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Hernando Today

Published: July 3, 2009

Community Event

Nature Coast HR Society will hold a meeting from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Club Lane, off Barclay Avenue, Brooksville. Representatives from Senator Bill Nelson's office, Florida Department of Financial Services, Florida DOT, Department of Energy, Small Business Association, Hernando County Government, and the City of Brooksville will be featured. Questions about the stimulus package, health care reform, and other issues will be addressed. The cost is $25 per person, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Reservations are required by Tuesday, July 7. For reservations or information, e-mail rsvp@nchrs.org or call 352-544-0123 or 352-540-0119.

Workshop

Hernando County Extension Office will offer a free class entitled, "Florida's Wildflowers" at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, at the Spring Hill Branch Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive. The class will cover common native wildflowers and how to grow them in your yard to bring in the color. Preregistration is not required. For information, call the Extension Office at 352-754-4433.

Library Program

Hernando County Public Library System will feature its movie program as follows: at 3 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, at the East Hernando Branch Library located at 6457 Windmere Road, Brooksville. Bruce Willis stars in a farce as a high-powered "image consultant" whose life is turned upside down when he magically comes face-to-face with the pudgy, precocious 8-year-old version of himself who is not happy with the adult he has become. The movie is rated PG and runs 102 minutes; at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 9, at the Spring Hill Branch Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive. A lonely doctor who once occupied an unusual lakeside home begins exchanging love letters with its newest resident, an architecture school dropout. Even though the two lived there several years apart, the letters seem to bridge time in this mysterious romance. The movie is rated PG and runs 105 minutes; and at 2 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at the Spring Hill Branch Library. Based on the book by Sophie Kinsella, Rebecca Bloomwood is 25 years old and lives with her best friend Suze in a trendy part of town. In this comedy, she becomes a financial advice columnist to make money for her shopping addiction. The movie is PG and runs 104 minutes. The program is free of charge, and registration is not required. Light refreshments will be provided. For the movie title or information, call the Library Program staff at 352-540-6391.

Military/Veterans

Elks Lodge 2582 will hold its monthly steak shoot from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 11, at the Lodge located at 14494 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. Members and guests will have the opportunity to win one-pound steaks by participating in a bingo-like card game. Bonus and grand bonus of various meats can be won. The event will be followed by a spaghetti dinner from 5 to 6 p.m. The cost is $5 per person; add 50 cents for a carry-out box. For information, call the Lodge at 352-596-2582.

Marine Corps League, Detachment 708, will hold karaoke from 7 to 11 p.m. the third Saturday of every month at the Detachment located at 8405 Sunshine Grove Road, Brooksville. Dale and Nancy Shoemaker will be featured, and the Gunny's Galley will offer a menu of finger food plus the Leatherneck Lounge will be open for beverages. For information, call the Lounge at 352-597-7979.

Computer Club

Hernando Computer Club will present "Genealogy Workshop" by Teresa Rose at 1 p.m.; and "Photography Workshop" by Fred Wise at 7 p.m., both Monday, July 6, in the South Room of the Education B building at Grace Presbyterian Church located at 8375 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. In addition, "Keep Your PC Safe" by Mike Sexton at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 7, in the North Room. Lecture classes do not require registration, but hands-on classes require preregistration. The public is welcome. For information, visit the club's Web site at www.hcc.org or call the club at 352-592-0070.

Botanical

Hernando Chapter of Florida Native Plant Society will host a garden party and plant auction at 7 p.m. Monday, July 13, at the Hernando County Cooperative Extension Service, 19490 Oliver St., off U.S. 41, Brooksville. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Florida's native plants can play an important role in home landscapes, reducing the need for water, fertilizer and pesticides. The program will feature slideshows of native plants and their placement. Members will share experiences in using native plants and will offer suggestions for which plants work best in which places. Several of the plants discussed will be available via the Florida native plant auction. Monthly meetings and programs are held the first Monday of the month and are free of charge. The public is welcome. For information, contact the Hernando Chapter Board at hcfnps@gmail.com or visit its Web site at www.hcfnps.org

Fantasy African Violet Club meets at 1 p.m. the second Saturday of the month at the Spring Hill Enrichment Center located behind Oak Hill Hospital, 11375 Cortez Blvd. The club's objective is to learn about the propagation of African Violet species. All guests are welcome to attend a meeting. For information, call Thad Scaggs at 352-398-1679.

