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Citrus County Citizens Academy Graduates
Pet Patrol
Citrus County Board of County Commissioners presented Certificates of Comple-
tion at their regular meeting on December 10 to nineteen citizens who recently graduated
from the Citrus County Citizens Academy. The twelve-session academy began in Septem-
ber and ended on December 10 with a graduation at the Board of County Commission meet-
ing.
Vaccination and
The Academy is designed to educate citizens about the departments that imple-
ment the policy of the commission and to give residents a hands-on, inside look at what,
Microchip Fees to
how and why the county's departments do what they do.
The goal of this Academy is to create informed citizens who understand the board's
the  Citrus County Animal Services is
Public
responsibilities and capabilities and how the taxpayers' resources are utilized in the various
departments.
Citizens interested in attending sessions in 2014 are encouraged to submit an ap-
located at 4030 S. Airport Rd. (behind the
plication to have their name placed on a wait list. Spring, summer, and fall sessions will be
county fairgrounds) in Inverness; phone
offered in 2014.
352-746-8400; TTY 352-726-7093.
Applications are available online at www.bocc.citrus.fl.us located under the Public Infor-
`I am a beautiful little 5#, 3 yo, s.f. Chi-
Hours of operation are 10:00 a.m.-
mation Office or at the County Commission Administration Offices in the Lecanto Govern-
huahua that is sooooo cute and looking for  4:00 p.m. on Tues., Wed., Fri. and Sat.;
ment Building.
a new `adult only' home. I'm housebroken,  10:00-6:00 on Thursdays, and closed on
Applications can be mailed to One Courthouse Square, Inverness, FL 34450 Attn:
leash trained, an affectionate lap dog but  Sundays, Mondays and holidays.
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Deborah Bloss. For more information, contact Deborah Bloss at 352-341-6429.
have a little protective issue of my fam-
Vaccinations,  some  medication
ily and home with strangers, that my foster  treatments, heartworm testing and micro-
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parents are correcting. UTD on vacs HW  chipping are provided to pets at a nominal
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neg and ID chipped. A Humane Society of  fee. Your pet can be microchipped at any
CENTRAL FLORIDA Pet Rescue, Inc. does  time during business hours, without 
an ap-
home visits prior to adoptions, therefore, we  pointment, but you must make an appoint- 
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only adopt to the Citrus County and adjoin-  ment for vaccinations which are give, on
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ing county areas. If you are within these  Thursday only, from 3:00-5:00 p.m.
5093 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa, Florida 34446
areas, see this dog and other little dogs at
Phone: (352) 489-4588  Fax: Fees: Bordetella (for cat or dog)- $10; Cap-
(727) 362-4788
our WEEKLY Saturday Adoption Events,  star - $5; Comfortis (per dose) - $14; DA2P-
Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com
locatedail, Debbie Russell,Inverness,debbienewscaster@gmail.com $12; Frontline
Em at Pet Supermarket, Editor:  10-  Pv - $10; Feline Leukemia -
cast12 .PM. If newscasterarchives.com dog  Plus (per dose) - $12; FVRCP - $10; Heart-
er com · you must give up your little · history.newscasterarchives.com · thehealthcaster.com
phone 352.527.9050, or for Doberman Pin-  worm Test - $10; Microchip - $15; Rabies (1
scher Rescue, phone 352.302.9251, leave  year) - $5; Trifexis (per dose) - $18.
your name, number and information.
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Pictured with the Board of County Commissioners are: Kathleen Betsko, Lynn Boyle, Dorothy
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mail, Tom Russell, Puse: hnwscaster@gmaic 
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