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JANUARY 2010 / FEBRUARY 2010 / MARCH 2010 / APRIL 2010 / MAY 2010 JUNE 2010 / JULY 2009 / AUGUST 2009 / SEPTEMBER 2009 / OCTOBER 2009 NOVEMBER 2009 / DECEMBER 2009 July 2009 6/8/2009 - 8/14/2009 Camp Fusion For Kids From 6 to 12 Years of Age Camp Fusion campers will go on a backstage tour of the Home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Raymond James Stadium, this summer during Sports Week! Don’t let your kids miss out, sign up today! Guess what else? Each of the trips are already factored into the weekly fees. Swimming, bowling, going to the movies, touring wildlife parks, learning about Florida, deciding what they want to be when they grow up?! They could be doing all of this and more at Camp Fusion! Citrus County Parks and Recreation is hosting the 10-week camp (that’s all summer) for kids from 6 to 12 years of age at the Renaissance Center in Lecanto, FL. Campers will not only go swimming at Bicentennial Pool on Tuesdays and Thursdays, they’ll also go to the movies at Regal Cinemas every Tuesday and to one other scheduled field trip each Wednesday! With themed weeks ranging from Wildlife to Indiana Jones, and Grossology to Sports, everything will be covered. Camp Fusion will be supervised by Lecanto Middle School’s very own Athletic Director. All staff will be trained in CPR and First Aid, as well as undergo an extensive background check. Camp Fusion will be fun for your child and help them develop leadership skills, teamwork strategies and self confidence! Don’t let your child miss out - sign up before May 30th and SAVE $10 on registration! It’s only $60 per week, and that includes all mentioned field trips. Camp Price: $60 - weekly fee per camper $70 - weekly fee per camper, including extended care $25 - one-time registration fee, required for each camper $20 - daily fee for single-day campers Camp Hours (M-F): 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. - regular hours 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. - extended care hours For more information please call Summer Youth Camp Coordinator, Amanda Whitelaw at 352-527-7677. Or visit us online at www.bocc.citrus.fl.us click on “Parks and Recreation” and then “Camp Fusion," or www.myspace.com/campfusion. We hope to see you at camp! 7/1/2009 - 9/10/2009 SCALLOPING SEASON Don't miss this great opportunity to swim for your supper! 7/3/2009 5:00 PM - Patriotic Festival City of Inverness This patriotic festival is held on the evening of July 3rd and encompasses both Wallace Brooks and Liberty Park. Besides a phenomenal fireworks display at dusk, the event includes children's games, rides and nonprofit food booths. See for yourself! Dozens of boaters joined thousands of spectators in Liberty and Wallace Brooks parks along Lake Henderson to listen to patriotic concerts and watch the breathtaking fireworks. FREE admission and parking! Call (352) 726-3913 for more information. 7/3/2009 - 7/4/2009 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM Old Homosassa Map Out Your Weekend. Take a trip through time by exploring Old Homosassa. Stop in the following businesses on the forth of July weekend Blue Moon Bed & Breakfast, Taz Dogs & Scoops, Neon Leons, Museum Cafe, Old Mill Tavern, River Safaris, Glass Garage, Hair by Mare, Old Homosassa Smokehouse, Dickerson's Riverside Gallery, Riverside Resort, MacRae's and Shelly's Seafood and ask about how you can participate in a drawing to win gifts and prizes. Call Dickerson's Gallery and Gifts 352-503-6317 for more information on this NEW event. 7/4/2009 10:00 AM - Crystal River Birthday Celebration Happy Birthday USA and Crystal River 106 Years! Family Fun Day at Kings Bay Park Bring your chairs and blankets Park Opens at 10:00 a.m. Watch the Fireworks From The Park! • Live entertainment all day • Beer and Food Vendors (no outside alcohol allowed) • Kayak Games • Giant Water Slide • Children Lawn Games • Apple Pie Baking Contest (register early – space is limited) • Giant Birthday Cake For More Information: Bill Mckee (Ft Island Marine Supply) 352-436-4179, or Denise Burke 352-795-0956 7/4/2009 10:00 AM - Old Fashioned Picnic and Patriotic Pageant A Fourth of July Old Fashioned Picnic and Patriotic Pageant will be held at the Inglis Community Center. Beginning at 10:00 a.m., with a patriotic pageant for children ages 1-12, the festivities continue with old-fashioned games such as sack races, three-legged races, hot dog eating contest, watermelon seed spitting contest and more, plus bounce houses and water slides. Grilled hot dogs and hamburgers will be for sale or bring your own picnic lunch. The community center is behind Inglis Town Hall on W. Highway 40. Pageant entry forms can be picked up at the Inglis Town Hall of Food Ranch. Entry forms and $5. fee needs to be turned into town hall before noon Friday, July 3. No pageant wear. Children should be dressed in casual patriotic wear. For more information, call 352-447-3323. 