Central Florida Community College and SCORE, Counselors to America's Small Business, will hold a free seminar for anyone interested in starting a business, improving their business, or looking for information about SCORE volunteer opportunities.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

Governor Charlie Crist has proclaimed the first Friday in February as School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day.

A special celebration has been scheduled in Citrus County for 9:30 a.m. on Feb. 6 at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center, 1028 Northeast 14th St.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

This one-day event will go from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Craft Show starts at 9 a.m.

Then our 4th annual Chili Cook-Off will be from 10:00am-2:00pm. This years Chili Cook-Off will be outside the

Yankeetown is celebrating the grand opening today of the Withlacoochee Gulf Preserve (WGP) from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m..

WGP is a 413-acre passive nature park at 1001 Old Rock Road, Yankeetown (6.5 miles west on Highway 40 from the traffic light at the intersection of Highway 40 and U.S. 19 and U.S. 98).

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

A celebration of literature by African-American authors continues in 2009 with Citrus County’s second annual African American Read-In celebration to be held on Sunday, February 8th from 2 – 4 pm at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum on the square in downtown Inverness.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

You are invited to a special Valentine’s Day Coffeehouse featuring acoustic recording artists Robin And The Giant.

Join the Citrus County Historical Society for a Jazz Concert in the 2nd floor courtroom in the 1912 Historic Courthouse. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at the Old Courthouse Heritage Museum, or at the door on the night of the event, if available.

Southern Exposure will be performing under the direction of Norman Bernard.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

The 4th Annual Purple Heart Ceremony is planned for 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the National Guard Armory in Crystal River.

Veterans and the public are cordially invited.

The combat wounded Patriots of Aaron A. Weaver Chapter 776 Military Order of the Purple Heart (MOPH) will honor the legacy of the Purple Heart and pay tribute to our country's fallen heroes at the Feb. 14 ceremony.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

The Inverness Olde Towne Association presents this 3-day festival of food, games, local business showcase, airboat rides, classic cars, RV and boat show, and other activities.

The festival is 10 am to 5 pm Feb. 20-22. Admission is free. For more information, call Jennifer Springer at 344-6568.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

The Inverness Olde Towne Association presents this 3-day festival of food, games, local business showcase, airboat rides, classic cars, RV and boat show, and other activities.

The festival is 10 am to 5 pm Feb. 20-22. Admission is free. For more information, call Jennifer Springer at 344-6568.

The Citrus County Central Landfill will host an Eagle Watch at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21.

Birders will be able to listen to a short presentation by Jack and Pat Casselberry about bald eagles before the tour. The birding trail is hard-packed dirt, and vehicles must be used.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

The Inverness Olde Towne Association presents this 3-day festival of food, games, local business showcase, airboat rides, classic cars, RV and boat show, and other activities.

The festival is 10 am to 5 pm Feb. 20-22. Admission is free. For more information, call Jennifer Springer at 344-6568.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

PLACE: Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 6 Roosevelt Blvd., Beverly Hills. Sponsored by the Charismatic Community. Wear your nostalgic ‘50s costumes. Prizes, music, dancing and fun! TICKETS: $10 per person. Call Bennie Demicoli 352-746-9243 or Pearl Santillan 352-637-5395.

* WHEN: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. Thursday, February 26th, 2009
* WHERE: The Old Courthouse Heritage Museum – 2nd Floor Courtroom
* WHO: Dr. Joan Bradshaw, Citrus County Extension Office
* WHAT: Coffee & Conversation Speaker Series program. This month the Citrus County Extension Service will be presenting “Shades of Green”.

Topics for this workshop include:
1) From the Ground Up