Florida Golf Vakantie

Misschien herkennen jullie de auto in de foto’s hierboven ……   Oh, dat is eigenlijk niet lief van mij. Hopelijk komt alles goed met haar auto.

2 Local hero’s (U allen bekend) saved her and the car ……. A day of excitement in Inverness !!!!!!!

Hevige regenval vandaag in Inverness, zie bovenstaande foto’s. Helaas stond een ons allen bekende Nederlandse hier midden in de plas vast ……. met uiteindelijk veel (water)schade. Hole 11 stond ook flink onderwater en in alle overlopen op het park zijn half vol. Het huis wat hier rechts staat heeft helaas flink wat water schade opgelopen. “Lake Pluym” heeft weer een behoorlijk water niveau !

Morgen wordt er weer regen verwacht …..

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ORLANDO — The New York Post is citing sources that say Tiger Woods will return to the PGA Tour in the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando.

The tournament, held just miles from Woods’ Isleworth home, begins March 25. Woods has won the last two events at Bay Hill.

Tiger Woods has hired former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer to help with damage control and a strategy for returning to golf, according to the New York Post. Sources told the Post that the former presidential advisor to George W. Bush has been meeting frequently with Woods where the two have been plotting a return strategy for the Arnold Palmer Invitational March 25 at Bay Hill.

Last week, Jack Nicklaus said that he believed Woods would play at least one warm-up event before heading to Augusta for the Masters in April. Woods’ longtime friend and neighbor Mark O’Meara told Golf Channel earlier this week that he wouldn’t be surprised to see Woods make his return at the Tavistock Cup, March 22-23, at Isleworth and that those exhibition matches would be a good way to ease back into the public spotlight.

“They were in his living room this week going over a strategy for how to handle Bay Hill in two weeks,” a source told the Post regarding Fleischer and Woods.

Fleischer, 49, was press secretary from January 2001 to July 2003 and left for a career as a consultant. He formed Ari Fleischer Sports Communications in 2008 and most recently advised embattled St. Louis Cardinals hitting instructor Mark McGwire on his public admission to using steroids.

Woods has not played a tournament since he was involved in a car crash outside of his home on Nov. 25, 2009.

The newspaper reports that Palmer himself has told close confidants that Woods will definitely be playing in his tournament, and the course itself is preparing for a large media contingent.

While reading a prepared statement last month that addressed his infidelity, Woods said that he was undergoing counseling and did not set a definite timetable to return to golf.

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Join the community effort to help protect local springs. Learn how fertilizers and other pollutants are threatening the health of our water and what you can do at home to help prevent this pollution.

March 13, Saturday, 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Inverness Walmart will host the Citrus County Florida Yards & Neighborhoods program consultation table. Master gardeners will be available to answer your questions about drought-tolerant plants, yard pests and fertilizer.

UPDATE 05/03/2010 :

23rd annual Floral City Strawberry Festival, Floral City March 6 & 7, 2010

Parking for this event is available at the Citrus County Fair Grounds with $1.00 per person, round-trip. Shuttle service running continuously to and from Floral Park. Limited additional parking is available at Floral Park. Handicapped parking is limited.

Hours: Saturday 9-5, Sunday 9-4.
Cost: $2.00 per person admission, children under 12 are free.

The primary focus of the event is of course, the celebration of strawberries – by the berry, by shortcake, by the flat or covered in chocolate! This year’s event will again feature strawberry delicacies to tempt the palette. Over 120 craft vendors (all work done by hand) will offer an array of items to please all areas of interest.

Each day will include continuous live entertainment, contests, children games and activities and over 200 art and craft booths and over 25-food booths to tempt your appetite.

Special features include an antique car show, pony rides, rock climbing wall, pie eating contest and Strawberry Princess pageants & continuous children’s activities.

Florida Strawberry Festival

The Florida Strawberry Festival, one of Central Florida’s grand traditions that marks its 75th annual edition with festivities that run March 4-14 at the festival grounds (303 N. Lemon St.) in Plant City.