Orchid Lovers Club meets at 1 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Enrichment Center in the rear of Oak Hill Hospital, 11375 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. The club usually has an informative speaker at its meetings and a show table of orchids grown by its members. A raffle is also held at each meeting. Newcomers are welcome, and it is not necessary to grow orchids to attend. For information, call 352-597-2895 in Hernando County, 352-563-2288 in Citrus and 727-856-3485 in Pasco.

Spring Hill Garden Club members maintain the plant nursery located at 1489 Parker Ave., off Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill, and the Nature Coast Botanical Gardens adjacent the nursery. Visit the gardens anytime during daylight hours. For information, call 352-683-9933 or visit online at www.naturecoastbotanicalgardens.com

Buttonwood Bonsai Club will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 11, at First Presbyterian Church, 1501 S.E. Highway 19, Crystal River. A demonstration by Jim Van Landingham of Vero Beach will be featured. Van Landingham is well known in the Florida bonsai community for his demonstrations to clubs and the annual Bonsai Societies of Florida conventions. Following his demonstration and a lunch break, he will conduct individual workshops for members who have signed up. The club meets at 9:30 a.m. the second Saturday of each month at the church. The club is dedicated to enjoying, learning and expanding the art of growing and training bonsai. Meetings are open to the public, and visitors are welcome. For information, call Sandi at 352-563-0221 or Clay at 352-563-2156.

Arts/Crafts

Arts and Crafts Club of Hernando County is a newly formed club and is ready to start its shows. The club is seeking commercial locations to set up for its arts and crafts shows, which could possibly bring extra traffic to a business location. Membership is free of charge to anyone interested in joining the club. For information, call Louis Mlecka at 352-796-2089.

Spring Hill Art League meets from 7 to 9 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the United Church of Christ, 4244 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. A short business meeting is followed by a live demonstration by an artist. Annual membership is $20 per single and $30 per family. The League offers monthly workshops, demos, opportunities for artists to display their work, field trips to museums, and exhibitor discounts for the annual Harvest of Art Show. For information, call Esther at 352-398-1532 or visit www.springhillartleague.com.

Hernando County Recreation Department is seeking instructors to provide art classes during the daytime beginning in September at Delta Woods Park, 3400 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill. The Recreation Department is interested in providing a variety of art through various instructors, such as watercolor painting and/or other forms of painting, and exercise/dance classes. If interested or for information, call 352-540-6363.

State Clubs

Michigan Club women will meet at noon Thursday, July 9, at the Boston Cooker Restaurant, 5375 Spring Hill Drive, just east of U.S. 19, Spring Hill. For information, call Barb at 352-592-9663. Also, at noon, the men will meet at the Upper Deck restaurant, 5386 Darlene St., off Shoal Line Boulevard, Weeki Wachee. For information, call George at 688-4198. The club will meet at 3:15 p.m. Friday, July 17, at the Spring Hill Branch Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive. Dinner will follow at 4 p.m. at Inn on the Gulf, 6330 Clark St., Hudson. For information, call George at 688-4198. Any former or current resident of Michigan is invited to join the club. For information, call Mary at 352-200-8072.

New Jersey Club will meet Wednesday, July 15, at the Senior Citizens Club, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road, Spring Hill. Doors will open at 11 a.m., and the meeting will begin at 1 p.m. Game day/picture day will be featured, so bring old photos. Also bring own lunch. Bingo will be held following the meeting. For club information, call Mary at 352-666-0533; and for tickets and trip information, call Annette at 352-683-8752.

Genealogy

Genealogy Interest Group will meet at 1 p.m. Tuesday, July 14, at the West Hernando Branch Library, 6335 Blackbird Ave., off State Road 50, Brooksville. For information, call Kathleen Marsh at 352-796-1623.

Community Outreach

"Saturday at the Market" farmers market will be held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday in front of the Hernando County Courthouse on Main Street in downtown Brooksville. The event is sponsored by Love Your Neighbor. A new addition is the Love Your Neighbor table featuring cookbooks and fresh lemonade for a donation. New or used cookbooks will also be accepted as a donation. Proceeds from the cookbooks and lemonade will be used to help the needy of the county. Also new is an entertaining guitarist, Papa Kurt, providing easy listening sounds of the '60s, '70s and '80s. Vendor inquiries for the farmer's market are welcome. Spaces are available for nonprofit organizations to be used for exposure and fundraising. For information, call Lisa Callea at 352-428-4275.

