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THE NEWSCASTER-Nature Coast News
Community Events
Sand Gnat News
Woman's Club Spaghetti Dinner
The Yankeetown-Inglis Woman's Club is the place to be Saturday, February 22nd.
Their much anticipated Spaghetti Dinner extravaganza will be in full swing from 5pm-
8pm. Bring your own wine or beer and join us at your neighborhood "Bistro" on 56th
St, Yankeetown for a dining experience like no other. A delicious spaghetti dinner with
home-made sauce, garlic bread, salad, coffee or tea awaits; $10.00 adults, children under
12 are $5.00 and children under 5 are free. For those with a sweet tooth, a wonderful Italian
dessertwill finish off your meal. To continue your Italian dining experience at home, don't
forget to pick up a few quarts of delicious sauce for $8.00 each.
For those not able to make it to the "Bistro", take-out orders are always available,
call the clubhouse 352-447-2057 to place your order. Mark your calendars now for Satur-
day, February 22nd, 5pm-8pm, you won't want to miss this extraordinary event. You will
also be able to buy tickets for the "Scrappy Millennium" Quilt.
Annual Flea Market
Dunnellon Presbyterian Church (corner of Ohio and Chestnut Streets.) Febru-
ary 22, 2014 8 a.m. - noon.Featuring homemade baked goods, collectibles, jewelry, lin-
ens, books, pictures and much more. This popular annual event is Dunnellon Presbyterian
Women's fundraiser for church, outreach and other charitable projects.
Levy County Candidate University
Laura Brannen's First Grade Class in the garden.
Tammy Jones, Levy County Supervisor of Elections is pleased to offer a "Can-
Why is it called a greenhouse? It is not green!
didate University" for those seeking to run for the following offices; Board of County
The greenhouse by first grade students has been completed for the Yankeetown
Commissioners, Districts 2 and 4 and School Board, Districts 1, 3 and 5. The public is also
School Garden Project. The first graders learned the concept of a greenhouse. Ms. Carson
encouraged to attend this event in order to learn more about this process. Candidate Univer-
and Mrs. Brannen explained that light and heat from the sun passes through the plastic,
sity will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2014 from 9 a. m. to 12 p. m. at the Supervisor of
warming the inside of the greenhouse, and the heat is trapped inside the greenhouse by the
Elections Office. This program is designed to inform potential candidates of the appropriate
plastic covering. Students compared temperatures on the inside and outside of the green-
procedures and documents you must file to run for office in Levy County.
house.
Candidate University will consist of a three hour curriculum focused on becoming
After having a failed crop with the first planting, the first grade is starting again
and being a candidate. Those who attend will be introduced to each step involved in the
with seeds planted in trays that have been placed in the greenhouse. The first grade is grow-
process including pre-filing, collecting petitions and qualifying. Participants will receive a
ing radishes, cucumbers and carrots, among other vegetables. The team is starting a herb
certificate upon completion of the program and there is no cost to attend.
garden next week.
Space will be limited so please contact the Elections Office by Tuesday, February
All the elementary classes at the school will have a garden project, once there is
25, 2014 if you plan to attend.
no danger of frost. Each class will choose what they grow.
The last load of top soil was dumped on Thursday, and students filled each of the
4-feet by 4-feet level beds with this delivery.
Still needed for this project are forty-five 12-inch by 12-inch patio stones, potting
soil, and gardening tools. The school would also like to build a potting table and bench in
the area. If you would like to make a donation, please call Mrs. Carson or Mrs. Jenner at
352-447-2372.
Yankeetown School top FCAT scorers enjoy limo ride, lunch
and dessert!
Student at Yankeetown School who scored a Level 4 or a Level 5 on the 2012-
2013 school year's FCAT testing
received a grand treat on Tues-
Top Scorers get a limo ride to Crackers in Crystal River
day, Feb. 11.
Students were whisked
Realty
away in a limo to lunch at Crack-
ers in Crystal River and ice cream
Sally Price, Realtor
at MacDonalds. The students
enjoyed loud music and visiting
(352) 302-8556 cell
with friends on the rides to and
WATERFRONT MOBILE WITH DOCK 237 MASTADON DR $56,000
from their destinations. Twenty-
Mobile home or great weekend get-a-way. 2/1
nine students were awarded for
10x50 mobile on paved dead end street with
their acheivements, along with
10x50 screened porch on canal 1 lot from
teachers/chaperones Mrs. Carson
Withlacoochee River (10x20 dock). Remod-
and Mrs. Dillon.
eled with new tile floors and new bath. One
Yankeetown Elementary School top FCAT scorers are Amber Babcock, Ashley
end of porch has glass windows and doors can
Pike, Tate Howard, Gabriel Gruss, Ryan Gilley, Lisa Pressley and Victoria Pressley. Yan-
be added for spare room. 18x20 carport, car
keetown Middle School top FCAT scorers are Jaden Arnett, Alex Wildey, Alyssa Thomp-
park and workshop. Nature lovers will appre-
son, Tricia Ruttinger, Elizabeth Beverly, Samuel Dillon, Jacob Pitts, Drashti Patel, Katie
ciate wildlife. Near bike path, equestrian trails,
Johnson, Alyssa Cecere, William Baker, Angel Biorn, Joey Lewandowski, Vincent Pierce,
greenways and salt/fresh water boat ramps.
Trina Ruttinger, Glory Thompson, Ryan Wildey, Kolian Nedeltchev, AJ Biorn, Timothy
Ready to sell..bring offer.
Archibald, Katelyn Wood and Waylon Machin.
Burgers BBQ & More
491 Hwy 40 E.
150 East of U.S. 19 - Inglis
mile
We Now Have Fresh Produce!
Open Tues-Sunday 11am-7pm
352-446-9472
1129 Sterling Rd. Inverness