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Yankeetown School Teen Driver Improvement Program Aug. 6
More Tools / New Guy
The Levy County Sheriff’s Office, Community Relations Division, is offering a
no cost, Teen Driver Improvement Program to all Levy County students who have a cur-
Saturday August 1st. my call to the Governor’s most recent appointment to the Levy
rent Operators License or Learners Permit or who are about to get their Learners Permit.
County Board of Commissioners, a businessman and gentleman was returned as he was
In 2005, Levy County ranked second in the state in the number of teen involved crashes
inbound from Tennessee. In most cases I have had to deal with more people in the course
for counties having a population of 0-50,000. This is an appalling statistic! The goal of this
of a year than most of you do in a lifetime and it only takes a couple of skinned knees to
program is to educate the teen drivers of Levy County of the dangers of aggressive driving,
learn your lessons as an employer people-manager type to get your filing system in correct
distracted driving, impaired driving, and to reinforce the benefits of seatbelt use. These four
order and sorted.
issues have been found to be major causes of teen involved crashes, injuries and fatalities.
Hey! This guy, Owen “Chad” Johnson is on the correct page believing in quality
This program is free of cost and is 4 hours in duration. The last class will be August 6. All
expansion of tax base by growth and not by comparison what “Home Town Democracy”
classes begin at 9 a.m. For more information please contact Lt. Sean Mullins or Sgt. Max
actually represents; nothing more than a modified home-owners association. In the future I
Long at 352-486-5111 ext 278.
will explain the good, bad, and very ugly aspects that you will either understand or not, but
Artists & Crafters Wanted
will live with and pass on either way into the future on that road.
Not one to cha-cha around understood issues, the tough questions asked and the re-
1st Annual Labor Day Arts & Crafts Fair Saturday, August 29, 2009 / 10:00 Am
sponses from Commissioner Johnson were a breath of fresh air. He is a degreed profes-
- 3:00 Pm. Outdoor Booth Spaces: 10 X 10 ; Cost: $ 15.00 / Each; Indoor Tables: Cost: $
sional that gets it and gets it on your behalf! There are several points to make about this
15.00 Each. Food, Snacks & Non-Alcoholic Beverages Will Be Provided By The Church
particular representative but believe they should be reserved for the Editor or their assigns
At Nominal Costs. Horse Rides For The Children Available At Nominal Costs; Car Washes
to also discover and report. He is against home town democracy understanding the down-
Available On A "Donation" Basis; Location: First Pentecostal Church Of Inglis, 220 Route
side and damage to our school system, children and future.
40 West, Inglis. For more information call(352) 503-6422 To Reserve Your Space.
Commissioner Johnson has agreed to meet in the near future where we can explore the
Do You HaveQuestions About Medicare?
deeper water so to speak and unlike two current sitting commissioners is going to use the:
Do you have questions about Medicare or Medicare/Medicaid, Supplemental In-
levybocc@circuit8.org e-mail as it is public info and not pre-sorted by the individual com-
surance, Part D Prescription Drug Plans, or Medicare Billings? If you do, come see SHINE,
missioner as they see fit! Get it? Next time: Reality.
a volunteer program with the Florida Department of Elder Affairs for one-on-one counsel-
Joe McDonald,Yankeetown 352-212-4951
ing. SHINE provides free, unbiased and confidential assistance. If you cannot come to a
Celebration Ceremony
site or want to know a site close to you, call the Elder Helpline at 1-800-262-2243.
Jeraldine Buck Phillips, 76 of Inglis, died on Thursday July 23, 2009 at the Citrus
SHINE’s next site is on: Wed, Aug 12th  10:00-Noon at the AF Knotts (Yankeetown)
Memorial Hospital in Inverness. A celebration service will be held Tuesday, August 11,
Public Library, Yankeetown.
2009 at 1 p.m. at the Jesus Is Ministries in Inglis. Strickland Funeral home with Crematory,
Stuff the Bus Campaign for Students
C.R. in charge of arrangements.
The Levy County Schools Foundation will be holding its 4th annual “Stuff the
Fund Raiser for Annie Johnson House
Bus” campaign on Saturday, August 15th from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Locations of the buses
Poker Run and Bikini bike wash - Saturday, Aug. 15th To benefit the Annie John-
are listed in the ad on page 2. The local location is the Food Ranch Parking Lot.
son House.$10.00 plus 2 canned goods per hand. Last Bike Out – 11:00 am, Bikes In – 3:
WGP Friends Meeting
00 pm. Cost of the Bikini Bike Wash is $10.00 with all of the proceeds going to the Annie
The Friends of the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve will meet on Saturday, August 8,
Johnson House. Your ticket for the Bikini Bike Wash will also enter you into a special
at 10:00 a.m. at the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve, 1001 Old Rock Road, Yankeetown, FL.
drawing for some really cool items. Tickets for the Bikini Bike Wash are available at The
The public is welcome. Bring enthusiasm, a folding chair, and your favorite insect repel-
Levee. This Benefit is being held in concert with the Historic Village Shops of Dunnellon’s
lant!
sixth annual Hot Summer Night. There will be live music, and much, much more.
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Licensed Real Estate Broker
Les Boymer, Charles McCranie and Bubba Blair took charge of frying the fresh caught mullet
Call Shirley at 352 400-0301
Real Estate Investment Consultant
and hush puppies Saturday at the AM VETS Post 447 in Inglis. Bubba has a reputation for
Darryl & Vicki Diamond & Shirley
www.diamondhomesandland.com
these fresh mullet dinners and as usual, it was a sell out. The post is very active working
“The Diamond Team”
toward their new building, so it is a building fund for members and a new post home.
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