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Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon Central Ridge Library, 425

W. Roosevelt Blvd, Beverly Hills, FL 34465 Tri-county Working Group of Suwannee-St.

League of Women Voters Third Annual Luncheon

Johns Sierra Club will present Water Works: Stand Up and Act Now at the Citrus County

The LWVCC will be celebrating their third year anniversary with a luncheon at the

Central Ridge Library in Beverly Hills on Saturday, March 19, 2016 at 10:00 AM to 12:00

Citrus Hills Country Club, 505 E. Hartford St., Citrus Hills, on Tuesday, March 8 th , 10:30

noon. Water Works: Stand Up and Act Now is an interactive, presenter-led PowerPoint

am. to 1:30 pm. Rebecca Bays, Executive Director of the Economic Development Authority,

program that translates scientific facts into common language, detailing the specific impact

will be the guest speaker.There will be a Share the Wealth drawing and Theme Gift Baskets

of Florida's and especially the tri-county's (Citrus-Levy-Marion) water problems on jobs,

property values, lifestyles, ecotourism and most importantly, our drinking water.

For the luncheon there will be a choice of 3 entrees, Spinach Strawberry Salad

with Basil Tomato Soup, Glazed Pork Loin or Lemon Tilapia with a vegetable, potato au

`Art in the Park' set for March 12 & 13 at Rainbow Springs

gratin and salad . Coffee or iced tea and dessert , included. The tickets are $20.00, paid in

Original art by members of the Florida Artists Gallery and the Ocala Art Group

advance with reservations required.The deadline for reservations is Feb. 24 th.All interested

will be featured when the Friends of Rainbow Springs State Park hosts Art in the Park on

men and women are invited.Please call early as seating is limited. For more information

March 12 and 13, 2016. The show and sale will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday the

please call 352-382-0032 or visit the League websitewww.lwvcitrus.org.

12th, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday the 13th.

This annual event is always popular because the art pavilions overlook the beauti-

Career Expo and Open House at Withlacoochee Technical College

ful headwaters of Rainbow Springs, the source of the Rainbow River. Visitors may also

Who: Anyone interested in attending WTC and training for an exciting new career

stroll to the three waterfalls on the property.

including Sophomores-Juniors-Seniors! What: Meet the instructors, tour program and shop

Art in the Park is a fund-raiser for the Friends of Rainbow Springs State Park. A

areas, ask questions When: hursday, March 10, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Where:

portion of sales go to improvements in the park, and there will also be a drawing for donated

WTC, 1201 W. Main Street, Inverness, FL ¨ Parents are welcome to attend with students

art. Rainbow Springs State Park is located on US 41, three miles north of Dunnellon. For

¨ You must have your own transportation to and from WTC (sorry, no busses!) ¨ Enter WTC

more information, call352-465-8555.

at the east entrance off Montgomery Street (across from the Suncoast Federal ATM) For

more information, contact WTC at 352-726-2430 ext. 4326

Telephone Reassurance Program Offered for Isolated Seniors

The Nature Coast Volunteer Center and the Retired & Senior Volunteer Program

Fort Cooper Days March 12 & 13, 2016

(RSVP) are offering the Telephone Reassurance Program to isolated or elderly individuals.

Fort Cooper State Park, Inverness Florida The sound of musket volleys and the

This program is to create a sense of security through regular phone contact with one of our

smell of gunpowder will greet visitors to Fort Cooper State Park, 3100 S. Old Floral City

trained volunteers. This program confirms safety and imparts care and concern at no cost

Road in Inverness as it celebrates Fort Cooper Days on March 12 and 13. Experience

to you. The Telephone Reassurance program will have a trained volunteer call you once a

Florida's history...the April 1836 skirmishes of the Second Seminole War on the shores of

week or daily, Monday through Friday. Calling times vary from 8:00 am 4:00 p.m. If you

Lake Holathlikaha. Watch as volunteers re-enact an attack between a tribe of Seminoles

think you could benefit from this program, or you would like more information, please call

and members of the First GeorgiaVolunteers. 

 Battalion of Re-enactments occur at 11 a.m.

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and 2:00 p.m. each day. Come and enjoy modern and period Coast living history dem-

Hometown News for the Nature artisans,

Anstrartonis, g at Reasonablerefreshments. Admission:Citrus & SW Marion old $6.00,

odve tiis n exhibits, food and Rates for S Levy, NE Adults through 13 yrs. Counties

Hernando/Citrus MPO Technical Advisory Committee to Meet March 2

The Technical Advisory Committee of the Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan Planning

12 yrs. and under are 93 S. Orwell Pt., Homosassa,Fort Cooper.

50free. Sponsored by the Friends of Florida 34446

Organization will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, March 2, beginning at 10:00 a.m.,

Phone: (352) 489-4588 Fax: (727) 362-4788

at the Citrus Transit Center, located at 1300 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto. Topics to

Email, Tom Russell, Publisher: thenewscaster1@gmail.com

be discussed at the meeting include: 2016 Election of Officers, US 98 Suncoast Parkway

Email, Debbie Russell, Editor: debbienewscaster@gmail.com

Trail Bridge, Transportation Alternative List of Priority Projects and Draft FY 2017-FY

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2018 Unified Planning Work Program Tasks.All meetings are open to the public. Any ques-

tions concerning this public meeting should be directed to Mr. Dennis Dix, AICP, MPO

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Executive Director, Hernando/Citrus Metropolitan Planning Organization, 20 North Main

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Street, Room 262, Brooksville, FL, 34601, telephone (352) 754-4057, ext. 28014

Two Free Florida-Friendly Gardening Workshops in March

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Citrus County Utilities Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Program is offering a free garden-

ing workshop on March2:00-3:30 a healthy lawn is often a full time

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8from  pm. Managing

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job and recurringexpense.materials

  Selection of the right  to accomplish a specific task is

always the best placelawnweed

 to start. Sustainable  varieties, typical  infestations and pests

which target our lawns are highlighted during this workshop. Classes are held at the Citrus

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located3650 WSovereigninPlease

County Extension Service building,  at    Path  Lecanto. 

Davis at352-527-5708 participation. 

contact Steven   to confirm your 

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Fertilize Appropriately

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Citrus County Utilities Florida-Friendly LandscapingTM Program is offering a free garden-

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ing workshop on March 22from 2:00-3:30 pm. Fertilization of your lawn and landscape can

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be complicated. Using several steps including soil testing, when and how to apply fertil-

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izers and effective irrigation practices after application are essential to proper fertilization

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practices. This program will discuss proper Florida Friendly fertilization practices devel-

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oped by the University of Florida. Classes are held at the Citrus County Extension Service

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Building, located at 3650 W Sovereign Path in Lecanto. Please contact Steven Davis at

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352-527-5708 to confirm your participation.

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