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LEVY COUNTY JOURNAL

AROUND LEVY COUNTY

THURSDAY, AUGUST 17, 2006

 

Gazebo Dedicated

THE GAZEBO at the Levy County Quilt Museum was
officially dedicated Saturday, Aug. 5. Todd Troyer,
right, of the Seventh Day Adventist Church hosted
the dedication in memory of Gertrude Sullivan who
loved to listen to'pickin’ on the porch at the museum.
Thomas and Shirly Sullivan, LeVeta and Albert
Daniels, Emery and Carol Sullivan, below, stand in
the gazebo for a family picture in remembrance of
their mother, two sons and a daughter.

Photos special to the Journal by Winnelle Horne

 

Planning Council

The Withlacoochee
Regional Planning Council
will hold a meeting of
its executive © committee
Thursday, Aug. 17 at 6 p.m. at
the Withlacoochee Regional
Planning Council _ office,
located at 1241 SW 10" St.,
Ocala.

For more © information,
call . Michael. Moehlman,
’. executive director, at 352-
732-1315.

Alzheimer’s group
The Alzheimer’s
Association will hold a

support group meeting on.
Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11 a.m. ©

at the Homestead Restaurant,
located on US Hwy. 19, in
Fanning Springs.

This group is for caregivers
of persons with Alzheimer’s
or dementia.

Support Groups are free
and open to the public. For
more information call 352-
372-6266.

CMS Open House
Chiefland Middle School
will host an Open House/
Book Fair on Thursday, Aug.

and: activities the

24 from 6 p.m. to 8 pm, in
the CMS Assembly Room.
An overview of the clubs

school
offers will be available as
well as the opportunity to
meet your child’s teachers if
you have not already done
so.

Nominations for the School
Advisory Committee will
also be taken.

Refreshments willbeserved
and all students, parents and
guardians are encouraged to
participate in this year’s first
Open House.

Transportation
Board -
The Levy County

Transportation
Disadvantaged Coordinating
Board will conduct its
regular business meeting on
Thursday, Aug, 24 at 10 a.m.
in the Nature Coast Transit
office, located at 970 East
Hathaway Ave., Bronson.
The board meeting will be
open to the public.
‘ #The MOA/TDSP
Committee will meet at 9:30
a.m. at the above-mentioned
location in order to discuss

 

the annual updates to the
2003-2008 Levy County TD
Service Plan. The committee
members are Barbara Cook,
Gwen. Pra and Michael
Baker.

All other board members
are welcome, but not required
to attend the committee
meeting.

If you have any questions,
contact skguffey@wrpc.cc or
at 352-732-1315 ext. 223.

Vision Committee
The city of Chiefland
Vision Committee will hold a

_ special meeting on Thursday,

Aug. 24 at 6 p.m. at city hall.
All other Vision Committee
meetings will continue to be
held on the second Tuesday

‘of every month at 6 p.m.

All interested persons are
encouraged to attend.

In accordance with the
Americans with Disabilities
Act, individuals with
disabilities needing a
reasonable accommodation to
participate in this proceeding
should contact the office of
the city manager at city hall,
214 East Park Ave., Chiefland,
(352) 493-6711.

 

Yankeetown forum is Aug. 25

With the upcoming Yankeetown Town
Council Special Election on Aug. 29, the Yan-
keetown-Inglis Woman’s Club invites the citi-
zens of Yankeetown to a Meet the Candidates
Forum Aug. 25 at 7:30 p.m. at #5 56th St. in

Yankeetown.

This event has been sponsored by the Wom-
an’s Club, a non-profit organization, for many
The moderator will be an out of town
neutral party — Tom Russell of Dunnellon.

The format for the event will consist of a
three minute introduction by each candidate,
one question from Russell to each candidate

years.

with a three minute response time and as
many questions submitted by the audience
as time allows.

The questions from the audience will be
submitted on index cards before the event

begins, placed in a box and chosen randomly
with a two minute response time. A timer

until 9 p.m.

will be used to enforce these time limits. The
forum should last approximately 1 % hours

Each of the six. candidates for the three
council seats will receive a personal invita-
tion from the Woman’s Club inviting them to
attend and informing them of the format.

 

Hospital nears financial goal
75 percent of funds met

Frank Schupp, spokesman
for Ameris Health Systems,
the company planning to
build Tri-County Hospital,
announced last week that lo-
cal businesses and individu-
als have contributed $45,000
of the $60,000 goal toward
assisting Ameris with its ap-
plication fees.

Two years ago, Ameris
spent $250,000 in its effort
to build a hospital in Levy
County.

Individuals or businesses
who want to contribute may
send checks to:

Ameris Health Systems
Tri-County Hospital

c/o Drummond Bank

1627 N Young Blvd.

Chiefland, FL 32626

Checks are deposited into
an account which can be
strictly distributed for the
Certificate of Need costs.