7/4/2009 FIREWORKS OVER KINGS BAY To celebrate the freedom we all enjoy, the Crystal River fireworks will return to Three Sisters Property to increase the viewing area for the community. This year's show is dedicated to all the veterans and active military service members who have given so much of themselves so we can be free. The Crystal River Special Events Foundation will again sponsor the show, put on by Dragonworks of Homosassa. For more information call 352-795-2946 7/4/2009 7:30 AM - CRYSTAL RIVER TRIATHLON SERIES - SPRINT #2 When: Saturday July 4, 2009. First Wave at 7:30 a.m. Where: Fort Island Gulf Beach Park, Crystal River, Florida. Course: SWIM ¼ mile in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico with a fresh water shower into transition #1 BIKE 15 miles out and back on this fast and flat course, running through the pristine estuaries of West Central Florida's beautiful "Nature Coast" The entire course is paved. RUN 3 miles out and back with water available at miles 1 and 2 For more information please visit: www.drcsports.com 7/11/2009 MARKET DAY AT HERITAGE VILLAGE The Market will be held on "Second Saturday's" of the month. We invite the public to stroll the grounds while enjoying outdoor music. Support local business by shopping at our specialty shoppes downtown and supporting our Market of fresh produce, herbs, flowers and plants, seafood, fine arts and antiques. Demonstrations encouraged, sampling requested and creativity a must! Enjoy the Experience at Heritage Village, on Citrus Avenue in the Heart of Historic Downtown Crystal River. For more information on the event or to become a vendor contact Laura Lou at 352-564-1400. 7/11/2009 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Citrus Summer Showdown 3 Mile Run at Whispering Pines Park. Register online at active.com. or visit the club's website. Call (352) 637-2475 for more information 7/11/2009 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM Billy ELVIS Lindsey in Concert Citrus Springs Community Center 1570 W Citrus Springs Blvd Citrus Springs, FL $5. per person For tickets call: 352-465-7007 Winner of the International ELVIS Extravaganza contest at the Florida State Fair 2009!! This begins its series of entertainment concerts for the community. Come and join us for an evening of fun and excitement with Billy Lindsey as ELVIS! Sponsored by: Citrus County Parks and Recreation Citrus Springs Civic Association 7/13/2009 - 7/18/2009 State Park Nature Academy Summer Camp - Ages 11 and 12 STATE PARK ANNOUNCES NEW NATURE ACADEMY SUMMER CAMP A week of hands-on, minds-on exploration of the natural world for keen young nature lovers. GUEST ARTICLE By Tania Burchell, Park Service Specialist (352) 628-5343 ext. 1006 Calling young naturalists! The Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife Park, Inc. are looking for admirers of the natural world to join us for our Nature Academy Summer Camp, a week of environmental investigation and exploration. Park Rangers at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park want hardworking, curious young people to use their senses to solve wildlife mysteries, to use their minds to learn new skills for understanding and appreciating the world around them and to use their imaginations to create stories about the adventures they have while they are here. Graduates of Nature Academy Summer Camp will take home new-found skills in resourcefulness, critical thinking and effective communication as well as gain experience with the native Florida animals and plants at the park. “Nature Academy offers opportunities for epiphanies,” said Ranger Tania Burchell. “We seek to encourage those young people who have a fire in their bellies and a genuine enthusiasm for studying the natural world.” Nature Academy Summer Camp has two classes: the first is for children ages eight and nine and runs from June 22 through June 27. The second class is for children aged 11 and 12 and runs from July 13 through July 18. Investigations begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. every morning and run until 1:00 p.m. from Monday through Thursday. On the Friday before Saturday’s graduation, Summer Camp students will arrive at 4:00 p.m. for a secure sleepover in the park to learn about the sights and sounds of the Nature Coast at night, including a night walk, campfire storytelling and stargazing with telescopes. Thanks to a partnership with the Friends of Homosassa Wildlife Park, Inc. and Progress Energy, the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is able to host this innovative Nature Academy Summer Camp. All applicants should be ready to address the following prompt in an essay, pictures or both: “Describe for us the best adventure you’ve ever had outside in Nature.” Applicants with the best responses will be contacted to visit the park with their parents or guardians for a chat with the Park Rangers. The deadlines for applying are June 1, 2009, for the younger campers and June 22 for the older campers. Registration is $45.00 per child, and due to the hands-on nature of the Camp, space is limited to 15-20 students for each class. Applications from alumni of previous summer camps will be put on a waiting list and called only if the Camp requires more spaces. Request applications from Tania Burchell at 628-5343 ext. 1006. 