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The League of Women Voters of Citrus County has invited John Wade, President of

the Citrus County Council , to give a presentation on the current situation , plans and propos-

Learn How To Make Smart Choices For Healthy Relationships

als related to the Suncoast Parkway expansion and I 75 relief.

WHO: Remarried or Re-partnered Couples in stepfamilies WHAT: Smart Steps: A fun and

Mr. Wade, formerly of Miami, is retired after spending years working at a nucle-

empowering stepfamily workshop to help strengthen couples and their children, including

ar facility and on submarines. He represents Citrus County on highway issues on several

non-custodial parents.WHEN: September 28, 2016 ,October 26, 2016 Wednesday Nights

boards and attends all meetings regarding this topic.

from 6:00 to 8:30 pm. Register by September 21, 2016 WHERE: YMCA of Citrus County

If you would like to learn more about how we will be impacted,and what we, as

4127 West Norvell Bryant Highway, Lecanto, FL 34461.

a county, should be doing, plan on attending the LWVCC meeting on Tuesday, Sept 13,

Fifth Annual Citrus Democratic Golf Tournament

Coastal Region Library, 8619 W Crystal St, Crystal River, FL 34428. The meeting begins at

The Citrus County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) is holding their Fifth

10:15 AM. All interested men and women are invited to attend.

Annual Golf Tournament Saturday, October 1 at the Crystal River Golf Club, 7395 W. Pine

The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan political organization that encour-

Brook St., Crystal River. Registration begins at 7:30 a.m. followed by a shotgun start at

ages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of

8:30 a.m. The entry fee is $60 per player and includes green fees, range balls, cart, lunch

major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

and goody bag. Hole sponsorships are also available. The golf tournament will feature a

For more info call 352-382-0032 or visit the league's website .www.lwvcitrus.org.

host of prizes including closest to the pin, long drive for both men and women, door prizes,

The Consignment Place and The Center for Victim Rights Joins Forces

a raffle of a foursome at Black Diamond Ranch, and 50/50. Teams and individuals are wel-

The Center for Victim Rights is a female veteran owned and operated non profit or-

come to participate in the scramble. For more information, call Joe Adams, Citrus County

ganization that assists victims of crime, nationwide, and free of charge. Check out our web

DEC State Committeeman, at 352-302- 0444.

page at www.advocate4victims.org/wp, call us at 352-628-6471 or Email us at Cynthia@

Looking for Female Veterans

advocate4victims.org with questions, comments, donations, or to volunteer. We are located

If you are a Citrus County female veteran and interested in being informed on fe-

in Citrus County, Florida (32 years) and will be working with The Consignment Place 644

male veteran issues please send all your contact info, branch of service, years served, name,

N. Suncoast Blvd, Crystal River.

address email, phone numbers to cyn2719@yahoo.com or call 352-628-6481.

U of F's Dr. Alexa Lamm to Speak on Water Issues

International Ethnic Festival

The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum will present its first Coffee and Conversa-

St. Raphael Orthodox Church invites you to its International Ethnic Festival on

tion Speaker Series Program of the season, featuring Dr. Alexa Lamm, on Wednesday, Sep-

Saturday, September 10 from 10am-4pm at 1277 N. Paul Drive, Inverness (off Hwy. 41 N.

tember 21, 2016 at 10:30a.m, on the second floor courtroom at the Old Courthouse Heritage

across from Dollar General). Come & enjoy potato pierogi, stuffed cabbage, kielbasa, cab-

Museum. She will be speaking on The Social Side of Water Issues How this Influences

bage & noodles and many other ethnic delights, baked goods, craft & plant tables.

Decision-making. Dr. Alexa Lamm is an assistant professor and associate director of UF's

Citrus County Genealogical Society

Center for Public Issues Education (PIE Center). This group conducts and disseminates ob-

The Citrus County Genealogical September 13 at 10:00 a.m. at

 Society will meet

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jective interdisciplinary research and educational programs to increase public understanding

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 3474Nature Coast Lecanto. The speaker

Hometown News for the W. Southern St.,

of, and engagement in agricultural and natural resources issues.

AdvertiJackieat Reasonable Rates for Sand member of the & SW Marion Counties

will be sing Reiss, a genealogy instructor Levy, NE Citrus the society. Her topic will

Dr. Lamm conducts research on public opinion of agricultural and natural resourc-

be "Challenges in 5093 Testing: GEDMatch to the Rescue." She will cover the following

DNA S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446

es with a specialty in water issues. She evaluates techniques used to measure the impacts

topics: 1) How to make and send a zipped file to GEDMatch; 2) Discussion of the special

of educational initiatives and communication campaigns. Recent research includes: Public

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

features oE mED,Match;Russell,yPublisher:and connect to your Genetic matches. Guests

n G ail Tom 3) How ou can find thenewscaster1@gmail.com

Opinion Analysis of Agricultural and Natural Resource Issues, Impacts of Individual and

are welcomeail,attend. For questions call Mary Ann Machonkin at 382-5515

Em to Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

Collective Decision Making Processes, Opinion Leadership of Agricultural and Natural Re-

email news to: news1@thenewscaster.com

enewscaster.com · newscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.comMeasuring Impacts of Educational Initiatives.

"Rudy" is Featured Movie at Lecanto Wings Center

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Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast's Monthly Movie Matinee feature is

"Rudy," starring Sean Astin, Jon Favreau and Ned Beatty. It will be presented at 2:00 p.m.,

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Monday, September 12, at the Lecanto Wings Education Center at 3280 W. Audubon Park

Path. Discussion follows the movie. Monthly Movie Matinees are open to the public. For

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reservations, contact Jonathan Beard at 352-527- 2020 or 866-642- 0962 toll free. Hospice

of Citrus and the Nature Coast, licensed 1985, provides compassionate end-of- life services

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to patients and their families in North Central Florida. Its Wings Education Centers offer

a variety of educationalworkshopstraining programs to the entire

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Tri-county  Group  Presentation

Unlimited Energy for the Sunshine State at the Dunnellon Branch, Marion County

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 11:00 AM   PM  Saturday, September 17, 2016.  

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ergy for the Sunshine State explains that just as we switched from horses to cars, telegrams

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to telephones, typewriters to computers, and postal mail to email, we must now commit to

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switch from dirty fuels to clean energy. Highlights of the program describe why you should

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choose solar power; types of systems and how they work: the relationship between solar

power, health, climate change, jobs and your wallet; and specific examples of solar instal-

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lations, cost-benefits and return-on- investment. "Florida has the third-highest potential for

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rooftop solar power generation in the United States but, according to the Solar Energy In-

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dustry Association, currently ranks 14 th in the nation for installed solar capacity. For more

information call 352/628-0698 or nkost@tampabay.rr.com.

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