Over time the event has grown to become one of the biggest of its kind in the nation. In keeping with its name, the main focus is on the bounty harvested from more than 5,000 acres of strawberries planted annually in the Plant City area, between Tampa and Orlando along Interstate 4.

There are some 2,600 farms in Hillsborough County that produce fruit and vegetable crops with an annual value of more than $400 million. So that’s a lot to celebrate.

The big attraction at this festival, of course, is the famous strawberry shortcake, but there’s an array of other fair-friendly (and waistline unfriendly) food, as well as livestock and craft exhibits, and daily free entertainment that ranges from bluegrass to puppet shows to big-band to lumberjack shows to those racing pigs.

If that sounds old-fashioned, the Mayberry vibe is updated by the ticketed entertainment lineup, which last year featured both Jessica Simpson and the red-hot Grammy-winner Taylor Swift. This year’s headliners include Darius Rucker (March 7), Sara Evans (March 14) and Lynyrd Skynyrd (also March 14).

The Treasured Strawberry

A succulent red fruit was introduced to the region. It began simply as a garden crop by early residents in the area, but eventually became so popular in local gardens that surplus was sold and thus was born an industry. Those succulent red berries — strawberries — continued to be developed and improved as strawberry farms multiplied in the area. As shipping improved, so did the berries condition at distant markets; and, Plant City eventually became known as the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World. Today, over three-quarters of the nation’s winter strawberries come from Plant City.

Florida Strawberry Festival’s daily schedule of events.

Thursday

Opening Day – Senior Citizens’ Day

Patrons 60 years of age or older get $2 off the gate admission of $10 all day. Ride-A-Thon is from 3 to 11 p.m. A wristband purchased at the midway for $17 entitles the wearer to ride most mechanical rides.

10 a.m.: Gates open

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit shows, CF Industries Ag Tent

10:30 a.m.-noon: Jimmy Sturr and Orchestra, GTE FCU Soundstage

Noon: Midway opens

Noon: Senior citizen drawing, GTE FCU Soundstage

3:30 p.m.: Roy Clark, GTE FCU Soundstage

7 p.m.: Youth swine show, Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
7:30 p.m.: Billy Currington, GTE FCU Soundstage

Friday
Moonlight Magic Night

During Moonlight Magic, from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., ride most mechanical rides for $20 per person. All patrons entering the midway for the event will be required to purchase a wristband.

10 a.m.: Gates open

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit shows, CF Industries Ag Tent

Noon: Midway opens

1 p.m.: Dairy contestant judging contest, Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
3:30 p.m.: Bobby Bare, GTE FCU Soundstage

7 p.m.: Youth swine sale, Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
7 p.m.: Hola Plant City, Sweetbay Supermarket Showcase Tent

7:30 p.m.: Julianne Hough, GTE FCU Soundstage

11 p.m.-3 a.m.: Moonlight Magic, midway

Saturday

Kids Day

Children through high school admitted free all day, with ride prices reduced.

10 a.m.: Gates open; midway opens

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit shows, CF Industries Ag Tent

Noon: Dairy show showmanship, Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
1 p.m.: Sweet Caroline, GTE FCU Soundstage

2 p.m.: Dairy show, Patterson Livestock Arena
3:30 p.m.: Switchfoot, GTE FCU Soundstage

7 p.m.: Hola Plant City, Sweetbay Showcase Tent

7:30 p.m.: Michael W. Smith, GTE FCU Soundstage

Sunday

Mountain Dew Family Day

Bring a Mountain Dew can to the festival and receive a voucher for $5 off the $25 wristband and ride all day.

