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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Community
Inglis food bank needs monetary help for needy families
Due to the extra need for food within the community, this year, the staff at Jesus Is!
Ministries in Inglis is donating the money they would nnormally spend on gifts for one
another to the Jresus Is! Food Pantry, which provides over 75 food boxes each month to
individuals in need. The staff wants to make sure the Food Pantry is adequately supplied
during the Christmas Season, when food needs are at their greatest.
If you would like to assist the Jesus Is! Food Pantry in this worthwhile cause, please
call (352) 447-2731, or you can send a check for this purpose to Jesus Is! Ministries, P.O. Box
1110, Inglis, FL 34449
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service
Parsons Memorial Presbyterian Church in Yankeetown we hold a Christmas Eve
Service at 6:15 p.m.. The service will last about an hour. You’ll be greeted by the silver tones
of the bell choir in this family friendly church. At the service’s conclusion the congregation
will light their candles and join their voices in a thankful chorus of Silent Night while the
worshippers proceed into fellowship hall for finger foods and beverages.The church is lo-
cated at 5850 Riverside Dr. (next to the Coast Guard station).
Public Invited to Swearing In Ceremony
Levy County Court Judge Joseph E. Smith cordially invites the public to a swearing
in of newly-elected and re-elected Levy County officials in courtroom A of the Levy County
Courthouse in Bronson on Monday, January 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. Light refreshments will be
Linda Dreblow Patriotic Instructor for The Gilley-Long-Osteen Ladies Auxiliary to VFW
served in the Levy County Commission Board Room immediately following the ceremony.
Post 8698 Inglis, provides a donation to Yankeetown School principal Ann Hayes. This
The officials to be sworn in include re-elected Tax Collector Linda Fugate, re-elected Super-
donation will be used to assist Mrs. Hayes, with the purchase of a new popcorn machine for
visor of Elections Connie Asbell, re-elected Clerk of Court Danny Shipp, re-elected Sheriff
the school and help out with their breakfast meals in the mornings. The Ladies Auxiliary to
Johnny Smith and newly elected Property Appraiser Ozborn "Oz" Barker.
the VFW Post 8698 has donated both time and money to benefit the community. We of the
Ladies Auxiliary to the VFW are duty bound to devote time and energy to educating our
Southern Gospel Sing Jan. 10
youth on the gift of freedom, earned through the effort and sacrifice of our veterans and the
A Southern Gospel Sing, featuring the Gibbs Family from Scottsmoor, Florida, will
men and women currently deployed. The lessons to be learned by our youth are Loyalty to
be held at the First United Methodist Church of Dunnellon on Sat., Jan. 10, 2009, at 6:00 p.m.
our country, Honor for family, teachers, fellow man and Pride in accomplishment. The numer-
The church is located at 21501 W. Hwy. 40, in Dunnellon. Everyone is welcome, and there is
ous programs offered by the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary are meant to reach out to our Youth,
no charge; a love offering will be received. The Gibbs Family, Cherokee and Lumbee Native
instill in them a thirst for higher education Let's make a difference in the lives of these fine,
Americans, have been traveling and singing for about 12 years. Vernon Gibbs, the group
young people.
manager, plays the guitar, piano and drums, and sings bass. His wife, Susan, sings soprano
Levy County FHP checkpoints during January
and writes most of the group's songs. Their three children travel and perform with the Gibbs:
Natasha, 21, sings alto and occasionally plays the drums; Vernon Jr., 18, sings lead and plays
During the month of January, the Florida Highway Patrol will conduct driver's li-
the drums, along with the acoustic and electric guitars; and Timothy, 15, sings lead and
cense and vehicle inspection checkpoints during daylight hours at numerous locations in
harmony vocals, and plays the piano, drums and bass guitar. For additional information,
Levy County. Troopers will focus on vehicles being operated with defects and violations
please call (352) 489-4026.
such as worn or unsafe tires, bad brakes, improper window tinting, cracked or broken wind-
Revelations for the New Year
shields, unsecured loads and defective lighting.
The FHP will also focus on drivers in violation of driver's license and motor vehicle
Guest Commentary by Sally Price
registration laws, motor vehicle insurance requirements, and the non-use of seatbelts. Check-
point locations in Levy County include: SR-24, SR-45, SR-49, SR-121, SR-500, CR-320, CR-
With the New Year upon us and the closing of the old one it is a time to be thankful
339, CR-341, CR-345, CR-337, CR-335, CR-316, CR-464, CR-323 and CR-326.
but to also reevaluate where we have been, where we are and where we are going.
Newscaster by the Numbers:
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or valuable. I can assure next weeks Newscaster will be a REAL REVELATION.
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