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Run with the sheriff's office in 5K event

By TIMES WIRES
Published October 17, 2006

Registration is open for the sixth annual Run with the Sheriff 5K Cross-Country Challenge, sponsored by the Hernando County Sheriff's Office. The event will be Oct. 28 at Central High School, 14075 Ken Austin Parkway.

Final check-in will be at 7 a.m., with the race starting at 8. A Kids Fun Run will be immediately after the 5K challenge. Awards will be given to overall first-place finishers in the male, female and masters categories, and also for the first three finishers in each five-year age group from 14 to 75 and older.

Registration is $10 in advance and $15 on the day of the event. T-shirts will be given to all runners who preregister, and medals will be awarded to all Kids Fun Run participants. A printable registration form is available on the sheriff's Web site at www.hernando sheriff.org.

Proceeds will benefit the Hernando County Sheriff's Office Youth Education Services, which assists in the funding of programs such as DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and GREAT (Gang Resistance Education and Training) and other youth-based educational programs offered by sheriff's personnel in local schools.

For information, call Deputy Bryan Perugini at 754-6830, ext. 53671, or Vickie Porter at ext. 53664.

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Central High's band sets concert, dinner

Central High School's Raging Bear Brigade Marching Band and Band Boosters will host a musical dinner extravaganza at 6 p.m. Friday at the school, 14075 Ken Austin Parkway.

A spaghetti dinner and dessert will be provided by the band boosters in the cafeteria. After dinner, there will be music by the Raging Bear Brigade. Bring lawn chairs and blankets.

Tickets are $5 and are available at the front office or from members of the band. For information, call Wendy at 686-5832 or Allyson at 684-7896.

Oktoberfest at Marine Corps detachment

Marine Corps League Deatchment 708 will host an Oktoberfest celebration from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 28 at the detachment, 8405 Sunshine Grove Road.

The cost is $12 and will include bratwurst and hot dogs, hamburgers, sauerkraut, German potato salad, red cabbage and a bottomless keg. The lounge will be open from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. for other beverages.

Entertainment will be provided by Brian Chytka, who will perform country music with a "dash of German."

Weather permitting, the event will be outdoors. For information, call 597-7979.

Demonstration by Highwayman is Friday

Demonstrations and discussions with Highwaymen painter R.L. Lewis will be from 1 to 2 p.m. and again from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday in the council chambers at Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave.

The event is offered as part of the Founders Week celebration. There is no cost to attend, but seating is limited. Artwork will be available for purchase.

For information, call Mary Alice at 544-5407.

Genealogy workshop is set for Saturday

The Daughters of the American Revolution, Winding Waters Chapter, will host a genealogical workshop from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Jerome Brown Community Center, 99 Jerome Brown Place, off Darby Lane.

This is a free event. For information, call 592-9856.

Fundraiser benefits visitation center

The 2006 class of Leadership Hernando, a program of the Greater Hernando County Chamber of Commerce, will host "A Taste of Leadership" from 6 to 9 p.m. Oct. 28 to raise funds for the Hernando County Visitation Center.

The event will include gourmet food and wine. The cost is $50 per person or $80 per couple. Call Valerie Pianta at the Hernando County Office of Business Development at 540-6400 or the chamber at 796-0697.

VFW Post, Auxiliary schedules pig roast

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8713 and Ladies Auxiliary will host a pig roast at 2 p.m. Saturday at the post, 1686 E Jefferson St.

There will be country music by the Country Pride Band 2-5 p.m., and karaoke by John and Carol will start at 6:30.

The cost is $5. For information, call 796-4449.

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Restaurant receipts benefit cancer walk

A benefit night to support the Breast Cancer 3-Day, a 60-mile walk, will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Beef O'Brady's, 7285 Forest Oaks Blvd. Ten percent of sales during those hours will benefit the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and National Philanthropic Trust. For information, call Richard Gross at 346-3913 or Stacy Tessier at 346-3912.

Boy Scouts' carwash in church parking lot

Boy Scouts Troop 433 will have a carwash from 8 a.m. to noon Oct. 28 in the parking lot at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 2301 Deltona Blvd.

Donations will be accepted. For information, call David Nelson at 683-6204 or the church office at 683-2010.

Alzheimer's group plans casino night

A casino night to benefit the Alzheimer's Family Organization will be from 5-8 p.m. Oct. 26 at Atria Evergreen Woods, 7030 Evergreen Woods Trail.

Admission is free. The event will include blackjack, roulette, craps, poker and slot machines. Appetizers and beverages will be served. Door prizes and gifts will be awarded.

Table sponsorships are available. Call Terry Haehnel at 200-0929. To RSVP, call 596-2055.

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