10 a.m.: Gates open; midway opens

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit shows, CF Industries Ag Tent

11 a.m.: Adult showmanship (dairy), Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
11:30 a.m.: Pee wee showmanship (dairy), Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
12:30 p.m.: Dairy costume ball, Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
2 p.m.: Youth ornamental horticulture plant sale, CF Industries Ag Tent

3:30 p.m.: Heidi Newfield, GTE FCU Soundstage

3:45-4:45 p.m.: Registration for baby contests (Hillsborough County babies only), outside Sweetbay Showcase Tent

5-7 p.m.: Baby contest: decorated diaper contest; baby features contest and diaper derby, Sweetbay Showcase Tent

7:30 p.m.: Darius Rucker, GTE FCU Soundstage

Monday

Grand Feature Parade Day

Ride-A-Thon from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. A wristband purchased at the midway for $17 entitles the wearer to ride most mechanical rides.

10 a.m.: Gates open; midway opens

10 a.m.-11 p.m.: Ride-A-Thon

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit shows, CF Industries Ag Tent

1 p.m.: Grand Feature Parade starts in downtown Plant City

2 p.m.: Grand Feature Parade passes by the festival grounds

3:30 p.m.: Mel Tillis, GTE FCU Soundstage

5 p.m.: Lamb jumping contest, CF Industries Ag Tent

6 p.m.: Lamb show, CF Industries Ag Tent

7:30 p.m.: Bill Engvall, GTE FCU Soundstage

Tuesday

Red Hat Day – Ride-A-Thon Day

Red Hatters get $2 off gate admission of $10 all day. Ride-A-Thon from 3 to 11 p.m. A wristband bought at the midway for $17 entitles the wearer to ride most mechanical rides.

10 a.m.: Gates open

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit shows, CF Industries Ag Tent

10:30 a.m.: Red Hatters welcome

Noon: Midway opens

2 p.m.: Strawberry stemming contest, Stingray Chevrolet Entertainment Tent

3-11 p.m.: Ride-A-Thon

3:30 p.m.: Debbie Reynolds, GTE FCU Soundstage

7 p.m.: Lamb costume contest, CF Industries Ag Tent

7:30 p.m.: Josh Turner, GTE FCU Soundstage

March 10

American Heroes Day – Ride-A-Thon Day

Free gate admission all day for active and retired military personnel, law enforcement and first responders with valid ID. Ride-A-Thon from 3 to 11 p.m. A wristband purchased at the midway for $17 entitles the wearer to ride most mechanical rides.

10 a.m.: Gates open

10 a.m.-3 p.m.: Poultry and rabbit shows, CF Industries Ag Tent

Noon: Midway opens

2 p.m.-4 p.m.: Meet Jim Kiick, Northern Exposure Booth, TECO Expo Hall

3-11 p.m.: Ride-A-Thon

3:15 p.m.: Honor American Heroes, GTE FCU Soundstage

3:30 p.m.: Aaron Tippin, GTE FCU Soundstage

6 p.m.: Youth steer show, Patterson Livestock Arena
7:30 p.m.: Bill Medley/Sam Moore, GTE FCU Soundstage

March 11

Senior Citizen Day – Ride-A-Thon Day

Patrons ages 60 and older get $2 off the gate admission of $10 all day. Ride-A-Thon from 3 to 11 p.m. A wristband purchased at the midway for $17 entitles the wearer to ride mechanical rides.

10 a.m.: Gates open

10:30-noon: The Guy Lombardo Orchestra, GTE FCU Soundstage

Noon: Senior citizens drawing, GTE FCU Soundstage

Noon: Midway opens

3 p.m.: Strawberry shortcake-eating contest, Stingray Chevrolet. Entertainment Tent

3-11 p.m.: Ride-A-Thon

3:30 p.m.: Oak Ridge Boys, GTE FCU Soundstage

7:30 p.m.: REO Speedwagon, GTE FCU Soundstage

March 12
Moonlight Magic Night – The Tampa Tribune Day On The Midway

During The Tampa Tribune Day on the midway, from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., get $2 off the regular price of $20 for the fun pack ride coupon book. During Moonlight Magic, from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m., ride most mechanical rides for $20 per person. All patrons entering the midway for the event will be required to purchase a wristband.

