The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
PAGE 5 - August 17, 2011
Community Events & Meetings
Withlacoochee Area Residents Concert Series
Great live music just keeps on coming this summer. Withlacoochee Area Residents
(W.A.R.), a local environmental group, bring Ken Skeens & Leigh Goldsmith and E.T.
Clothe The Children Project
Morris to the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, 4150 S. Suncoast Blvd.
The Altar & Rosary Society of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is now collect-
(US19), Homosassa. The 4th Concert in the summer series will be held in the Pepper Creek
ing gently used and new clothing, ages 1-12, for their new community project “Clothe the
Terrace Room (2nd floor of Visitor Center) on Saturday evening, August 20th from 7pm-
Children”. Donations can be brought to the church Monday - Friday from 9-4. The church
9pm. A suggested donation of $10 is tax deductible, all proceeds going to benefit the initia-
is located at 7525 U.S. Hwy. 41 in Dunnellon. Clothing will be distributed on Thursday,
tives of W.A.R. to preserve and protect environmentally sensitive lands that make up the
August 25th from 10 - 2 to families in need. Gift cards are also accepted to any local depart-
Nature Coast. Along with the great music there will be homemade desserts and beverages
ment stores and will be used to purchase new clothing for the children. For more informa-
for sale. Mark your calendar, tell your friends and neighbors and we’ll see you Saturday,
tion call 352-489-1984.
August 20th, 7pm at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. For more
Save Our Waters Week Annual Adopt-A-Shore Coastal Clean Up
information contact Lee Paulet at 352-795-4506,
The Citrus County Aquatics Service Division in cooperation with the Ocean Con-
servancy, and the Citrus 20/20 Save Our Waters Week Committee will be conducting Citrus First Annual Manatee Madness Ballroom Dance Festival
County’s sixteenth annual Adopt-A-Shore/Coastal Clean-Up on Saturday, September 17 LECANTO--The 1st Annual Manatee Madness Ballroom Dance Festival, a Festival of
Ballroom and Latin Dancing for all ages, will commence at 8:15 am on Saturday, Septem-
from sunrise to 11:30 a.m.
Registration began July 20 for groups of two or more people choosing to adopt a ber 17 (Events) and 9:00 am on Sunday, September 18 (Congress Sessions). The Festival
portion of a shoreline, a waterway, or the Gulf of Mexico. For information on registering, will be held at the Archangel Michael Greek Orthodox Church Campus located at 4705 West
contact West Side Zone Coordinator, Bill Garvin, at 628-4685 orinfo@garvinphoto.com, Gulf-to- Lake Highway, Lecanto.
East Side Zone Coordinator, Greg Schmukal, at 860-2762 or basscatcher@embarqmail.
The Manatee Madness Ballroom Dance Festival is Citrus County’s first ever Ball-
room Dancesport event. (Dancesport denotes competitive ballroom dancing). It is a two-
com. All participating groups must register prior to September 14.
A safety meeting will be conducted Wednesday, September 14, at 7 p.m. at theCit- day event full of fun competition events, demonstrations, clinics and fabulous lectures from
rus County Lecanto Government Building, in Room 166, located at 3600 West Sovereign some of the top championship coaches in the industry. All dancers are welcome. There will
Path, Lecanto. At least one representative from each adopting group must attend in order to be events for all levels, all ages and all divisions. There will be a world-class championship
judging panel present for the Saturday’s Events and Sunday’s Congress. A portion of pro-
be issued t-shirts for each volunteer and supplies for the cleanup.
For a complete list of featured activities for the Sixteenth Annual Save Our Waters ceeds from the event will benefit Hospice of Citrus County and American Cancer Society
Week, or for more information contact the Citrus County Aquatics Services Division at 352- Breast Cancer Research. For additional information, Call 352.527.2020
The Sunday Sampler is back In September
527-7620.
The Sunday Sampler is a celebration of music sponsored by the Will McLean Foun-
Accordian Adventure Club Resumes Meetings
“Accordion Adventure Club” is starting it’s new season . Meetings will be held dation, which has as one of its major functions the preserving of Florida history through mu-
on the 3rd Tuesday of every month at the Brooksville BPO Elks No:2582; 14494 Cortez sic. The name comes from the fact that it is performed on the second Sunday of the month
Blvd. from 6:00 to 9:00 PM. We are an informal group of accordionists / enthusiast of all and is a “sampler” of the talented artists who will be performing at the Will McLean Festival
levels of performance. Join us for our September Swing Party / Jam on the 20th . Public at the Sertoma Youth Ranch in Brooksville, FL on March 9-11, 2012.
welcome. $2:00 admission; coffee and cake provided. Contact Cathy; 352-686-0975;
Performances are held at the Historic Dunnellon Depot: 12061 S. Williams St,
Dunnellon, FL 34432. They begin at 2:30 pm and normally last about 2 hours with a re-
Peg 352-442-5574
freshment break. A donation to the Foundation of $10 is accepted at the door.
We Care Fundraising Auction
Beginning in September, there will be a stellar lineup of artists. The schedule
The We Care Food Pantry is hosting an online auction with all the proceeds ben- with web sites where one may find out more about the performers follows: September 11 :
efiting our county wide food distribution center. The online auction will run from now until PATCHWORK, Florida’s Fabulous Flat-picking Fiddling Females - five women who play
September 10. People can bid on the items all month long. On September 10, we will go everything from original Florida folk, country and bluegrass to forties swing and rhythm &
live on WYKTV and we will accept final bids.
blues, all on acoustic instruments.
The more money we raise, the faster we can complete our food warehouse and provide
Soccer Collies at next Inverness farmers’ market
more help to our hungry friends and neighbors. Construction has started, but we need your
In the dog days of summer, here’s something to get a kick out of at the next In-
help to complete the project. For more information or if anyone wants to see a specific
verness Farmers’ Market: soccer playing dogs.
item, please call our office at 352-628-0445 and we will make the item available for your
Soccer Collies is the featured entertainment at the Aug. 20 farmers’ market, 8 am
inspection.
to noon in the Inverness Government Center plaza. The dogs will put on a soccer demon-
Listen to Inglis Budget workshops: www.thenewscaster.com stration for families and others at the market.
Ms. Z and BEK – two jersey wearing collies who have learned the sport – will be
featured at the Great American Cooter Festival in October. As a preview, the soccer demon-
River Retreat Spa
strations will be going on during the market hours.
The market will feature close to 30 vendors offering fresh produce, honey, jams
6015 Highway 40 West
and jellies, breads and pastries, flowers and plants, seafood, coffee, lemonade, wood crafts
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and more. Vendor spaces are still available; call 341-2777 for information on submitting an
application. The market is currently once a month on the third Saturday at city hall.
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Exhibitor Spaces Available for HEALTH & FITNESS Expo
Cuts & Color
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Barber/Clipper Cuts
your exhibit space for the Women’s HEALTH & FITNESS Expo, hosted by the Business
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Women’s Alliance of the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce. Discount is available for
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Masques • Peels • Facials
Chamber member exhibitors. This year’s Expo will be on Saturday, September 24, from 9
Permanent Make-Up
a.m. to 2 p.m. at the National Guard Armory in Crystal River. Sponsorship opportunities are
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Mani/Pedicures • Acrylics
available from the Citrus County Chamber of Commerce’s Crystal River office at 28 NW
Tanning & Exercise
Highway 19, phone 352-795-3149, or from any Business Women’s Alliance member.
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Read about more events on our website:
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