Solid Waste SolutionsLetters to the EditorMon, Feb 8th 2010 Letters to the Editor 8 February 2010 Editors, the Cedar Key Beacon and the Cedar Key News This comes to recommend to the city of Cedar Key Commission a policy change in solid waste collection and hauling services. Of specific interest is residential garbage, separated waste that is recycle material and yard trash. The option for a new and important policy choice is within your purview and authority when alternative bids are soon received. Among the choices are curbside recycling, a yard waste recycling program and pricing structure that will encourage all of us to think before we throw stuff away. Following are issues that must be considered. Read More...
Trash to Treasures, Feb. at the Arts CenterJim HoySun, Feb 7th 2010 News 
Stained glass abstraction by Chuck McDonell.
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Neither silk purses nor sow`s ears were seen, but Cedar Key area artists used discarded and evocative materials to create art of many types. More than thirty items, from abstract to whimsical were admired by a full house of visitors at a February 6 show at the Cedar Key Arts Center. Read More...
Trash to Treasures Opening Begins Busy Month at Arts CenterCedar Key Arts CenterFri, Feb 5th 2010 Arts and Entertainment What`s Happening in February at the Cedar Key Arts Center? Trash to Treasure Exhibit Read More...
Conservation CornerEnergy Advisory PanelFri, Feb 5th 2010 Conservation There are two comments that I often hear about the efforts of the Energy Advisory Panel to increase recycling and reduce solid waste. The first is that, "wow, since we started recycling, we have reduced our trash to one bag per week." Read More...
Shark News of the WeekStaff & Students of Cedar Key SchoolFri, Feb 5th 2010 School News Middle School Basketball Teams Wrap Up the Season By Laia Gore
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Golden Impressions, New Dock Street JewelryJim HoyFri, Feb 5th 2010 News Custom jewelry by Rick Lombardo is featured at Golden Impressions, the new shop that just opened at Cedar Key`s 451 Dock Street. Rick and his wife Heather, a Cedar Key native, are owners of the shop. Art by local artists and ceramics round out the line of merchandise. Paintings of marine scenes by Bill Roberts and mosaics by Chuck McDonell are noteworthy. Read More...
Cedar Key, the USDA Rural Community of the YearStaff WriterWed, Feb 3rd 2010 Feature Cedar Key, on February 3, held a celebration of being named USDA Rural Community of the Year. A luncheon attended by ninety officals and community dignitaries preceeded presentation of the award. The luncheon was provided by nine Cedar Key businesses. Five Cedar Key service clubs served food, drinks and porvided deserts. Read More...
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