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Parents can learn how to help kids with FCAT

By Times Staff
Published October 25, 2005

SPRING HILL - Fox Chapel Middle School will host an FCAT Explorer for Reading parent workshop at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in the school media center, 9412 Fox Chapel Lane.

The workshop will preview the middle school reading portion of the FCAT Explorer Web site. Parents will learn how to navigate the site and how to help their children use the site. A light dinner and child care will be provided.

For information and reservations, call Martha Mintner at 797-7025, ext. 250.

Events help raise funds for Alzheimer's organization

The Alzheimer's Family Organization has scheduled the following fundraisers and programs:

--Charity golf tournament, Saturday, at Meadow Oaks Golf and Country Club, 13125 Fairwinds Road, Hudson. Registration will begin at 7 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8:15 a.m. This is a four-person scramble. Tickets are $65, which includes a continental breakfast, golf, lunch provided by Pit Boss Bar-B-Que, golfer's shirt, trifold towel, a hat and a goody bag. Prizes will be awarded for the top three teams, longest drive, closest to the pin and a hole-in-one. There will be raffles and a putting contest.

--Charity luncheon fashion show and art show, noon Nov. 14, St. George Greek Orthodox Church, Kontos Community Center, 9426 Little Road, New Port Richey. Fashions will be presented by Christian's Boutique in New Port Richey. A catered lunch will be provided by Brew City. There will be door prizes, a silent auction and a 50/50 raffle. Tickets are $20.

--Free memory screenings will be provided from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15 in Spring Hill, by appointment only. The free screenings are part of National Memory Screening Day to promote early detection of Alzheimer's disease and related illnesses.

--Support group leader orientation, 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 18, at Jennifer Gardens, 7334 Jennifer St., Port Richey. The purpose of the meeting is to instruct individuals in the operation of a support group. Those who complete the program will be eligible to affiliate their group with the Alzheimer's Family Organization. The training is free. Registration is required.

The Alzheimer's Family Organization is a nonprofit group that provides services to Hernando, Citrus, Pasco, Sumter, Lake, northern Pinellas and northern Hillsborough counties. To purchase tickets for events, register for services or for information, call the office at (727) 848-8888 or toll-free 1-888-496-8004.

Computer, CPR, more classes offered at PHCC

Pasco-Hernando Community College will offer the following noncredit classes at the PHCC Spring Hill Center, 11245 Spring Hill Drive:

--Basic Computer, Internet and Windows, 6 to 9 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, Oct. 31-Nov. 23.

--CPR, 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 1 and 8 (a second class will be offered Nov. 22 and 29).

--AIDS Seminar, 6 to 10 p.m. Nov. 15.

--Driver Improvement/New Driver, 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 17.

The following classes will be offered at the PHCC North Campus, 11415 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Brooksville:

--Computer Basics II, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Oct. 27-Nov. 8.

--Microsoft Office Professional/Intro, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, Nov. 10-Dec. 1.

--Driver Improvement/New Driver, 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 14.

Registrations are accepted first-come, first-served. For information or registration, call the Spring Hill Center at 688-8798 or the North Campus at 796-6726.

Groups can educate public at Belk charity event

SPRING HILL - Belk Department Store, 13151 Cortez Blvd., will have its annual Charity Day on Friday and Saturday at the store.

Participants can raise money for nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations by selling tickets for $5 each. Each individual who purchases a ticket will receive a 20 percent off shopping pass good for the two-day event.

All nonprofit organizations can take advantage of the sale to educate customers about their group. Bake sales outside the store are welcome.

Participating organizations will raise $5 from each ticket sold before Friday. All ticket money collected in-store both days will be split evenly among the participating organizations. One representative from each organization will be asked to assist during the two-day Charity Day sale.

For information, call 592-1515, ext. 210.

Marine detachment hosts Octoberfest food, games

BROOKSVILLE - Marine Corps League Detachment 708 will have its Octoberfest from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at 8405 Sunshine Grove Road.

Tickets are $10, which includes food and beer. There will be target shooting, darts and horseshoe games. Music will be provided by Ricky G.

For information or tickets, call 597-7979.

Scuba certification classes begin Nov. 1

SPRING HILL - Scuba lessons will begin Nov. 1 at the Hernando County Family YMCA, 1300 Mariner Blvd. Classes will be from 6:30 to 10 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, consisting of six class and pool sessions.