10 a.m.: Gates open

10 a.m.-10 p.m.: The Tampa Tribune Day on the midway

Noon: Midway opens

3-5 p.m.: Livestock contestant judging contest, Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
3:30 p.m.: Smothers Brothers, GTE FCU Soundstage

6 p.m.: Beef breed showmanship judging, CF Industries Ag Tent

7:30 p.m.: Tracy Lawrence, GTE FCU Soundstage

7:30 p.m.: Spirit Song, Sweetbay Showcase Tent

11 p.m.-3 a.m.: Moonlight Magic, midway

March 13

Farm Workers Appreciation Day

10 a.m.: Gates open, midway opens

10:15 a.m.: Baby parade, Edy’s Haagen-Dazs Stadium

3:30 p.m.: Clay Walker/Lee Brice, GTE FCU Soundstage

7 p.m.: Youth steer sale, Patterson Co. Livestock Arena
7:30-10 p.m.: Rev. Art Jones and Bible Based Fellowship Church Cathedral Choir, Sweetbay Showcase Tent

7:30 p.m.: Patty Loveless, GTE FCU Soundstage

March 14

Mountain Dew Family Day

Bring a Mountain Dew can to the festival and receive a voucher for $5 off the $25 wristband and ride all day.

10 a.m.: Gates open, midway opens

11 a.m.: Youth beef breed show, CF Industries Ag Tent

3:30 p.m.: Sara Evans, GTE FCU Soundstage

7:30 p.m.: Lynyrd Skynyrd, GTE FCU Soundstage

The festival grounds are at 2202 W. Reynolds St., Plant City. Festival admission tickets purchased in advance at the festival ticket office at 2209 W. Oak St., and at area Sweetbay Supermarkets are $8 for ages 13 and older and $4 for ages 6 to 12. Discount admission ticket sales end today at the festival ticket office but continue at Sweetbay until festival’s end.

Admission prices at the gate are $10 for adults and $5 for youths. Children 5 and younger are admitted free when accompanied by a paying adult.

Headline concert tickets are $10 to $30 for reserved seats, depending on the artist and seat location. At each headline show, there are about 3,000 free grandstand seats available on a first-come basis.

Concert tickets are not good for admission to the festival grounds.

The festival’s Web address is www.flstrawberryfestival .com. For information, call the ticket office at (813) 754-1996.

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Fresh Produce Store

Goedemorgen allemaal op deze stralende dag!

Ik wil jullie iets vertellen over het fresh produce winkeltje dat hier vlakbij is.

Als je achter het park uitrijdt en een klein stukje richting Hernando gaat kom je dat winkeltje al snel tegen aan je linkerhand.

Zelf ben ik heel enthousiast over de produkten die ze daar verkopen.

Veel groentes zoals diverse soorten sla, rucola, broccoli, turnips etc worden organisch (dus zonder kunstmest en bestrijdingsmiddelen) verbouwd op een akker in Hernando en verkocht in het winkeltje.

The Path, een organisatie die geld inzamelt voor de daklozen, heeft deze akker en verbouwt groentes hierop, de opbrengsten uit het winkeltje worden gedeeld met deze organisatie.

Elke dag wordt er vers geleverd en de kwaliteit en smaak zijn fantastisch plus nog eens veel goedkoper dan in de supermarkt.

Ook de eieren zijn vers en heerlijk en ook weer goedkoper dan in de supermarkt.

Verder heerlijke verse grouperfilets, sea scallops zo mooi en groot, daar zijn die van de Publix maar armzalige stuivertjes bij vergeleken. Enorme garnalen, alles heel vers.

Ga er zelf eens kijken, ik hoop dat het winkeltje een lang leven beschoren is want ik kom daar graag.

En wat zo fijn is: het is zo dichtbij dat je er eventjes op je fietsje naar toe kan!!

Oh ja, ze zijn heel erg blij met de plasic zakjes, die wij altijd weer braaf terugbrengen naar de Publix, geef ze aan haar.

Laat me horen wat jullie ervan vinden als je er geweest bent.