7/17/2009 Celebrity Dinner Auction Reach for the Stars 27th Annual Celebrity Dinner Auction to benefit Key Training Center Silent Auction & Social Hour at 5:30 pm The Blues Brothers Dinner Show at 6:30 pm Tickets are $50.00 per person Chet Cole Life Enrichment Center 5521 West Buster Whitton Way, Lecanto Key Training Center Lecanto Campus Complimentary Valet Parking Roll out the red carpet, the Key Training Center invites you to “Reach for the Stars” with an evening of Hollywood glamour, featuring the legendary Blues Brothers plus delicious food by Outback Steakhouse. The Jake and Elwood Blues Revue is the only Blues Brothers act in the world sanctioned by the Belushi Estate and Dan Aykroyd. We are trilled to host this fabulous duo once again. Don’t forget to bring your checkbook for great live and silent “must have” auction items. To reserve your ticket, please all 352-527-8228 Mailing address: 130 Heights Avenue, Inverness, FL 34452 7/18/2009 2009 CITRUS COUNTY CYCLING CLASSIC RIDE FOR THE FUTURE BENEFITTING THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF CITRUS COUNTY LOCATION: Withlacoochee Trail in Inverness 2/10 mile north of Old Courthouse 270 N. Apopka Ave., Inverness, FL ROUTES: Choose a 14, 34 or 62 mile ride along the Withlacoochee Trail and scenic roads of Citrus and Hernando Counties (14 mi. is trail only) START TIME: 7:00 am - 8:30 am - Check in and “Day of” registration - No mass start - Rain or shine 11:00 am – 1:30 pm - Prize drawings / Light lunch 2:00 pm - Ride support ends ENTRY FEES: $25.00 Entry forms available at local bike shops and online at www.citruscycling.org ( http://www.citruscycling.org/ ) Postmarked by July 10th - $25.00 After July 10th - $30.00 RIDE RULES: ANSI/SNELL approved helmets required Radio headsets not allowed Cyclists must obey traffic laws - THIS IS NOT A RACE OTHER THINGS: Well marked routes with maps. Well stocked sag stops. Support vehicle. Food, Drinks & Cookout, Lunch, Fun and Prizes!! Visit the website at www.citruscycling.org ( http://www.citruscycling.org/ ) or call 352-341-3910, or Necia at the Boys and Girls Club neciade@yahoo.com 7/18/2009 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Armed Forces Day Visit with the young men and women who are serving their country!! U S Air Force U S Army U S Coast Guard U S Marine Corp FL Army National Guard U S Navy U.S. Merchant Marines And-- U S Coast Guard Auxiliary U S Navy Sea Cadets Young Marines Civil Air Patrol Boy Scouts Citrus County Veterans Coalition Citrus County HEROES Meet with representatives from all braches of the military View static displays of military equipment FREE ADMISSION! Where: Across from the Home Depot on US19 National Guard Armory W. Venable Street Crystal River Florida When: Saturday, July 18th 2009 0900 - 1400 (That's 9 AM until 2 PM!) 7/20/2009 - 7/25/2009 33RD Run for the Money Volunteers run about 30 miles a day on the highway, from Tallahassee to Lecanto (180 miles), and arriving in Lecanto on July 25th. The 22nd Run for the Money Celebration and Telethon and will be on Channel WYKE from 9:00 am – 6:00 pm on Saturday, July 25th. For more information, contact Paula at the Key Training Center 352-527-8228 www.keytrainingcenter.org 7/25/2009 7:30 PM - Nature Coast Twilight Triathlon When: Saturday July 25th, 2009. First Wave at 7:30 p.m. (This is an evening race) Where: Fort Island Gulf Beach Park 15355 W Fort Island Trl Crystal River, Florida 34429 Twilight?: Fun Without the Sun - Let's Race into the Night! This is a Super-Fun evening triathlon. Lighting conditions will be similar to early morning events - 90% will finish around sunset. Bike LIGHTS are not usually necessary, but are REQUIRED for safety reasons. Reflective Apparel or Tape is NECESSARY for the RUN. Course: SWIM ¼ mile in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico with a fresh water shower into transition #1 BIKE 10 miles out and back on this fast and flat course, running through the pristine estuaries of West Central Florida's beautiful "Nature Coast" RUN 3 miles out and back with water available at miles 1 and 2 For more information please visit: www.drcsports.com |