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Community Events
Amvets Karaoke and Dinner
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The Amvets William Crow Post #447, 33 Risher Avenue, Inglis, will be having
The final phase of the Power of One! Program (Phase III) began on August 20th
a fund raiser and open karaoke on Saturday, October 3rd from 2PM - 6PM. Dinner will
and ends on December 10th. Students in grades 2 - 5 (and homeschoolers) in the Inglis/
include Wood Smoked BBQ Boston Butt and Lima Beans Cooked in Ham N Onions,
Yankeetown area are eligible to participate in the program. This is a hand letter writing pro-
Potato Salad, Roll, and Dessert - $6 Donation. PUBLIC INVITED. To Go Orders, Please
gram sponsored by education minded citizens, the Inglis Post Office and the Yankeetown
Call 447-4473.
School. Since the program started in March 2009, students have written over 840 letters
Annual Spaghetti Dinner
to not only relatives and friends, but to the President, First Lady, Governor, athletes, pop
Yankeetown-Inglis Woman’s Club will be holding their annual Spaghetti Dinner
stars and even a few of our local servicemembers (and have received responses!).
on Friday, October 16th from 4pm to 7pm, at the Woman’s Club. Enjoy a delicious Spa-
An added benefit of this program is collecting stamps (the kids ask for their stamps
ghetti dinner with their famous home-made sauce. Each dinner is only $7 and includes
back when you reply). If you have some used stamps or some unused “old” stamps (29, 32,
garlic bread, salad, coffee/tea, and desert. In addition, quarts of spaghetti sauce will be
33, 34, 37, 39, 41, or 43 cent stamps) you would like to donate, we will gladly accept them
available for purchase. Local fans of this favorite dish will want to get there early, to enjoy
at the Inglis Post Office to put in the “kids kitty”. The Inglis Post Office will also accept
this delicioso abbondanza. Call ahead for take-out orders: 352-447-2057. Proceeds go to
any donations of the 44 cent stamps for the kids. If your area businesses has not already
support local community organizations. The Yankeetown-Inglis Womans Club is located
donated, please consider this worthy (and rather inexpensive) gesture.
at 5 56th Street near the Post Office in Yankeetown.
Four weeks into this phase, Mrs. Carson’s class won the “Weekly Winner”
twice. This past week, Mrs. McGill’s class had the most participants while Mr. Bock’s
Get a Head Start on Medicare Part D 2010
class won the “Weekly Winner” (the first two weeks were tied together). Students become
October is the month SHINE, a volunteer program with the FL Dept of Elder Af-
a member of the “Officers Club” when they write 10 or more letters. There are now 15 Of-
fairs, is offering to assist you in filling out the paperwork to find a Medicare Part D Drug
ficers and Mrs. Carson’s class has 8 of them.
Coverage Plan for 2010. Annual Enrollment for Part D begins Nov 15th and ends Dec
This past week the students combined to write 73 letters! In Phase III, Second
31st. SHINE will help you to find a plan that is the least expensive for you and will cover
grader Koloian Nedeltchev is leading the pack with 15 letters, followed closely by Fourth
your drugs. SHINE provides free, unbiased and confidential counseling on Medicare is-
graders Hannah Roof (12), Morgan St. Cyr (11) and Summer Bell (10), and Fifth grader
sues. Come by a site or call 1-800-262-2243 to be referred to a volunteer or a site near
Anna Konuch (10). Is your student involved? If you want to know more, please stop in
you. Wed, Oct 14th 10:00am – Noon AF Knotts Library (Yankeetown)
the Inglis Post Office! Remember, writing is reading and reading is writing, so keep those
Chinese Auction and Fried Chicken Dinner
cards and letters coming!
The Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW Post 8698 Inglis is sponsoring a Chinese Auc-
LCSO asking for public’s help in
tion & Fried Chicken Dinner 4 to 7 pm, Comes with Taters & Gravy ~ Corn ~ Dessert on
Saturday OCTOBER 10TH, 4 to 7 pm, $5.00 Donation The VFW Post 8698 is located on
Highway 40 West Inglis. For take out orders call 447-3495.
solving Schurch Inburglaries the Levy Coun-
Republican Club Meeting
According to Sgt. Evan ullivan, Public formation Officer with
Chad Johnson, the newly-appointed member of the Levy County Commission,
ty Sheriff’s Office, there’s been an alarming trend of crimes against Houses of Worship,
will be the featured speaker at the October Dinner-Meeting of the Yankeetown-Inglis Re-
with three recent burglaries targeting Levy County churches. Lt. Scott Tummond of the
publican Club, on Tues., Oct. 20, at 6:00 p.m. This first fall meeting and annual fundraiser
LCSO met with other law enforcement agencies, in an endeavor to share information and
will be held at the Lions Clubhouse on Hwy. 40 and 59th Street in Yankeetown. The com-
intelligence on the close to 30 church burglaries that have occurred over several counties.
plete dinner, for both members and guests, will include Chicken Cordon Bleu, salad and
The LCSO ia asking for the public’s help in solving these crimes. If you have any
desserts, etc. for a charge of $10. For additional information or reservations, please call
information regarding any church burglaries, in or around Levy County, please call Lt.
Nancy Tobergte at (352) 447-1447 or Don Caldwell at (352) 447-2622. Please make reser-
Scott Tummond at 352-486-5111, or you can make an anonymous toll-free call to Crime
vations by Oct. 16.
Stoppers at 1-877-349-8477.
Inglis AMVETS breakfast/jam session, Oct. 11th!
The Amvets William Crow Post #447, 33 Risher Avenue, Inglis, will be having a
Thrift Shop Returns to Regular Hours
fundraiser and jam session on Sunday, October 11th from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Breakfast
The Thrift Shop at the Yankeetown Inglis Woman’s Club returns to regular shop-
will include scrambled eggs, hash browns, bacon, sausage, biscuits, and gravy, for a mere
ping hours: Tuesday & Friday: 10am – 1pm, Wednesday: 12 noon – 3pm, and Thursday:
$4 donation. THE PUBLIC IS INVITED. For to-go orders, please call (352) 447-4473.
5pm – 6pm before BINGO. With a fresh stock of clothing items and goodies for your
home, you won’t want to miss out on the new arrivals. Treat yourself to something special
at the best prices around! All proceeds generated from sales at the Thrift Shop are used to
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