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The Fiction Book Bunch meets monthly on Mondays at 1:30 p.m. at the Cedar Key Library.  Selections are as follows:

It’s hard to believe that at 10-cents a box top, Cedar Key School, with the help of the community, has earned $207.50 since the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year.

The school had a balance of $286 from last year and just received a check for $493.50 from Box Tops for Education. Over $150-worth of box tops will be sent in by Feb. 6 so we can get another check before the school year ends. So a big “thank you” to all our box top contributors and keep up the good work.

Blue Ribbon winners at the Cedar Key Woman’s Club Annual Arts Competition held at the Community Center on Jan. 23 will go on to Gainesville in February to compete in the GFWC Florida District 5 Competition. Judges for the event were well-known Cedar Key artist Sandi Allen and photographer Kellie Parkin. Back row, from left: Teri Brennan, Joan Selby, Vicki Crumpley, Judy Duvall, Christine Black and Jane Moore. Front row, from left: Kate Wyrosdyck, Eileen Senecal, Debbie Franks, Priscilla Alvord, Janet Ramsay, Joyce Patti and Susan Hollandsworth.

 The Colorado River in the southwestern U.S. is a striking ribbon of water in a mostly dry landscape that is home to some amazingly unique creatures including rare fish species.