Page 4 October 22, 2014
The Newscaster/Nature Coast News
Remembering the Past
The annual Yankeetown School Fall Festival was held this past Friday night and was a real
success. The "jail" was kept busy with lots of festival visitors being held for bond and waiting
to be bailed out. Over 60 awesome cakes tempted those that walked the cake walk until the
last minute of the festival. This is a money maker for the PTO and one of the most successful
The year was 1989 and the location was the SE corner of Hwy 19 and Hwy 40 E in Inglis. The
festivals in years. Plenty of volunteers turned out and a lot of innovative ideas made for a
Union 76 gas station had been in operation years with prior owner Bernard Fisher in the 60's
great time for a crowd that came for a good time. Photo/story by Sally Price.
when it was a Pure Gas Station and the Pure Dip or Millie's Hamburger Stand was right on the
Shrimp Landing
corner next to it. Later it was run by David Christopher and others. Bob Sargent purchased
it and the original building was torn down and the Texaco built. The Hamburger Stand was
moved out to the corner of Vicki St and Hwy 40 opposite the VFW. In this picture Curt McCown,
48 Hwy. 19 S. at Hickory Island
Dan Ogen and Leland McCown are getting ready to start the tear down process with "Dude"
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standing by. The station was later changed to Shell and after a fire, the present building was
built. History/picture by Sally Price.
Employment Rate  - Continued from page 1
5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
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there were 4,535 unemployed. Levy County's labor force increased by 145 to 16,313, the
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number of employed rose by 273 to 15,220 while the number of unemployed decreased
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om · newscasterarchives.com · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com by 128 to 1,093. Over the year, the number of jobless has fallen by 189 compared to when
the unemployment rate was 7.8 percent. Marion County's labor force contracted by 705 to
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132,152, the number of employed increased by 2333 to 122,714, while those without jobs
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fell by 938 to 9,438, a drop of 1,263 over the year when the unemployment rate was 8.0
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percent. Last month, 548 employers posted 1,611 open positions with CareerSource Citrus
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Levy Marion. DEO reported 1,132 job placements for the region. Levy County posted a 51
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percent increase in jobs posted over the year and Citrus County a 71 percent increase while
MONDAY - Pulled Pork BBQ $9.99 or Fresh Fried Mullet - $10.99
Marion County saw a 46 percent increase in the number of new employers posting jobs.
TUESDAY-FriedShrimp orShrimp - $10.99
        Scampi  
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Hickory Island Lighthouse Lounge
WEDNE DA-FriedChicken $9.99   
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   Clam-    
 Strips $10.99
Open 1pm-Mon-Thurs. 11am Fri-Sun.
THURSDAY - Spaghetti & Meatballs - $7.99
4 Kinds of $1 drafts daily...
FRIDAY - Fish Fry - $9.99
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Monday--Buzztime Trivia
E R Y T SATURDAY -M A D Shrimp O Scampi -E$10.99  
Fried E  T or O R D  R     
HING
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Tuesday Buzztime Poker and Dart Tournament
SUY-BeefTips  Rice or  $10.99 & Wings - $11.99
NDA      over   Noodles
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Wednesday Shuffleboard Tournament and Free Pool
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222-Breakfast Special
Friday--Open Jukebox Sunday-- Free Pool
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Karaoke every Sat. 7-11pm
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2 eggs/2 pancakes & 2 sausage links
Football 5 for 5 bucket specials - Beer Towers $7 & $10
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Come on in and get your punch Card for a FREE Drink
or bacon for $2.22 5 am. to 8 am.
Bring this AD for a FREE Wine  (expires 10/28/14)
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Carl Roof, Inc.
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Land Clearing - Fill - Septic Installation
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Carl Roof, Owner
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19371 SE Butler Rd.
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Inglis, FL 34449
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Since 1973
352-447-2733
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352-257-8250 cell
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