The lessons are open to anyone age 12 and older in good physical health and comfortable in and under water. Those who complete the course will be certified as Open Water I divers, a designation that is recognized worldwide.

The cost is $150, which includes use of scuba equipment and four checkout dives in the Gulf of Mexico. Personal equipment, masks, fins and snorkels are not included. The instructor will be Jack Farrell.

For information or to register, call 688-9622.

Series of flea markets, festivals are announced

The following flea markets, bazaars and festivals are planned:

--Highpoint Community Holiday Bazaar, 8 a.m. Saturday, at the clubhouse off Cortez Blvd. There will be a "white elephant" table and a plant sale. Coffee and cookies will be served at no charge. For information, call Pat, 596-0198.

--Forest Oaks Lutheran Church Women's Guild's 21st annual Arts and Crafts Festival, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 8555 Forest Oaks Blvd. Raffle tickets will be available to win a handmade, queen-size quilt. Snacks, drinks and lunch will be available. The church youth will hold a carwash from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday for donations. For information, call Estella at 686-0907.

--American Legion Post and Auxiliary 99 to have Trash N' Treasures Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 5, 208 E Fort Dade Ave., Brooksville. There will be crafters, vendors and food and bake sale items available. For information, call Earlene at 796-0381.

--Brooksville Garden Club's plant sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5, 250 Bell Ave., Brooksville. For information, call Nicole Sensale at 540-4918 or 797-0933.

--Heather Community Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 5, St. Andrew's Boulevard, north of Weeki Wachee. There will be a flea market, bake sale and refreshments.

--Nature Coast Federated Republican Women Organization's yard sale fundraiser, Nov. 5 and 6, 2335 Holston Ave., Spring Hill. Donations of saleable items are appreciated. Call 796-5748.

--St. France Cabrini Council of Catholic Women's Christmas Bazaar, 8:30 to noon Nov. 4 and 5 (and after the 4 and 6 p.m. Masses on Nov. 5), and from 8 a.m. to noon Nov. 6, in Xavier Hall, 5030 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. Call Toni at 686-2605.

--Spring Hill United Church of Christ Women's Fellowship's 23rd annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar Festival, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5, 4244 Mariner Blvd., Spring Hill. There will be crafts, floral arrangements, Christmas ornaments, home-baked goods and hand-dipped chocolate candy. Food and refreshments will be available. For information, call 686-9286.

--Grace Presbyterian Church Crafters' Christmas Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5, fellowship hall, 8375 Spring Hill Drive, Spring Hill. There will be home-baked goods, jewelry, attic treasures, ornaments and more. A light breakfast and lunch will be available. For information, call Betty, 688-1463.

--Women's Social Club of Cloverleaf Farms to hold bazaar and sale, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Nov. 5, at the Heather House in Cloverleaf Farms, 900 N Broad St., Brooksville. There will be fine crafts, home-baked goods and a raffle. Hot dogs, coffee and doughnuts will be available. For information, call 754-4358.

--Glen Lakes Arts and Crafts Show, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 6, at the clubhouse, off Commercial Way, Weeki Wachee. There will be fine jewelry, glass, woodwork, stitchery, pottery and fine art. There will be a silent auction to win golf packages, dining packages, vacations and entertainment packages and more.

--Spring Hill American Legion Auxiliary Unit 186 to have fall yard sale, 8 a.m. Nov. 5, Cortez Boulevard (next to High Point), Spring Hill. Call Carol at 799-5752 or Betty at 797-0099.

--First United Methodist Church to host Holiday Bazaar/Bake Sale, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 4 and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 5, 109 S Broad St., Brooksville. There will be Christmas wreaths and decorations, jewelry, wood gifts, potted plants and more. For information, call 796-3363.

--Sonshine Arts and Crafts Festival, sponsored by Mary Martha Guild of Christ Lutheran Church, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5, 475 North Ave. W, Brooksville. There will be bakery items, soup and sandwiches throughout the day. For information, call Barbara at 799-3082 or Inge at 686-8751.

--St. Anthony Catholic Church Craft Extravaganza, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 5 and noon to 4 p.m. Nov. 6, Heffernan Hall, 20428 Cortez Blvd., Brooksville. There will be a yard sale, bake sale and snacks. Call 796-2048.

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