Love Your Neighbor provides a free community dinner from 4 to 6 p.m. every Sunday at American Legion Post 99 located at 208 East Fort Dade Ave., Brooksville. A food pantry, bread table, toiletries table, and clothing distribution will also be provided. Everyone is welcome. For information, call Lisa at 352-428-4275.

American Legion Post 99 and Love Your Neighbor, the group that feeds the homeless and needy, hosts a Third Saturday Flea Market from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion, 208 East Fort Dade Ave, in downtown Brooksville. Clothing, household items, furniture and toys are featured. Funds raised will benefit Love Your Neighbor's outreach to the less fortunate and American Legion service projects. To donate items or for more information, call John Rudny at 352-573-8756 or e-mail at jpr777@hotmail.com.

Community

Hernando Beach Open Market is held every Saturday and Sunday at 3375 Shoal Line Blvd., Hernando Beach. The market is held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday. Farmers, musicians and artists are featured. Christian music will be featured at the Sunday, July 5, market. The focus of the market is to support growth and embrace culture. Live music is featured at 6 p.m. Saturdays, and special events are planned for every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. including a monthly fine arts auction, antique road show, musician showcase, and executive chef demonstrations. The market is a place for artists to show and sell their work, musicians to play and meet other musicians, for farmers to sell their crops, and for local business people to network and introduce themselves to others in the community. For information, call Regina at 352-556-2639.

SHARP Crime Watch is seeking day and night patrollers and dispatchers. SHARP Crime Watch has been in existence for 27 years watching over the Spring Hill area. Patrollers are provided with radios and patrols his or her own area. Dispatchers keep close contact with the Sheriff's Department, Animal Services, Road Department, Code Enforcement, etc. SHARP makes daily calls to the elderly who live alone and will also watch someone's home when the residents are out of town. SHARP meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of the month at the Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County, 7925 Rhanbuoy Road, Spring Hill. If interested in volunteering, attend the monthly meeting or call 352-683-5936.

Rotary Club of Spring Hill Central meets every Thursday throughout the year at Silverthorn Country Club, 4550 Golf Club Lane, off Barclay Avenue, Spring Hill. Past Rotarians are welcome to visit. If interested in becoming a member, lunch with the group at 11:45 a.m. on Thursdays. For information, call Brooks Edwards at 352-666-4107 or Josh Kelly at 352-666-0068 or visit its Web site at www.shcrotary.org

Social

Out n' About Singles meets at 7 p.m. the first Saturday of each month at St. Andrew's Church, 2301 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill. The club is a singles group for people 30-60 years of age living in the tri-county area of Citrus, Hernando and Pasco counties. The group offers dining, picnics, listening to music, biking, walking, boating, going to movies and visiting area attractions and parks as well as supporting community and charity events. The group also meets for a meeting/social at 6:30 p.m. every Tuesday at Dunkin' Donuts in the Coastal Way shopping center, 13179 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. For information, call 352-797-6116.

Hernando Beach Club offers the following weekly activities at the club located at 3145 Flamingo Blvd., Hernando Beach: game night on the first and third Monday of the month, starting at 6:30 p.m., with bar bingo at 4 p.m. on some Sundays. Regular dinner is served at 6:30 p.m. every Friday. The cost is $10 per person for members, $12 for guests, with a cash bar available. Nonmembers can participate in two dinners without joining the club. Reservations are required by Wednesday evening. For reservations or information, call Marie at 352-596-9708. Visit the club's Web site at www.hernandobeachclub.com.

Sons of Italy, Nature Coast Lodge 2502, Order of Italy of America, holds a monthly dinner/business meeting the third Wednesday; a "social night" at a local restaurant monthly on the first Wednesday; three yearly dinner-dances; scholarship, Columbus Day and Christmas. In March, the Lodge sponsors a St. Joseph Day community Mass and complimentary spaghetti dinner. In September, annual picnic. Membership is open to all; it is not necessary to be of Italian heritage. Dues are $40 per person, plus a one-time payment of $15 to the state lodge. For information, call Gene Gesselli at 352-596-9456.

Radio Clubs

Spring Hill Amateur Radio Club (SHARC) meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of every month in Cafeteria Room 2 at Oak Hill Hospital Building A located at 11375 Cortez Blvd. Anyone interested in Ham Radio is welcome to attend. Testing for an FCC license is conducted at 6:30 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month at the same location. The club operates a 2-meter repeater on 146.805 MHz (no tone). Every Tuesday except meeting night, the club conducts a Club net at 8 p.m. Anyone with a Ham Radio license is welcome to participate in both nets. For information, visit the club's Web site at www.kf4ixu.org or call Ed at 352-684-7623.

