Digest

Retired law officers to host golf tourney

By Times Staff Writer
Published September 27, 2007

SPRING HILL

Friday is the deadline to register for a golf tournament Oct. 19 at Seven Hills Golfers Club, sponsored by the National Association of Retired Law Enforcement Officers, Chapter II.

This will be a four-person scramble. A shotgun start will be at 8:30 a.m. The golf course is at 10599 Fairchild Road, off Mariner Boulevard.

The cost is $45 per golfer, which includes golfing, food and beer. Prizes will be awarded. A hole-in-one will win a new car or one of three vacation packages.

Hole sponsorships are available for $25. Donations of door prizes are also appreciated.

Checks should be made to NARLEO II and mailed to William French at 1272 Melville Ave., Spring Hill, FL 34608. For more information, call French at 688-7397.

Cats, kittens available for adoption Saturday

Home at Last Pet Adoptions will have cats and kittens available for adoption from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and Oct. 6 at Petco, 7223 Coastal Blvd., off Courtez Boulevard.

There is a wide variety of cats available, including Siamese-mix kittens and adults, declawed domestic adults, tabbies and tuxies and kittens of nearly all varieties. View pets online at www.halpetadoptions.petfinder.com.

All pets have been spayed or neutered, have age-appropriate vaccinations, have tested negative for feline leukemia and AIDS, have an identity microchip and have been treated for parasites.

Adoption fees vary and are tax-deductible. Home at Last is a nonprofit organization based in Homosassa. For information, call 352 476-6832 or e-mail halpetadoptions@yahoo.com

Craft and flea market date moved to Oct. 27

The date of the craft and flea market to benefit All Children's Hospital has been changed. The event will be from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at Sam's Club, 13360 Cortez Blvd.

Vendor spaces are available for $15. Food and drinks will be available. For information, call Sandy at (727) 858-5906, after 3 p.m.

Veterans to discuss Memorial Park

The Veterans Round Table will conduct a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at American Legion Post 186, 12091 Cortez Blvd.

The meeting will be in regard to Veterans Memorial Park on Spring Hill Drive. All local veterans post commanders or their representatives are encouraged to attend. For information, call Hernando County Veteran Services Manager Matt Peters at 754-4033.

BROOKSVILLE

Deadline Friday forElk Lodge's big event

Friday is the deadline to make reservations for the Brooksville Elks Lodge's 29th Anniversary Ball, which will be Oct. 6 at the lodge, 14494 Cortez Blvd.

Cocktail hour will be 5 to 6 p.m., with dinner served at 6 p.m. The menu will include shrimp cocktail appetizer, salad, rolls and a choice of stuffed pork chops or Mickey's chicken. The meal also includes twice baked potatoes, fresh green beans and an ice cream sundae for dessert.

The Southern Exposure dance band will entertain from 6 to 10 p.m.

This is a semiformal event; jackets are required. Tickets are $12 each. Call Everett Patterson at 796-8022.

Freedom Fund dinner to take place Oct. 13

The Hernando County branch of the NAACP will host the 2007 Freedom Fund Banquet fundraiser at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 at Brooksville Elks Lodge 2582, 14494 Cortez Blvd.

A soul food dinner will be catered by Just Ribs. Entertainment will be provided by Class Act - Richie G. and Stan Prinston.

The speaker will be attorney Darryl Ervin Rouson, who is the immediate past president of the NAACP's St. Petersburg Branch.

Tickets are $40 each. For tickets or information, call Ida at 683-4203, John at 796-4032, Sharon at 683-7766 or Janice at 799-0202.

Two meetings to focus on water restoration

The Citrus/Hernando Waterways Restoration Council and the Hernando County Task Force will both meet on Monday at the Southwest Florida Water Management District, 2379 Broad St., south of Brooksville.

The Citrus/Hernando Waterways Restoration Council meeting will be at 2:45 p.m. The Hernando County Task Force meeting will follow at 3:30 p.m. The public is invited to share ideas concerning potential water resources restoration projects.

The Hernando County Task Force is part of the Citrus/Hernando Waterways Restoration Council, which is responsible for reviewing data related to lake and river restoration techniques, sport-fish population recovery, and sand and sediment control.

For information, call Josie Guillen at 796-7211, ext. 4227.

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