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Friday Meanderings

November 11, 2016 by KTgreen

So.

I won!

I was surprised since I really didn’t think I knew that many people.

And I didn’t.

The people I do know told their friends and they told their friends and ……

now I’m a commissioner on the Homosassa Special Water District!

Very excited!

It’s a small district. But it’s the only independent water district in the county. Very cool. There’s a lot of work to be done and I’m looking forward to being part of the group.

So what else is going on?

The Homosassa Arts, Crafts, and Seafood Festival is SATURDAY and SUNDAY!

Don’t miss it!

This will be the best festival ever!

Great Art. True Crafts. Music. Seafood.

Just when you thought you’d seen enough, keep on walking and hit some of our own local unique art galleries.

And it’s all in Old Homosassa!

I’ll be in an orange shirt. Oh wait, all the volunteers will have on orange shirts!

Have a great weekend!

Kathy

Old Homosassa Veterans Day Ceremony

November 7, 2016 by KTgreen

Here in little Old Homosassa, we have a beautiful Veterans Memorial. Right on Yulee Drive. I can’t remember when it was built, but it wasn’t that long ago. I was living here. But that’s when I was living my hermit life. No volunteering back then. Yes, the good old days.

While Veterans Day is actually the 11th, the vendors start rolling into Old Homosassa that morning for the Homosassa Arts, Crafts, and Seafood Festival. The organizers wisely moved the ceremony to Saturday, the 5th. It was really a nice event.

Terry belongs to the veterans group that puts the event together. He and a few other volunteers get the podium and chairs for the audience out of the civic club and then put the road blocks in place. Other members put together the agenda.

Anyone in Citrus County that is a veteran can have a marker here. If a purple heart veteran, the marker is free.

Shirley and Terry — That’s Terry and his mom Shirley. She just moved to Sunflower Springs, an assisted living facility in Homosassa, a few weeks ago. Their bus brought her to the ceremony. By the way, she just turned 92!

There were several speakers. That’s Sophie Noel singing. the National Anthem. Back at the Memorial Day service granddaughter Piper was here and was mesmerized by Sophie and her singing.

There was a pretty big audience for little Old Homosassa.

The highlight was the Homosassa Elementary Chorus. They sang their hearts out. So cute.

After their performance they handed out flyers that they had colored to all of the veterans. This is the one they gave Terry.

Then they put flags on the memorial. If you want to add a flag, they will be available at the Old Homosassa Veterans Memorial booth.

It was a lovely and stirring event on a beautiful autumn morning.