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Citrus County Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management, in coopera-

International Ethnic Festival

tion with Citrus County Government will be hosting two local disaster relief information

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

events for those affected by Hurricane Hermine. Representatives from Emergency Man-

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

agement, County Departments and non-profits, such as the American Red Cross and the

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

Salvation Army, will be available to answer any questions that you may have pertaining to

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

relief efforts. This meeting is open to the public and will be at the Lecanto Government

Complex, Room 280, on Wednesday, September 7, 2016, from 9am - 4pm.

Fifth Annual Citrus Democratic Golf Tournament

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

Highway 101 : I 75 Relief

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

boards and attends all meetings regarding this topic.

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

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

DEC State Committeeman, at 352-302- 0444.

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

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

Citrus County Genealogical Society

The Citrus County Genealogical Society will meet September 13 at 10:00 a.m. at 10:15 AM. All interested men and women are invited to attend.

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

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

will be Jackie Reiss, a genealogy instructor and member of the the society. Her topic will ages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of

be "Challenges in DNA Testing: GEDMatch to the Rescue." She will cover the following major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

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

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

features on GEDMatch; 3) How you can find and connect to your Genetic matches. Guests "Rudy" is Featured Movie at Lecanto Wings Center

are welcome to attend. For questions call Mary Ann Machonkin at 382-5515

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.,

Democratic Executive Committee Meeting

The Citrus County Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting is Wednes- Monday, September 12, at the Lecanto Wings Education Center at 3280 W. Audubon Park

day, September 21, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Community Building at 1 Civic Path. Discussion follows the movie. Monthly Movie Matinees are open to the public. For

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

Circle in Beverly Hills. All registeredDemocrats are to attend.

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

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

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of, and engagement in agricultural and natural resources issues.

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

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

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source Issues, and Measuring Impacts of Educational Initiatives.

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

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

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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, currently ranks 14 th in the nation

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for installed solar capacity. For more information call 352/628-0698.

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