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Polls open for district 43 cote until Saturday

By TIMES STAFF
Published June 19, 2007

SPRING HILL

POLLS OPEN FOR DISTRICT 43 VOTE UNTIL SATURDAY

Early voting began Monday for the 12, 000 Hernando County voters in state House District 43. The two poll locations at the Supervisor of Elections offices at the courthouse (Room 165) and the Forest Oaks government center are open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Saturday. The candidates are Republican Ron Schultz of Homosassa, former property appraiser of Citrus County; Democrat Sophia Diaz-Fonseca, former Inverness City Council president; nonparty candidate "Taxi" Dave Gregory; and write-in contender David Werder. The special election is to fill the remainder of the two-year term of state Rep. Charlie Dean, who resigned to run for an open state Senate seat.

Membership focus of NAACP meeting

The Hernando County branch of the NAACP will host its general membership meeting at 6 p.m. Monday at the Spring Hill Branch/Harold G. Zopp Memorial Library, 9220 Spring Hill Drive. Anyone interested is welcome. For information, call Wayman at 442-4242.

BROOKSVILLE

Panel to discuss role of diversity

Pasco-Hernando Community College and the Human Rights Coalition of Hernando County will host a panel discussion and community forum on the "Role of Diversity in Education and the Community" from 1 to 4 p.m. today in the council chambers at Brooksville City Hall, 201 Howell Ave. This session completes the forum that had been postponed in May because of a blackout at the PHCC campus. For information, call Walter Dry at 684-7740 or Nicholas Morana at 683-4945.

Correction

The Sons of the American Legion performed recent restoration work on the Brooksville Train Depot. An article in Monday's Times listed a different organization.

Public meeting

Hernando County School Board: 3 p.m. workshop, 7 p.m. board meeting, School Board complex, 919 N Broad St., Brooksville. Televised on Hernando Instructional Television, Bright House cable Channel 14.

Today's picks

Florida Library Youth Program presents John Storms - World of Reptiles: 10:15 a.m., West Hernando/S.T. Foggia Branch Library, 6335 Blackbird Ave., Spring Hill. Geared for youth 5 to 12. Free. No registration required. Parents/guardians must remain on library premises. 540-6391.

"Creepy Crawlers in the Kitchen?" class: 10 a.m., Hernando County Cooperative Extension Service satellite office, Forest Oaks Government Center, 7479 Forest Oaks Blvd., Spring Hill. Free. No registration required. Seating is limited. 754-4433.

Cosmetology Salon open at Nature Coast Technical High School: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and Wednesday, 4057 California St., Brooksville. To schedule an appointment, call 797-7089.

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