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LEVY COUNTY JOURNAL AROUND LEWY COUNTY

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2006

 

County Fair moves forward with officer appointments

BY CASSIE JOURNIGAN
Starr WRITER

The Levy County Fair Task
Force took two giant leaps
forward duting the Sept. 14
meeting.

The secretary and treasurer
of what will become the Levy
County Fair Association
board of directors were
appointed and a fee structure
was set allowing membership
into the association.

Ruthann ~Macheski_ will
serve as treasurer and Reta
Scott as secretary. Macheski
has years of relevant
experience to add to the
board. She is a founder of
Gainesville’s | Hoggetowne
Medieval Faire.

Scott works in the Levy
County Extension’s family
nutrition program.

Meeting attendees also
learned of a sticking point
between the — Williston
Horsemen’s Association
(WHA) and the task force.

A final site for the fair
has not. been determined,
although the city of Williston
has agreed to use. of city
property in principal.

Fair task force members
have been working with WHA
' members to use the adjacent
park property; however, those
. plans recently hit a snag.

“Some livestock committee
members and WMA members
have stated that they do. not
wish to participate if there
are components that do not
contribute to education for
kids,” stated task force leader

Bob Levesque. “That means
no midway, period.”
Levesque asked task force
members if they wanted
to strike the midway and
other non-educational
fair: components such as
entertainment from the fair
lineup. All members present
opted to keep to the plans
thus far, including a midway.
Members also discussed
moving the task force into a
non-profit association capable
of raising funds.
Funding would
from membership fees and
corporate sponsorships. Fees
suggested during Thursday’s
meeting are $50 for families,
$25 for individual adults, $5
for individual children, and
$100 for businesses. Those
present agreed to set up a table
at the Oct. 7 Peanut Festival
to invite county residents
to sign up for association
memberships. Memberships
would include perks such, as
discounted tickets.
- Corporate sponsorships
would be sought through
presenting proposals to area
businesses:

Williston resident Jerry
Pastang suggested
way to increase corporate
sponsorships. “It would be

_ highly beneficial to have

an organization behind us,”
Pastang said. Backing of
organizations such as_ the
Rotary Club would lend
credibility to the fledgling
association.

County fair associations

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are strictly regulated by
Florida statutes and require,
among other things, that an
association be comprised of at
least 25 members who reside
in the county in which the fair
will be held. Fair associations
are governed by the Bureau
of State Farmer’s ‘Markets
under the Florida Department +
of Agriculture.

Task force members also
heard from Cathy Esbaugh
of the Levy Association of
Retarded Citizens (LARC).

LARC is. © currently

 

seeking participation in their
community enhancement
program from area businesses
and = organizations. The
program aims to get LARC
members involved in their
community by volunteering
them in local business and
organizational activities.

The next meeting of the
fair task force will occur
on Thursday, Oct. 19 at
5:30. The fair is tentatively
scheduled for the second or
third weekend. in November
of 2007.

 

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Cemetery maintenance up for discussion.
A meeting for the future care.and maintenance of the Ellzey
Cemetery will be held Saturday, Sept 30 at 10 a.m. in the El-
Izey United Methodist Church’s fellowship hall.
For moré information, call 352-486-2769.

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Williston plans Haunted House
The Williston Area Chamber of Commerce has partnered
with area businesses to host a “Haunted House” at the Wil-
liston Fire Department for a second year.
This event has been a huge success in past years on the
night that we celebrate Trail of Treats. :
-Toma’s Trim & Cut Tree Service, Kut ‘N Up Hair Salon
and Enviropest together with the Chamber of Commerce and
Williston Fire Department will have a fun and scary experi-

ence for area children to explore. Donations of canned goods

or change will be appreciated but are not required of those
who will tour the Haunted House.

If you are interested in being a part of the experience either.
with donations or to assist with the project please contact ei-
ther Julie at 528-1098 or the chamber of commerce at 528-
5552. *

 

Divorcing parents’ class slated

Parent Education and Stabilization training, as required
by the state of Florida when parents divorce with children, is
scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.

The four-hour training provides important information re-
garding legal aspects, emotional aspects for both parents and
children, family relationships, financial responsibility to a
child and issues regarding spousal or child abuse.

Pre-registration is required at least three days prior to the
scheduled training. For more information or to make reserva-
tions, call CFCC Levy Campus at 493-9533. The cost of the
training is $34,

Last mandatory fair meet set -

Youth in the Tri-County (Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy) area want-
ing to participate in,any area of the Suwannee River Fair
Livestock Show and Sale will need to attend a mandatory
meeting Saturday, Sept. 30 at 8:30 am. Cloverbuds do not
have to attend.

This year’s Annual Fair meeting was held Sept. 25.

Yard sale is Saturday
Alpha Beta Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi of Levy
County will be holding their 4th annual yard sale on Satur-
day, Sept. 30 located on the right side of Highway 19, about.
one mile from the Suwannee River in Dixie County.

Actress will bring Marjorie
Rawlings to life at CFCC

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings will come to life when actress
and humanities scholar Betty Jean Steinshouser ysis Central

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Rawlings is author of “The Yearling,” this year’s‘ selection’
for the Marion County’ Public ‘Library One Book, One
Community Program. The presentation will be held at 7 p.m.
at CFCC’s Klein Center, 3001 S.W. College Rd., Ocala. It is”
free and open to the public.

Steinhouser will portray the Florida author, who wrote the
award-winning book while living in Cross Creek. After her
presentation, Steinhouser will answer questions about her
role as a scholar and her portrayal of Rawlings.

The event is sponsored by CFCC and Friends of the Ocala
Public Library. For.information about the event, call CFCC
Assistant Professor Sandra Cooper at 352-854-2322, ext.
1361.

  
     
 
 
 

Buffet Specials

Daily Lunch Buffet $6.45
Weekend Breakfast Buffet $6.45
Thursday Night ITALIAN Buffet

Friday Night Seafood $13.95

Saturday Night Barbecue $9.95
Sunday Lunch Buffet $795

Monday Night Steak Special
Buy One Get One 1/2 Price

Tuesday Night is Family Night
Fried Chicken
Family Night Kids Menu $1.75

(in-house only-no take out)

Monday-Saturday Sunday 6am
6am-9pm until3 pm

157 N. Hathaway Ave Bronson

   

 
   
 
  

We do Catering and Private Parties

Senior Citizen Discounts/ Children 3 and under eat free