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Digest

Relay for life team having yard sale today

By TIMES STAFF
Published February 24, 2007


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BROOKSVILLE

A yard sale to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. today at 15588 Aviation Loop, in the Hernando County Airport Industrial Park, south of Brooksville. The sale is being held by Team Transportation 1. The Spring Hill Relay for Life will be April 20-21 at Springstead High School. For information, call 238-5248.

WEEKI WACHEE

Coalition conducts antiwar protest

The Nature Coast Coalition for Peace and Justice will conduct a demonstration against the Iraq War and America's threat of war with Iran from 10 a.m. to noon today at the corner of Commercial Way and Cortez Boulevard, across from Weeki Wachee Springs. For information, call 686-9936.

Today's picks

Open House at Andrew Jackson Post 99 American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary Unit 99: 1 to 4 p.m., 208 E Fort Dade Ave., Brooksville. 796-9369.

Black History Celebration: Noon, Jerome Brown Community Center, 99 Jerome Brown Place, off Darby Lane, Brooksville. Free. 544-5498.

Hernando Symphony Orchestra "A Salute to the Movies" Concert: 7:30 p.m., Hernando Performing Arts Center, 700 Bell Ave., Brooksville. $10 at the door. 597-9555.

Nature and Folk Song Night at Chinsegut Nature Center: 7 to 9 p.m., 23212 Lake Lindsey Road, north of Brooksville. Free. 754-6722.

Suncoast Basset Rescue hosts Sweetheart Waddle Weekend: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and Sunday, Florida Classic Park, 5360 Lockhart Road, east of Brooksville. Parking is $4; free admission.

"Togetherness Dance" for middle and high school students: 7 to 11 p.m., Jerome Brown Community Center, 99 Jerome Brown Place, Brooksville. Free. 544-5498.

Weeki Wachee North Crime Watch flea market: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Weeki Wachee North Mobile Home Park, 10401 Amity Ave., off Commercial Way, north of Weeki Wachee. 596-8949.

World War II Weekend: Starting at 8 a.m. today and Sunday, Hernando Sportsman's Club grounds, Chassahowitzka Wildlife Management Area off U.S. 19, north of Weeki Wachee. $2 per day for adults; free for children 12 and younger. 597-9931.

Inside

'A behind-the-scenes hero': The Sheriff's Office's aviation mechanic, Billy Borcherding, dies at 51. Page 3

Southern charmer: Two Suncoast theaters will stage productions of Steel Magnolias during the 2007-08 season. Find out more about their schedules. Page 6

[Last modified February 24, 2007, 07:40:34]


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