug. 26, 7:00-10:00 pm, at Lecanto Community Park, located at 3505 W. Educational

Creating a Florida-friendly Landscape

Path in Lecanto. Admission is FREE! Local acts to perform are Trinity Ann and 3-Fifty-2,

Citrus County Utilities Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Program is offering a free

featuring Sophie Noelle. The concert is an alcohol, drug and tobacco free event for teens,

gardening workshop on August 22, 2017 from 2:00-3:30 pm. Plan before you plant is an

presented by Citrus County Parks & Recreation, Anti-Drug Coalition of Citrus County and

important concept when developing sustainable garden ideas. Basic principles of land-

the Citrus County Sheriff's Office. For additional information, call 352-527-7540 or 352-

scape design include: site evaluation, selection and placement of the right plant' and es-

601-6620.

tablishment practices for newly installed sustainable gardens. "What is and how to create a

Good Grief Workshop in Homosassa

Florida-friendly Landscape" is the theme of this workshop. Classes are held at the Citrus

he Newscaster

Good Grief, an overview of grief and loss which offers helpful hints for coping

County Extension Service building located at 3650 W Sovereign Path in Lecanto. Please

more effectively and navigating the grief journey, will be presented by Hospice of Citrus

Hometown News for the Nature Coast

contact Steven Davis at (352) 527-5708 to confirm your participation.

and the Nature Coast from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 26, at the Wings Educa-

Advertising at Reasonable Rates for S Levy, NE Citrus & SW Marion

Butterfly Presentation at5Wildliferwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

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tion Center, 8471 W. Periwinkle Lane in Homosassa. Provided as a community service, this

Jeff Rundell, a Park Volunteernand (retired4biology 8 Fax: (727) 362-4Learn

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workshop is open to the entire community and is offered to all at no charge. To register, call

about the Butterflies and Mothsilandom Russell, Publismore than newscaster1@gmail.com

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Jonathan Beard at 352-527- 2020 or 866-642- 0962.

tation on Thursday, August 24,l, Debbie Russell, Editor: dFlorida Room aster@gmail.co

Emai 2017, starting at 1:00 pm in the ebbienewscof the park's

romoting Female Veterans

Visitor Center located on US 19. As a Park volunteer Rundell does outreach program, works

Female Veterans Moving Forward FemaleVeteransNetwork.org was started in

in the Discovery Center, and has created a variety of displays. He spent his career teaching

Citrus County, January 2017. Please go to the site and send us your contact information

Biology in the Adirondack region of northern New York. He is a product of the State Uni-

and any suggestions on how to help the group thrive. Female veterans and supporters

versity of New York and has done graduate work in Minnesota and in Ohio. He is an officer

wanted and welcomed. Fundraisers, grant help, and donations needed and greatly appreci-

of the Orchid Lovers Club in Spring Hill.

ated. Cyn271@yahoo.com.

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