A list of donors will be pro-
vided when the goal is met.

Fill shoe box; help a soldier

BY CASSIE JOURNIGAN
STAFF WRITER

Have you been wondering
how you can help our troops

_ overseas? The answer is as

close as your nearest Veterans
of Foreign Wars (VFW) post.

Like all Florida posts this
year, the Chiefland VFW
Post is collecting funds
and supplies for Operation
Shoebox.

In this program, supplies
are collected and shoeboxes
filled with those items that are
difficult for soldiers serving
in Afghanistan and Iraq to
obtain.

Operation Shoebox is one

™ mother’s response to sending

her offspring to war.

In 2003 Mary Harper
found herself with four of
five children, all on. active
duty, deployed in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Most mothers can
understand. ~ her initial
response. She said she cried
a lot: Her son told her she
needed to stop crying because
her children were going to do
their job and come home. She
said that snapped her into
action.

She began asking local
businesses permission — to
display collection boxes for
items needed by the troops.
Her youngest daughter and
classmates got involyed by
sending letters overseas.
The local media found out

' kazoos,
_ newspapers,

and publicized the family’s
efforts. Soon CNN heard and
ran their’story.

Today, Operation Shoebox
has more than 500 volunteers
and -has_ shipped nearly
200,000 packages overseas.

Harper’s focus is on those
troops who have little or no
family support. She says
about 600 care packages are
shipped weekly, although
they can only ship as many
boxes as available funds
allow. Shipping costs range

‘from $6,000 to $8,000 a
month.
Food items the troops

request include: ravioli and

tuna in pop-top cans, instant
coffee, creamer, — sports
drinks, powdered ice tea,
sugar packets, jerky, canned
fruit in pop-top cans, single-
serving cereal and oatmeal
packs, Pop-Tarts, condiment
packages, Girl Scout cookies,
granola bars, heat-resistant
candy and __ individually
packaged snacks.
They like entertainment
items like CDs, harmonicas,
books, magazines,
travel-sized
games, playing cards and
crossword puzzles.

For keeping in touch

soldiers like stationery, blank

post cards, small notebooks,
pencils and pens and pre-
paid phone cards. Disposable
cameras, duct tape, small
flashlights, hand-held fans

and any size batteries are also
needed.

Toiletries sought include
toothpaste and toothbrushes,
dental floss, hand sanitizers,
nose spray, powdered cold
water wash detergent, eye

drops, deodorant, _hair
brushes, hair lotion, nail
clippers, cotton swabs,
disposable razors, soap,

sunscreen, bug spray and
over-the counter medications.
Other miscellaneous items
include inexpensive black
sunglasses, cushioned socks,
sweatbands, zip lock baggies
and small American flags.
Seasonal items suitable for
sending include canned turkey
and Thanksgiving food items,
small unbreakable holiday ,
decorations and Christmas

stockings.
Chiefland Post volunteers
are making © Christmas

stockings and small ditty
bags. Operation Shoebox will
also accept empty stockings
to fill.

For more information on
Operation Shoebox, or to
make a donation, you can call
the Chiefland Post at (352)
493-1159.

Visit the Operation
Shoebox website for contact
information, lists of supplies
needed, photos, letters of
thanks from grateful troops,
and other information.
The address is . www.
operationshoebox.com

 

Rabies vaccinations are Saturday

On Saturday, Aug. 19, Levy
County Animal Services will
host an Adoption Event and
Low Cost Pet Vaccinations.
at the Levy County Animal
Services Shelter, 12051 NE
69" Lane, Bronson off of,
C335 at the Levy County
Landfill. ~~

The time is from 2:30 — 4
p.m. Rabies vaccinations are
needed for the quality of

“Architect:
_Kokia Patel,
‘Western;  —and
Chiefland Chamber
_of Commerce. Board —
of. Director Dawn
Parrish © of Ameris
Bank look = on.
According to project
architect Bob Snow,

    
 

  

  

 
       
    

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the environment and _ the
protection of our pets.

Rabies vaccinations will be
$8 for dogs and cats. The only
rabies vaccination recognized
by the state of Florida are
those administered by a
licensed veterinarian.

Adoptions will be available
at the clinic for those that can’t
make it during the week.

There have been record

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MORTIE THE CLOWN entertains Mikalamar. Lett, 4
‘the 72-unit complex Haley Clary, Erin Kittrell, Joli Birchfield, PJ Murphy, °
is built “big house Dale Summers and Nate Reynolds. |

numbers of animals coming
into the shelter this year due to
the lack of spaying/neutering.
The Humane Society has
been able to help with getting
animals to other rescues, but
your help is deeply needed in
support of adoptions. Normal
adoption hours: are Monday
through Friday from 9 a.m.-4
p.m. For further information

‘call 486-5138. !

    
 
 
   
   
   
 
   

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