Digest

Red Friday Celebration at lodge to aid troops

By MICHELLE JONES, Times Correspondent
Published September 10, 2007

LAND O'LAKES

A Red Friday Celebration is planned for 5 p.m. Friday at the Land O'Lakes Moose Lodge, 7623 U.S. 41, just north of the Land O'Lakes High School. Communities around the United States have adopted a tradition of wearing red on this first Friday after Sept. 11 to show support for the troops. The club has designed red T-shirts and is selling them to raise money for sending care packages to the troops. Donations will be collected in barrels and items requested include baby wipes, batteries and non-perishable foods. The Florida Blood Services Blood Mobile will be at the lodge from 4 to 8 p.m. and there will be food, raffles, auctions and karaoke. Call (813) 996-2871.

Land O'Lakes to have old-fashioned social

The Heritage Park Foundation will have an old-fashioned community social at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at the Land O'Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O'Lakes Blvd. Memorabilia from the early days of the area will be on display. Refreshments will be served. Call Kurt Conover at (727) 861-5141.

Brown-Waite is host of public education forum

A public education forum to discuss the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act is set for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the School Board Meeting Room, District School Board of Pasco County, 7227 Land O'Lakes Blvd., Land O'Lakes. U.S. Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite is host of the forum. Call (727) 774- 2244.

Elections chief to lead discussion at meeting

The Republican Club of Central Pasco has invited Supervisor of Elections Brian Corley to the club's Sept. 19 meeting. Corley will discuss topics such at the election process, voting equipment and changes in Florida's legislation regarding voting and elections. The club meets at Steve's Fountainview Restaurant in the Central Pasco Government Building in Land O'Lakes on Land O'Lakes Boulevard. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. and is preceded by a social hour that begins at 6. The public is invited. For information, contact Steve Graves at 813-996-3011 or republicanclubofcentralpasco.com.

LUTZ / LAND O'LAKES

Join the cleanup crew in Lutz, Land O'Lakes

The ninth-annual Lutz Trash Bash and the Land O'Lakes Coastal Cleanup is set for Saturday from 7 a.m. until noon. Registration will be at the Old Lutz School in Lutz and at the Sun Trust Bank on State Road 54 in Land O'Lakes. The volunteers will receive a free T-shirt at the end of the cleanup, and also will receive free hot dogs, chips, and a drink in Lutz and in Land O'Lakes, Hungry Harry's will provide the lunch and there will be door prizes given away. Wear comfy shoes, gloves, sun block, a hat, sunglasses and bring water. School grounds, waterways, parks and roads are included in the cleanup. Call (813) 996-7341, ext. 4288 for volunteers, (727) 861-5141 for food donations and (813) 996-4228 for prize donations.

Public invited to join club in waving flags

The members of the GFWC Lutz/Land O'Lakes Woman's Club will continue the tradition they started after Sept. 11, 2001, by waving flags from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday in front of the SunTrust Bank on State Road 54 in Land O'Lakes and again from 4 to 6 p.m. in front of the Old Lutz School on U.S. 41 in Lutz. The public is invited to join the club members. Club members will begin their fall programs with crafts and cards from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the Land O'Lakes Community Center, 5401 Land O'Lakes Blvd. Call Barbara at (813) 996-7742.

LUTZ

Central Pasco chamber to meet Wednesday

The general membership meeting of the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce is set for 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 20735 Leonard Road in Lutz. Cost is $10 for members who make reservations. The Women Leaders in Business meeting is from 11:30 to 1 p.m. Friday at Steve's Fountain View Restaurant, 4111 Land O'Lakes Blvd., Call (813) 909-2722 for reservations.

ODESSA

Tennis classes start today at Odessa Park

The Pasco County Parks and Recreation Department offers a tennis program from 4 to 9 p.m. beginning today at Odessa Park, 1627 Chesapeake Drive. Ages 6 to adult are welcome for this six week session. Cost is $52 for one hour or $78 for 90-minute classes Private or group classes are available. Call (813)926-1141.

Mosquito Control Board to meet today

The Pasco County Mosquito Control Board of Commissioners will be holding the monthly meeting today. The meeting will be held at the Odessa office at 3:30 p.m.

DADE CITY

Open house Thursday at Moore-Mickens

There will be an open house at Moore-Mickens Education Center from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Parents and students will meet in the media center before going to classrooms. The center is at 38301 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Dade City. Call (352) 524-9022.

HOLIDAY

Knights offer bingo, dinner, dancing, more

The Knights of Columbus Chapter 6476 offers nonsmoking bingo at 11 a.m. each Sunday. Dinner and dances are offered every Wednesday and Friday with dinner from 5 to 7 p.m. and dancing from 7 to 10 p.m. On Sept. 22 from 1 to 5 p.m., the Sergeant Safety Kids ID program will be at the hall. Cost is $20 for the first child in the family and $15 for others. On Sept. 26, after dinner there will be a wine and cheese tasting party at the hall. This week at 5 p.m. Wednesday, there will be pasta dinner. Cost is $7 per person. The hall is at 2040 Grand Blvd. in Holiday. Call (727) 934-8025.

ZEPHYRHILLS

Portrait artist will discuss techniques

Nelida Dilorenzo will demonstrate and discuss techniques in portrait painting at the 7 p.m. Tuesday meeting of the Zephyrhills Art Club that meets at the Alice Hall Community Center at Zephyr Park on State Road 54 in Zephyrhills. The theme of the monthly mini art show is portraits and members are encouraged to display their original art work. Ribbons are awarded in accomplished and amateur categories. Refreshments will be served. Call (813) 715-4628 or (813) 783-7914.

COUNTYWIDE

Mothers welcomed at this group's meetings

Mothers & More, Wesley Chapel Area Chapter, meets the third Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Club at Seven Oaks in Wesley Chapel. The group welcomes moms from Wesley Chapel, New Tampa, Lutz, Land O'Lakes and Zephyrhills areas. Mothers & More is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of mothers through support, education and advocacy. For information, contact Dawn McConnaughy at (813) 991-1464 or log onto www.wesleychapelmothersandmore.org.

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