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There will be a Fall Festival in the Park brought to you by some of the Cedar Key area churches and businesses on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 4-7 p.m. Fun in the form of candy, games, prizes and food (hot dogs, drinks and chips) will be provided. Costumes are not required for children to attend the event, but, if worn, they should not be scary nor should they be suggestive.

By A.B. Sidibe

Special to the Beacon

CEDAR KEY — It is written large on the faces of the hard-scrabble oystermen and women.

Their skin deeply browned and creased from years, days and hours of exposure to the unrelenting and lingering Florida sun.

The Levy County tourism director has learned that marketing money from BP is available to promote tourism and Florida fresh seafood and she is going after it despite a short deadline.

Covering about 70 percent of the world, water plays a critical role in life.