Gulf Coast Amateur Radio Club invites those interested in HAM radio to join the group on its radio net at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday nights on the club's repeater WA4GDN, 146.670 MHz and read the club's newsletter at www.gulfcoastarc.org. For information, call John at 727-848-7785.

Seniors Activities

Senior Citizens Club of Hernando County offers the following activities at the hall located at 7925 Rhanbuoy Road, Spring Hill: bingo will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Saturday, and card games are held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. every Monday and Thursday. For information, call Barbara at 352-683-2440. For information regarding crafts, line dancing and Weight Watchers, call the club. Group road trips such as Biloxi, Sterling and Hard Rock plus cruises are periodically arranged for members and their guests. Club membership is $20 annually. For information, call the club at 352-596-1095.

Thrift Shops

Jericho Road Ministries has a new thrift store in the Winchester Plaza located at 5260 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, in addition to its stores located at 16479 Wiscon Road, Brooksville, and in the Sunrise Plaza at 31170 Cortez Blvd., Ridge Manor. An expanded book department is featured at its thrift store located at 15319 Cortez Blvd. (State Road 50), Brooksville. All stores are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Clothing for adults and children, household items, furniture, kitchenware, toys, as well as numerous specialty items are available for sale. The Ministry has a women's shelter, Mary's House, which is located at 1163 Howell Ave., Brooksville. The thrift stores were established for the purpose of supporting the Jericho Road Men's Rescue Mission Shelter located at 1090 Mondon Hill Road, Brooksville. Donations are welcome and can be brought to any of the thrift stores during business hours or larger items can be scheduled for pick-up daily. For information or to schedule a pick-up, call 352-797-9009.

SPCA Thrift Shop, 9075 Grant St., adjacent to the shelter, Brooksville, is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Housewares, books, games, toys and clothing for the entire family are featured. All clothes are $5 a bag. All proceeds from the thrift shop benefit the care and upkeep of the animals at the shelter. Donations are welcome and can be dropped off from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays or Fridays, but large furniture or appliances cannot be accepted. To reach the SPCA shelter and thrift shop, take Sunshine Grove Road (off State Road 50) to Taylor Street, then turn left onto Grant Street. For information, call the thrift shop at 352-592-4709.

Daystar Lifecenter Thrift Store, 7120 Hope Hill Road, off State Road 50, Brooksville, is open from 8:30 a.m. to noon Fridays and Saturdays. Clothing, crafts, furniture, housewares, books, small appliances, electrical items and Christmas decorations are offered. The store is located one-quarter mile behind St. Anthony Catholic Church. To schedule a pickup or for information, call 352-799-5930.

Karen's Kit 'n Kaboodle (St. Andrew's Thrift Shop), 2301 Deltona Blvd., Spring Hill, is open during the summer from 9:30 a.m. to 2:20 p.m. Monday through Friday. The boutique-style shop features a bag sale the second Tuesday of the month. Donations are appreciated and can be left in the shop during hours of operation or in the drop-off bin after hours. To volunteer or schedule pickup of large items, call 352-686-1114.

Fraternal

Past Exalted Rulers Association of Aripeka Elks Lodge 2520 holds a breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon the first Sunday of each month at the Lodge located at 9135 Denton Ave., Hudson. The varied menu breakfast is cooked to order. The cost ranges from $2 to $4.50, and a bottomless pot of coffee is $1 each. In addition, the House Committee of the Lodge offers an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast from 8:30 a.m. to noon the third Sunday of each month. The cost is $2 per person, with a varied menu at other prices with a special each month. Bottomless pot of coffee is also available at $1 each.
Also, the Lodge holds bingo every Sunday. Early bird is held at 4:30 p.m., with bingo at 5 p.m. Food is available for purchase. For information, call the Lodge at 727-863-2520.

Seniors Programs

Mid-Florida Community Services provides nutritious meals year-round to seniors age 60 and over. Seniors are welcome to visit any one of its four dining sites within the county. In addition, the Meals on Wheels program provides nutritious lunches five days a week to seniors who are homebound. The daily contact by the program's volunteers ensures a visit by someone who provides companionship, while checking on the person's health and well being. Volunteers are welcome, and donations are appreciated. For more information, call 352-796-1425 or 352-796-0485.

Experience Works, a senior work force solution, provides information and assistance with employment and training to income eligible seniors age 55 and older. For information, call Amy at 352-200-3042.

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