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  • Fishing tournament holds third event at CK

    The third event of the Team SeaTow Elite Redfish Challenge 2014, organized by Capt'n Danny Allen,  is in Cedar Key this weekend. The event is expected to bring in a large number of anglers and their boats from around the state.
    Allen, the Cedar Key Beacon's fishing columnist, is holding the event for the second time. The final event in the series will be Aug. 23 in Steinhatchee. Events have already been held at Steinhatchee and Homosassa.  

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  • Community Calendar (week of 7-10-14)

    Summer arts program
    The Keyhole Gallery is hosting summer art programs for kids this summer. Teen camps will be in the mornings, and children's programs will be in the afternoons. There is a scholarship program for families that might have trouble financially.
    Registration forms are available in the summer newsletter, at the Keyhole and the Cedar Key School.
    For more information, contact Amy Gernhardt at 352-215-2096, amyjojones4@gmail.com.

    Vacation Bible school

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  • The Fourth in Cedar Key
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  • Gene Hodges dead at 77

    Cedar Key Mayor Eugene “Gene” Hodges, born into a politically connected family, was the heir to that way of knowing how to get things done for the island community and district that he represented in the Florida House from 1972 to 1988.
    Hodges'  father was a state senator from 1952-62, Senate President and later a lobbyist.
    The son, a lifelong Democrat, made his mark in politics by being smart and likable. He used his quick wit the way a carpenter uses a wood plane — smoothing and finely shaping the final debate.

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  • Bay fish and scallops recommended for low mercury

     By PAT FAHERTY
     Special to the Beacon
        Two federal agencies are updating recommendations to women and young children to eat more seafood from varieties lower in mercury.
        And both federal and state guidelines show bay scallops and some other local freshwater and saltwater fish fall in that category. Scallops are currently in season.

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  • Levy fireworks Friday

    Cedar Key

       Cedar Key will celebrate Independence Day with fireworks. Fireworks will be set off starting at dusk at Cemetery Point Park on Friday, July 4. For the best viewing, Cedar Key Police Chief Virgil Sandlin is advising visitors to park at the ball field behind the school. Signs will be posted with directions to the parking area.

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  • Suwannee Cleanup needs volunteers, sponsors

    The 5th Annual Great Suwannee River Cleanup is fast approaching, and representatives with the organizations involved want people to come out and get involved.
    The cleanup, which has seen the removal of about 80,000 pounds of trash and debris from the river since 2010, consists of small cleanups during a three-month window from September through November. The year's first cleanup kicks off Saturday, Sept. 27, at 9 a.m., at the Joe Anderson Boat Ramp in Chiefland.

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  • Community Calendar (week of 6-26-14)

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    Volunteer training opportunities

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  • School board looking to boost test scores

    By PAT FAHERTY

    Special to the Beacon

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  • Trashy people hurt recycling program

    Cedar Key no longer has a recycling trailer on State Road 24 at County Road 347.
    The Raleigh Community, near Williston, lost its recycling trailer — again — after the property owner asked that it be removed.
    And the trailer at the Manatee Jiffy may be the next to disappear.

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