Citrus: Outdoors notebook

Outdoors notebook

By Times staff writer

Events

THE PUBLIX SECOND ANNUAL FISHING TOURNAMENT is scheduled for today at The Port Hotel and Marina, Crystal River. The event benefits the United Way of Citrus County. For information, call (800) 443-0875.

THE SPEARFISH/PHOTO TOURNAMENT is Friday-June30 at The Landing, Tarpon Springs. For information, call the Tarpon Springs Gulfanatic Dive Club, (727) 934-6474.

Clubs

THE WEST PASCO AUDUBON SOCIETY, a chapter of the Florida and National Audubon Society, meets on the second Thursday of each month (except for April, July and August) at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Congregational Church, 6533 Circle Blvd. in downtown New Port Richey. The meetings are free and open to all, and deal with educational subjects such as birds, nature and conservation. Call Ken Tracey, (727) 372-9640, for more information

THE PASCO CHAPTER OF THE COASTAL CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION meets at 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at the Red Cross building at Ridge Road and Congress Avenue in Port Richey. Meetings are free and open to everyone. Call (727) 861-1500.

THE HERNANDO AREA BOAT CLUB, organized to promote safe boating, meets on the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Aripeka Community Center on Osawa Boulevard (S.R. 595). Call (352) 666-1725.

THE CITRUS ROAD RUNNERS CLUB is accepting new members, with all walkers and runners invited. For applications or information, call John Bianco, (352) 527-2760.

THE HERNANDO SPORTSMAN'S CLUB, a family oriented shooting club, meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the range west of U.S. 19, 9.5 miles north of State Road 50. The range is open from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Call (904) 597-9931 or 799-3605 or 795-4730.

THE CITRUS SHOOTING CLUB meets every Thursday from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Kane's Ace Hardware Shooting Range on U.S. 19 in Homosassa Springs. Call Don Hills at (352) 746-0851 or Don Cook at (352) 527-1598.