Geplaatst met toestemming van Magda Schouten

GSM, creer een adres onder de naam “ICE” (=In Case of Emergency)

Wij, medewerkers van ambulance diensten, maken steeds vaker mee dat de patiënt wel een mobieltje bij zich heeft, maar dat we de hele gsm moeten doorspitten om het telefoon nr te vinden van ouder/partner. Dit hebben we landelijk in de groep gegooid en we zijn tot een slimme oplossing gekomen. De zgn ICE code.

Het zou dus een goed idee zijn, mocht er een standaardnaam zijn die overeenstemt met de te contacteren persoon.

Wij stellen voor dat iedereen in zijn GSM een adres creëert onder de naam “ICE” (=In Case of Emergency). Onder deze naam sla je het telefoonnummer op van de persoon die moet gecontacteerd worden in geval van nood. “ICE” IS ONDERTUSSEN AL INTERNATIONAAL ERKEND ALS AFKORTING.

Vanaf dan weten de politie, de ambulanciers, de dokter, enz… steeds wie ze moeten contacteren.

Indien u verschillende nummers wil opslaan, maak dan gebruik van de namen ICE1, ICE2, ICE3 ,…

‘t Is gemakkelijk te realiseren, kost niets en kan zeker een verschil maken als het snel moet gaan.

Geplaatst met toestemming van Magda Schouten.

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Beginning on Monday, the Citrus County Property Appraiser’s Office will begin verifying addresses in the county, and taking pictures, too.

There will be white Ford window van(s), with digital photographic equipment located in each vehicle, traveling throughout each neighborhood, the property appraiser’s office said.

The effort is part of the office’s comprehensive address verification and property-imaging project, with the assistance of Yotta MVS, Inc. There will be white Ford window van(s), with digital photographic equipment inside, traveling through each neighborhood.

Each van will have a driver and a photographer inside, and a magnetic sign on each side of the van that reads, “Citrus County Property Appraiser Geoffrey Greene Data Verification Project, 352-341-6600.”

Property appraiser Geoff Greene says no one will ask to look at the inside of any home or business. Further, he said, photographs will only be taken from the public right-of-way.

The goals and benefits of the program are:

* Validate property addresses to identify homes and businesses for fire, law enforcement, and medical emergency response;
* Improve the overall quality of property assessment appraisals;
* Complete a property inventory of all improved parcels in the county;
* Save taxpayers money by making the property tax administration process more efficient;
* Assist homeowners and businesses with “before” photos, in case of losses;
* Enhance emergency management recovery reports, necessary for state and federal assistance

Greene says the project should wrap up by July 1. For more information, or to comment, call the property appraiser’s office at (352)341-6600.

The soaring rate of foreclosures

According to analysts at Zillow.com, during the month of December 28% of the homes that sold nationally, sold at a loss. Here in Florida, 47% of the homes sold at a loss during the same month.

The soaring rate of foreclosures within the state of Florida is leading to lower home prices. Just in Florida alone, 500,000 homes received some form of foreclosure notice during 2009. According to Ken Johnson, a real estate economist as well as a professor at the Florida International University, “This is the market clearing, it’s bad medicine and we either swallow it a little at a time or a lot at a time. This is a lot.”

The Zillow.com Home Value Index also showed that by the end of December 2009, nearly 41% of mortgage owners in South Florida were “underwater” on their mortgages, that is to say they owe more than what the home is worth. This shows a small improvement from the third quarter statistics that revealed “underwater” mortgages at 46%.

Will the Rise in Home Prices Continue

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We ran into a very funny blog, about Red and Buster and their crazy encounters with some crazy people, places and inanimate objects in Citrus County, Florida.

Read their Citrus County stories here : onlyincitruscounty.com

Restrictions: Tickets are nontransferable. Please contact reservations at 1-800-627-8462 for details on the restrictions on your ticket.

Tickets:Fares shown are each way including fuel surcharge based on roundtrip purchase and are subject to availability. Taxes and fees are not included. Tickets purchased at martinair.com/us must be purchased at time of reservation. Sale tickets to Amsterdam must be purchased on or before February 15,2010.  All other destinations must be purchased on or before March 31,2010.